Unit 8 Country life and city life

rural area urban area Chatting Nowadays, more and more people in the country are moving to the city? Why? In the country: Droughts Floods destroy a harvest leave the farmers little or no money Typhoons look for other works to earn more money In the city: many well-paying jobs, high salary, and better facilities What happen when so many people move to the city? - Increase population, increase pollution - Lack of school, hospital, water and electricity Unit 8: Country Life And City Life READ NEW WORDS rural area struggle with nature typhoon (n) flood (n) drought (n) migrant (n) urban area increase (v) strain (n) NEW WORDS - rural area (n): nông thôn - struggle with nature: chống chọi với thiên nhiên - typhoon (n): bão - flood (n): lũ lụt - drought (n): hạn hán - migrant (n): người di cư - urban area (n): thành thị - increase (v): gia tăng - strain (n): tải - tragedy (n): thảm kịch, bi kịch MATCHING typhoon flood drought migrant increase strain TRUE OR FALSE STATEMENTS PREDICTION STATEMENTS The city offers plentiful good jobs (well-paying jobs) In the country, farmers can get lots of money The increase in population puts a strain on schools, hospitals, water and electricity supplies When the farmers live and work in the city, their children can live with them Governments are trying to provide facilities for these migrants, but it is a problem TRUE FALSE READ Many people from rural areas are leaving behind their traditional way of life and moving to the city They believe that well-paying jobs are plentiful in the city At home on the farm, life is always a struggle with nature Typhoons, floods or droughts can easily destroy a harvest and leave the farmer with little or no money until the following year Often fanners look for other work when they need more money for their family The increase in population, however, has led to overcrowding in many cities This puts a strain on schools and hospitals, as well as water and electricity supplies Increased pollution is another unpleasant result There is also a human side of this tragedy Families sometimes have to live apart In these cases, children may live at home with relatives, while their parents go and live in an urban area Governments all over the world are trying to provide facilities for these migrants, but it can be quite a problem TRUE OR FALSE STATEMENTS STATEMENTS The city offers plentiful good jobs (well-paying jobs) TRUE True In the country, farmers can get lots of money The increase in population puts a strain on schools, hospitals, water and electricity supplies False True When the farmers live and work in the city, their children can live with them Governments are trying to provide facilities for these migrants, but it is a problem FALSE False True 1.Complete the summary Use the information from the passage: leavin their … People from the countryside are …(1)… home (2) … to go and live in g the …(3)… city Farming can sometimes be a difficult life and these people from rural …(4)… areas feel the …city (5) … offers more opportunities However, many people coming to the city create problems … (6) There may not be enough … schools (7) … or hospital … (8) … while water and electricity supplies may world problem not be adequate This is a … (9) … facing governments around the … (10) 2.Find the word in the passage that means: a) of the countryside rural b) as many as needed plentiful c) become greater and larger increase d) a great pressure strain e) a terrible event tragedy f) of the city or city life urban HOMEWORK - Read the passage - Learn the new words by heart - Prepare the new lesson: Unit 8: Write, comparative and superlative ... Increase population, increase pollution - Lack of school, hospital, water and electricity Unit 8: Country Life And City Life READ NEW WORDS rural area struggle with nature typhoon (n) flood (n) drought... countryside are …(1)… home (2) … to go and live in g the …(3)… city Farming can sometimes be a difficult life and these people from rural …(4)… areas feel the ? ?city (5) … offers more opportunities... the country, farmers can get lots of money The increase in population puts a strain on schools, hospitals, water and electricity supplies False True When the farmers live and work in the city,