Unit 8. Country life and city life

I prefer the countryside because life is simple, People are friendly and 2... Now you look at the following exercise and choose the best answers[r]

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I have some pictures for you.

a

How many pictures are there

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b

Please look at the picture

A

, Where is it

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c

What about picture

B ?

Where is it

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d What about you ?

Do you like to live in the countryside or in the city ?

Why ?

Now you look at the screen, please.

In order to know more about the country

life and city life, today we study the new

lesson Unit 8: lesson one

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lesson Unit 8: lesson one

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Unit 8: Country life and city life.

Lesson 1: Getting started + listen and read

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I : Getting

I : Getting started

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Now you work with a partner make a list of

the differences between the countryside and

the city The words in the box may help you.

Ex:

City

Countryside

Noisy

Polluted air

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City

Countryside

Noisy

Polluted air

Tall buildings

Unfriendly

Entertainments

Traffic jam

Busy

Plenty of goods

Quiet

Fresh air / foods

Short - small houses

Friendly

Beautiful views

Easy to travel

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II Listen and read.

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Look at the picture and the dialogue in your

textbooks and answer my questions, please

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c How many partners are there in the dialogue ?

How many partners are there in the dialogue ?

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d Who are they ?

Who are they ?

e

Can you guess what they are talking about ?

The picture may help you

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f

What is your task after reading this dialogue ?

b

Do you know what the name of the village is ?

* First, we listen to the dialogue.

-> They are talking about Na s journey to Kim Lien

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village and the changes in the countryside, such as

electricity, modern furnitures and medical

facilities ,

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II Listen and read.

Now you look at the following structures

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The present progressive

used in talking about

changes

S + is/am/are + V_ ing

Ex: Many remote areas

are getting

electricity.

Things

are changing

in the countryside.

S + be + not only adj but also adj

S + V + not only n but also n

( mà )

Ex: She

is

not only

beautiful

but also

intelligent

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TV

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Unit 8:

Unit 8: Country

life and city life.

I : Getting

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II Listen and

II Listen and read

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Practice

the dialogue with a partner

Hoa: Hi, Na Have you been away ?

Na : Yes, I went to the countryside for the weekend

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Hoa: Where did you go ?

Na : I went to Kim Lien It s a village Some of my relatives live there

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Hoa: I ve heard it s a beautiful place

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Na : It is And it s very quiet and peaceful I had a really nice weekend, but I

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don t want to live there permanently

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Hoa: Why not ?

Na : It s too quiet There is nothing to do.

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Hoa: Yes, but things are changing in the countryside.

Na : Such as ?

Hoa: Many remote areas are getting electricity People can now have things like

refrigerators and

Na : And TV

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Hoa: That too TV is bringing not only information but also entertainment

And medical facilities are more easily accessible too Life in the provinces is

definitely changing for the better.

Na : But in the city has so much more to offer

Hoa: In many ways, I prefer the countryside Life is simple, People are friendly

and the air is clean.

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Unit 8:

Unit 8: Country

life and city life.

I : Getting started.

II Listen

II Listen and

read

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1 Practice the dialogue with a partner.

Answer the questions.

a

Where has Na been ?

b

How long was she there ?

c

What is her opinion of the countryside ?

d

Na says : There is nothing to What does she mean by this ?

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e

What are some of the changes that Hoa mentions ?

f

Do you prefer the city or the countryside ? Why ?

She has been to the countryside

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She has been to Kim Lien village

She was there for the weekend

The countryside is peaceful and quiet and there is nothing to

She means:There are no libraries , no movies , no supermarkets, no zoos,

to go.

Many remote areas are getting electricity People can now have things like

Refrigerators and TV , and medical facilities are more accessible

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Now you look at the following exercise and choose the best answers.

Life in the city is from the countryside.

a different b differently c differ d difference

2 Na has been to for the weekend.

a city b town c countryside d Ninh Binh

3 Na went to Kim Lien village to visit her

a neighbors b friends c parents d relatives

4 Kim Lien is a village.

a quite b noisy c peaceful d beautiful

5 Many remote areas electricity.

a get b are getting c got d is getting

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Homework

+ At home you learn by heart the new words and read the

dialogue between Hoa and Na again.

+ Prepare the next lesson Unit 8: Speak and listen

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