Unit 8. Country life and city life

RURAL AREA
URBAN AREA
Chatting
1. Nowadays, more and more people in the country are moving to the city? Why?
- In the country, every year, typhoons, floods and droughts destroy a harvest, leave the farmers little or no money. So they have to look for other works to earn more money.
Because
- In the city, there are many good jobs (well-paying jobs), high salary, and better facilities.
2. What happen when so many people move to the city?
- Increased population, increased pollution.
- Lack of school, hospital, water and electricity.
Thursday, December 8th 2011
Unit 8: (cont)
Lesson 4: READ
NEW WORDS
- rural area
- typhoon (n)
- flood (n)
- drought (n)
- migrant (n)
- increase (v)
- strain (n)
- struggle with nature
- tragedy
- urban area
Thursday, December 8th 2011
Unit 8: (cont)
Lesson 4: READ
NEW WORDS
- rural area
- typhoon (n)
- flood (n)
- drought (n)
- migrant (n)
- increase (v)
- strain (n)
- struggle with nature
- tragedy
- urban area
Thursday, December 8th 2011
Unit 8: (cont)
Lesson 4: READ
NEW WORDS
- rural area
- typhoon (n)
- flood (n)
- drought (n)
- migrant (n)
- increase (v)
- strain (n)
- struggle with nature
- tragedy
- urban area
Thursday, December 8th 2011
Unit 8: (cont)
Lesson 4: READ
NEW WORDS
- rural area
- typhoon (n)
- flood (n)
- drought (n)
- migrant (n)
- increase (v)
- strain (n)
- struggle with nature
- tragedy
- urban area
Thursday, December 8th 2011
Unit 8: (cont)
Lesson 4: READ
NEW WORDS
- rural area
- typhoon (n)
- flood (n)
- drought (n)
- migrant (n)
- increase (v)
- strain (n)
- struggle with nature
- tragedy
- urban area
Thursday, December 8th 2011
Unit 8: (cont)
Lesson 4: READ
NEW WORDS
- rural area
- typhoon (n)
- flood (n)
- drought (n)
- migrant (n)
- increase (v)
- strain (n)
- struggle with nature
- tragedy
- urban area
Thursday, December 8th 2011
Unit 8: (cont)
Lesson 4: READ
NEW WORDS
- rural area
- typhoon (n)
- flood (n)
- drought (n)
- migrant (n)
- increase (v)
- strain (n)
- struggle with nature
- tragedy
- urban area
Thursday, December 8th 2011
Unit 8: (cont)
Lesson 4: READ
become greater and larger
a great pressure
terrible event
NEW WORDS
- rural area
- typhoon (n)
- flood (n)
- drought (n)
- migrant (n)
- increase (v)
- strain (n)
- struggle with nature
- tragedy
- urban area
Thursday, December 8th 2011
Unit 8: (cont)
Lesson 4: READ
become greater and larger
a great pressure
terrible event
NEW WORDS
- rural area
- typhoon (n)
- flood (n)
- drought (n)
- migrant (n)
- increase (v)
- strain (n)
- struggle with nature
- tragedy
- urban area
Thursday, December 8th 2011
Unit 8: (cont)
Lesson 4: READ
become greater and larger
a great pressure
terrible event
NEW WORDS
- rural area
- typhoon (n)
- flood (n)
- drought (n)
- migrant (n)
- increase (v)
- strain (n)
- struggle with nature
- tragedy
- urban area
READ
Many people from rural area are leaving behind their traditional way of life and moving to the city. They believe that well-paying jobs are plentiful in the city.
At home on the farm, life is always a struggle with nature. Typhoons, floods, or droughts can easily destroy a harvest and leave the farmer with little or no money until the following year. Often farmers look for other work when they need more money for their family.
The increase in population, however, has led to overcrowding in many cities. This puts a strain on schools and hospitals, as well as water and electricity supplies. Increased pollution is another unpleasant result.
There is also a human side to this tragedy. Families sometimes have to live apart. In these cases, children may live at home with relatives, while their parents go and live in an urban area.
Governments all over the world are trying to provide facilities for these migrants, but it can be quite a problem.
TRUE OR FALSE STATEMENTS
True
True
True
False
False
Complete the summary. Use the information from the passage:
People from the countryside are …(1)…. their … (2) … to go and live in the …(3)… . Farming can sometimes be a difficult life and these people from …(4)… areas feel the … (5) … offers more opportunities. However, many people coming to the city create … (6) ... . There may not be enough … (7) … or … (8) … while water and electricity supplies may not be adequate. This is a … (9) … facing governments around the … (10)... .
leaving
home
rural
city
problems
schools
hospital
problem
world
city
Find the word in the passage that means:
a) of the countryside
b) as many as needed
c) become greater and larger
d) a great pressure
e) a terrible event
f) of the city or city life
rural
plentiful
increase
strain
tragedy
urban
HOMEWORK:
Read the passage.
Learn the new words by heart.
Prepare the new lesson: Write.