Unit 3. A trip to the countryside

Teacher: Ta Thi Dung
Nguyen Thai Hoc secondary school
Tuesday, October 6th 2009
Do you like the countryside life ?


2. What activities do you see in the countryside ?



Yes, I do/ No, I don’t
I can see people plant rice, feed the animals and cattles....
I.Getting started:
=> Plowing in the field .
6.What is he doing? .
1
1. Watering the vegetables
2
2. Swimming
in the river
What is she doing?
What are they doing?
3
What is she doing?
3.Feeding the chickens
4
What are they doing?
4. Harvesting the crops
5
What is he doing?
5. Feeding the pigs .
7
What are they doing?
7. A buffalo boy is flying his kite .
8
What are they doing?
8. They are playing football
II. Listen and read:

*/ Newwords
- Paddy field = rice paddy
- Bamboo forest (n) : rừng tre
- Banyan tree (n) : cây đa
- Entrance to the village: cổng làng
Shrine (n) điện thờ, miếu thờ

*Grammar:
Wish: Dïng víi th× qu¸ khø diÔn t¶ mong ­íc ë hiÖn t¹i.
S + wish/wishes + S + could + V(inf)....
Eg: Liz wishes she could visit Ba’s village again.
a) True or false statements
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 small 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 her parents.

9. Liz wants to go there again.
=> F. Ba and his family had a day trip to their home village
=> T
=> F. There is a big old banyan at the entrance to the village
=> F. People had a snack under the banyan tree.
=> T
=> F. People had a picnic on the river bank.
=> T
=> F. Liz had a lot of photos to show her parents
=> T
b. Answer questions
1. Where is Ba’s village?
=> It’s 60 kms to the North of HaNoi.
2. How did Ba and his family get to the village?
=> They got to the village by bus.
3. Where is the banyan tree?
=> It’s 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 her parents.
7. What does Liz wish ?
=> Liz wishes she could visit Ba’s village again
*Exercise:
*Exercise:
Điền từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống:
1. Mai often come back to her .......... village in summer.
2. ............ forests have been the symbol of Vietnamese countryside for ages.
3. When we have time. I usually have a picnic with my friends on the river ..........
4. Many people like the countryside because they can enjoy the ........... air.
home
Bamboo
bank
fresh
Read the text and translate.
Learn by heart newwords.
2. Prepare new lesson:
Unit 4 lesson2: speak and listen.