Unit 8 - Listen and Read

1.Na went to Kim Lien village for the weekend.. 3.Na wants to live in the countryside permanently.. Na went to Kim Lien village for the weekend.. Na wants to live in the countryside perm

C O U N T R Y

&

C I T Y

kinds of goods fresh foods

polluted air fresh air

unfriendly people friendly people

entertainments beautiful views

noisy quiet

the synonym of quiet and calm

example: uncles,

aunts and cousins

Its means existing

all the time.

Na has been to Kim Lien village She went there for the weekend Now Na and Hoa are talking about the countryside.

True or false statements?

1.Na went to Kim Lien village for the weekend.

2.Na was there for three days.

3.Na wants to live in the countryside permanently 4.Hoa prefers the countryside.

True or false statements?

1 Na went to Kim Lien village for the weekend.

2 Na went there for three days.

3 Na wants to live in the countryside permanently.

4 Hoa prefers the countryside.

1.

2.

3.

4.

THE DIALOGUE:

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.’s a village Some of my relatives live there

Hoa: I ve heard it s a beautiful place ’s a village Some of my relatives live there ’s a village Some of my relatives live there

Na : It is And it s very quiet and peaceful I had a really nice weekend, but I ’s a village Some of my relatives live there

don t want to live there permanently ’s a village Some of my relatives live there

Hoa: Why not ?

Na : It s too quiet There is nothing to do.’s a village Some of my relatives live there

Hoa: Yes, but things are changing in the countryside.

provinces is definitely changing for the better.

Na : But in 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.

True or false statements?

1.Na went to Kim Lien village for the weekend.

2.Na was there for three days.

3 Na wants to live in the countryside permanently.

4 Hoa prefers the countryside.

1.

2.

3.

4.

2) Comprehension 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?

* Grammar structure:

- Many remote areas are getting electricity.

( Thời hiện tại tiếp diễn diễn tả sự thay đổi (thườngưdùngưvớiưđộngưtừư

get ưvàư become )

* The present progressive used in talking about changes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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3: Where has Na been?

-Na has been to the countryside.

Question 5:

How long was she there?

She was there for the weekend.

What is her opinion of the countryside?

Question 6:

-The countryside is peaceful and quiet and

there is nothing to do.

Question 7:

does she mean by this?

-There are no libraries, no movies, no

zoos, ect… to go.

8 What are some of the changes

that Hoa mentions?

-Many remote areas are getting

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

2) Comprehension questions.

5 permanently (adv.):

a) Where has Na been?

- Na has been to the countryside.

b) How long was she there?

- She was there for the weekend.

c) What is her opinion of the countryside?

- The countryside is peaceful and

quiet and there is nothing to do.

d) Na says: There is nothing to do ‘There is nothing to do.’ ’s a village Some of my relatives live there.

What does she mean by this?

- There are no libraries, no

movies, no zoos, ect … to go to go.

e) What are some of the changes that Hoa mentions?

electricity People can now have things like refrigerators and TV,

Do you prefer the city or the

countryside? Why?

Eg: I prefer the city because I can easily get a good job.

I prefer the countryside because people in here are friendly.

-Write a paragraph of 50 – 70 words about the differences between the city and the countryside.

-Do exercise 1, 2 on page 49, 50 in the

workbook.