Unit 8. Country life and city life

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Goodmorning everybody
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Country
City
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Saturday, December 1st, 2012
Period 46: Lesson 1
- Getting started (P72)
- Listen and read (P72-73)
Unit 8: country life and city life
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I.Getting started
Work with a partner. Make a list of the differences between the countryside and the city.The words in the box may help you.
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- movies/ theaters
- peaceful
Country life City life
- cheap
- friendly
- fresh foods
- fresh air
- quiet
- beautiful views
- paddy fields
- small houses
- noisy
- traffic jams
- expensive
- kinds of goods
- polluted
- tall buildings
- zoos/ parks
- busy
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Na
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II.Listen and read
Hoa: Hi, Na Have you been away?
Na: Yes, I went to the countryside for the weekend.
Hoa: Where did you go?
Na:I went to Kim Lien. It’s a village. Some of my relatives live there.
Hoa: I’ve heard it’s a beautiful place.
Na:It is. And it’s very quiet and peaceful.I had a really nice .weekend, but I don’t want to live there permanently.
Hoa: Why not?
Na:It’s too quiet.There is nothing to do.
Hoa: Yes,but things are changing in the countryside.
Na: Such as ?
Hoa: Many remote areas are getting electricity.People can now have things like refrigerators and…..
Na: And TV.
Hoa: That too.TV is bringging not only information but also entertainment.And medical facilities are more easily accessible too. Life in the provinces is definitely changing for the better.
Na: But the city has so much more to offer.
Hoa: In many ways, I prefer the countryside.Life is simple,people are friendly and the air is clean.
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* Vocabulary.
1. peaceful (adj.):
- thanh bình, hoà bình
2. relative (n) :
3 .entertainment (n)
4. accessible (adj.) :
5. facility (n) :
6. permanently (adv.) :
- họ hàng,anh em
- vĩnh viễn, mãi mãi
- sự giải trí
- cơ sở vật chất
- có thể tiếp cận được
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* matching.


1. peaceful (adj.):
2. relative:
3.entertainment (n):
4. accessible (adj.):
5.facility (n) :
6. permanently (adv.):
- Cơ sở vật chất
- có thể tiếp cận được
- họ hàng,anh em
- vĩnh viễn, mãi mãi
- thanh bình, hoà bình
A B
- sự giải trí
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1. Practice the dialogue with a partner.
*Check the sentences True or False ? (T/F )
Na hasnot been to Kim Lien Village
b. She was there for the weekend.
c.The country is noisy and busy.
d.Na says “ There nothing to do” in the countryside.
e.Na wants to live in the coutryside permanently.
F
T
F
T
F
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2. Answer the Questions.
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 means by this?
What are some of the changes that Hoa mentions?
Do you prefer the city or the countryside? Why?
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d.Na says: “There is nothing to do”
. What does she mean by this?
There are no movies, no libraries, no supermarkets,no zoos, no parks..etc.. to go
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Where has Na been?
She has been to Kim Lien village /

She has been to the countryside .
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f.Do you prefer the city or the countryside? Why?
I prefer the city because …..

I prefer the countryside because …
There are movies, kinds of goods, entertainments..ect..
It is quiet and the air is clean, people are friendly..ect..
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c.What is her opinion of the countryside?
The countryside is peacful and quiet and there is nothing to do
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e.What are some of the changes that Hoa mentions?
Some of changes that Hoa mentions many remote areas are getting electricity.People can now have things like refrigerators And TV, and medical facilities are more easily accessible.
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b.How long was she there?
She was there for the weekend or (for one day.)
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Answer keys:
She has been to Kim Lien village.(or to the coutryside.)
She was there for the weekend.( or for one day )
The coutryside is very quiet and peaceful and there is nothing to do.
That means there are no TV, no movies, no zoos….. to go.
Some of 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……
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5. writing: make comparisons between the country life and the city life about these things:
- food - air
- traffic - medical facilities
- transport - air
- entertainment - schools
- electricity - houses
using these adjectives:
- busy - good
- big/ small - accessible
- easy - beautiful
- poor - fresh
- bad - expensive
Ex1: The food in the country is cheaper than the food
in the city.
Or The country food is cheaper than the city food.
Ex2: The city food is more expensive than the country food.
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homework.

Learn by heart the new words and practice writing them.
Write the comparisons between the country life and the city life in your notebooks.
Prepare Speak + Listen.
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Thank for your attention !