Unit 3. A trip to the countryside

UNIT 3
A TRIP TO THE
English 9
COUNTYSIDE
UNIT 3: A TRIP TO THE COUNTRYSIDE
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the countryside.
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A man is plowing with his buffalo.
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the countryside.
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Boys are bathing their buffaloes in the river.
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Two women are watering vegetables.
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A woman is harvesting rice.
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A boy is flying a kite.
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A woman is feeding her pigs.
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Two men are feeding the chickens.
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A
1. How far is it from here to your home village?
2. How do you often get home?
3. How often do you get home?
4. Where is your home village?
5. How long does it take to get there?
6. How long is it since you last
returned to your village?
7, When did you last come back to your village?
8. What’s your home village famous for?
9. What do people there do for a living?
10. How are the people in your village?
B
a. Plant rice and raise cattle.
b. Twelve kilometers
c. To the north of the capital
d. Pottery and some kinds of
cakes.
e. Very friendly and hospitable.
f. I cycle.
g. About two weeks.
h. At least twice a month.
i. Two weeks ago.
j. Nearly an hour by bike.
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1. How far is it from here to your home village?
b. Twelve kilometers
2. How do you often get home?
f. I cycle.
3. How often do you get home?
h. At least twice a month.
4. Where is your home village?
c. To the north of the capital.
5. How long does it take to get there?
j. Nearly an hour by bike.
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answer in column B.
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6. How long is it since you last returned to your village?
g. About two weeks.
7. When did you last come back to your village?
i. Two weeks ago.
8. What’s your home village famous for?
d. Pottery and some kinds of cakes.
9. What do people there do for a living?
a. Plant rice and raise cattle.
10. How are the people in your village?
e. Very friendly and hospitable.
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answer in column B.
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A: Where is your home village?
B: It’s to the south of the city.
A: How far is it from your home village to the city?
B: About 30 kilometers.
A: How can you get there?
B: By bus.
A: How long does it take to get there?
B: One hour by bus.
A: What do people do for a living?
B: They plan rice and raise cattle.
A: Does your village have rivers and ponds?
B: Yes, there’s a river flowing across the village and there’re a lot of ponds in the village.
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Student A
In Nam Dinh
120 kilometers from Hanoi
By coach
2 hours
Plant rice and raise cattle
Tran Temple - a big and old
temple in the North
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complete conversation.
Student A
In Lao Cai
450 kilometers from Hanoi
By coach/ train
5 hours
Plant rice and raise cattle
Sapa – a famous tourist
attraction
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Listen to Ruth
talking about
her village.
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Now, decide these statements are True (T) or False (F)
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the boxes given.
1. Ruth is from a big village in England.
2. Her village is actually a mining village.
3. There are about 1,000 or 1,500 people in her village.
4. You cannot find any shops in her village.
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1. Ruth is from a big village in England.
2. Her village is actually a mining village.
3. There are about 1,000 or 1,500 people in her village.
4. You cannot find any shops in her village.
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5. Her mother is working for a school in the village.
6. She said that in Edinburgh there was so much more to do.
7. She found that there was so much less traffic in Edinburgh than in her village.
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5. Her mother is working for a school in the village.
6. She said that in Edinburgh there was so much more to do.
7. She found that there was so much less traffic in Edinburgh than in her village.
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8. She thinks she prefers living in a city.
9. She really likes the noise of the city
10. She thinks she will probably live in a village for the rest of her life.
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8. She thinks she prefers living in a city.
