Unit 8. Country life and city life

UNIT 8 COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE PERIOD 46 LESSON 1 : GETTING STARTED LISTEN AND READ A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to talk about the city life and the country life B / Teaching aids : Textbooks , cassette , chalks , boards … C / Procedure : I / Warm up : Chatting - Talk to Ss about life in the city and life in the country by asking some questions 1. Where do you live ? 2. Do you want to live in the city ? Why ? 3. Do you want to live in the country ? Why ? => Lead in the new lesson II / Pre -reading : Introduce the topic of the passage reading and some new words . 1. Pre – teach vocabulary : - a relative = uncles , aunts cousins - peaceful = quiet and calm (a) Chatting ( whole class ) Listen and copy Listen and repeat - permanently (adv) : its means existing all the time - accessible = co the den gan duoc - medical facilities = cac phuong tien y te * Checking vocabulary : Rub out and remember 2. Brainstorming ( Getting started ) - Get Ss to talk about city life and country life . The words in the box of getting started may help you .  Possible answers : - tall buildings - beautiful views - plenty kinds of goods - fresh food - polluted air - fresh air - traffic jams - friendly - entertainment - peaceful chorally Copy down Play game Work in groups city life count ry - busy III / While – reading : 1. True / false statements Statements True False 1. Na lives in the city 2. Na went to a village which has some relatives lives there . 3. The village is very peaceful and quiet 4. Hoa prefers the city life x x x x - Turn on the tape and ask Ss to work in groups to predict the true / false statements . - Call on some Ss to report their predictions and write them on the board. - Ask Ss to read the dialogue between Na and Hoa and compare their ideas - Give feedback and get more information - Call on some pairs to practice the dialogue 2. Comprehension questions : - Get Ss to work in pairs to answer the questions in Work in groups to predict Read the dialogue , compare their ideas ex 2 / 73 - Call on some pairs to practice asking answering the questions in front of class . - Give feedback a. Na has been to Kin Lien village b. She was there for the weekend c. to her , the countryside is peaceful and quiet and there is nothing to do . d. There is no libraries , no movies , no supermarket , no zoos … e. Country life is becoming better . Many remote area are getting electricity . People can now have things like refrigerators and TV , medical facilities are more accessible . - Ask Ss to work in closed pairs IV / Post - reading : Discussion - Divide the class into 4 groups . Two groups include Ss who prefer the city life and the others include Ss who prefer the country life . Practice the dialogue in pairs Work in pairs Practice asking and answering the questions - Ask Ss to work in groups to answer the questions “ Do you prefer the city or the country life ?Why ? “ - Call on 4 pioneers from 4 groups to show their ideas before class . V / Homework : 1. Learn by heart new words and copy two lines for each word 2. Copy the answers in their notebooks . 3. Prepare the next lesson . Work in groups Demonstrate their ideas in front of class . Listen and copy bikes old houses quiet fresh air cheap food cars, motorbikes big houses, tall buildings noisy polluted air expensive food Unit 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE Period 45: SPEAK + LISTEN Short adjectives tall  taller dark  darker big  bigger hot  hotter busy  busier easy  easier Comparative adjectives: ADJECTIVE + ER Unit 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE Period 45: SPEAK + LISTEN Long adjectives beautiful  more beautiful expensive  accessible  more expensive more accessible Comparative adjectives: MORE + ADJECTIVE Talking about the changes of the town Nouns Traffic / Town Buildings City Streets Food Houses Adjectives busy tall beautiful dirty / noisy expensive modern E.g : The town is becoming / getting busier Traffic / Town Buildings City Streets Food Houses busy tall beautiful dirty / noisy expensive modern The traffic is getting busier There are more tall buildings and houses The houses are becoming more modern The city is getting more beautiful The streets are becoming dirtier / noisier The food is getting more expensive Make the sentences 1.The boys / get / tall The boys are getting taller The old women / become / weak The old women are becoming weak The school yard / become / cleaner The school yard is becoming cleaner The weather / get / cold The weather is getting cold The students / get / better The students are getting LISTEN Aunt HANG LAN Complete