Unit 1. A day in the life of

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Matching
1 - d; 2 - a; 3 - c; 4 - b
Who is he?

New words: Look at the pictures and guess the
meaning of the given words.
a buffalo
The farmer leads the buffalo to the field.
New words:
a plough
to plough: to turn the soil over
(cày)
a harrow
New words:
a harrow
to harrow: to break up & level soil or land
(bừa)
a plot of land
New words:
a plot of land
the bank (between 2 plots of land)
New words:
a peasant
They work together. They are fellow peasants.
New words:
a water pump
They are pumping water into the pool.
New words:
They are doing the transplanting.
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News words
a buffalo /`bʌfəloƱ/ → lead the buffalo to the field
2. plough /plaƱ/ (n/ v): cái cày/ cày
3. harrow /’hærƏƱ/ (n/ v):cái bừa/ bừa
4. a plot of land (n): thửa ruộng
→ the bank /bæƞk/ (between 2 plots of land)
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5. (fellow) peasants /’felƏƱ ’peznts/: tá điền
6. a water pump /pʌmp/ (n): máy bơm nước → to pump water into
7. Transplant /træns`plɑ:nt/ : cấy lúa
New Words
Activity 3: (Task 2/ p.13) Choose the option A, B or C that best suits the meaning of the italicised word(s).
1. The alarm goes off at 4:30.
A. goes wrong B. goes away C. rings
2. It takes me 45 minutes to get ready.
A. to go B. to wake up C. to prepare
3. We chat about our work.
talk in a friendly way B. learn
C. discuss
4. We are contented with what we do.
A. satisfied with B. disappointed with
C. interested in
Activity 4: Answer the questions
1. They are farmers (peasants).
2. He gets up at 4:30 and after having tea, he leads the buffalo to the field.
3. He ploughs and harrows his plot of land.
4. They repair the banks of their plot of land,
pump water and do the transplanting.
5. They chat about their work, their children
and their plans for the next crop.
6. Yes. Because they love working & their
children.
Activity 5: Talk about what farming works Mr. Vy and Mrs. Tuyet’s do everyday.
in the
morning
Mr. Vy leads the buffalo to the field and then …
in the
afternoon
They go to the field again at 2:30. …

after
dinner
They …
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