Unit 3. A trip to the countryside

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Period 18 Read
A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY SIDE
UNIT 3
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What is this tree?
A banyan tree
In a paddy field
What are the boys doing?
swimming with their buffalo
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Bamboo Forest
Rice
Make a meaningful sentence with these words:
The country life is quieter than the city life
the country life/quiet/ the city life
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The Parkers
Van
On a farm
Where do they live?
Van
An exchange student
Peter
TRUE/ FALSE PREDICTION
Van is a student from Da Nang City.
The Parker family’s farm is in Ohio.
Mr. Parker and Mrs. Parker have two children.
Van feeds the chickens and collects eggs every morning.
Peter plays baseball on Saturday afternoon.
Close the book and predict whether statements are True or False
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TRUE/ FALSE PREDICTION
Van is a student from Da Nang City.
The Parker family’s farm is in Ohio.
Mr. Parker and Mrs. Parker have two children.
Van feeds the chickens and collects eggs every morning.
Peter plays baseball on Saturday afternoon.
Ho Chi
Minh City
in the afternoon
Part-time
Shorter or less than standard time
Feed
Give food to
Collect
Bring things together
Match the words on the right with the correct groups of words on the left
MATCHING: Match the words with the correct pictures or the groups of words
Grocery store
A hot dog
Maize
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Grocery store
A hot dog
Gap-fill: read the text again and fill in the gaps with the suitable words
A Vietnamese boy named Van is living with the Parker family in the American state of (1)… Mr. Parker is a (2)… and Mrs. Parker (3)… at a grocery store in a nearby town. They have 2 children, (4)… and (5)… Van often does chores (6)… school. Sometimes he also helps on the (7)… The family relaxes on Saturday afternoons and (8)… Peter play (9)… Van likes the Parkers, and he enjoys being a (10)… of their family.
10.member
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3.works part-time
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Answer the questions
Van gets a lot of benefits from living with the Parkers. Which sentence tells you?
Why does Van feel like the member of the family?
When will Van return home?
Work in pairs
Van gets a lot of benefits from living with the Parkers. Which sentence tells you?
The sentence “Since Van arrived, he has been learning a lot about life on a farm”
2. Why does Van feel like being a member of the family?
Van feels like being a member of the family because the Parkers are nice.
When will Van return home?
He will return home at the beginning of October.
* Discussion
Do you want to be an exchange student?
Which country do you want to study in? Why?
Where do you want to stay ? On a farm or in a city? Why?
Work in groups of four
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1. Feed
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Homework
Write a short passage (about 50 words) saying why you want to become an exchange student.
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