Unit 3. A trip to the countryside

UNIT 3 : A TRIP TO COUNTRYSIDE
1.GETTING STARTED
2.LISTEN AND READ
3.SPEAK
4.LISTEN
5.READ
6.WRITE
LANGUAGE FOCUS
1.GETTING STARTED
Answer
2.LISTEN AND READ
On Sunday, Ba invited Liz to join 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 a 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 the change to travel between the green paddy fields and cross 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 tired and hungry, so they sat down under the tree and had a snack.
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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 enjoying day. Liz took a lot of photos to show the trip to the parents.
“I wish I could visit your village again some day,” Liz told Ba.
“You’ll always be welcome here, Liz,” Ba replied.
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True of false? Check ( ) the boxes. Then correct the false sentences.

Ba and his family had a two-day trip to their home village.

Many people like going there for their weekends.

There is a small bamboo forest at the entrance to the village.

Liz had a snack at the house of Ba’s uncle

There is a shrine on the mountain near Ba’s village.


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Everyone had a picnic on the mountain.

Everyone left the village late in the evening.

Liz had a videotape to show the trip to her parents.

Liz wants to go there again.
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F
Answer

Where is Ba’s village ?

How did Ba and his family get to the village ?

Where is the banyan tree?

What did they see on the mountain ?

Where did they have their picnic ?
It ‘s 60 kilometers to the North of Ha Noi.
Ba and his family got to the village by bus.
The banyan tree is at the entrance to the village.
They saw the shrine of Vietnamese hero on the mountain.
They had a picnic on the river bank.


What did Liz do to show the trip to her parents ?

What does Liz wish ?
Liz took a lot of photos to show the trip to her parents.
Liz wishes she could visit Ba ‘s village again.
3.SPEAK
Work with a partner. Read the questions. Then play the role of A and B, ask and answer about your partner’s home village using the information in the boxes.

Where is your home village ?
How far is it from the city ?
How can you get there ?
How long does it take to get there ?
What do people do for a living in your village ?
Does your village have a river ?
Where is your home village ?
It is to west of the city
Now ask and answer about your real home village. If you do not have a home village, make up information similar in box A or B.

My friend ‘s home village is to the East of the city. It ‘s 30 km from the city. She usually goes to her home village my motorbike. It takes her about 40 minutes to get there. She comes back to the home village every summer vacation people in the village plant rice and raise cattle for their living. They also weave.
The village has a big lake, a banyan tree…
4.LISTEN
Look at the map. Then listen to the trip to Ba’s village. Match the places on the bus route with letters on the map. Start at
B
E
G
C
A
F
H
D
I
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5.READ

Van, a student from Ho Chi Minh City, is an exchange student in the USA. He is now living with the Paker family on farm 100 kilometers outside Columbus, Ohio. He will stay there till the beginning of October.

Mr Packer grows maize on his farm, while Mrs Packer 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.
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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 weekends, if Mr Packer is busy, the three boys help him on the farm.

On Saturday afternoon, Peter plays baseball. The Packer family and Van eat hamburgers or hot dogs while they watch Peter play. The Parker are nice so Van feels like a member of their family.
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Match the words in column A with the words or groups of words in column B having the same meaning
Maize Corn
Feed give food to eat
Grocery store Where people buy food and small things
Part-time shorter or less than standard
Collect bring things together
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Complete the summary. Use information from the passage.

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 a (10) of their family.




Ohio
farmer
works part-time at a grocery store
Peter
Sam
after
farm
They watch
baseball
member
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6.WRITE
Look at the pictures and the information given. Then write a passage entitled “ A Country Picnic “. Start like this:


Beautiful day / my friend and I / go / picnic.

Take / bus / countryside / walk / 20 minutes /
picnic site / river.

Put down / blankets / lay out / food.



After meal / play / games / “what song is it?” /
Blind man ‘s buff.


Late / afternoon / go fishing.

We / enjoy / picnic.


When / look at / time / it / nearly 6.30pm/
Hurriedly gather / things / run / bus stop.




We / lucky / catch / last bus / and / we / arrive /
Home / very late / evening.
LANGUAGE FOCUS



Modal could with wish
The past simple with wish (review)
Prepositions of time
Adverb clauses of result
What do these people wish ? Write the sentences.

Ba / can have / new bicycle




Hoa / can visit / parents.



I / pass / exam




We / it / not rain




He / can fly
They / say / Hue.
Work with a partner.
Look at Mr Thanh’s itinerary for his business trip to Singapore. Complete the sentences. Use the prepositions in the box.



Mr Thanh leaves Ha Noi at 2 pm.
He arrives in Singapore Monday evening.
On Tuesday morning, There is a meeting 11 am and 1 pm.
On Wednesday, Mr Thanh has appointments 10 pm.
He returns to the hotel 10 pm.
He will be in Singapore from Monday Thursday.
Complete the sentences with on, at, in, for.

Goodbye! See you Monday.
The bus collected us 5 o’clock early the morning.
We usually go to our home village at least once the summer.
We walked half an hour to reach the Waterfall.
They planned to have the trip June.
She loves to watch the stars night.
Match the half-sentences. Then write the full sentences in your exercise book.
THE END

A woman is watering the vegetables.
The children are swimming in the river.
A woman is feeding the chickens.
Two women are harvesting crops.
A man is feeding the pig.
A man is plowing the field.
A buffalo boy is flying his kite.
The children are playing football.
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