Unit 8. Country life and city life

Welcome to class 8A
What are these people doing?
They are selling newspapers.
What are these women doing?
They are selling fruit along streets.
What are these women and men doing?
They are waiting for jobs.
Why are so many people leaving their home?
What problems do they cause?
Unit 8. Country life and city life
Lesson 3. Read. P 75
I. New words
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a typhoon:
Trận bão lớn
a flood:
a drought:
a tragedy:
increase (v + n):
supply (v + n):
a migrant:
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cơn lũ
trận hạn hán
bi kịch
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a government (n)
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II. Read
Governments all over the world
to provide facilities for the migrants
Children have to live at home with relatives while their parents live and work in cities.
The increase in population in many cities problems to schools, hospitals, water and electricity supplies
Farmers easily lose their harvests because of typhoons, floods or droughts.
Countryside people move to the city because they want to find well – paying jobs.
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II. Read
Listen to the tape and follow.
1. rural area
2. a well - paying job
3. urban area
4. (to) live apart
5. (to) put a strain on
6. overcrowding (n)
7. a struggle with nature
3. Read 1: Complete the summary. Use the information from the passage
3. Read 1: Complete the summary. Use the information from the passage
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Get applause from your classmates
A pencil box
A pair of socks
A hair pin
A tooth brush
b. as many as needed
c. become greater or larger
f. of the city or city life
e. a terrible event
4. Read 2: Find the words in the passage that means
b. as many as needed
* Read passage 3 again and find the word that means:
c. become greater or larger
* Read passage 4 again and find the word that means:
f. of the city or city life
e. a terrible event
* Read passage 1 again and find the word that means:
4. Read 2:
Lucky animals
b. plentiful
c. increase
d. strain
e. tragedy
f. urban
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III. Write a passage about the reasons why many people are leaving their home for the city and problems they cause, using the given words
Nowadays / There / many people / from / rural areas / leaving / home / the city
They / think that/ can / have well - paying jobs
They / want / earn / some more money / their family
And they / hope / have / better life.
As a result / the city`s population / increase / quickly
This / put / a strain / schools / hospitals / water and electricity supplies
Moreover / the parents / leaving / city / can`t look after / children / well.
Governments / over the world / try / help / these migrants.
Nowadays there are many people from rural areas leaving their home for the city. They think that they can have well – paying jobs. They want to earn some more money for their family and they hope to have a better life.
As a result the city’s population is increasing quickly. This puts a strain on schools and hospitals as well as water and electricity supplies. Moreover the parents leaving for the city can’t look after their children well.
Governments all over the world are trying to help these migrants.
Answer key
IV. Home work
1. Learn by heart the new words.
2. Write a passage about the reasons why many people are leaving their home for the city and problems they cause, using the given words.
3. Ex: 3, 4 - P50, 51 - WB
4. Prepare for the next lesson: "Write" p 76
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