Unit 3. A trip to the countryside

Ngo Quyen high school.
Welcome to class 9.4
1. Warm-up:
1. rodaba:
2.wmohoerk:
3.bemrem:
4. ramfre
5.locetcl
a.collect
b.aboard
c. homework
d. member
e.farmer
This is Van. He is studying abroad. Let’s guess how students live and study aboard
Friday, October 30th, 2009
Week :9 Period : 18
Unit 3: A trip to the countryside
LESSON 4 : READING


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 afternoon.
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 afternoon.
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maize (n)
hot dog (n)
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.
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
A
B
VICTORY
VICTORY
Lucky numbers
1
2
3
4
5
6
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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 km.
3. Lucky number
4. What does Mr. Parker do?
- He is a farmer.
5. Does Mrs. Parker work
part-time in a nearby town?
- Yes, she does.
5. Does Mrs. Parker work
part time in a nearby town?
- Yes, She does.
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. Na is the same age ------Hoa
a. as b. at c. in d.on
3.Nam likes the Browns because they 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:
- Ask and answer the questions:( Copy down your notebooks:
1. Who is Van living with in the USA?
2. How far is it from the farm to Columbus?
3.What does Mr. Parker do?
4. Does Mrs. Parker work part - time in a nearby town?
- Learn the vocabulary.
- Prepare for WRITE.
Thank you for your attention.
Good bye