Unit 8. Country life and city life

What are these pictures about?
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 fresh air friendly quiet
tall buildings kinds of goods fresh foods simple
beautiful views entertainments traffic jam movie theaters
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 fresh air friendly quiet
tall buildings kinds of goods fresh foods simple
beautiful views entertainments traffic jam movie theaters
noisy
tall buildings
beautiful views
fresh air
kinds of goods
entertainments
friendly
fresh foods
traffic jam
quiet
simple
movie theaters
.
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What is the country like today?
peaceful (adj):
remote area (n):
medical facility (n):
accessible (adj):
change (v, n):
thanh bình
trang thiết bị y tế
có thể tiếp cận / có thể sử dụng
đổi thay
vùng xa
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peaceful
remote area
medical facility
accessible
change
Now work in pairs.
Use the correct form of these new words to complete the sentences:
c, The countryside is more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . than the city.
a, Today the Internet is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in many villages.
b, There are a lot of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in Vinh Bao hospital.
d, Ha Giang, Bac Kan and Cao Bang are . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e, Our height and weight are . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . very fast.
remote areas
changing
medical facilities
Na has been to the countryside for the weekend. Now she and Hoa are talking about the countryside.
Na
Hoa
* Listen to the dialogue between Na and Hoa.
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’s 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 entertaiment.
And medical facilities are more easily accessible too. Life in the
provinces is definitely changing for the better.
Na: But the city has so much more to offer.
Hoa: In many ways, I prefer the coutryside. Life is simple, people are
friendly and the air is clean
* Practice the dialogue with your partner.
relatives
permanently
information
provinces
người thân
lâu dài
thông tin
các tỉnh
* Guess the meaning of these words by matching:
What does Hoa say about things in the countryside?
Things are changing in the countryside.
Many remote areas are getting electricity.
(Present progressive tense)



09 / 2007 09 / 2008 12 / 2008
The boys / taller.

Show the changes (diễn tả những đổi thay).
The boys are getting taller.
Work in groups. Read and answer the questions.
1/ Where has Na been?
2/ How long was she there?
3/ What is her opinion of the countryside?
4/ Na says “There is nothing to do”. What does she mean by this?
5/ What are some changes that Hoa mentions?
6/ Do you prefer the city or the country? Why?
Lucky stars
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team a
team b
Let`s play a game:
lucky star!!!
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question 1
Where has Na been?
She has been to the countryside.
(She has been to Kim Lien village.)
question 2
How long was Na in Kim Lien village?
She was there for the weekend.
question 3
What is Na’s opinion of the countryside?
(She thinks) the countryside is quiet and peaceful and there is nothing to do.
question 4
Na says: “There is nothing to do”.
What does she mean by this?
(She means) there are no entertainments (no libraries, no movie theaters, no supermarkets, no zoos, …. to go).
question 5
What are some of the changes that Hoa mentions?
Many remote areas are getting electricity; people now can have things like refrigerators and TV, and medical facilities are more accessible.
Do you prefer the city or the country? Why?
question 6
Make sentences to show your ideas, using the word cues.
Examples:
- Life is simple in the countryside. - Life is comfortable in the city.
Write a passage about your opinion, beginning with:


I prefer the city (the countryside) because ...