Read Unit 8 lớp 8

UNIT 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Period 46: READ
I. Vocabulary:
-rural (adj):
# urban (adj):
- typhoon (n):
- drought (n) :
- strain (n):
thuộc nông thôn
thuộc đô thị , thành phố
trận bão lớn
trận lụt
nạn hạn hán
- flood (n) :
sự quá tải (về dân số)
1. rural area
2. Matching
2. a well- paying job
3. urban area
4. (to) live apart
5. (to) put a strain on
6. overcrowding (n)
7. a struggle with nature
a. sống cách xa nhau
b. dẫn đến sự quá tải
c. vùng nông thôn
d. công việc được trả luơng cao
h. quá đông nguười
e. cuộc đấu tranh với thiên nhiên
g. vùng đô thị.
WHAT AND WHERE
rural
flood
typhoon
drought
strain
urban
1,
6,
5,
4,
3,
2,
difficulties for a farmer`s life
floods
little money
droughts
no electricity
lack of water
typhoons
hard work
Brainstorming
Governments all over the world
to provide facilities for the migrants
Children have to live at home with relatives while their parents live and work in cities.
The increase in population in many cities problems to schools, hospitals, water and electricity supplies
Farmers easily lose their harvests because of typhoons, floods or droughts.
Countryside people move to the city because they want to find well – paying jobs.
Statements
Predict
Read
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S2
b
c
d
1. Prediction
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any
doesn’t cause
causes
are not
trying
are trying
some
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stop
II. Read
3. Read 1: Complete the summary. Use the information from the passage
People from the countryside are (1) l________ their (2) h____________ to go and live in the (3) c_________. Farming can sometimes be a difficult life and these people from (4) r________ areas feel the (5) c_______ offers more opportunities. However, many people coming to the city create (6) p_______. There may not be enough (7) s_______ or (8) h_______, while water and electricity supplies may not be adequate. This is a (9) p_______ facing governments around the
(10) w_______.
eaving
ity
ural
ity
roblems
chools
ospitals
roblem
orld
ome
Get applause from your classmates
a. of the countryside
b. as many as needed
* Read passage 3 again and find the word that means:
c. become greater or larger
d. a great pressure (Søc Ðp)
* Read passage 4 again and find the word that means:
f. of the city or city life
e. a terrible event
* Read passage 1 again and find the word that means:
4. Read 2:
Lucky animals
a. of the countryside
b. as many as needed
c. become greater or larger
d. a great pressure
e. a terrible event
f. of the city or city life
a. rural
b. plentiful
c. increase
d. strain
e. tragedy
f. urban
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50
30
20
Lucky animal
50
10
10
Lucky animal
30
G1
G2
2. Find the word in the passage that means:
of the country side =
as many as needed =
become greater or large =
a great pressure =
a terrible event =
of the city or city life =
rural
plentiful
increase
strain
tragedy
urban
1. Why do they want to go to the city?
2. What problem may arise when so many people
move to the city?
Answer the questions
Because they believe that well-paying jobs are
plentiful in the city
The increase in population has led to overcrowding in
many cities
A strain on schools and hospitals, water, and electricity supplies
Increased pollution
Country life:
Droughts
weather
hard work
no vacation
insects destroy
City life
good job
get more money
Better facilities

Move to live in the city
overcrowded
Population increase
Strains on social services
* If you were a Minister, what would you do for farmers?
Build streets, theaters, stadium in the country
Build schools, hospitals
Provide clean water, electricity, facilities
Build factory
III. Post reading
III. Write a passage about the reasons why many people are leaving their home for the city and problems they cause, using the given words
Nowadays / There / many people / from / rural areas / leaving / home / the city
They / think that/ can / have well - paying jobs
They / want / earn / some more money / their family
And they / hope / have / better life.
As a result / the city`s population / increase / quickly
This / put / a strain / schools / hospitals / water and electricity supplies
Moreover / the parents / leaving / city / can`t look after / children / well.
Governments / over the world / try / help / these migrants.
Nowadays there are many people from rural areas leaving their home for the city. They think that they can have well – paying jobs. They want to earn some more money for their family and they hope to have a better life.
As a result the city’s population is increasing quickly. This puts a strain on schools and hospitals as well as water and electricity supplies. Moreover the parents leaving for the city can’t look after their children well.
Governments all over the world are trying to help these migrants.
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