the following passage with the missing words Choose the best answer • Aunt Hang is phoning Lan from … a Da Nang b Ha Noi c Hue • How is Lan? – She’s … a fine b Sad c Tired • Lan’s aunt is coming to visit her … a next Monday b next week c next year • They’re arriving in Ha Noi on … after noon a Thursday b Friday c Saturday • Aunt Hang wants to speak to Lan’s… a uncle b father c mother Today, we’re going to listen to conversation between Lan and her aunt Hang Aunt Hang is talking to Lan on the phone She is coming to visit Lan in Ha Noi next week Aunt HANG LAN Complete the following passage with the missing words Choose the best answer  Aunt Hang is phoning Lan from … a Da Nang b Ha Noi c Hue  How is Lan? – She’s … a fine b Sad c Tired  Lan’s aunt is coming to visit her … a next Monday b next week c next year  They’re arriving in Ha Noi on … after noon a Thursday b Friday c Saturday  Aunt Hang wants to speak to Lan’s… a uncle b father c mother Hello words FillLan in :the missing Aunt Hang : Hello Is (1) _ Lan? Lan : Yes Who is (2) _? Aunt Hang : (3) _ Aunt Hang How are you? Lan : I’m fine (4) _ are you phoning (5) ? Aunt Hang : Hue I’m calling to tell you Uncle Chi and I are (6) to visit you next (7) Lan : Great! When are you (8) _? Aunt Hang : On (9) _ We’re arriving in Ha Noi in the (10) _ (11) _ Lan : Ok Do you want to (12) _ to (13) _ mom? Aunt Hang : Yes, please Lan : Hold on a moment and I’ll (14) Period 45 Unit (Cont): SPEAK + I LISTEN: Fill in the missing words LISTEN Lan : Hello that Aunt Hang: Hello Is (1) _ Lan? Lan : Yes Who is (2) _? this It’s Aunt Hang : (3) _ Aunt Hang How are you? Lan : I’m fine (4)Where are you phoning (5)from _ ? Aunt Hangcoming : Hue I’ m calling to tell you week Uncle Chi and I are (6) _ to visit arriving you next (7) Lan : Great ! WhenThursday are you (8) _ Aunt Hang : On (9) .We’ve afternoon arriving in Ha late Noi in the (10) (11) _ speak Lan : my OK Do you want to (12) to (13) _ mom ? get Aunt Hang : Yes, please Answer the questions How is Lan? Lan is fine Where is Lan’s aunt Hang calling from? Mrs Hang is calling from Hue Who is Mrs Hang going with? She is going with Mr Chi Does Mrs Hang want to speak to Lan’s mo Yes, she does •Write the structure •Learn the structure •Practice the dialogue •Prepare Unit : Lesson 3: Read Gi¸o ¸n TiÕng Anh líp 8B N¨m häc 2007-2008 Week 17 Period 49 unit 8 : country life and city life Lesson 4 : read Date of planning: a. Objective : * By the end of the lesson ss will be able to understand the passage about the rurar life compared with urban life * Improve reading comprehension skill B. language content: * Words : words mentioned about the topic of the passage such as : struggle with nature ; typhoon ; flood ; drought ; increase in population … * Skill : reading comprehension c. Teaching aid : book, tape and chalk d. PROCEDURE : 1. Warm up : T: greeting and calling ss to make dialogue bet aunt Hang and Lan. Ss: listen and raise the hand to make sentences 2.: Pre-reaing Teacher’s & Students’ activities Content of activities T: lead in the lesson with some questions Ss: listen and answer T; ask ss to say some thing about the life in the country Ss: listen and try to say T: call ss to present before the class Ss: raise the hand to say . T: show some new words form the passage Ss: listen and note down T: use techniques of teaching words tp apply + Do you like the life in the country ? + Do you want to live there for ever ? + What about he others ? + Why do they want to move to the city ? + What problems may arise when so many people move to the city ? + How is the life in the country ? + Is it easy or hard ? + Is it easy to earn money and get a good job in the country ? + Do farmers always have successful crops * New words: + traditional way (n) + well paying (a) + struggle with nature (n) + typhoon (n) + flood (n) + drought (n) + increase in population (n) + put a strain on (v) 3.: While - reading Teacher’s & Students’ activities Content of activities T: read the passage once and the ask ss to read the passage in silence in group to complete a summary about the passage Ss: listen and discuss T; after that call the representative to present before the class Ss: raise the hand to do T; remark and give the answer key Ss: listen and note down. 1) * Complete the summary : 1- leaving 2- home 3- city 4 – rural 5- city 6 – problems 7- schools 8- hospital 9- problem 10- world 2) Find the word in the passage that Gi¸o viªn : Lª ThÞ LÜnh Trêng THCS ThÞ TrÊn Me Gi¸o ¸n TiÕng Anh líp 8B N¨m häc 2007-2008 T: call one student to read the passage aloud Ss: raise the hand to do T: go on requesting ss to read the passage again to find the words as suggested in EX2 