Unit 8 The story of my village (kết hợp) - Reading

cash crop [kæ∫ krɔp] n: cây thương phẩm... They have a bumper cropbumper crop ['bʌmpə krɔp]n: vụ mùa bội thu... Many people had to live in houses made of straw and mud, and a few familie

Warm-up

What is the name of this animal?

Where is this?

In a field

What are they doing?

Who are they?

They are farmers.

I Pre-reading

1 Vocabulary

straw (n) [strɔ:] : rơm

be made of + N …: được làm từ …

Ex: In the past, my house was made of straw

and mud.

cash crop [kæ∫ krɔp] (n): cây thương phẩm

► brick house

This girl is a beggar

She has to live in poverty and shortage

- shortage (n) ['∫ɔ:tidʒ} of :

Sự thiếu thốn

They have a bumper crop

bumper crop ['bʌmpə krɔp](n): vụ mùa bội thu

Many years ago, my village was very poor The villager had to work hard in the field all day and

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

However, in spite of the shortages, the villagers managed to send their children to school and

They hoped that with an education of science

The children have met their parents’ wishes

When they came back from college or technical

high school, they introduced new farming methods,

They also helped the villagers grow cash crop for export Soon, the lifestyle of my village

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 do some shopping or to

“ 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 do even more for the

Match the words in column A with their meanings

a making one’s life better

b have just enough money to pay for the things that you need

c crops to be sold, not for use by the people who grow it

d having to have many things that you do not have

e good crops

TASK 1:

The reading passage tells us about many changes in the

village Complete the following table.

A few families had a radio or a TV set

Many houses have, they can listen to the radio or watch TV for entertainment

exporting

New farming method, resulted in bumper crops Old farming method

TASK 2: