Unit 8. Country life and city life

all students
Suggested answers
- bikes
- old/small houses
- quiet
- fresh air
cheap food
- . . .

_ cars, motorbikes
- big houses, tall buildings
- noisy
- polluted air
expensive food
. . .
1. Short adjectives: adj + er
taller

tall 

bigger
big 
busier
busy 
I. Comparison:
2. Long adjectives: more + adj
beautiful 
more beautiful
intelligent 
more intelligent
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Unit 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE

SPEAK (p73)
Ex: The town is becoming busier.
Form: S+ am/ is / are + V- ing
Use: used in talking about changes with
“ get” and “ become”
II. The present progressive tense:
Review
Town – busy
Houses – modern

Town – beautiful
Streets – beautiful
Food – expensive
…
The town is becoming busier.
The houses are getting more modern.
Or  There more tall buildings and houses.
The town is becoming more beautiful..
 The streets are getting more beautiful.
 The food is becoming more expensive.
 . . .
Discussion:
Work in groups. Talk about changes in your hometown.
LISTEN (p74)
LAN
AUNT HANG
Aunt Hang is talking to Lan on the phone.
She is coming to visit Lan in Ha Noi
Lan : Hello.
Aunt Hang: Hello. Is (1) _____ Lan?
Lan : Yes. Who is (2)_______?
Aunt Hang : (3) _______ Aunt Hang. How are you?
Lan : I’m fine. (4) ______ are you phoning (5) _____ ?
Aunt Hang : Hue. I’ m calling to tell you Uncle Chi and I are (6) _______ to visit you next (7) ______.
Lan : Great ! When are you (8) ___________.
Aunt Hang : On (9) ________.We’ve arriving in Ha Noi in the (10) ______(11) ___________.
Lan : OK. Do you want to (12) ______ to (13) _______ mom ?
Aunt Hang : Yes, please.
Lan: Hold on a moment and I’ll (14) _______ her
LISTEN: Fill in the missing words.
Lan : Hello.
Aunt Hang: Hello. Is (1) _____ Lan?
Lan : Yes. Who is (2)_______?
Aunt Hang : (3) _______ Aunt Hang. How are you?
Lan : I’m fine. (4) ______ are you phoning (5) _____ ?
Aunt Hang : Hue. I’ m calling to tell you Uncle Chi and I are (6) _______ to visit you next (7) ______.
Lan : Great ! When are you (8) ___________.
Aunt Hang : On (9) ________. We’ve arriving in Ha Noi in the (10) ______(11) ___________.
Lan : OK. Do you want to (12) ______ to (13) _______ mom ?
Aunt Hang : Yes, please.
Lan: Hold on a moment and I’ll (14) _______ her.
LISTEN: Fill in the missing words.
Lan : Hello.
Aunt Hang: Hello. Is (1) _____ Lan?
Lan : Yes. Who is (2)_______?
Aunt Hang : (3) _______ Aunt Hang. How are you?
Lan : I’m fine. (4) ______ are you phoning (5) _____ ?
Aunt Hang : Hue. I’ m calling to tell you Uncle Chi and I are (6) _______ to visit you next (7) ______.
Lan : Great ! When are you (8) ___________.
Aunt Hang : On (9) ________.We’ve arriving in Ha Noi in the (10) ______(11) ___________.
Lan : OK. Do you want to (12) ______ to (13) _______ mom ?
Aunt Hang : Yes, please.
Lan: Hold on a moment and I’ll (14) _______ her.

Lan : Hello.
Aunt Hang: Hello. Is (1) _____ Lan?
Lan : Yes. Who is (2)_______?
Aunt Hang : (3) _______ Aunt Hang. How are you?
Lan : I’m fine. (4) ______ are you phoning (5) _____ ?
Aunt Hang : Hue. I’ m calling to tell you Uncle Chi and I are (6) _______ to visit you next (7) ______.
Lan : Great ! When are you (8) ___________.
Aunt Hang : On (9) ________.We’ve arriving in Ha Noi in the (10) ______(11) ___________.
Lan : OK. Do you want to (12) ______ to (13) _______ mom ?
Aunt Hang : Yes, please.
Lan: Hold on a moment and I’ll (14) _______ her.
LISTEN: Fill in the missing words.
that
this
It’s
Where
from
coming
week
arriving
Thursday
late
afternoon
speak
get
my
Thanks
Goodbye
Lan : Hello.
Aunt Hang: Hello. Is (1) _____ Lan?
Lan : Yes. Who is (2)_______?
Aunt Hang : (3) _______ Aunt Hang. How are you?
Lan : I’m fine. (4) ______ are you phoning (5) _____ ?
Aunt Hang : Hue. I’ m calling to tell you Uncle Chi and I are (6) _______ to visit you next (7) ______.
Lan : Great ! When are you (8) ___________.
Aunt Hang : On (9) ________.We’ve arriving in Ha Noi in the (10) ______(11) ___________.
Lan : OK. Do you want to (12) ______ to (13) _______ mom ?
Aunt Hang : Yes, please.
Lan: Hold on a moment and I’ll (14) _______ her.