Unit 3 Peoples of Viet Nam Lesson 2 A Closer Look 1

people friendly, brave, boring, nomadic, colourful life slow, hard, boring, inconvenient, peaceful, nomadic, colourful scenery colourful, vast, peaceful.. rich written traditional i[r]

ENGLISH 8

By: Bui Thi Luong

WARM-UP: Choose the right phrase and then put it under the appropriate picture.

musical instrument

open-air market terraced field costume

stilt house

water festival

New lessons

UNIT 3 LESSON 2: A CLOSER LOOK 1

VOCABULARY

- major / ˈmeɪ dʒə(r) / (a)

- (in)significant / sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt /(a)

- complicated /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd /(a)

- basic /ˈbeɪsik / (a)

- traditional /trəˈdɪʃənl / (a)

- boarding school /ˈbɔːdɪŋ sku:l

/(n)

 minor

= (not) important

 simple

= not developed

- truyền thống

- trường nội trú

CHECKING VOCABULARY

- major / ˈmeɪ dʒə(r) / (a)

- (in)significant / sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt /(a)

- complicated /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd /(a)

- basic /ˈbeɪsik / (a)

- traditional /trəˈdɪʃənl / (a)

- boarding school /ˈbɔːdɪŋ sku:l

/(n)

 minor

= (not) important

 simple

= not developed

- truyền thống

- trường nội trú

12/21/23

1 major

2 simple

3 modern

4 spoken

5 rich

a written

b insignificant

c complicated

d minor

e basic

1 Match the adjectives in A with their opposites in B.

2 Use some words from 1 to complete the

sentences.

people friendly, brave, boring, nomadic, colourful

life slow, hard, boring, inconvenient, peaceful, nomadic, colourful scenery colourful, vast, peaceful

1 Many ethnic groups have their own languages,

and some even have _ languages.

2 People in some far-away mountainous regions

still keep their way of life.

3 Gathering and hunting still play a(n) _

role in the economy of the Laha.

4 Ethnic peoples in the mountains have a

way of farming They use _ tools to do the farm work.

5 The Muong in Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa are

well-known for their _ folk literature and their traditional songs.

rich

written

traditional

important simple basic

3 Work in pairs Discuss what the word is for each picture The first and last letters of each word are given.

1 c _y 2 p _a 3 t _e

4 w _l 5 s l 6 b _t

in the north

Ly Son

of the Thai women

of the Sedang

4 Listen and repeat the following words.

Pronunciation: Clusters: / sk /, / sp / and

/ st /

skateboard stamp speech display first station

5 Listen again and put them in the right column

according to their sounds

/ sk / / sp / / st /

task school station speech

space crisp first

stamp

skateboard display

instead basket

1 The Hmong people I met in Sa Pa speak

English very well.

2 You should go out to play instead of

staying

here.

3 This local speciality is not very spicy.

4 Many ethnic minority students are studying

at boarding schools.

5 Most children in far-away villages can get

some schooling

6 Listen and read the following sentences Then

underline the words with the sounds /sk/, /sp/, or

/st/

speak instead staying

speciality spicy

students studying schools

Most

schooling

HOMEWORK

- Learn the new words by heart.

- Practice pronunciation “ sk ”, “ sp ” “ st ” again.

- Do exercises A 1, 2 in workbook (page 16).

- Prepare for Unit 3: Closer look 2.

See you again!

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!