Unit 8. Country life and city life

Welcome to our class 8A9
Use these adjectives to make sentences
The book is not as thick as
the dictionary
The television is as modern as the car
The dog on the left is
the same as the dog on the right
The Lipton tea is
different from the Ginger Drink

Saturday , December 5th , 2009
Unit Eight

COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Period : 44
GETTING STARTED
Noisy
Tall buildings
Beautiful views
Fresh air
Kinds of goods
Entertainment
Friendly
Fresh food
Traffic jam
Quiet

Noisy
Tall building
Beautiful view
Traffic jam
≠ Quiet
Noisy
Tall buildings
Beautiful views
Fresh air
Kinds of goods
Entertainment
Friendly
Fresh food
Traffic jam
Quiet
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.
Na
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 .
New words

1/ be away ( v )
2/ relative ( n )
3/ peaceful ( adj )
4/ permanently ( adv )
5/ remote area ( n )
6/ information ( n )
7/ medical facility ( n )
8/ accessible ( adj )
9/ simple ( adj )
đơn giản
có thể tiếp cận được
thiết bị y tế
thông tin
vùng xa xôi hẻo lánh
vĩnh viễn , mãi mãi
thanhbình , hoà bình
họ hàng
đi xa
Match a word in A with one in B to make a new word or phrase
A B
1/ fresh a/ facilities
2/ traffic b/ areas
3/ tall c/ tennis
4/ remote d/ jam
5/ country e/ air
6/ table f/ buildings
7/ medical g/ life
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 .
Choose the word which doesn’t have the same stress as the other words
1/ remote traffic village noisy
2/ relative beautiful expensive permanent
3/ busy address dirty peaceful
4/ medical hospital countryside newspaper
5/ facility accessible opinion entertainment
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 coutryside

7/ The air is dirty in the countryside

8/ Hoa prefers the countryside


F
F
T
F
T
T
F
T
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 ?
……………………………………



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 …………. informatiom ………..entertainment
a/ so … that b/ more …than c/ not only …but also
6/ Many remote areas are getting …………………
a/ electricity b/ electrical c/ electric
Fill in the gaps in B with opposites of the adjectives in A from the ones in C
A B C
1/ noisy ≠ …………….. small
2/ tall ≠ …………….. clean
3/ expensive ≠ ……………… free
4/ dirty ≠ ……………… cheap
5/ busy ≠ …………….... short
6/ big ≠ ……………… quiet





quiet
short
cheap
clean
free
small
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 .
electricity / weekend / remote / quiet / medical / relatives / prefer / provinces
Hoa : Hi Na . Have you been away ?
Na : Yes. I went to the countryside for the 1
Hoa : Where did you go ?
Na : I went to Kim Lien . It’s a village. Some of my 2 live there
Hoa : I’ve heard it’s a beautiful place
Na : It is . And it’s very 3 and peaceful. I had a really
nice 4 , 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 5 areas are getting 6
. People can now have things like refrigerators and …….
Na : And TV.
Hoa : That too. TV is bringing not only information but also entertainment. And
7 facilities are more easily accessible too . Life in the 8 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 .
relatives
weekend
quiet
remote
electricity
weekend
medical
provinces
HOME WORK

Learn by heart the new words and practice writing them.
Write the comparisons between the country life and the city life in your notebooks.
Prepare Speak.
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