Unit 8. The story of my village

The story of My Village Unit 8: - ReadingI Before you read Look at these pictures and answer the following questions What are the people in the picture doing? How are they working? How is the crop? What makes a good crop? What are the people in the picture doing? - They are collecting rice from the field How are they working? - They are working very hard How is the crop? - It’s a good crop/ bumper crop What makes a good crop? - Good weather - Good farming methods - Farmers’ efforts - ……………… The story of my village Unit 8: - ReadingI Before you read New words before reading: Eg: This is a muddy road Mud (n) -> Muddy (a) Eg: This cottage is made of mud and straw (n) Eg: This house is made of brick (n) Eg: This man has to live in poverty and shortage (n) Technical high school (n) Areas of change Houses Before Now Made of straw and mud Radio and TV Farming methods Crops Travel Motorbike Areas of change Before Now Houses Made of straw and mud Made of brick Radio and TV Few families had a radio or a TV set Many families have a radio or a TV set Farming methods Crops Travel Old Poor On foot/ by bike New Good/ bumper By Motorbike The story of my village Unit 8: - ReadingII While you read Task 3: Pair work (p.84) Ask and answer the following questions Ask and answer the questions What was the life like in the author’s village many years ago? Why did the villagers want to send their children to school and college in spite of their shortage? How did the children help improve the lifestyle in the village when they finished college or technical high school? What did an old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young brought home? What exactly did he tell his grandchildren? What was life like in the author’s village many years ago? -> It was poor and simple 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 better way of bettering their lives How did the children help 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 grow cash crop What did an old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young brought home? -> He said their lives had changed a lot thanks to the knowledge their children had brought home What exactly did he tell his grandchildren? He told to his grandchildren: “Study harder so that you can even more for the village than your parents!” He told his grandchildren to study harder so that they could even more for the village than their parents The story of my village Unit 8: - ReadingIII After you read Work in pair : Discuss the following questions: “What will you in the future to help people in your home town?” Use the dialogue as example: A : Lam, 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 home town? B: I will cure their diseases and keep them healthy What about you, Huong? A: I want to be an architect I will build a lot of flats for local people to live in and the cues below: - Architect/ Build medical centre, school, new flats for local people - Doctor/ Cure people’s health - Teacher/ Teach the children - Scientist/ Invent new modern technologies - …… Unit 8: III After you read The story of my village - ReadingWork in pair : Discuss the following questions What will you in the future to help people in your home town? - Learn by heart the new words - Rewrite the changes of life in the author’s village ... even more for the village than your parents!” He told his grandchildren to study harder so that they could even more for the village than their parents The story of my village Unit 8: - ReadingIII.. .The story of My Village Unit 8: - ReadingI Before you read Look at these pictures and answer the following questions 1 What are the people in the picture doing? How are they working?... author’s village many years ago? Why did the villagers want to send their children to school and college in spite of their shortage? How did the children help improve the lifestyle in the village