UNIT 8 - C.Listening English 10

Warm up :
Unit 8
Look at the pictures and answer the questions:
- Are these two pictures the same or different?
- How are they different? Which of them is more beautiful? (road/ houses/ ground/trees…)

In the past
Now
New words:
- coast [koust] (n)
- resort [ri:`zɔ:t] (n)
- atmosphere [`ætməsfiə] (n)
- instead [in`sted] (pre)
- resurface [,ri:`sə:fis] (v)
- replace [ri`pleis] (v)
- restaurant (n) ([`restrɔnt]
bờ biển
nơi nghỉ dưỡng
bầu không khí
thay vì
làm lại bề mặt
thay thế
nhà hàng
- Have you ever heard of “Popfferrow”?
- What is it?
- Where is it?
Task 1. Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F)
1. Popfferrow is on the west coast of England.
- It is on the south coast of England.
2. Popfferow used to be a tourist resort.
- It is used to be a small quiet town.
3. The town no longer has its old atmosphere.
4. There are more green trees in the town now
than there used to be.
- A lot of trees have been cut down for wider streets.
5. Everybody in the town likes its changes.
- Some people don`t like its changes, they miss
the quiet and peaceful life of the town.

T
F
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Task 2. Listen to the task again, and write in the missing words
The small old (1)________ have been pulled down, and tall buildings have been put there instead. They`ve also built a big (2)________ in the middle of the town. The narrow streets have been (3)_______ and resurfaced, so the big trees on the two sides of the streets have been(4)_____down. The large area of grass land in the suburbs of the town has been turned into an ugly (5)_____ park. Even the old corner (6)______ isn`t there any more. It has been replaced by a big (7)__________ store. And there is an (8)_________ restaurant where there used to be and old tea shop.

houses
hotel
widened
cut
car
shop
department
expensive
Discuss the changes in your own hometown or home village.
* Useful languages:
used to
there is/ are
there used to be/ there didn`t used to
have/has done
have been/has been done
Homework.
Write a passage (150 words) about the changes of your city.