Unit 3. A trip to the countryside

What do people do in your home village?
Grow rice and vegetables
Raise the cattle
Feed the chickens
Collect the eggs

Friday, October 29th 2009
Unit 3:
A trip to the countryside
Period 18: Reading + Language focus 4
Nam is from Vietnam,but he goes to the USA to study. What do we call him?
Exchange student (n)
. True – False prediction:
Van is an exchange student in the USA.
The Parkers are living in Columbus in Ohio.
Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm.
Mrs. Parker works part-time at a grocery store.
Van plays baseball after school.
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F
T
T
F
.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
. Gap- Fill:
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 afternoons and(8) ............................ Peter plays (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
they watch
baseball
member
1.Who is Van living with in the USA?
- He is livingWith the Parkers
2
3
5
1
4
6
2. How far is it from the farm to Columbus?

- It is about 100 kms.
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.
6. Lucky number.
Matching
Homework:
Learn the vocabulary.
Retell the story
Do exercise 10 p25 in workbook
Prepare for WRITE.