Unit 08 the story of my village reading

The town used to have only small houses 2.. The town used to have only small houses 2.. There are many cars in the street Example: In the past, the town used to have only small house

Look at the two pictures Discuss the differences between them.

Look at the two pictures and match

column A with column B to describe the

differences between them.

1 The town used to have

only small houses

2 There were crows on the

field.

3 The roads were narrow.

4 There were a lot of trees.

5 There weren’t any cars

6 There weren’t any hotels

a The town has many tall buildings.

b The roads today are wide.

c There is a hotel in the town.

d There are more trees now.

e there weren’t any cows grazing in the field

f There are many cars in the street

Look at the two pictures and match

column A with column B to describe the

differences between them.

1 The town used to have

only small houses

2 There were crows on the

field.

3 The roads were narrow.

4 There were a lot of trees.

5 There weren’t any cars

6 There weren’t any hotels

a The town has many tall buildings.

b The roads today are wide.

c There is a hotel in the town.

d There are no more trees now.

e there weren’t any cows grazing in the field

f There are many cars in the street

Example: In the past, the town used to

have only small houses, but now there are tall buildings.

Before you listen

Before you listen

• Answer these questions:

1 Have you heard of “ Pofferro”?

2 What is it?

3 Where is it?

1 Yes, I have.

2 It’s a town

3 It’s in England

1 atmosphere /'ætməsfiə/ : Khíquyển

2 Wide (a)- widen (v) : Rộng, mở rộng

3 suburb /'sʌbə:b/(n) :Ngoại ô, ngoại thành

4 ugly /'ʌgli/ (a) : Xấu xí, khó chịu

5 department /di'pɑ:tmənt/ (n): Gian hàng, khu

bày hàng

Vocabulary

While you listen

Task 1: Listen and write True (T) or False (F)

1 Pofferro is on the west coast of

England.

2 Pofferro used to be a tourist resort.

3 The town no longer has its old atmosphere.

4 There are more green trees in

the town now than there used to be.

5 Everybody in the town likes its

changes

Task 1: Listen and write

True (T) or False (F)

1 Pofferro is on the west coast of

England.

2 Pofferro used to be a tourist resort.

3 The town no longer has its old atmosphere.

4 There are more green trees in

the town now than there used to be.

5 Everybody in the town likes its

changes

F F T F F

Task 1: Listen and write

True (T) or False (F)

1 F It’s on the south coast of England.

2 F It used to be a small quiet town.

3 T.They’ve completely destroyed its old atmosphere.

4 F A lot of trees have been cut down for wider

streets.

5 F Some people don’t like the changes, they miss

quiet and peaceful life of the old town.

Task 2:Listen and write in the missing words

The small old (1)………have been pulled down, and tall buildings have been put there instead

They’ve also built a big (2)……… in the

middle of the town The narrow streets have been (3)……… and resurfaced, so the big trees on the two sides of the streets have been (4)

………….down The large area of grass land in the suburbs of the town has been turned into an ugly (5)………… park Even the old corner (6)………… isn’t there any more, it has been replaced by a big (7)……… store And there is an (8)

……… restaurant where there used to be

an old tea shop

Task 2:Listen and write in the missing words

The small old (1)………have been pulled down, and tall buildings have been put there instead

They’ve also built a big (2)……… in the

middle of the town The narrow streets have been (3)……… and resurfaced,so the big trees on the two sides of the streets have been (4)

………….down The large area of grass land in the suburbs of the town has been turned into an ugly (5)………… park Even the old corner (6)………… isn’t there any more, it has been replaced by a big (7)……… … store And there is an (8)

……… restaurant where there used to be

an old tea shop

houses

hotel widened

cut car shop

department expensive

After you listen

Consolidation :

* small old houses

* the narrow streets

* a lot of trees

* grass land in the

suburbs

* the old corner shop

* an old tea shop

* tall buildings/a big hotel

* the wide streets

* no more trees

* an ugly car park

* a big department store

* an expensive restaurant

* Do exercise in textbook part Listening.

* prepare new lesson

How deep is your

love?- Bee Gees

And in your eyes in the _(1) sun

I feel you touch my (2) in the pouring rain And the moment that you wander far from me

I wanna _(3) you in my arms again

And you come to me on the (4) breeze

Keep me warm in your love, then you _(5) leave And it means you need to show.