Ss; listen and read to find out the words T: call ss to say their answer Ss: raise the hand to do T; call others to remark and give ehte correct answers Ss: listen and note down means: a) of the country – rural b) as many as needed – plentiful c) become greater and greater – increase d) a great pressure – strain e) a terrible event – tragedy f) of the city or city life – urban 4. Post - reading : T: call ss to summary the content of the passage ( help ss to say as much as possible ) Ss: listen and raise the hand to do 5. Home assigment: T: request ss to write an essay about the benefits and disadvantages of the rural life. Prepare the next lesson “ Unit 8 : write” S: listen and note down E. REMARK Period 50 unit 8 : country life and city life Lesson 5 : Write Date of planning: a. Objective : * By the end of the lesson ss will be able to write a letter about the neighborhood with simple sentences. * Improve writing skill B. language content: * Use the words learnt already to write the letter * Skill : writing a letter c. Teaching aid : book, cards with cues and chalk d. PROCEDURE : 1. Warm up : T: greeting and calling ss to say something about the rural life before the class Ss: listen and raise the hand to say before the Unit 8: country life and city life Getting started, Listen and read I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, sts will be able to know more at Na’s new neighborand know about the places in their neighborhood. Educate sts how to be havie their neighbor well II. Language contents: 1. Vocabulary: wet market, serve, pancake, tasty, close by, for, since 2. Grammar: The present perfect tense IV. Techniques: Pairwork, brainstorming, groupwork V. Time: 45 ms VI. Produres: Teacher and Sts’ activities Contents 1. Warm-up: (Brainstorming) T asks Sts some questions to elicit the topic * Brainstorming: (Getting started) Stadium Hotel Neighborhood T What is there in your neighborhood? How long have you lived there? Do you like your neighborhood? Sts answer. School Market Drugstore Post office T shows 6 pictures in textbook. Ask Sts to match the names of places with the suitable pictures Ss groupwork to match Then practice asking and answering with pictures Ex. A: Is there a stadium near your house? B: Yes, there is/No, there isn’t * Match the names of places found in a neighborhood with the pictures a grocery store d. drugstore b. stadium e. hairdresser’s c. wet market f. swimming-pool 2. Presentation: T elicits to present the new words T reads new words * Vocabulary: wet market (n) pancake (n) Ss repeat T checks new words (pictures) T Set the scene of the dialogue. serve (v) tasty (adj) close by (adv) * Na and Nam are talking about the place where they lived but Na is new there Ss guess information to fill in T haves Ss listen to the tape to check their predictions * Guessing the information about Na and Nam. last week (a) 1. Na has been there since last month (b) last year (c) hotel (a) 2. Na wants to go to the restaurant (b) clothing store (c) T asks Ss some questions. How long has Nam lived there? Where does Na want to go ? Ss listen and answer T asks Ss to open their book, listen again to checks there answers 3. Practice: Ss work in pairs to practice the dialogue, then play in front of the class T get feedback Ss work in groups to complete the sentences and give the complete sentences T corrects 7 years-a 3. Nam has lived here for about 8 years- b 10 years-c * Answers: Nam has lived there for 10 years He knows there very well Na has arrived since last week She wants to go to a restaurant 1. Practice the dialogue with a partner: 2. Complete the sentencdes. Use the words from the dialogue. a. new d. restaurant T explains the grammar b. last week e. Hue c. tired f. pancakes * Grammar: The present perfect tense with for/since T asks Ss to summarize the dialogue Ss pairwork to role play the dialogue Have/has + Vpp since + mèc thêi gian for + kho¶ng thêi gian 3. Role play of Nam and Nam 4. Consolidation: T gives the cues words Ss work in groups. Calls some sts to talk in front of Talk about your neighborhood using the cues words. How long/lived/there? the class T corrects. What/there neighborhood? Do/like/living/neighborhood? why/why not? 5. Home work: - Learn “Vocab” and “grammar” by heart. - Do exercise 1 in the workbook. - Prepare: Lesson 2-Speak/p.64-65 6. Marks/Remarks: No more money No more foods 1 2 3 Rush out people - Each of person live in a different place:(verb phrase) - In this situation many students and patients can not access these facilities : - Good jobs which you can receive very much money from them: ( noun phrase) Read the passage and find out these phrases 