Unit 8. Country life and city life

LUONG TAM SECONDARY SCHOOL
TEACHER: NGUYEN THI HUYNH HOA
ENGLISH 8
UNIT 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED -
LISTEN AND READ
WEEK: 16
PERIOD: 48
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Welcome to
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Country life and City life
City
The city
The country
Words to describe the country and the city
The country
The city
- fresh air
friendly
fresh foods
beautiful views
tall buildings
noisy
traffic jam
entertainments
kinds of goods
small houses
- quiet
- polluted air
unfriendly
Lesson 1: Getting started- Listen and read

Friday, December 8th 2017
UNIT 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
1. Vocabulary:
peaceful (adj):
permanently (adv):
remote (adj):
medical facility (n):
accessible (adj):
thanh bình
mãi mãi, vĩnh viễn
xa xôi
cơ sở vật chất y tế
có thể tiếp cận được, có thể sử dụng được
Matching to check vocabulary
1. peaceful (adj):
2. permanently (adv)
3. remote (adj):
4. medical facility (n):
5. accessible (adj):
d. thanh bình
a. mãi mãi, vĩnh viễn
e. xa xôi
b. cơ sở vật chất y tế
c. có thể tiếp cận được,
A
B
f. lạc hậu
có thể sử dụng được
* Discuss in your groups:
Where has Na been?
How long was she there?
What is her opinion of the countryside?
Na says, "There is nothing to do." What does she mean by this?
What are some of the changes that Hoa mentions?
2. Answer the questions:
* Time: 4`
Lucky numbers
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b. How long was she there?
She was there for the weekend.
Congratulation!
You are so lucky!
c. What is her opinion of the countryside?
The countryside is peaceful and quiet and there is nothing to do.
a. Where has Na been?
She has been to the countryside/ to Kim Lien village.
You are so lucky!
Congratulation!
e. What are some of the changes that Hoa mentions?
- Many remote areas are getting electricity.
People can now have things like refrigerators and TV
Medical facilities are more easily accessible.
d. Na says, "There`s nothing to do". What does she mean by this?
(There are no movie theaters, no supermarkets, no zoos,…..)
There isn`t much work to do.
You are so lucky!
Congratulation!
Hoa:Yes, but things are changing in the countryside.
Hoa:Yes, but things are changing in the countryside.
Hoa: Many remote areas are getting electricity.
Na : Such as?
Na : And TV.
People can now have things like refrigerator and...
Hoa:Yes, but things are changing in the countryside.
Hoa: Many remote areas are getting electricity.
a. Present progressive tense shows the changes:
Things in the countryside.
3. Model sentences:
b. Comparative:
are more easily accessible.
stronger.
is becoming warmer.
The weather
is becoming
Medical facilities
He is
stronger
more easily accessible.
are changing
are changing
is getting
is getting
4. Practice:
* Make sentences with present progressive tense:
a. streets/ get/ busy
b. buildings/ become/ tall
c. it/ get/ cold
The streets are getting busy.
The buildings are becoming tall.
It is getting cold.
a. air/ be/ clean
b. view/ look/ beautiful
The air is cleaner.
The view looks more beautiful.
c. people/ be/ friendly
People are friendlier.
* Make sentences using comparative:
Do you prefer the countryside or the city? Why?
Do you prefer the countryside or the city? Why?
Unit 3: A trip to the countryside
- Learn by heart new words
Read and translate the dialogue
Do exercises in work book
Review comparative for the new lesson (Speak and Listen)
Homework