Unit 1. A day in the life of

I AM NAM.
Nam gets up at 6 a.m.
Nam goes to school at 6.30.
Nam has lunch at 11.
Nam
plays
soccer
after
school.
Nam does his homework at 7 p.m.
Nam goes to bed at 10 p.m.
Mr. Vy
Mrs. Tuyet
UNIT 3 :
/ `hærou /

( v )
harrow

My father is harrowing the paddy field.
Harrow
/ `hærou /
( v ):





to stir the soil by a tool having iron or wooden teeth.




What is he doing?
pump / pʌmp / ( v )
The machine is pumping water.
pump / pʌmp /
( v ) : make water flow in a direction by a machine

Are they pumping water ?
peasant /`peznt / ( n )
He is a peasant.
Peasant / `peznt / ( n ) : farmer
harrow
/ `hærou / ( v )
pump / pʌmp / ( v )
peasant / `peznt / ( n )
Mr. Vy: The alarm goes off at 4.30. I get up and go down the kitchen to boil some water for my morning tea. I drink some cups of tea, have a quick breakfast and then lead the buffalo to the field. It takes me 45 minutes to get ready. I leave the house at a quarter past five and arrive in the field at exactly 5.30. I plough and harrow my plot of land and at a quarter to eight I take a short rest. During my break I often drink tea with my fellow peasants and smoke local tobacco. I continue to work from a quarter past eight till 10.30. Then I go home, take a rest and have lunch with my family at 11.30. After lunch I usually take an hour rest.

Mrs. Tuyet: At 2.30 in the afternoon we go to the field again. We repair the banks of our plot of land. Then my husband pumps water into it while I do the transplanting in another plot of land. We work for about two hours before we take a rest. We finish our work at 6 p.m, sometimes much later. We have dinner at about 7 p.m. Then we watch the TV and go to bed at about 10 p.m. Sometimes we come to see our neighbors for a cup of tea. We chat about our work, our children and our plans for the next crop. Although it’s a long day for us we feel we are contented with what we do. We love working and we love our children.

Work individually (3mins )
Choose t he answer A, B, or C that best suits the meaning of the italicized 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.
A. talk in a friendly way
B. learn
C. discuss
4. We feel we are contented with what we do.
A. we are satisfied.
B. we are not losing anything .
C. we have done everything as planned.


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 .
A. talk in a friendly
way
B. learn
C. discuss

4. We feel we are contented with what we do .
A. we are satisfied .
B. we are not losing anything .
C. we have done everything as planned
Work individually and answer these questions. (3mins)

1. What is the occupation of Mr. Vy ?
2. What times does he get up and
and what does he do after that ?
3. What does he do in the morning ?
4. What do Mr. Vy and his wife do in the afternoon ?
5.Are they happy with their lives or not ? Why ?

1. What is the occupation of Mr. Vy ?
He is a peasant.
He gets up at 4.30, and he goes down the kitchen to boil some water for morning tea.
2. What time does he get up and what does he do after that ?
3. What does he do in the morning ?

He drinks tea, has breakfast and leads the buffalo to the field.
4. What do Mr. Vy and his wife do in the afternoon ?


At 2.30 in the afternoon Mr.Vy
and his wife go to
the field again and
repair the banks of
their plot of land.
5.Are they happy with their lives or not ? Why ?

Yes, they are.
Because they love working and their children.

Work in groups within 2 mins.
Complete the diagram of Mr.Vy’s daily routine using the information in the text.
Get Up
Arrive in
the field
Have
lunch
Have
dinner

Go to the
field
again

Finish
the
work
Plough
and
harrow
5:30
a.m.
4: 30
a.m.
Go to
bed
7a.m.
6 p.m.
7 p.m
10 p.m
11:30
a.m.
2:30
p.m.
1
2
3
4
6
7
8
5
Divide the class into 2 groups: A and B Each group has a representative coming to the front and choose a job given secrectly by the teacher. In a minute, the representative tries to describe the job for his group to guess. After 1 minute if that group cannot guess the right job, the other will have the chance to guess. 10 marks for each right answer.
Who is the winner ?
GROUP A




GROUP B