I prefer the countryside because life is simple, People are friendly and 2... Now you look at the following exercise and choose the best answers[r]
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a How many pictures are there ?
b Please look at the picture A , Where is it ?
c What about picture B ? Where is it ?
d What about you ?
Do you like to live in the countryside or in the city ? Why ?
Now you look at the screen, please.
In order to know more about the country life and city life, today we study the new
lesson Unit 8: lesson one “ ”
lesson Unit 8: lesson one “ ”
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Lesson 1: Getting started + listen and read
I : Getting I : Getting started
Now you work with a partner make a list of the differences between the countryside and the city The words in the box may help you.
Ex:
Noisy Polluted air
Quiet Fresh air
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Unit 8: Country life and city life.
Lesson 1: Getting started + listen and read
I : Getting started
Noisy Polluted air Tall buildings Unfriendly Entertainments Traffic jam Busy Plenty of goods
Quiet Fresh air / foods Short - small houses
Friendly Beautiful views Easy to travel Peaceful Poor goods
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Lesson 1: Getting started + listen and read
II Listen and read.
I : Getting started
Look at the picture and the dialogue in your textbooks and answer my questions, please
c How many partners are there in the dialogue ?
d Who are they ?
e Can you guess what they are talking about ? The picture may help you.
f What is your task after reading this dialogue ?
b Do you know what the name of the village is ?
* First, we listen to the dialogue.
-> They are talking about Na s journey to Kim Lien -> They are talking about Na s journey to Kim Lien ’ ’
village and the changes in the countryside, such as electricity, modern furnitures and medical
facilities ,
a Is this picture about the city or the countryside?
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Unit 8: Country life and city life.
I : Getting started
II Listen and read.
Now you look at the following structures
* The present progressive used in talking about changes
S + is/am/are + V_ ing Ex: Many remote areas are getting electricity.
Things are changing in the countryside.
S + be + not only adj but also adj
S + V + not only n but also n
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Ex: She is not only beautiful but also intelligent.
TV is bringing not only information but also entertainment.
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Unit 8: Country life and city life.
I : Getting I : Getting started
II Listen and
II Listen and read Practice the dialogue with a partner.
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 s 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 too quiet There is nothing 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 in the city has so much more to offer
Hoa: In many ways, I prefer the countryside Life is simple, People are friendly and the air is clean.
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Unit 8:
Unit 8: Country life and city life.
I : Getting started.
II Listen
II Listen and read
1 Practice the dialogue with a partner.
Answer the questions.
a Where has Na been ?
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b How long was she there ?
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c What is her opinion of the countryside ?
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d Na says : There is nothing to do What does she mean by this ? Na says : There is nothing to do What does she mean by this ? “ “ ” ”
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e What are some of the changes that Hoa mentions ?
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f Do you prefer the city or the countryside ? Why ?
She was there for the weekend
The countryside is peaceful and quiet and there is nothing to do
Many remote areas are getting electricity People can now have things like Refrigerators and TV , and medical facilities are more accessible
I prefer the countryside because life is simple, People are friendly and 2.
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1 Life in the city is from the countryside.
a different b differently c differ d difference
2 Na has been to for the weekend.
a city b town c countryside d Ninh Binh
3 Na went to Kim Lien village to visit her
a neighbors b friends c parents d relatives
4 Kim Lien is a village.
a quite b noisy c peaceful d beautiful
5 Many remote areas electricity.
a get b are getting c got d is getting
6 Hoa says: “TV is bringing information entertainment.”
a not but b not only also c not only but also
d not but also
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+ At home you learn by heart the new words and read the dialogue between Hoa and Na again.
+ Prepare the next lesson Unit 8: Speak and listen “ ”
+ Prepare the next lesson Unit 8: Speak and listen “ ”