Unit 8. Country life and city life

English 8
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1. What’s the weather like in the winter?
2. Which word has opposite meaning with “Yes”?
3. How is the air in the city?
4. How are the people in the countryside?
5. Which word has opposite meaning with “short”?
6. A noun has opposite meaning with “similarity”?
7. An adjective which has opposite meaning with “free”?
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8. I can stand for the word “and”. Who am I?
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9. The word which can stand for “football”?
10. Which word has opposite meaning with “noisy”?
11. What’s the weather like in the summer?
12. An adjective has opposite meaning with “quiet”?
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What are these pictures about?
Country life
City life
Work with a partner. Make a list of the differences between the countryside and the city. The words in the box may help you
Unit 8 : COUNTRY life and cIty life
I. Getting started
noisy fresh air friendly
tall buildings kinds of goods fresh foods
beautiful views entertainments traffic jam
Lesson 1 : Getting Started & Listen and Read
Unit 8 : COUNTRY life and cIty life
I. Getting started
tall buildings
kinds of goods
fresh air
noisy
frienly
quiet
fresh foods
polluted air
beautiful views
entertainments
traffic jam
hard life
Lesson 1 : Getting Started & Listen and Read
Make a list of the differences between the countryside and the city.
Peter’s mother are visiting his relatives.
They are Uncle John, aunt Judy , cousin Jack
Peter’ mother
Uncle John
Aunt Judy
Cousin Jack
Unit 8 : country life and City life
Lesson 1 : Getting Started & Listen and Read
I. Getting started
II. Listen and read
1. New words
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permanently ( adv):
medical facility (n-phrase):
accessible ( adj ) :
1. New words
relative (n):
remote area (n-phrase):
Unit 8 : country life and City life
Lesson 1 : Getting Started & Listen and Read
Nam has a computer at home . It means the internet is more easily accessible for him

1. Computers are now ……………… for school children.
2. There are a lot of modern ………………………….....in the countryside nowadays.
3. Her work is boring, so she doesn’t want to work there ……………….
4. Meo Vac is a ………………..of Ha Giang province
permanently
medical facilities
accessible
remote area
Fill in the gaps with suitable words
Na
Hoa
Unit 8 : COUNTRY life and cIty life
Lesson 1 : Getting Started & Listen and Read
I. Getting started
II. Listen and read
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a . Where has Na been ?
She has been to Kim Lien village






b . How long was she there ?
She was there for the weekend.







c . What is her opinion of the countryside ?
The countryside is peaceful and quiet and there there is nothing to do.







d. Na says, "There is nothing to do"
What does she mean?
There is no libraries, no movies, no supermarkets , no zoo .










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, and medical facilities are more accessible.






f . Do you prefer the city or the countryside? Why?








Things are changing in the
countryside
Life in the provinces is definitely changing for the better.
She prefers the
countryside
Hoa
Na
Hoa`s opinion and Na`s opinion
Do you prefer the city or the country? Why?
question 6
Make sentences to show your ideas, using the word cues.
Examples:
- Life is simple in the countryside. - Life is comfortable in the city.
Write a passage about your opinion, beginning with:


I prefer the city (the countryside) because ...
I. Getting started
II. Listen and read
permanently ( adv):
medical facility (n-phrase):
accessible ( adj ) :
1. New words
relative (n):
remote area (n-phrase):
Unit 8 : country life and City life
2. Grammar
* S + be + getting/ becoming + …
3. Practice
a. Practice the dialogue with a partner
b. Answer the questions
- Learn by heart the new words and structure.
- Read and translate the text.
Answer the question:
Do you prefer the countryside or the city? Why?
- Prepare: Speak (unit 8).
Lesson 1 : Getting Started & Listen and Read