E8 unit 8 LISTEN & READ

Hoa: Many remote areas are getting electricity.. Life in the provinces is definitely changing for the better.. Life is simple, people are friendly and the air is clean.. Hoa prefers the

kinds of goods

friendly

fresh air rice paddy

polluted air

beautiful views

entertainments

traffic jam fresh foods

II Listen and read

I Getting started

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

coutryside

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

II Listen and read

II Listen and read

permanently ( adv):

medical facility (n-phrase):

accessible ( adj ) : cã thÓ tiÕp cËn ® îc

I Getting started

II Listen and read

1 Computers are now ……… to school children.

2 There are a lot of modern ……… in the countryside nowadays.

3 Her work is boring, so she doesn t want to work there ’ ………

4 Meo Vac is a ………

permanently medical facilities

accessible remote area

Fill in the gaps with suitable words

II Listen and read

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

doesn’t want

the weekend

people are friendly and the air is clean.

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 definitely changing for the better

S + be + getting/ becoming + …

II Listen and read

a Practice the dialogue with a partner

b Answer the questions

d Na says, There is nothing to do What does she mean by this?“ ”

c What is her opinion of the countryside?

- To her, the countryside is quiet, peaceful and there is nothing

to do

e What are some of the changes that Hoa mentions?

- She has been to Kim Lien village

b How long was she there?

- She was there for the weekend

- She means that there are no entertainments (no movies, no parks, no zoos )

- Many remote areas are getting electricity

- People can now have things like refrigerators and TV , and medical facilities are more accessible

Hoa’s

opinions

Na’s opinions

- Life in the provinces is

definitely changing for the

better

- She prefers the countryside

Do you prefer the city or the countryside? Why?

a Practice the dialogue with a partner

b Answer the questions

- Learn by heart the new words and structure.

- Read and translate the text.

-Answer the question:

Do you prefer the countryside or the city? Why?

- Prepare: Speak (unit 8).

- Life in the provinces is

definitely changing for the

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

doesn’t want

the weekend

people are friendly and the air is clean.