• “ 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 [r]
(1)Teacher : Vu Thanh Tung
(2)(3)What is the name of this animal?
(4)Where is this?
(5)What are they doing?
(6)Who are they?
(7)(8)• 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.
(9)cash crop:Cây trồng thương phẩm
(10)► brick house
brick (n) [brik] : gạch
(11)Unit 8: The story of my village
(12)Unit 8: The story of my village
straw (n) [strɔ:]: rơm
In the past, my house was made of straw and
(13)Unit 8: The story of my village
- shortage(n) ['∫ɔ:tidʒ} of :
Sự thiếu thốn
This girl is a beggar
(14)Unit 8: The story of my village
bumper crop(n):
(15)• New words:
1 Make ends meet (v):
2 Technical high school (n): 3.Farming method (n):
4.Result in (v) : 5.Better (v):
6.cash crop: Cây trồng thương phẩm 7 brick (n) [brik] : Gạch
8 mud (n) [mʌd] :bùn 9 straw (n) [strɔ:]: rơm
10 shortage(n) ['∫ɔ:tidʒ} of : Sự thiếu thốn
11 bumper crop(n): vụ mùa bội thu
Chỉ đủ sống
Trường TH kỹ thuật Phương pháp canh tác Cải thiện
(16)• 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.
(17)Task 1: 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. in need of many things 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. having to have many things that you not have
5. cash crops e. good crops.
(18)Areas of
change Before Now
Houses Radio & TV
Farming methods
Crops
Travel on foot/by bikes by motorbikes
TASK 2: Read the text carefully then complete the following table:
old methods, by buffalo
made of bricks Many families had
radios and TV set machine/
new methods bumper/ more to sell made of straw
and mud
Few families had a radio or a TV set
2 3 5 4 6 8 1 10 9
(19)1- 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 grandchildren?
TASK 3: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
(20)1- What was life like in the author’s village many years ago?
It was poor and simple.
Answer
Key
(21)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.
(22)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 the villagers grow cash crops for export.
Answer
(23)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”.
(24)5- What exactly did the old farmer tell his grandchildren?
Answer
Key
He told his grandchildren:
“Study harder so that you can do even more for the village
than your parents did.”
(25)What will you to help your village when you have the
chance?
(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)HOMEWORK
• Learn by heart new word • Read the text again and
translate the 1st paragraph
into Vietnamese • Do the reading in
workbook
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