Unit 3. A trip to the countryside

Boi Loi Secondary School
Welcome the teachers to our class
1. Warm-up:

HARD LIFE
WORK ON THE FARM
STRUGGLE WITH NATURE
BUSY ALL YEAR ROUND
COLLECT EGGS
RAISE CATTLE
work hard
Thursday, October 13th , 2011
Period : 17
Unit 3: A TRIP TO THE COUNTRYSIDE
LESSON 4 : READING


This is Van. He is studying abroad. Let’s guess how students live and study aboard
2. True – False prediction:

a. Van is an exchange student in England.
b. The Parkers are living in Columbus in Ohio.
c. Mr. Parker grows rice on his farm.
d. Mrs. Parker is working at a grocery store.
e. In the afternoon, Van completes the homework, feeds the chickens, and collects the eggs.
f. Van plays baseball on Saturday afternoons.
2. Vocabulary:
- maize (n):
- hot dog (n):
- exchange student (n):
- (to) work part time:
- grocery store (n):
- The Parkers = The Parker family


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.
3. True – False prediction:
Van is an exchange student in England.
The Parkers are living in Columbus in Ohio.
Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm.
Mrs. Parker is working at a grocery store.
In the afternoon, Van completes the homework, feeds the chickens, and collects the eggs.
Van plays baseball on Saturday afternoons.
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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.
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:
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
4. Gap- Filling:
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.
Ohio
farmer
works part time at grocery store
Peter
Sam
after
farm
watches
baseball
member
LUCKY NUMBER
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Lucky number

Congratulation!
2



Where is van now?


He is in the USA
5








Who is he living with?


He is living with the Parker family on a farm
1
Lucky number

6





How many children do the Parkers have?



They have two children
8





Does Van like his stay there? Why?


Yes, he does. Because the Parkers are so nice
3
Lucky number
7





What does van do everyday?



He completes his homework, feeds the chicken and then collects the eggs
4
Choose the best answer
1.He --------the chickens’ eggs
a. picks b. takes c. has d. collects
2. Na is the same age ------Hoa
a. as b. at c. in d.on
3.Nam likes the Browns 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
Homework:
Learn by heart the vocabulary.
Do exercises again
- Prepare for WRITE.
Thank you for your attention.
Good bye