English 12_Unit 8: Reading

GUESSING ELV I L A G Unit 8 THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE 1 0 10 * New words Mud (n) Brick ( n ) : gaïch straw voc Brick Bumper crops Bùn Cây trồng thương phẩm Better Rơm Straw Mud Gạch Cải thiện V ụ m ù a b ộ i t h u Cash crop The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B. A B 1. make ends meet a. making one’s life better 2. Mud 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. Soft wet earth 5. cash crops e. good crops. UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - LESSON 1: READING Task 2: The reading passage tells us about many changes in the village. Complete the following table. UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - LESSON 1: READING Areas of change Before Now houses made of straw and mud radio and TV farming methods crops travel motorbike made of brick few families had a radio or a TV set many families have a radio or a TV set old new poor good / bumper no information [...]...UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - LESSON 1: READING  Task 3: Read the passage again, and find answers for the following questions LUCKY FRUIT LUCKY FRUIT 5 What exactly did he tell his grandchildren?  He told his grandchildren:... about the effect of the knowledge the young people brought home?  He said their lives had changed a lot thanks to the knowledge their children had brought home ADING OST-RE III P UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - LESSON 1: READING What will you do to help your village when you have the chance? Group work Take care of children Build more big and convenient houses Build new stadiums for children Widen the . Soft wet earth 5. cash crops e. good crops. UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - LESSON 1: READING Task 2: The reading passage tells us about many changes. changes in the village. Complete the following table. UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - LESSON 1: READING Areas of change Before Now houses made of straw