Bài giảng English 10 -unit 8 - Reading

• Some other new words: -Technical high school / 'teknikl hai sku:l/ n: - Farming method / 'fɑ:miη 'meθədəd/ n: - Thanks to /θədæηkηk tu/ pre = because of : Trường trung học kỹ thuật Ph

What is the name of this animal?

Buffalo

*Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

/ 'bʌfəlou/

Where is this?

In a field

What are they doing?

They are transplanting

Who are they?

They are farmers

Part A:

Look at the picture and answer the questions

1 What are the people in the picture doing?

2 How are they working?

3 What do you think of the crops?

4 What helps produce good crops?

1 They are harvesting the crop 4 To get good crops, besides good seeds, .

advanced techniques, fertilizer, it requrires

hard work and suitable weather

I BEFORE YOU READ

3 I think it’s a good crop

2 They are working hard

Unit 8: The story of my village

I Before you read

1.vocabulary

Unit 8: The story of my village

straw (n) /strɔ:/: rơm

► brick houses: (n) house made of bricks

brick (n) /brik/ : gạch

Unit 8: The story of my village

Nhà được làm bằng ghạch

Unit 8: The story of my village

vụ mùa bội thu

Unit 8: The story of my village

This girl is a beggar

She has to live in poverty

and shortage.

- shortage(n) /'∫ɔ:tidʒ/ of :

Sự thiếu thốn

• Some other new words:

-Technical high school / 'teknikl hai sku:l/ (n):

- Farming method / 'fɑ:miη 'meθədəd/ (n):

- Thanks to /θədæηkηk tu/ (pre) = because of :

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Phương pháp canh tác

Unit 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - READING

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Unit 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - READING

1.BEFORE YOU READ: *NEW WORDS:

- Bumper crop /'bʌmpə crop/ (n):

- Farming method /'fɑ:miη 'meθədəd / (n):

Bùn Rơm, rạ Gạch

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Unit 8: The story of my village

I Before you read

gạch

sự thiếu thốn

vụ mùa bội thu

Read the passage ,and then do the tasks that follow.

Read the passage ,and then do the tasks that follow.

1.Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage.

Match them with their definitions in B.

1. make ends meet a. making one’s life better

2. in need of many things b. have just enough money to pay for the things that you need

3. bettering one’s life c. crops to be sold, not for use by

the people who grow it

4. bumper crops d. having to have many things that

you do not have

5. cash crops e. good crops.

UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - READING

• Many years ago, my village was very poor The villager had to work hard in the field all day and could hardly make ends meet Their lives were simple and they were in need of many things Many people had to live in houses made of straw and mud, and

a few families had a radio or a TV set However, in spite of the shortages, the villagers managed to send their children to

school and college They hoped that with an education of

science and technology, their children could find a way of

bettering their lives

• The children have met their parents’ wishes When they came back from college or technical high school, they introduced new farming methods, which resulted in bumper crops They also

helped the villagers grow cash crop for export Soon, the

lifestyle of my village changed Today, people live in brick

houses In the evening, they can listen to the news on the radio

or watch TV for entertainment Sometimes they go to town on their motorbikes to do some shopping or to visit their friends

• “ Our lives have changed a lot thanks to the knowledge our

children brought home” said an old farmer, “and I always tell my grandchildren to study harder so that they can do even more for the village than their parents did

Travel on foot/by bikes by motorbikes

2.TASK 2 : Read the text carefully then complete the following table:

5

4 6 8 1

10 9

poor7

Read all the questions

Underline the key words

Locate the information in the text

Answer the question

3 TASK 3:

1 What was life like in the author’s village many years ago?

2 Why did the villagers want to send their children to school

and college in spite of their shortages?

3 How did the children help improve the lifestyle in the

village when they finished college or technical high school ?

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

knowledge the young people brought home ?

5 What exactly did he tell his grandchildren ?

Unit 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - READING

Task 3:

Questions and answers

Rules of the game.

There are 6 animals in which each animal has a

mysterious thing The animal has a

 Present word, will give you a secret present.

 Sorry word, you will pass your turn to other.

 question word, you will have to answer the

question if you give the right answer to the

question ,you will get a different mark or even no mark.

1.What was life like in the author’s village many years ago?

 It was poor and simple.

( Line 1,2,3,4,5- paragraph 1).

Many years ago, my village was very poor The villager had to work hard

in the field all day and could hardly make ends meet Their lives were

simple and they were in need of many things Many people had to live in houses made of straw and mud, and a few families had a radio or a TV set However, in spite of the shortages, the villagers managed to send their children to school and college They hoped that with an education of science and technology, their children could find a way of bettering their lives

3- How did the children help to improve the lifestyle in the village when they finished college or technical high school?

- They introduced new farming methods which resulted

in bumper crops They also helped grow cash crops for export.

(Line 1, 2 and 3- Paragraph 2)

The children have met their parents’ wishes When they came back from college

or technical high school, they introduced new farming methods, which resulted

in bumper crops They also helped the villagers grow cash crop for export Soon, the lifestyle of my village changed Today, people live in brick houses In the

evening, they can listen to the news on the radio or watch TV for entertainment Sometimes they go to town on their motorbikes to do some shopping or to visit their friends.

4- What did an old farmer say about the effect of the

knowledge

the young people brought home?

 He said :” Our lives have changed a lot thanks to the

knowledge our children brought home”.

( Line 1,2- paragraph 3)

• “ Our lives have changed a lot thanks to the knowledge our children

brought home” said an old farmer, “and I always tell my grandchildren to study harder so that they can do even more for the village than their parents did

Why did the villagers want to send their children to

school and college in spite of their shortages?

 Because they hoped that with an education of

science and technology, their children could find a way of bettering their lives.

(Line 6,7 and 8- Paragraph 3)

Many years ago, my village was very poor The villager had to work hard

in the field all day and could hardly make ends meet Their lives were

simple and they were in need of many things Many people had to live in houses made of straw and mud, and a few families had a radio or a TV set However, in spite of the shortages, the villagers managed to send their children to school and college They hoped that with an education of science and technology, their children could find a way of bettering their lives

After you read: After you read

Work in pairs Discuss the following questions

What will you do in the future to help people in your hometown?

A: Khoa, what do you want to do in the future?

A: If you are a doctor, what can you

do to help people in your home town?

B: I will kill their diseases and keep them healthy What about you?

A: I want to be an architect I will build lots of flats for local people to live in.

After you read

Work in pairs Discuss the following questions

What will you do in the future to help people in your hometown?

B: I want to become a doctor

Home work

* Learn by heart the new words

* Rewrite the changes of life in your village

* Prepare speaking part