Unit 8. Country life and city life

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
English 8
IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
IN THE CITY
I. GETTING STARTED:
- entertainments
- fresh foods
- fresh air
- quiet
- noisy
- traffic jam
- kinds of goods
- tall buildings
- friendly
Find out some words about the countryside and the city
I. NEW WORDS:
1. T/F statements prediction
1. Na went to the countryside for a week.
2. Kim Lien is beautiful and noisy.
3. She doesn’t want to live there permanently.
4. Things are changing in the countryside.
HOA
NA
III. LISTEN AND READ:

1. Listen and read, check your guessing (p. 72 -73)
1. T/F statements prediction
1. Na went to the countryside for a week.
2. Kim Lien is beautiful and noisy.
3. She doesn’t want to live there permanently.
4. Things are changing in the countryside.
F
F
T
T
HOA
NA
the
weekend
quiet

2.Answer the questions
Where has Na been?

How long was she there?

c. What is her opinion of the countryside?

d. Na says “There is nothing to do”. What does she mean by this?

e. What are some of the changes that Hoa mentioned?
She was there for a weekend
Na has been to Kim Lien village
There is nowhere for entertainment: no libraries, no movies, no supermarkets, no zoos,… .
Many remote areas are getting electricity. People can now have modern equipment, and medical facilities are more accessible
The countryside is peaceful and quiet and there is nothing to do
are getting
DISCUSSION:
Do you prefer the city or the countryside? Why?
The country
quiet, peaceful
fresh air
fresh foods
friendly
electricity
TV
refrigerators
The city
noisy, busy
polluted air
traffic jams
many kinds of goods
tall buildings
modern equipment
kinds for entertainment
V. Homework:


Do Language focus 3 in your notebooks (p.78).
Prepare Speak + Listen.
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