Bài giảng English 10 -unit 8 - Reading

*Look at the pictures and answer the questions What is the name of this animal? Buffalo / 'bʌfəlou/ Where is this? In a field What are they doing? They are transplanting Who are they? They are farmers Part A: I BEFORE YOU READ Look at the picture and answer the questions What are the people in the picture doing? How are they working? What you think of the crops? What helps produce good crops? I think it’s a good crop They are working hard To get good crops, besides They are harvesting the crop.good seeds, advanced techniques, fertilizer, it requrires hard work and suitable weather Unit 8: The story of my village I Before you read 1.vocabulary mud (n) [mʌd] : bùn • 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 2.TASK 2: Read the text carefully then complete the following table: Areas of change Before Now Houses made of straw and mud made of 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 bumper/ more to sell Travel on foot/by bikes by motorbikes 10 Farming methods TASK 3: Group work Answer the following questions Read all the questions Underline the key words Locate the information in the text Answer the question Unit : THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - READING What was 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 shortages? 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 people brought home? What exactly did he tell his grandchildren? Task 3: Questions and answers Rules of the game There are animals in which each animal has a mysterious thing The animal has a  Present word, will give you a secret present  Sorry word, you will pass your turn to other  question word, you will have to answer the question if you give the right answer to the question ,you will get a different mark or even no mark Sorry Question MOUSE Question MONKEY TIGER Question GOAT Question HORSE Present DOG 1.What was life like in the author’s village many years ago? ⇒ It was poor and simple ( Line 1,2,3,4,5- paragraph 1) 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 3- How did the children help to 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 crops for export (Line 1, and 3- Paragraph 2) 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 4- What did an old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young people brought home? ⇒ He said :” Our lives have changed a lot thanks to the knowledge our children brought home” ( Line 1,2- paragraph 3) “ 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 Why did the villagers want to send their children to school and college in spite of their shortages? ⇒Because they hoped that with an education of science and technology, their children could find a way of bettering their lives (Line 6,7 and 8- Paragraph 3) 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 After After you read:you read Work in pairs Discuss the following questions What will you in the future to help people in your hometown? After you read Work in pairs Discuss the following questions What will you in the future to help people in your hometown? A: Khoa, 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 kill their diseases and keep them healthy What about you? A: I want to be an architect I will build lots of flats for local people to live in Home work * Learn by heart the new words * Rewrite the changes of life in your village * Prepare speaking part ... YOU READ: - Mud /mʌd/ (n) : - Straw /strɔ:/ (n): - READING *NEW WORDS: Bùn Rơm, rạ - Brick /brik/ (n): Gạch - Technical high school / ''teknikl hai sku:l/ : Trường trung học kỹ thuật -Shortage... MY VILLAGE - READING • Some other new words: -Technical high school / ''teknikl hai sku:l/ (n): Trường trung học kỹ thuật - Farming method / ''fɑ:miη ''meθəd/ (n): Phương pháp canh tác - Thanks to... my village I Before you read 2.checking vocabulary -mud (n) [mʌd] bùn -straw (n) [strɔ:] rơm -brick (n) [brik] gạch -shortage(n) [''∫ɔ:tidʒ (of) -bumper crop(n) thiếu thốn vụ mùa bội thu Read the