Unit 8. Country life and city life

Saturday, January 09, 2010
Welcome to English class
Unit 8 – Country life and city life.
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Rural
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City
strain
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Strain
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rural (adj):
Notes to the dialogue.
well-paying (adj.):
with high wage/ salary
struggle (n.):
a fight in which sb tries to do or get sth when this is difficult.
>< urban (adj):
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rural (adj)
urban (adj)
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connected with the
country, not the town
nature (n.):
all the plants, animals,
etc. in the universe…
typhoon (n.):
a violent tropical storm
with very strong winds
flood (n.):
a large amount of water
that has spread from
a river, the sea, etc.
that covers an area
Pix. of typhoon and flood
typhoon
flood
return
flood
drought (n.):
[C, U] a long period
without rain
population (n.):
the number of people
who live in a particular
area, city or country.
overcrowding (n.):
too crowded, more than as usual…
strain (on) (n.):
something that makes
you feel worried and tense/
a great pressure
Pix. drought
Pix. of ostrain.
Pix. of over..
drought
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Overcrowding
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strain
supply - ies (n.):
pollution (n.):
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Picture
human (adj.):
connected with people,…
tragedy (n.):
a terrible event
live apart (n.):
Live away from sb/sth or each other; not together:
Migrant (n)
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Electricity supply
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pollution (n.):
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Migrant (n.)
a person who moves from place to place looking for work.
4.Complete the summary. Use information from the passage
People from the countryside are (1) ............... their (2) .............. to go and live in the (3) ......... Farming can sometimes be a difficult life and these people from (4) ..... areas feel the (5) ............. offers more opportunities. However, many people coming to the city create (6)…………… There may not be enough (7) ………….. or (8) ............... , while water and electricity supplies may not be adequate. This is a (9) .................. facing government around the (10) .............
leaving
home
city
rural
city
problems
schools
hospitals
problem
world
3. Find the word in the passage that means:
a. Of the countryside
b. As many as need
c. Become greater or larger
d. A great pressure
e. A terrible event
f. Of the city or city life
...rural...
... plentiful...
... increase...
...strain...
... tragedy...
...urban...
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Consolidation
well-paying
with high wage/ salary
a fight in which sb tries to do or get sth when this is difficult.
1.
2.
struggle
3.
4.
5.
6.
all the plants, animals,
etc. in the universe…
typhoon
a violent tropical storm
with very strong winds
a large amount of water that has spread from
a river, the sea, etc. that covers an area
flood
nature
drought
a long period without rain
population
the number of people
who live in a particular
area, city or country.
overcrowding
too crowded, more than as usual…
7.
8.
9.
10.
human
connected with people,…
tragedy
a terrible event
live apart
Live away from sb/sth or each other; not together:
11.
Migrant (n.)
a person who moves from place to place looking for work.
12.
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THANK you for your ATTENTION






1- VOCABULARY:
5. Strain
1. Flood
2. Typhoon
3. Drought
6.Rural # urban
4. Migrant
:(n) trận lụt
:(n) trận bão lớn
:(n) nạn hạn hán
:(n) dân di cư
: (n) sự quá tải
:(adj)thuộc nông thôn
# thuộc thành thị
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2- VOCABULARY:
5. Strain
1. Flood
2. Typhoon
3. Drought
6. Rural #urban
4. Migrant
:(n) trận lụt
:(n) trận bão lớn
:(n) nạn hạn hán
:(n) dân di cư
: (n) sự quá tải
:(adj) thuộc nông thôn
# thuộc thành thị
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