Unit 8. Country life and city life

Welcome to class 8A
English
Teacher: Nguyen Thi Quynh Nga
Hoi Son Secondary school
Crossword Puzzle

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1. What’s the weather like in the winter?
2. Which word has opposite meaning with “Yes”?
3. How is the air in the city?
4. How are the people in the countryside?
5. Which word has opposite meaning with “short”?
6. A noun has opposite meaning with “similarity”?
7. An adjective which has opposite meaning with “free”?
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8. I can stand for the word “and”. Who am I?
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9. The word which can stand for “football”?
10. Which word has opposite meaning with “noisy”?
11. What’s the weather like in the summer?
12. An adjective has opposite meaning with “quiet”?
KEY
City
Countryside
Work with a partner. Make a list of the differences between the countryside and the city. The words in the box may help you.
noisy
tall building
beautiful views
entertainments
kinds of goods
fresh air
traffic jam
fresh food
friendly
kinds of goods fresh foods
noisy quiet
polluted air fresh air
unfriendly people friendly people
entertainments beautiful views
traffic jam
tall buildings small houses
Period 44:
Unit 8: Country life
and city life
Lesson 1: Getting started.
Listen and read.
Newwords
1. peaceful (adj)
thanh bình, hoà bình
2. relative (n):
3. remote area (n):
4. accessible (adj):
5. medical facility (n):
6. permanently (adv):
bà con, họ hàng
vĩnh viễn, mãi mãi
vùng xa xôi hẻo lánh
phương tiện y tế
có thể tiếp cận được
= quiet and calm
Checking Vocabulary

True/ False prediction
T/ F
Na went to Kim Lien village for the weekend.
The village is noisy.
Na wants to live in the city for a long time.
Hoa prefers the countryside.

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True/ False prediction
T/ F
Na went to Kim Lien village for the weekend.
The village is noisy.
Na wants to live in the city for a long time.
Hoa prefers the countryside.

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a. Where has Na been?
She has been to Kim Lien village.
c. What is her opinion of the countryside?
To her, it’s very quiet and peaceful and there’s 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.
b. How long was she there?
She was there for the weekend.
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.
Mark : 10
Use: Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn với “get” và “become” để diễn tả sự thay đổi từ trạng thái này sang trạng thái khác
THÌ HIỆN TẠI TIẾP DIỄN:
GET , BECOME
Model sentences
- Things are changing in the countryside.
- Many remote areas are getting electricity
Practice
a) The / boy / get / tall.
 The boy is getting tall.
b) The old men / become / weak .
 The old men are becoming weak.
c) It / get / dark.
d) The weather / get / cold.
 It is getting dark.
 The weather is getting cold.
Discussion
Do you prefer the city or the countryside? Why?
HOMEWORK
* Write a paragraph of 50 -70 words about the differences between the city & the countryside.
* Do exercise 1, 2 on page 49, 50 in the workbook.
THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION!
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GOOD BYE!