Unit 8. Country life and city life

GIÁO ÁN DỰ THI
GIÁO ÁN ĐIỆN TỬ
NĂM HỌC 2009 - 2010
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8
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NGUYỄN TIẾN LỘC
Trường THCS Lương Thế Vinh
Huyện Krông Ana - Tỉnh Đăk Lăk
Unit 8
COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Lesson: Language focus

Warm up
- Do you know the Titanic?
Have you ever traveled by the boat?
What does the boat often use for ?
a) Mrs.Vui: Is the boat to leaving at ?
Clerk: Is that ?
Mrs Vui: That’s right
Clerk: I’m very sorry, madam, but it’s been delayed
Mrs Vui: Oh no!
Clerk: Now, it’s leaving at
Quy Nhon
Ho Chi Minh City
11.30
13.55
10.40
11.55
……………………
…….
Dong Hoi
10.25
Lady of the Lake
…………………
Good Fortune
Golden Trail
…….
16.20
1. Read the dialogues:
a) Mrs.Vui: Is the boat to leaving at ?
Clerk: Is that ?
Mrs Vui: That’s right
……………………
……..
Nha Trang
11.40
City of Hue
………………..
b) Mr.Hung: Is the boat from arriving at ?
Clerk: Are you talking about ?
Mr.Hung: Yes
Clerk: It’s arriving on time, sir
Hai Phong
Ca Mau
Bright Sky
Diamond Eyes
10.30
11.00
………………...
………
…………...
b) Mr.Hung: Is the boat from arriving at ?
Clerk: Are you talking about ?
Mr.Hung: Yes
Clerk: I’m very sorry, Sir, but it’s been delayed
Ho Chi Minh City
Phu Quoc
Stars Above
Speed of Light
10.40
12.00
Clerk: Now, it’s leaving at
………………...
………
………….........
Mr.Hung: Oh, no!
………
18.15
12.30
2. Complete the dialogues. Use the verbs in the present progressive tense
Nam: What are you doing tonight?
Form of the present progressive tense
S
be
V-ing
+
+
Bao: I’ m playing (o) table tennis
m playing
c. Mrs.Vui : Are you watching the seven o’clock news?
Mr. Nhat : No, I (2) ...............................a program on rainforests.
d. Hoa: I’m going to the beach on Saturday
Lan: Lucky you ! I (3) ........................to my violin lesson
b. UncleThach: Would you and Lan like to go to the movies ?
Hoa: Sorry, we can’t. We(1).............................homework
e. Mrs.Thoa: Are you free on Sunday afternoon?
Na: No, Mom and I (4) ......................the house .
f. Can you fix my computer on Friday afternoon ?
Mr.Lam: I’m afraid not. I (5) ........................a meeting that afternoon.
are doing
am watching
am going
are cleaning
am having
3. Complete the sentences . Use the verbs and adjectives in the boxes.
get - better - dark
become - cleaner - tall
- cold - weak

Form :
S + be + getting / becoming + adj
Ex:
The boys are getting taller
The weather is becoming cold
b. The old men ………………………….
c. We should go home. It ………………
d. The weather ………………………….
e. The students …………………………
f. The school yard………………………
get - better - dark
become - cleaner - tall
- cold - weak
are getting weak
is becoming dark
is becoming cold
are getting better
is becoming cleaner
4. Make comparisons between the city and the country about these things . The adjectives in the box will help you .

busy easy expensive cheap
good bad poor big
accessible fresh
food –traffic – transport – air
entertainments - medical facilities – school
electricity
- Schools in the city are bigger than in the country
- Traffic in the city is busier than in the country
- Air in the country is fresher than in the city
Form :
Short Adj: S+ be + adj - er + than + …
Long Adj: S + be + more + adj + than + …
Ex : Food in the city is more expensive than in the country
Ex: Food in the city is better than in the country
more expensive than
better than
bigger than
busier than
fresher than
5. Look at the advertisements. Compare the house , the villa and the apartment . Use the adjectives in the box .

expensive old small beautiful big hot
Short Adj: S+ be + adj-er + than + …
Long Adj: S + be + more + adj + than + …
The supper comparison:
Short adj: S + be + the + adj - est
Long adj: S + be + the most + adj
Ex : The house is more expensive than the apartment
The apartment is smaller the villa
The villa is the oldest home