Unit 8. Country life and city life

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
English 8
IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
IN THE CITY



Friday, December 14th, 2012
Lesson 1: - Getting started (p. 72)
- Listen and read (p. 72-73)
- Language Focus 3 (p. 78)
Unit 8: Country life and city life
I. NEW WORDS:
1. a remote area (n):
3. medical facilities (n):
4. permanently (adv):
- vĩnh viễn, mãi mãi
- vùng xa xôi hẻo lánh
- cơ sở/ thiết bị y tế
2. entertainment (n)
- sự giải trí
Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
1. My uncle lives in Lai Chau. It is a…………………..
2. Television is one of the cheapest forms of………………
3. In Lai Chau, the hospitals are having modern………….. ..................
4. Lai Chau has many interesting things so my uncle wants to live there ………………………… .
remote area
entertainment
medical
permanently
facilities
II. 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
Guess what they are talking about?
III. LISTEN AND READ:

1. Listen and read, check your guessing (p. 72 -73)

2. Read the dialogue, ask and answer the questions (p.73)
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
Grammar
e. Many remote areas are getting electricity.
The present progressive tense
talks about changes.
3. Complete the sentences: (Language focus 3-p.78)
The boys are getting taller
The old men ………………………...
We should go home. It…………………...
The weather …………………..
The students ………………………
The school yard ……………………….....
are becoming weak
is getting dark
is getting cold
are getting better
is becoming cleaner
get
become
better
cleaner
cold
dark
tall
weak
IV. 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.
THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION!
the end
GOOD BYE!