Unit 3. A trip to the countryside

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SHARK`S ATTACK
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Answer the questions.
1. Do students from Japan, USA …..come and study in the universities in Vietnam ?
2. Do students from Viet Nam come and study in the universities in these countries?
 We call students who come and study in the universities in other countries for a short time exchanged students.
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Unit 3 : ( Cont )
Lesson 3 : READ
Vocabulary
These are maize trees.
She works part-time at a shop.
“less or shorter than standard time.”
Match Vietnamese to English
maize:
2. part-time:
a. Bán thời gian
Vocabulary
b. ngô, bắp
PREDICTION: Say True or False about Van.
1. Now Van is studying in New York, USA.
2. He will study here until the end of October.
3. He is staying with a farmer family.
4. On weekends, he often helps Mrs Paker on the farm.
5. On Saturday afternoons, Van and the Pakers family eat Hamburger or hot dog at home
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Task1: Correct the false sentences.
1. Now van is studying in New York, USA.
2. He will study here until the end of October.
3. He is staying with a farmer family.
4. On weekends, he often helps Mrs Paker on the farm.
5. On Saturday afternoon, Van and the Pakers family eat Hamburger or hot dog at home
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 Now van is studying in Columbus. Ohio, USA.
 He will study here until the beginning of October.
 On weekends, he often helps Mr Paker on the farm.
TASK-2: Match the words in A with the words or groups of words in B .
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maize
feed
grocery store
part-time
collect
bring things together
Where people buy food and small things.
give food to eat
corn
shorter or less than standard time
TASK-3: Ask and answer the questions.
1. Where is Van living now?
2. How far is it from Columbus to the farm?
3. What does Mr Paker grow on his farm?
4. Where does Mrs Paker work?
5. How many children do Mr and Mrs Paker have?
6. What does Van do after doing his homework?
7.Why does Van feel like a member of their family?
 He is living on a farm.
 It is 100 kilometers.
 He grows maize on his farm.
 She works part-time at a grocery store in a nearby town
 They have two children
 He feeds the chickens and collects their eggs
 Because the Pakers are nice.
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GAME:
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LUCKY NUMBER
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Winners
Winners
A question.
How far is it from Columbus to the farm?
What does Mr Paker grow on his farm?
A question.
Lucky number!
How many children do Mr and Mrs Paker have?
A question.
Lucky number!
What does Van do after doing his homework?
A question.
Lucky number!
Where does Mrs Paker work?
A question.
Where is Van living now?
A question.
Task 4:Complete the summary. Use information from the passage.
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) _____________________________ in a nearby town. They have two children, (4) __________and (5) ___________ . Van often does chores (6) ____________ school. Sometimes, he also helps on the (7) ______________. The family rexes on Sunday afternoons and (8) ____________ Peter play(9) _____________. Van likes the Parkers, and he enjoys being a (10)______________ of their family.
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farmer
works part-time at a grocery store
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Sam
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Task 5: Now play the role of Van. Tell about how you studied and lived in the USA.
You can begin like this:
My name’s Van, an exchanged student from Ho Chi Minh City. ……
Suggestion answer.
My name’s Van, an exchanged student from Ho Chi Minh City. I came back from a university in Ohio last week. In Ohio, I lived with the Parker family on a farm which is 100 kilometers from Columbus. Mr Parker is a farmer and Mrs Paker works part-time at a grocery store nearby. They have two children; Peter and Sam. I often helped on the farm. On Saturday afternoons, we stayed at home, ate hamburger and watched Peter play baseball. I wish I could stay there longer.
- Study vocabulary.
- Rewrite the story into your notebooks.
- Prepare writing lesson.
* Homework :
Thanks for your attention !