Unit 8. Country life and city life

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TOSHIBA
THE COUNTRYSIDE
THE CITY

Unit 8 : COUNTRY LIFE
AND CITY LIFE
Designed by Vo Duy Quynh-Phan Thi Nhu Y
Friday, December 3rd, 2010.
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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- kinds of people
- peaceful
Country life City life
- easy travel
- friendly
- fresh foods
- fresh air
- Beautiful view
- small houses
- paddy fields
- safe
- noisy
- traffic jams
- Kinds of goods
- polluted
- modern
- tall buildings
- zoos/ parks
- dangerous
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I. Vocabulary.
1. peaceful (adj.):
- thanh bình, hoà bình
2. relative:
3. remote area:
4. accessible (adj.):
5. medical facilities:
6. permanently (adv.):
- họ hàng
- vĩnh viễn, mãi mãi
- vùng xa xôi hẻo lánh
- phương tiện y tế
- có thể tiếp cận được
Ii. matching.


1. peaceful (adj.):
-A. vùng xa xôi hẻo lánh
2. relative:
3. remote area:
4. accessible (adj.):
5. medical facilities:
6. permanently (adv.):
-B. phương tiện y tế
-F. có thể tiếp cận được
-C. họ hàng
-E. vĩnh viễn, mãi mãi
-D. thanh bình, hoà bình
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Na
Choose True or False
1/ Na and Hoa live in the countryside

2/ Na went to the city for the weekend

3/ The village is very quiet

4/ Na wants to live in the countryside permanently

5/ People can have T.V in the countryside now

6/ Life is simple in the countryside

7/ The air is dirty in the countryside

8/ Hoa prefers the countryside


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GUESS
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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 bringing 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 much more to offer
Hoa : In many ways , I prefer the countryside. Life is simple , people are friendly and the air is clean .
Example :
* Many remote areas are getting electricity.
* Life in the provinces is definitely changing for the better.
* Yes, but things are changing in the countryside.
* TV is bringing not only information but also entertainment.


The present progressive tense
Form :


Uses : - to talk about the future.
- to show changes with the verbs to get and to become.
S + am/is/are + V-ing.
Answer the questions
a/ Where has Na been ?
Na has been to Kim Liên 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 is nothing to do
d/ Na says “ There is nothing to do ”What does she mean by this ?
That means there are no TV, no movies, no zoos….. to go.
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. Medical facilities are more accessible.
f/ Do you prefer the city or the countryside ? Why ?
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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 bringing 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 much more to offer
Hoa : In many ways , I prefer the countryside. Life is simple , people are friendly and the air is clean .
Multiple choice
1/ Things …………in the country in Viet Nam
a/ is changing b/ changes c/ are changing
2/ I went to the countryside ……….. the weekend
a/ for b/ to c/ from
3/ Life in the countryside is changing ………….. the better
a/ at b/ for c/ with
4/ I prefer city life …………… country life
a/ more than b/ to c/ from
5/ TV is bringing …………. information ………..entertainment
a/ so … that b/ more …than c/ not only …but also

The city has so much more to.. .

A.) offer.
B.) change
C.) do
D.) live
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A.) offer
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Nga doesn`t want to live in the
coutryside because it`s too.......

A.) expensive
B.) quiet .
C.) noisy
D.) cheap
L
B.) quiet
F
50:50
The city has so much more to.. .

A.) Kim Lien village.
B.) museum.
C.) Ho Chi Minh city.
D.) Kon Tum city.
L
A.) Kim Lien village.
F

Many remote areas are getting.....

A.) electric
B.) elcetricity.
C.) quickly.
D.) simple.
L
B.) electricity.
F
50:50
homework
* Learn study vocabulary and Grammar by heart.
* Do exercise 1, 2 on page 49, 50 in the workbook.
* Prepare new lesson ( Speak + Listen).
1. countryside/peaceful/quiet
2. nothing/do
3. She/not want/live/
permanently
4. Country life/simple,/
people/friendly/air/clean
5. Things/change
6. Many places/electricity
7. prefer/countryside
NA
HOA
Na`s opinions
Hoa`s opinions