Unit 7. My neighborhood

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Welcome to our class!
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TEACHER: DANG THI TUYET VAN
Wednesday , December 3rd , 2008
ANSWER
Where do you usually go to buy goods?
What kinds of goods do you buy in the market?
Is it easy to go market when it rains?
Is there a shopping mall near here?
Tran Phu Shopping Mall
Everything under one roof
50 air-conditioned specialty stores
4 movie theaters
10 restaurants
children’s play area
Open daily 8 am – 10 pm
Opening today
Special discounts during the first two weeks!
Come and bring your friends!
GUESSING
a. The mall is open six days a week
b. There are more than 50 stores in the mall
c. Everyone in the neighborhood is pleased about the new mall
d. It will be more comfortable to shop in the mall than in the present shopping area
e. Some of the stores on Tran Phu Street may have to close
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NEW WORDS
Shopping mall (n)
Convenient (adj)
hot and humid summer months
Air-conditioned (adj)
Wide selection of products
Resident (n)
discount (v)
Take one’s business


A new shopping mall is opening in Nam’s neighborhood today. It is very different from the present shopping area. All the shops are under one roof. That will be very convenient, especially during the hot and humid summer months. Customers will shop in comfort and won’t notice the weather.
Some people in the neighborhood, however, are not happy about the changes. The owners of the small stores on Tran Phu Street think mall take their business. Some of the goods in the new stores will be the same as the ones in the small shop, but the stores in the mall will offer a wider selection of products, some at cheaper prices.
The residents and store owners have been concerned about the new mall for a few months. They have organized a community meeting in order to discuss the situation.
Read
True or false
a. The mall is open six days a week
b. There are more than 50 stores in the mall
c. Everyone in the neighborhood is pleased about the new mall
d. It will be more comfortable to shop in the mall than in the present shopping area
e. Some of the stores on Tran Phu Street may have to close
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a. The mall is open seven days a week
b. There are 50 stores in the mall
c. Everyone in the neighborhood is not pleased about the new mall
ANSWER
A new shopping mall is opening in Nam’s neighborhood today. It is very different from the present shopping area. All the shops are under one roof. That will be very convenient, especially during the hot and humid summer months. Customers will shop in comfort and won’t notice the weather
a. What is special about the new shopping mall?
All the shops are under one roof
Tran Phu Shopping Mall
Everything under one roof
50 air-conditioned specialty stores
4 movie theaters
10 restaurants
children’s play area
Open daily 8 am – 10 pm
Special discounts during the first two weeks!
Come and bring your friends!
Opening today
b. What facilities are available in the shopping mall?
ANSWER
There are 50 air-conditioned specialty stores, 4 movie theaters
, 10 restaurants and
children’s play area
ANSWER
Some people in the neighborhood, however, are not happy about the changes. The owners of the small stores on Tran Phu Street think mall take their business. Some of the goods in the new stores will be the same as the ones in the small shop, but the stores in the mall will offer a wider selection of products, some at cheaper prices.
c. What do the small store owners think about the new shopping mall?
They think the new shopping mall will take their business
Some people in the neighborhood, however, are not happy about the changes. The owners of the small stores on Tran Phu Street think mall take their business. Some of the goods in the new stores will be the same as the ones in the small shop, but the stores in the mall will offer a wider selection of products, some at cheaper prices.
ANSWER
d. What kinds of goods will the stores in the mall offer?
The stores in the mall will offer a wider selection of products, some at cheaper prices
EXERCISE
Complete the following sentences with the best word
In the shopping mall, everything is ……. one roof
Some small stores owners are worried because the shopping mall will ........ their business.
Supermarkets often offer a wider ……….. of goods and services.
They have organized a meeting in …….. to discuss the situation.
under
take
selection
order
Homework
Learn the new words by heart
Prepare lesson 5: Write