9. She really likes the noise of the city
10. She thinks she will probably live in a village for the rest of her life.
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My name`s Ruth and I`m from a small village in England. I live quite near Nottingham and I`ve lived there for most of my life actually. Nottingham is quite famous for Sherwood forest, where Robin hood was supposed to live and as a child I spent some of my time in Sherwood Forest playing. I live in a village and it`s actually a mining village with about 1,000 or 1,500 inhabitants. There`s really not very much to do there. There`s a shop and a post office, a school and my mom teaches at the school. I did actually live in Edinburgh for one year and that was quite different from life in my village because there was so much more to do and there were so many more people and there was so much more traffic, but I think actually I prefer living in a village because, well, if you want to go out to the shops, if you want to go to the cinema, you can go to the nearest town, or to the nearest city, but you can always escape city life and you can always go back to where it`s quiet and more peaceful and where everybody knows each other, but if you live in the city you can`t really escape it, and I don`t really like the noise of the city so I think I will probably live in a village for the rest of my life.
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The tiny village of Frindley is said to posses a “cursed tree”. Because
the tree was mentioned in a newspaper, the number of visitors to
Frindley has now increased. The tree was planted near a church fifty
year ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil
reputation. It is said that if anyone touches the tree, he will have bad
luck; if he picks a leaf, he will die. Many villagers believe that the tree
has already claimed a number of victims. The vicar has been asked to
have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has pointed out
that the tree is a useful source of income as tourists have come from all
parts of the country to see it. In spite of all that has been said, the
tourists have picked leaves and cut their names on the tree-trunk. So
far, none of them has been truck down by sudden death!
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Question 1:
Where and when was the tree planted?
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Question 1:
Where and when was the tree planted?
- The tree was planted near a church fifty years ago.
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Question 2:
What has the tree got in recent years?
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Question 2:
What has the tree got in recent years?
- It has gained an evil reputation.
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Question 3:
What will happen to a man if he touches the tree?
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Question 3:
What will happen to a man if he touches the tree?
- He will have bad luck.
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Question 4:
Why is the tree a useful source of income?
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Question 4:
Why is the tree a useful source of income?
Because tourists have come from all parts of the
country to see it.
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Question 5:
Are the visitors afraid of what has been said about
the tree?
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Question 5:
Are the visitors afraid of what has been said about
the tree?
No, they aren’t. They have picked leaves and cut
their names on the tree-trunk.
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Here are the guideline for writing a passage about
your memorable day/ journey/ trip.
You should answer these questions to have a complete and good passage.
1. Where and when did you have your trip/ journey?
2. Who did you go with?
3. How far was it?
4. How did you get there?
5. How long did it take to get there?
6. What did you do there? (You may list the activities according to the time.)
7. What made you happy/ relaxed there?
8. What did you buy/ eat/ drink, etc. there?
9. When did you get back?
10. What did you think of your journey/ trip/ day?
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Here are a sample passage about a weekend at the
seaside. Now, read the sample.
Last Sunday was a beautiful day, and my brother, my sister and I were up
early, impatient to go to the beach. It was 10.30 when we got to the outskirts
of the city. The road to the beach (which was ten miles away) was full of
cars. It took us two hours to get there.
When we arrived, we could hardly see the sand or find a place to spread our
towels. There were thousands of people there, lying on the sand under
brightly colored umbrellas, or standing on the edge of the water, or bathing
in the sea. Boys and girls were trying to play games, but there was no space
because of all the people lying down. There were ice-cream sellers and
drink-sellers wandering in and out between the bodies, and I could not hear
the sound of the sea because of the shouts and screams and the noise of
hundreds of radios playing different kinds of music.
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Here are a sample passage about a weekend at the
seaside. Now, read the sample.
The only way to escape was to run into the sea and swim out for twenty or
thirty meters beyond all the little children and their parents in the shallow
water. At last, I could lie on my back in the water, feel the sun on my face,
and be away from the noise. At about three o`clock, everyone had lunch,
and my mother wouldn`t let us go back into the water again till six. I wanted
to stay there all evening, but my father wanted to go home at seven
because he wanted to see the football match on TV. Every other father
obviously had the same idea. When we started our journey home, there
were already hundreds of cars on the road. Again, it took us two hours to
drive the ten miles home, and my father missed most of the football match.
When I am grown-up, I will have my own car and I will always go to the
beach on weekdays.
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Now, it is the time to write your own passage about your
memorable picnic with your friends at the seaside.
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