Unit 3. A trip to the countryside

UNIT3 :
A TRIP TO THE COUNTRYSIDE
PERIOD 15:
GETTING STARTED – LISTEN AND READ
1/ Getting started
I/ Matching the pictures with the approriate phrases.
a/ feeding the chickens.
b/ swimming.
c/ feeding the pigs.
d/ watering the vegetables.
e/ playing football.
f/ flying the kite.
g/ flowing in the field.
h/ harvesting.
1/ Getting started:
d/ watering the vegetables.
b/ swimming.
a/ feeding the chickens.
h/ harvesting.
g/ flowing in the field.
c/ feeding the pigs.
f/ flying the kite.
e/ playing football.
1. GETTING STARTED.
Work with a partner. Look at the pictures and take turns to talk about activities in the countryside.


Listen and read
On Sunday, Ba invited Liz to his family on a day trip to his home village about 60 kilometers to the north of Ha Noi. The village lies near the foot of a mountain and by the river. Many people go there on weekends to have a rest after a hard working week.
The journey to the village is very interesting. People have a chance to travel between the green paddy fields and across a small bamboo forest before they reach a big old banyan tree at the entrance to the village.
Liz met Ba’s family at his house early in the morning; and after two hours traveling by bus, they reached the big old tree. Everyone felt very tired and hungry, so they sat down under the tree and had snack.
Listen and read
After the meal, they started to walk into the village for about thirty minutes to visit Ba’s uncle. Then , they walked up the mountain to visit the shrine of a Vietnamese hero and enjoyed the fresh air there. In the afternoon, they went boating in the river and had a picnic on the river bank before going home late in the evening. It was an enjoyable day. Liz took a lot of photos to show the trip to her parents.
“I wish I cold visit your village again some day,” Liz told Ba.
“You’ll always be welcome here, Liz,” Ba replied.
New words:

join (v) :
home village (n)
lie (v)
journey (n)
bamboo forest (n )
banyan tree (n)
snack (n)
shrine ( n)
hero (n)
river bank (n)
reply (v)
tham gia
quê nhà
nằm
chuyến hành trình
rừng tre
cây đa
món ăn nhẹ
đền thờ
anh hùng
bờ sông
đáp lại
a/ True or false? Check (V) the boxes. Then correct the false sentences.
T F
1/ Ba and his family had
a two –day trip to their home village ☐ ☑
2/ Many people
like going there for their weekends ☐ ☐
3/ There is a
bamboo forest at the entrance to the village ☐ ☐
4/ Liz had a snack at the house of Ba’s uncle ☐ ☐
5/ There is a shrine
on the mountain near Ba’s village ☐ ☐
6/ Everyone had a picnic on the mountain. ☐ ☐
7/ Everyone left the village late in the evening. ☐ ☐
8/ Liz had a videotape
to show the trip to her parents. ☐ ☐
9/ Liz wants to go there again. ☐ ☐
a/ True or false? Check (V) the boxes. Then correct the false sentences.
T F
1/ Ba and his family had
a two –day trip to their home village ☐ ☑
☞ Ba and his family had a day trip to their home village
2/ Many people like
going there for their weekends ☑ ☐
3/ There is a bamboo forest
at the entrance to the village ☐ ☑
☞ There is a big old banyan tree at the entrance to the village.
4/Liz had a snack at the house of Ba’s uncle ☐ ☑
☞ People had a snack under the banyan tree.
5/ There is a shrine on the mountain near Ba’s village ☑ ☐
6/ Everyone had a picnic on the mountain. ☐ ☑
☞ People had a picnic on the river bank.
7/ Everyone left the village late in the evening. ☑ ☐
8/ Liz had a videotape to show the trip to her parents. ☐ ☑
☞ Liz took a lot of photos to show the trip to her parents.
9/ Liz wants to go there again. ☑ ☐
b) Answer.

1.Where is Ba’s village?
2.How did Ba and his family get to the village?
3.Where is the banyan tree?
4.What did they see on the mountain?
5. Where did they have their picnic?
6.What did Liz do to show the trip to her parents?
7. What does Liz wish?
b) Answer.
1.Where is Ba’s village?
It’s about 60 kilometers to the north of Ha Noi.
2.How did Ba and his family get to the village?
Ba and his family got to the village by bus.
3.Where is the banyan tree?
The banyan tree is at the entrance to the village.
4.What did they see on the mountain?
They saw the shrine of a Vietnamese hero on the mountain.
5. Where did they have their picnic?
They had a picnic on the river bank.
6.What did Liz do to show the trip to her parents?
Liz took a lot of photos to show the trip to her parents.
7. What does Liz wish?
Liz wishes she could visit Ba’s village again.
THE ACTIVITIES
IN THE COUNTRY
Feeding the chickens
Raising the cattles
harvesting
Plowing the fields
Feeding the pigs
swimming
Growing rice
1
2
3
4
5
6
7