Unit 8. Country life and city life

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1. What`s the weather like in the winter?
2. Does Viet Nam have any desert?
3. What happen if people throw trash on the water?
4. What are the people in the countryside like?
5. What word has opposite meaning with "short"?
6. An adjective has opposite meaning with "same"?
7. An adjective which has opposite meaning with “free”?
8. I am not a word, but I mean "and".
9. It has the same meaning as "football"?
10. What word is the opposite of "noisy"?
11. What`s the weather like in the summer?
12. What is the opposite of "quiet"?
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COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Getting started + Listen and read
I. Getting started.
Now you work with a partner make a list of the differences between the countryside and the city. The words in the box may help you.
Example:
Unit 8:
Lesson 1:
COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Getting started + Listen and read
Unit 8:
Lesson 1:
I. Getting started.
II. vocabulary
accessible (adj):
medical facilities:
COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Getting started + Listen and read
Unit 8:
Lesson 1:
I. Getting started.
cơ sở vật chất y tế
có thể tiếp cận được
permanently ( adv) :
(to) change for the better:
vĩnh viễn, mãi mãi
thay đổi cho tốt hơn
remote (adj):
xa xôi hẻo lánh
easy to reach or get or use
Ex. Medical facilities are accessible to everyone in the country.
always or forever
Ex. I don’t like living permanently in the countryside.
to improve
Ex. His study has changed for the better since the last semester.
far from any towns or cities
Ex. remote areas
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thay đổi cho
tốt hơn
có thể
tiếp cận được
cơ sở vật chất y tế
vĩnh viễn, mãi mãi
xa xôi
hẻo lánh
What and Where?
COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Getting started + Listen and read
Unit 8:
Lesson 1:
I. Getting started.
II. vocabulary

III . Listen and read.
1. Practice the dialogue with a partner.
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Where has Na been?
Na has been to the countryside.
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?
There are no libraries, no movies, no zoos, ect… 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, and medical facilities are more easily accessible.
2/Answer the questions:
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f) Do you prefer the city or the countryside? Why?
I prefer the city because I can easily get a good job there.
Does your friend prefer the city or the countryside? Why?
(A) prefers the city because he/she can easily get a good job there.

electricity
medical facility
television
change for the better
Talk about the changes in the country.
roads
house
Get wider
change for the better

School
Talk about the changes in your school.
Build rooms
Plant more trees and flowers
Become more beautiful
Homework

+ Learn by heart the new words.
+ Do the two exercises in the notebook.
+ Pratice reading the dialogue fluently with a partner.
+ Write a short paragraph, telling about the changes in the country life or your school.