Unit 8 the story of my village

However, in spite of the shortages, the villagers managed to send their children to school and college.. When they came back from college or technical high school, they introduced new fa

Is this village rich or poor? Is this village rich or poor?

What are the houses made of?

What are the houses made of?

Unit 8

1 What are the people in the picture doing?

2 How are they working?

3 What do you think of the crop? Is it bumper crop?

 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 do some shopping or to visit their friends

 “ 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 village than their parents did

READ THE PASSAGE, AND THEN DO THE TASKS THAT FOLLOW

cash crop: Cây trồng thương phẩm

Unit 8: The story of my village

► brick house

Unit 8: The story of my village

Unit 8: The story of my village

Unit 8: The story of my village

In the past, my house was made of straw and

mud

Unit 8: The story of my village

- shortage(n) ['∫ :tid ɔ ʒ} of :

Sự thiếu thốn

This girl is a beggar

She has to live in poverty

and shortage

Unit 8: The story of my village

bumper crop (n): vụ mùa bội thu

technical high school

trường trung học kỹ thuật

Rub out & remember

• To make ends meet :

• : thiếu thốn nhiều thứ

• Straw (n):

• : bùn

• To better one’s life :

trường trung học kĩ thuật

Bumper crops

Cây trồng thương phẩm

brick

Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage.

Match them with their definitions in 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 do not have UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - LESSON 1: READING

Task 2: The reading passage tells us about many changes

in the village Complete the following table.

Areas of change Before Now

houses made of straw and

poor good / bumper

no information

LUCKY FRUIT TASK 3

lemons

What will you do to

help your village when

you have the chance?

Unit 8: The story of my village

Build more big and convenient

houses

Build a new stadium for

children

Widen the roads

Pay attention to taking care of

children

Widen the roads and plant more cash

crops

 Learn by heart new word

 Read the text again and

into Vietnamese

 Do the reading in workbook

 Prepare for the Speaking

lesson

5.What exactly did he tell his grandchildren?

 He told his

grandchildren: “Study harder so that you can do even more for the village than your parents did.”

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1 What was life like in the author’s village

many years ago?

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2 Why did the villagers want to send their children to

school and college in spite of their shortage?

and technology, their children could find a way of bettering their lives.

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3 How did the children help to improve the lifestyle in the village when they finished college or technical high school?

resulted in bumper crops They also helped the villagers grow cash crops for export.

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4 What did an old farmer

say about the effect of the

knowledge the young

people brought home?

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have changed a lot thanks to the knowledge their children brought home.