Unit 8. Country life and city life

- movies/ theaters
- quiet
Country life City life
- friendly
- fresh foods
- fresh air
- cheap
- beautiful views
- paddy fields
- small houses
- noisy
- traffic jams
- expensive
- kinds of goods
- polluted
- tall buildings
- zoos/ parks
- busy
I. Vocabulary.
1. peaceful (adj.):
- thanh bình, hoà bình
2. a relative:
3. a remote area:
4. accessible (adj.):
5. medical facilities:
6. permanently (adv.):
- họ hàng
- vĩnh viễn, mãi mãi
- vùng xa xôi hẻo lánh
- phương tiện y tế
- có thể tiếp cận được,cã thÓ sö dông ®­îc
A relative
permanently
accessible
peaceful
A remote area
Medical facilities
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A relative
permanently
accessible
Medical facilities
peaceful
A remote area
Na
Hoa
Who prefers country and who prefers city?
Na
Hoa
- Things in the countryside.
- Many remote areas electricity.
<+> progressive tense with get and become to express the changes.
are changing
are getting
Eg: Hai Phong City is becoming more beautiful.
3. Discuss the questions with your partners
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?
a. Where has Na been?
She has been to Kim Lien village.
c. What is her opinion of the countryside?
To her, it’s very quiet and peaceful and there’s 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.
b. How long was she there?
She was there for the weekend.
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.
Answers:
She has been to Kim Lien village.
She was there for the weekend.
To her, it’s very quiet and peaceful and there’s nothing to do.
That means there are no TV, no movies, no zoos….. to go.
Many remote areas are getting electricity. People can now have things like refrigerators and TV. Medical facilities are more accessible.

countryside/peaceful/quiet
nothing/do
She/not want/live/
permanently
Country life/simple/
people/friendly/air/clean
Things/change
Many remote are/electricity
prefer/countryside
NA
HOA
Na`s opinions
Hoa`s opinions

What about your idea. Do you prefer city or country? Why?

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