Unit 8. The story of my village

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 coul

• From the pictures, what do you think you are

going to discuss about?

harvesting harrow

farmers

river small house

ploughing field

buffalo

1- What are the people in the picture doing? 4- Are they happy with their work? 2- How are they working? 3- Is it a bumper crop?

Look at the picture and answer the following

questions

They are harvesting their crop Yes, it is.

They are working very hard and industriously Yes, they are.

5 What helps produce good crops?

- Good farming method

- Modern farming machines

- People’s hard work

- Mud (n): wet, soft soil

Brick /brɪk/ (n): baked clay used for building

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This girl is a beggar

She has to live in

While reading

Many years ago, my village was very poor The villagers had to work hard in the field all day and could hardly Their lives were simple and they were Many people had to live in houses made of straw and mud, and 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

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 They also helped the villagers grow 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”

make ends meet

in need of many things

bettering their

liv

e

s

bumper crops cash

crops

Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B

1 make ends meet

2 in need of many things

3 bettering one’s life

4 bumper crops

5 cash crops

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:

Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B

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:

- bettering one’s life

- make ends meet

- cash crops

- in need of many

things

- bumper crops

Task 2 2: Read the text carefully then complete the following table

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1- What was life like in the author’s village many years ago?

2- Why did the villagers want to send their children to school and college in spite of their shortage?

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

4- What did an old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young people brought home?

5- What exactly did he tell his

5- What exactly did he tell his

grandchildren?

TASK 3: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING

QUESTIONS:

After you read

• Work in groups, discuss the

following question “How can

people with an education help

make the life of their community better?” Let’s watch a video clip

before your discussion.

Some useful language

• Help produce bumper crops.

• Help apply science and technology in the work.

• Help build tall brick houses.

• Not work by hand, work with machines.

• Introduce new farming methods to farmers.

• Help farmers improve their lifestyle/better their lives.

• Help buy more machines and furnish their home with TVs, radios…

• Help provide better traffic and transportation.

• Show them how to entertain themselves.

• Prepare Speaking lesson

• Write a short paragraph about the changes in your district.

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.”

 It was poor and simple.

1- What was life like in the author’s village many years ago?

Congratulation!

2 - Why did the villagers want to send their children to school and college in spite of their shortage?

 Because they hoped that with

an education of technology and science their children could find

a way of bettering their lives.

Congratulation!

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

 They introduced new farming methods which resulted in bumper crops They also helped the villagers grow cash crops for export.

Congratulation!

4 - What did an old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young people brought home?

 He said their lives had changed a lot thanks to the knowledge their children had brought home.