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 farmers 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 to 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 well–paying jobs strain schools hospitals and on live apart Strain on schools and hospitals - Good jobs which you can receive very much money from them : - In this situation many students and patients can not access these facilities : - Each of person live in a different place: Read the passage and find out these phrases Well-paying jobs ( noun phrase) Live apart (verb phrase) 1. Complete the summary. Use the information from the passage People from the countryside are (1) their(2) to go ………… …… and live in the(3) . Farming can sometimes be a difficult life ……… and these people from(4) .areas feel the (5) offers more ……… ……… opportunities. However, many people coming to the city create(6) There may not be enough(7) or(8) ., …………… ……… ………… while water and electricity supplies may 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 ………………… b) As many as needed …………………… c) Become greater or larger ……………………. d) A great pressure …………………… e) A terrible event …………………… f) Of the city or city life ……………………… 1. Complete the summary. Use the information from the passage People from the countryside are (1) their(2) to ………… …… go and live in the(3) . Farming can sometimes be a ……… difficult life and these people from(4) .areas feel the (5)……… offers more opportunities. However, many people ……… coming to the city create(6) There may not be …………… enough(7) or(8) ., while water and electricity ……… ………… supplies may not be adequate. This is a(9) facing ………… governments around the(10) ……… leaving city home city rural schools hospitals problems problem world 2. Find the word in the passage that means: a) Of the countryside b) As many as needed c) Become greater or larger d) A great pressure e) A terrible event f) Of the city or city life a) Of the countryside ………………… b) As many as needed …………………… c) Become greater or larger ……………………. d) A great pressure …………………… e) A terrible event …………………… f) Of the city or city life ……………………… a) Of the countryside ………………… b) As many as needed …………………… c) Become greater or larger ……………………. d) A great pressure …………………… e) A terrible event …………………… f) Of the city or city life ……………………… [...]... the countryside ………………… Plentiful As many as needed …………………… Increase Become greater or larger …………………… Strain A great pressure …………………… Tragedy A terrible event …………………… Urban Of the city or city life ……………………… Many people from rural areas are leaving behind their traditional way country city country city Quiet Noisy Unit 8 Country life and city life I. Getting started. Make a list of the differences between the countryside and the city. The words in the box may help you. tall buildings beautiful views kinds of goods entertainments friendly fresh foods traffic jam noisy fresh air Lesson 1: Getting started - Listen and read I. Getting started. Unit 8 Country life and city life II- LISTEN AND READ. Lesson 1: Getting started - Listen and read Na has been to Kim Lien village. She went there for the weekend. Now Na and Hoa are talking about the countryside. Na Hoa I -Getting started. Unit 8 Country life and city life II- LISTEN AND READ. - peaceful ( adj ) ≈ - permanently ( adv) ≈ - medical facilities (n) : - accessible ( adj ) : all life cã thÓ ® îc sö dông cã thÓ tiÕp cËn ® îc Lesson 1: Getting started - Listen and read * New words: quiet and calm thiÕt bÞ vÒ y tÕ Now complete the following sentences using the new words you ve learnt’ c, The countryside is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a, Computers are now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to school children . peaceful accessible b, There are a lot of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in the countryside now. medical facilities d, He doesn’t want to work there . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . permanently I -Getting started II- LISTEN AND READ Unit 8 Country life and city life Lesson 1: Getting started - Listen and read I. Getting started. Unit 8 Country life and city life II- LISTEN AND READ. Lesson 1: Getting started - Listen and read Listen to the dialogue. Unit 8 Country life and city life I -Getting started. Lesson 1: Getting started - Listen and read II- LISTEN AND READ. 1. Practice the dialogue with a partner. - Things in the countryside. - Many remote areas electricity. <+> Thêi hiÖn t¹i tiÕp diÔn diÔn t¶ sù thay ®æi (th êng dïng víi ®éng tõ get vµ become). are changing are getting Eg: Nam Dinh City is becoming more beautiful. [...]... prefer the city or the countryside? Why? 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