E8 unit 8 Getting started listen and read

Getting started noisy quiet / peaceful traffic jam pollution buildings kinds of goods entertainme nts no traffic jam fresh air cottages fresh foods beautiful views Make a list of the di

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IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

UNIT 8 COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE

A Getting started

noisy quiet /

peaceful traffic jam

pollution buildings kinds of goods entertainme

nts

no traffic jam fresh air cottages fresh foods beautiful views

Make a list of the differences between the

countryside and the city The words in the box may help you.

1 Na went to the countryside for two days.

2 Many things are changing in the countryside.

3 Na wants to live there permanently.

4 Hoa prefers the countryside because

Match the words or phrase in column A to

its definition or meaning in column B

d Lasting for a long time

c Far away from where other people live

e Films, music, etc …used to interest

f Possible to be reached

a Medical equipment

b The part of a country

II Grammar

1 What are many remote areas getting?

2 How is life in the provinces changing?

Many remote areas are getting electricity.

Life in the provinces is changing for the better.

The present progressive tense talking about changes.

Hoa: Hi, Na Have you been away?

Na : Yes I went to the countryside for

the weekend

Hoa: Where did you go?

Na : I went to Kim Lien It’s a village

Some of my relatives live there

Hoa: I’ ve heard it’s a beautiful place

Na : It is And it’s very quiet and

peaceful I had a really nice

weekend, but I don’t want to live

there permanently

Hoa: Why not?

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

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

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 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

1 Listen and read, then practice the

dialogue with a partner

2 Practice in pair ask and 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 do”, what does she mean

by this?

e What are some of the

changes that Hoa mentions?

Where has

Na been?

She has been

to Kim Lien village.

How long

was she

there?

She was there for one day.

What is her

opinion of

the countryside

?

The countryside

is peaceful and quiet and there is nothing to

do.

Na says,

‘There is

nothing to do.’ What does she mean by this?

There are no

libraries, no movies,

no supermarkets,

no zoos……to go.

What are some of the changes that Hoa mentions?

TV, and medical

facilities.

Lesson 1 : Getting started – Listen and read

Hoa’s

opinions

Na’s opinions

Lesson 1 : Getting started – Listen and read

- The city has so much more

to offer

Do you prefer the city or the countryside? Why?

1.Learn by heart the

new words and

structure.

2.Practice reading the

dialogue.

3 Answer the question:

Do you prefer the countryside or the

city?

Why?

4 Prepare: Speak (unit 8).