E 10 UNIT 8 READING

Correct false information Correct 1/ Nowadays, the villagers are in need of many things 3/ Because of shortages, the villagers didn’t send their children to school 2/ They worked hard a

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1/ Who are they?

UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE

2/ How are they working?

3/ What do you think of the crop?

What helps produce good crop?

And nowadays How is the farmer’s life?

Section a: Reading

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- result (in): (v)

- bumper crop (n) Vụ mùa bội thu

Task 1: Choose True (T) or False (F) statements

Correct false information Correct

1/ Nowadays, the villagers are in need of many things

3/ Because of shortages, the villagers didn’t send their

children to school

2/ They worked hard and could hardly make ends meet

4/ They could find a way of bettering their life

5/ Today, their lives have become better thank to new

Many years ago….

3/ In spite of shortages, the villagers managed to

send their school and college

F T F T T

thiếu thốn (a)

kiếm đủ sống thiếu (n)

cải thiện cuộc sống

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

5

4 6 8 1

10 9

poor 7

Task 3: Read the passage again, and

then answer the questions.

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

2 How did the children help to improve the lifestyle

in the village when they finished college or technical high school?

3 What did an old farmer say about the effect of the

knowledge the young people brought home?

4 What exactly did he tell his grandchildren?

LUCKY FRUIT

 1 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

science and technology, their children could find

a way of bettering their lives.

 2/ 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.

3/ What did an old farmer say about the effect

of the knowledge the young people brought home?

the knowledge their children had brought home.

 4/ 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”

Many years ago Today

What will you do to help your village when you have the chance?

Discussion: work in pair

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1 Learn by heart the new words and phrases from the passage.

2 Re-read the passage carefully.

3 Prepare for the next lesson.

Good bye!

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