Unit 3. A trip to the countryside

Chu Van An high school.
Welcome to class 9A
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Wednesday, October 19th , 2011
Unit 3 A trip to the countryside
LESSON 4 READ
This is Van. He is studying abroad. Let’s learn to know how he lives and studies aboard
1. Vocabulary:
- maize (n):
- hot dog (n):
- exchange (n):
- part- time (n):
Ngô, bắp
Xúc xích
bán thời gian
= Giving something and receiving something in return
Trao đổi
- grocery store (n):
Tiệm tạp hoá
What and where?
grocery store
part- time
hot dog
maize
exchange
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2. True – False prediction:

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Van, a student from Ho Chi Minh City, is an exchange student in the USA. He is now living with the Parker family on a farm 100 kilometers outside Columbus,Ohio. He will stay there till the beginning of October.
Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm, while Mrs. Parker works part-time at a grocery store in a nearby town. They have two children. Peter is the same age as Van, and Sam is still in primary school.
Since Van arrived, he has been learning a lot about life on a farm.In the afternoon, as soon as he completes his homework, he feeds the chickens and collects their eggs. On the weekends, if Mr. Parker is busy, the three boys help him on the farm.
On Saturday afternoons, Peter plays baseball.The Parker family and Van eat hamburgers or hot dogs while they watch Peter play.The Parkers are nice so Van feels like a member of their family.
4.Matching:
1. maize
2. feed
3. grocery store
4. part-time
5. collect
a. bring things together
b. where people buy food
and small things
c. give food to eat
d. corn
e. shorter or less than
standard time
b. 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 relaxes on Saturday afternoon 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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farm
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baseball
member
Van, a student from Ho Chi Minh City, is an exchange student in the USA. He is now living with the Parker family on a farm 100 kilometers outside Columbus,Ohio. He will stay there till the beginning of October.
Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm, while Mrs. Parker works part-time at a grocery store in a nearby town. They have two children. Peter is the same age as Van, and Sam is still in primary school.
Since Van arrived, he has been learning a lot about life on a farm.In the afternoon, as soon as he completes his homework, he feeds the chickens and collects their eggs. On the weekends, if Mr. Parker is busy, the three boys help him on the farm.
On Saturday afternoons, Peter plays baseball.The Parker family and Van eat hamburgers or hot dogs while they watch Peter play.The Parkers are nice so Van feels like a member of their family.
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VICTORY
VICTORY
Lucky numbers
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1.Who is Van living with in the USA?
- With the Parkers
2. How far is it from the farm to Columbus?
- About 100 kilometers.
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3. Lucky number
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4. What does Mr. Parker do?
- He is a farmer.
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5. Does Mrs. Parker work
part time in a nearby town?
- Yes, She does.
6. Lucky number.
Choose the best answer
1.He --------the chickens’ eggs.
a. picks b. takes c. has d. collects
2. Van is the same age ------Peter.
a. as b. at c. in d. on
3. Van likes the Parkers because they are very -----.
a. friends b. warmly c. cold d. nice
4.The family usually -------on Saturday afternoon.
a. be free b. not work c. relaxes d. enjoy
Learn vocabulary by heart.
Translate the passage into Vietnamese.
- Prepare for "WRITE".
Homework
THANKS FOR
YOUR ATTENDANCE
GOOD
BYE