Unit 8

Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Class: 10C3 School year: 2010-2011 Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Look at the following pictures and answer the questions 10 10 Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga What is the name of this animal? A buffalo Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Where is this? In a field Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga What are they doing? They are transplanting Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Who are they? They are farmers Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Date: 30/11/2010 Period: 44 Lesson 1: READING Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga What are the people in the picture doing? They are collecting rice from the field. They are harvesting. Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga How are they working? They are working hard. Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga What you think of the crop? It’s good. It’s a bumper crop Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Unit 8: The story of my village This girl is a beggar. She has to live in poverty and shortage. Shortage (n) /'∫ɔ:tidʒ/ of : Sự thiếu thốn Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Unit 8: The story of my village cash crop /'kæ∫krɒp/: Cây trồng thương phẩm Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Unit 8: The story of my village brick (n) /brik/ : gạch Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga New words: 1. Make ends meet (v): Chỉ đủ sống 2. Technical high school (n): Trường TH kỹ thuật 3. Result in (v) : Kết là, Dẫn đến 4. Better (v): Cải thiện 5. were in need of + N: cần 6. be made of + N: làm từ 7. straw (n) /strɔ:/: rơm 8. mud (n) /mʌd/ : bùn 9. Shortage (n) /'∫ɔ:tidʒ/ of : Sự thiếu thốn 10. cash crop /'kæ∫krɒp/: Cây trồng thương phẩm 11. brick (n) /brik/ : gạch Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Task 1: Decide these statements are True (T) or False (F). Correct the false information Before reading After reading Years ago, the village was poor. Many years ago ago,the thevillagers’ villagers’lives liveswere weresimple. not simple Although the villagers were poor, they sent their children to school or college. T F T Today, the villagers live in many brick Today housesthe villagers live in many straw houses. F Villagers’ lives have become better thanks to new farming methods. T TASK 2: Read the text carefully then complete the following table: Areas of change In the past/Before At the present/Now Houses and mud made of straw made of brick Radio & TV Few families had a radio or a TV set Many families have a Radio or4 a TV set Farming methods buffalo, plough machine Crops Poor / enough to eat good / bumper /export Travel bicycle on foot / by 10 by motorbike Unit 8: The story of my village TASK 3: Answer the questions 1- What was life like in the author’s village many years ago? 2- Why did the villagers want to send their children to school and college in spite of their shortage? 3- How did the children help to improve the lifestyle in the village when they finished college or technical high school? 4- What did an old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young people brought home? 5- What exactly did he tell his grandchildren? Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Unit 8: The story of my village 1- What was life like in the author’s village many years ago?  It was poor and simple. Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Unit 8: The story of my village 2.Why did the villagers want to send their children to school and college in spite of their shortage?  Because they hoped that with an education of science and technology, their children could find a way of bettering their lives.Tran Thi Thuy Nga Teacher: Unit 8: The story of my village 3- How did the children help to improve the lifestyle in the village when they finished college or technical high school?  They introduced new farming methods which resulted in bumper crops. They also helped the villagers grow cash crops for export. Unit 8: The story of my village 4- What did an old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young people brought home? He said :” Our lives have changed a lot thanks to the knowledge our children brought home”. Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Unit 8: The story of my village 5- What exactly did the old farmer tell his grandchildren?  He told his grandchildren: “Study harder so that you can even more for the village than your parents did.” Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Work in pairs: Discuss the question What will you in the future to help people in your hometown? Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga What will you in the future to help people in your hometown? A: Nam, what you want to in the future? B: I want to become a doctor A: If you are a doctor, what can you to help people in your hometown? B: I will kill their diseases and keep them healthy. What about you? A: I want to be an architect. I will build lots of flats for local people to live in. Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Home work * Learn by heart new words * Do the task at home * Prepare the lesson: speaking Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga [...]... need of + N ….cần … Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Unit 8: The story of my village Ex: In the past, my house was made of straw and mud be made of + N….ñöôïc laøm töø… Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Unit 8: The story of my village straw (n) /strɔ:/: rơm Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Unit 8: The story of my village mud (n) /mʌd/ :bùn Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Unit 8: The story of my village This girl is a beggar... of my village This girl is a beggar She has to live in poverty and shortage Shortage (n) /'∫ɔ:tidʒ/ of : Sự thiếu thốn Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Unit 8: The story of my village cash crop /'kæ∫krɒp/: Cây trồng thương phẩm Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Unit 8: The story of my village brick (n) /brik/ : gạch Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga New words: 1 Make ends meet (v): Chỉ đủ sống 2 Technical high school... effect of the knowledge the young people brought home? 5- What exactly did he tell his grandchildren? Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Unit 8: The story of my village 1- What was life like in the author’s village many years ago?  It was poor and simple Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Unit 8: The story of my village 2.Why did the villagers want to send their children to school and college in spite of their shortage?... a way of bettering their lives Thi Thuy Nga Teacher: Tran Unit 8: The story of my village 3- How did the children help to improve the lifestyle in the village when they finished college or technical high school?  They introduced new farming methods which resulted in bumper crops They also helped the villagers grow cash crops for export Unit 8: The story of my village 4- What did an old farmer say... & TV Few families had a radio or a 3 set TV Many families have a 4 Radio or a TV set Farming methods buffalo, plough 5 machine Crops Poor / enough to eat 7 good / bumper 8 /export Travel 9 on foot / by bicycle 10 by motorbike 6 Unit 8: The story of my village TASK 3: Answer the questions 1- What was life like in the author’s village many years ago? 2- Why did the villagers want to send their children... old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young people brought home? He said :” Our lives have changed a lot thanks to the knowledge our children brought home” Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Unit 8: The story of my village 5- What exactly did the old farmer tell his grandchildren?  He told his grandchildren: “Study harder so that you can do even more for the village than your parents did.”... đủ sống 2 Technical high school (n): Trường TH kỹ thuật 3 Result in (v) : Kết quả là, Dẫn đến 4 Better (v): Cải thiện 5 were in need of + N: cần 6 be made of + N: được làm từ 7 straw (n) /strɔ:/: rơm 8 mud (n) /mʌd/ : bùn 9 Shortage (n) /'∫ɔ:tidʒ/ of : Sự thiếu thốn 10 cash crop /'kæ∫krɒp/: Cây trồng thương phẩm 11 brick (n) /brik/ : gạch Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Task 1: Decide these statements are . …. be made of + N….ñöôïc laøm töø…. Unit 8: The story of my village Ex: In the past, my house was made of straw and mud Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Unit 8: The story of my village straw (n). /str :ɔ /: rơm Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga mud (n) /m dʌ / :bùn Unit 8: The story of my village Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Unit 8: The story of my village This girl is a beggar. She has to live. thốn Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga Unit 8: The story of my village cash crop /'kæ∫kr pɒ /: Cây trồng thương phẩm Teacher: Tran Thi Thuy Nga brick (n) /brik/ : gạch Unit 8: The story of my village Teacher: