Unit 3. A trip to the countryside

Friday, October 12, 2007
1.Warm-up:
Group words about the countryside:
tree, paddy, bank, home, bamboo, field, forest, fresh, banyan, air, river, village,…
*Answer key:
Banyan tree, river bank, bamboo forest, fresh air, home village, ….
Period 18 Unit 3: A trip to the countryside Lesson 5: Reading
*Questions:

1.What trees do farmers in America grow?
2.What animals do they raise?
3.What do they usually eat?
grow maize (v)
hamburger (n)
2.New words:
part time (n)
grocery store
collect eggs
grow maize (n): trång ng« part-time (n): lµm thªm, lµm ngoµi giê hamburger : b¸nh ham b¬ g¬grocery store: cöa hµng t¹p ho¸ hot dog: xóc xÝchcollect eggs: thu l­îm trøng 
4.Reading:
*Answer key:
a)It’s 100km outside Columbus, Ohio.
b)Yes, he does.
3.Pre-questions:

a)Where is the farm?

b)Does he enjoy his stay there?

5.Answer these questions
1.Where is the Parker family’s farm?
2.How many children have they got?
3.What does Van do every afternoon?
4.What do the whole family do on Saturday afternoons?
LUCKY Numbers
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Where is the Parker family’s farm?
It’s about 100km outside Columbus, Ohio.
How many children do Mr Mrs Parker have?
They have two children
Lucky number
What does Van do in the afternoon?
He feeds the chickens and collects eggs
What do the whole family do on Saturday afternoon?
Peter plays baseball, the Parker family and
Van eat humbugers and hot dogs
6.Practice: Complete the summary. Use information from the passage

A Vietnamese boy named Van is living with the
Parker family in the America 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 play (9)
………..Van likes the Parkers, and he enjoys being a
(10)…………..of their family.
Ohio
farmer
works part time at a grocery store
Peter
Sam
after
farm
they watch
baseball
member
7)Further practice: Ordering the passage
Mr and Mrs Spates grows all kinds of vegetables like cabbages, carrots, and so on. They have a son and a daughter but they both live away from house. Therefore, Mr Spates works part time at a grocery store in nearby town.
Linh is studying as an exchange student in the USA. She is now living with the Spates family on a farm in Canandaigua, about 6 hours’ drive from New York city.
On weekends, Linh often goes on picnics with Mr and Mrs Spates. There are many beautiful picnic sites in Glenn National Park, just one hour drive from their farm. Mr and Mrs Spates are
Linh arrived, he has been learning a lot about life on a farm. In the afternoon, Linh also helps on the farm. She enjoys feeding the cows and the chickens.
*Answer
Linh is studying as an exchange student in the USA. She is now living with the Spates family on a farm in Canandaigua, about 6 hours’ drive from New York city.
Mr and Mrs Spates grows all kinds of vegetables like cabbages, carrots, and so on. They have a son and a daughter but they both live away from house. Therefore, Mr Spates works part time at a grocery store in nearby town.
Linh arrived, he has been learning a lot about life on a farm. In the afternoon, Linh also helps on the farm. She enjoys feeding the cows and the chickens.
On weekends, Linh often goes on picnics with Mr and Mrs Spates. There are many beautiful picnic sites in Glenn National Park, just one hour drive from their farm. Mr and Mrs Spates are very nice, so Linh feels like a member of the family


8)Homework:
-Learn by heart all the new words
-Do exercises in workbook