Unit 08 the story of my village reading 2

Teacher : Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tuyen Class : 10 /3 Look at the following pictures and answer the questions What is the name of this animal? buffalo Where is this? In a field What are they doing? They are transplanting Who are they? They are farmers Week 15 Period 44 • Many years ago, my village was very poor The villager had to work hard in the field all day and could hardly make ends meet Their lives were simple and they were in need of many things Many people had to live in houses made of straw and mud, and a few families had a radio or a TV set However, in spite of the shortages, the villagers managed to send their children to school and college They hoped that with an education of science and technology, their children could find a way of bettering their lives • The children have met their parents’ wishes When they came back from college or technical high school, they introduced new farming methods, which resulted in bumper crops They also helped the villagers grow cash crop for export Soon, the lifestyle of my village changed Today, people live in brick houses In the evening, they can listen to the news on the radio or watch TV for entertainment Sometimes they go to town on their motorbikes to some shopping or to visit their friends • “ Our lives have changed a lot thanks to the knowledge our children brought home” said an old farmer, “and I always tell my grandchildren to study harder so that they can even more for the village than their parents did • New words: 1.Make ends meet (v): Chỉ đủ sống 2.Technical high school (n): Trường trung học kỹ thuật 3.Farming method (n): Phương pháp canh tác Dẫn đến 4.Result in (v) : 5.Better (v): Cải thiện Unit 8: The story of my village cash crop TASK 2: Read the text carefully then complete the following table: Areas of change Before Now Houses made of straw and mud made of2 bricks Radio & TV Few families had a Many families had radios and TV set radio or a TV set old methods, by buffalo machine/ new methods Crops poor/ enough to eat bumper/ more to sell Travel bikes on foot/by 10 by motorbikes Farming methods Unit 8: The story of my village 3: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1-TASK 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 Unit 8: The story of my village 1- What was life like in the author’s village many years ago? Answer It was poor and simple Key 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? Answer: Because they hoped that with an education of science and technology, their children could find a way of bettering their lives 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? Answer They introduced new farming methods which resulted in bumper crops They also helped the villagers grow cash crops for 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? Answer He said :” Our lives have changed a lot thanks to the knowledge our children brought home” Key Unit 8: The story of my village 5- What exactly did the old farmer tell his grandchildren? Answer ren: d il h c d n g is h ld to e H  u can “Study harder so that yo ge la il v e th r fo re o m n e v e o d than your parents did.” Key Unit 8: The story of my village What will you to help your village when you have the chance? Build more big and convenient houses Build a new stadium for children Widen the roads Pay attention to taking care of children Widen the roads and plant more cash crops HOMEWORK • Learn by heart new word • Read the text again and translate the 1st paragraph into Vietnamese • Do the reading in workbook • Prepare for the Speaking lesson Goodbye! Have a nice day ... thiện Unit 8: The story of my village cash crop Unit 8: The story of my village brick (n) [brik] : ► brick house gạch Unit 8: The story of my village mud (n) [mʌd] :bùn Unit 8: The story of my village. .. rơm Unit 8: The story of my village - shortage(n) ['∫ɔ:tidʒ} of : Sự thiếu thốn Unit 8: The story of my village bumper crop(n): vụ mùa bội thu • Many years ago, my village was very poor The villager... my grandchildren to study harder so that they can even more for the village than their parents did UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - LESSON 1: READING Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading