Unit 8. Country life and city life

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XUAN DIEU JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
country
city
Warm up
Chatting
UNIT 8:
Country life and City life
Lesson 2:
Speak and Listen
I .SPEAK:
1. Short adjectives
taller

tall 

darker
dark 
bigger
big 
hotter
hot 
busier
busy 
easier
easy 
Comparative adjectives:
ADJECTIVE + ER
beautiful 
more beautiful
expensive 
more expensive
accessible 
more accessible
Comparative adjectives:
MORE + ADJECTIVE
2. Long adjectives
Hoa’s grandmother is 78. Five years ago, she is 73 and she was stronger than she is now
 Hoa’s grandmother is getting weaker
The old people / become / weaker
The old people are becoming weaker
Hoa: Many remote areas are getting electricity.
- Used to describe changes with "get" & "become"
Present progressive tense:
S + am / is / are + V-ing
Ex1: Country life / become / better
 The boys are getting taller
be + V-ing
Ex2: The boys / get / taller
 Country life is becoming better
Drill:
1. The old people / become / weaker
The old people are becoming weaker
2. It / become / darker
It is becoming darker
3. The weather / get / colder
The weather is getting colder
4. The students / get / better
The students are getting better
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now
busy,
tall
beautiful,
modern,
noisy,
dirty,
expensive,
The town is becoming busier.
Look at the pictures. Are there the same or different ?
Traffic / town – busy
Buildings – tall
City – beautiful
Streets – dirty / noisy
Food - expensive
The traffic / town is becoming busier.
The buildings are getting taller.
The city is becoming more beautiful..
 The streets are getting dirtier / noisier.
 The food is becoming more expensive.
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Rush out
people
Hold on a moment :
đợi một chút / một lát
to arrive :
đến
Listen
Vocabulary
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LAN
AUNT HANG
Aunt Hang is talking to Lan on the phone .
She is coming to visit Lan in Ha Noi
Listen
Lan: Hello.
Aunt Hang: Hello. Is ……….Lan?
Lan: Yes. Who is……….?
Aunt Hang: …….. Aunt Hang. How are you?
Lan: I’m fine. ………..are you phoning ……….?
Aunt Hang: Hue. I’m calling to tell you Uncle Chi and I
are …………..to visit you next ………..
Lan: Great! When are you…..……….?
Aunt Hang: On…………..... We’re arriving in Ha Noi in
the ……… …………...
Lan: OK. Do you want to …………to my mom?
Aunt Hang: Yes, please.
Lan: Hold on a moment and I’ll ……….her.
that
this
It’s
Where
from
coming
week
arriving
Thursday
late
afternoon
speak
get
Fill in the missing words.
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