E10-u8-reading

1 2 3 4 Match i ng pic tur es A. Field B. Farmer C. Buffalo D. Village gate 1 2 3 4 A.Field C. Buffalo D. Village gate B. Farmer Thursday, November 27 th 2008 Unit 8: The Story of My Village A. Reading 1.What are the people in the picture doing? 2. How are they working? 3. What do you think of the crop ? 4. What helps produce good crops? Look at the picture and discuss the questions. Before - Reading Tractor(n): Máy kéo Straw(n): Rơm Rice stubble(n): Rạ 1.The farmer are harvesting the crop 2.They are working very hard 3.It is a good/bumper crop 4.Good farming methods, modern technology used, people word hard Suggested Answers - Make end meets: Đủ trang trải - Mud (n): Bùn - In need of something: Thiếu đủ thứ - Farming methods (n): phương pháp canh tác - Brick house (n): Nhà ngói - Thanks to =Owing to (pre): Nhờ có - Technical high school (n): Trường TH Kỹ thuật dạy nghề Task 1: Match each word to its definition: Words Definitions 1. Make ends meet a. Making one’s life better 2. In need of many things b. Have just enough money to pay for the things that you need 3. Bettering one’s life c. Crops to be sold, not for use by the people who grow it 4. Bumper crops d. Having to have many things that you do not have 5. Cash crops e. Good crops Task 2: Complete the following table: Areas of change Before Now House Made of straw and mud Radio and TV Farming methods Crops Travel Motorbike Answers Areas of change Before Now House Made of straw and mud Made of bricks Radio and TV Few families had a radio or a TV set Many families have a radio or TV set Farming methods Old New Crops Poor Good/bumper Travel Motorbike