Unit 8 getting started

Life in the provinces is definitely changing for the better.. Life is simple, people are friendly and the air is clean... Life is simple, people are friendly a, and the air is clean b, b

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I Review the lesson

Complete the expression Use For or Since .

8 o’clock this morning

For

four months

2 hours eleven weeks

a long time

Since

July 1890

last Mid-Autumn

yesterday last year

July 1890

last Mid-Autumn

8 o’clock this morning

yesterday four months 2 hours

eleven weeks a long time

last year

countrysid city

countrysid

city

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2007

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2007

Unit 8: Country life and City life

Lesson 1:Getting started, listen and read

1 Getting started

Make a list of the differences between the

countryside and the city The words in the box help you.

noisy

fresh air

tall building

field

kinks of foods friendly

fresh foods traffic jam beautiful views

entertainments restaurant

countryside city

Relatives (n):

Permanently(adv ):Medical

facilities(n): Accessible(a

):

Change for the better:

Hoa Na

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 very quiet and peaceful I had a really nice

weekend, but I don’t want to live there permanently

Hoa:

LISTEN AND MATCHING

Why not?

Na: It’s to quiet There is not thing to do

Hoa: Yes, but things are changing in the countryside

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 much more to offer.

Hoa: In many ways, I prefer the countryside Life is simple, people are friendly and the

air is clean

A Listen and matching:

A B

1 I went to the countryside

2 I don’t want to live

3 Things are changing

4 T V is bringing not only information

5 Life is simple, people are friendly

a, and the air is clean

b, but also entertainment

c, there permanently

d, in the country

e, for the weekend

1.I went to the countryside for the weekend.

2.I don’t want to live there permanently

4.TV is bringing not only information but also entertainment.

5.Life is simple, people are friendly and the air is clean.

1 I went to the countryside e, for the weekend

.2 I don’t want to live c, there permanently

b, but also entertainment

3 Things are changing 3 Things are changing in the country d, in the country

4 T V is bringing not only information

5 Life is simple, people are friendly a, and the air is clean

Read

Hoa: Hi, Na Have you been away?

Na: Yes, I went to the countryside for the weekend

Hoa: Where did you go?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 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 to quiet There is not thing to do

Hoa: Yes, but things are changing in the countryside

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 much more to offer.

Hoa: In many ways, I prefer the countryside Life is simple, people are friendly and the In many ways, I prefer the countryside Life is simple, people are friendly and the

air is clean

C Answer the questions:

1 Where has Na been?

2 How long was she there?

3 What is her opinion of the countryside?

4 Na says, “there is not thing to do.” What does she mean by this?

5 What are some the changes that Hoa mentions?

Read and answer the

questions

Hoa: Hi, Na Have you been away?

Na: Yes, I went to the

countryside for the weekend

Na:

Where did you go?

Hoa:

I went to Kim Lien It’s a village

Some of my relatives live there.

I’ve heard It’s a beautiful place.

Hoa:

It is And it very quiet and

peaceful I had a really nice

weekend, but I don’t want to

live there permanently.

Na:

Why not?

Hoa:

It’s to quiet There is not

thing to do.

Na:

Yes, but things are changing

in the countryside.

Hoa:

1 Where has Na been?

2 How long was she there?

3 What is her opinion of the countryside?

1.Na has been to the countryside

2.She was there for the weekend

3 The countryside is peaceful and quiet and there’s nothing to do

Such as?

Hoa:

Na: Many remote areas are getting

electricity People can now have

things like refrigerators and……

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

But the city has much more to

offer.

Hoa:

Na:

In many ways, I prefer the

countryside Life is simple,

people are friendly and the air is

4 Na says, “there is not thing

to do.” What does she mean

by this?

Na:

4.There are no entertainments

5 What are some the changes that Hoa mentions?

5.Mary remote areas are getting

electricity People can now have things like refrigerators

and TV, and medical facilities are more accessible

Answere the question

Do you prefer the countryside or the city?

To be + V-ing

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 very quiet and peaceful I had a really nice

weekend, but I don’t want to live there permanently

Hoa:

READ

Why not?

Na: It’s to quiet There is not thing to do

Hoa: Yes, but things are changing in the countryside

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 much more to offer.

Hoa: In many ways, I prefer the countryside Life is simple, people are friendly and the

air is clean

OUT OF DOORS

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Home work

Learn the new words by heart

Prepare lesson 2 : Speak and listen