1. Read the fact file. What things were popular in the eighties? Work in pairs. Tell your partner what was popular in the eighties using the phrases.

(Những điều gì đã được phổ biến trong những năm tám mươi? Làm việc theo cặp. Nói với đối tác của bạn những gì phổ biến trong những năm tám mươi bằng cách sử dụng các cụm từ)

Fact file of the eighties in Vietnam

FASHION

During this decade, the most common outfit for Vietnamese people was a loose shirt and flared trousers. Especially, rich girls used to wear shirts with lotus collars or vintage dresses.

MUSIC

The eighties was the decade when Vietnamese pop music developed. The songs of musicians like Nguyễn Ngọc Thiện and Nguyễn Văn Tý praised a new life. For example, Ơi Cuộc Sống Mến Thương and Bài Ca Năm Tấn were about the nation building.

TECHNOLOGY

At that time technology was more basic. Television started to become popular in the 1980s, but people only had black-and-white TVs, for instance.

CRAZES

There were crazes for fun things, such as tug of war, bamboo jacks and blind mans buff. In those days, they were a massive trend for teenagers.