Unit 8. Country life and city life

I have some pictures for you.
a. How many pictures are there ?
b. Please look at the picture A , Where is it ?
c. What about picture B ? Where is it ?
d. What about you ?
Do you like to live in the countryside or in the city ?
Why ?
Now you look at the screen, please.
In order to know more about the country life and city life, today we study the new lesson " Unit 8: lesson one "
Tuesday, december 11th 2007
Unit 8: Country life and city life.
Lesson 1: Getting started + listen and read.
I : Getting started.
Now you work with a partner make a list of the differences between the countryside and the city. The words in the box may help you.
Ex:
Tuesday, december 11th 2007
Unit 8: Country life and city life.
Lesson 1: Getting started + listen and read.
I : Getting started.
Tuesday, december 11th 2007
Unit 8: Country life and city life.
Lesson 1: Getting started + listen and read.
II . Listen and read.
I : Getting started.
Look at the picture and the dialogue in your textbooks and answer my questions, please
c. How many partners are there in the dialogue ?
d. Who are they ?
e. Can you guess what they are talking about ?
The picture may help you.
f. What is your task after reading this dialogue ?
b. Do you know what the name of the village is ?
* First, we listen to the dialogue.
-> They are talking about Na`s journey to Kim Lien village and the changes in the countryside, such as electricity, modern furnitures and medical facilities ,...... .
a. Is this picture about the city or the countryside?
Tuesday, december 11th 2007
Unit 8: Country life and city life.
I : Getting started.
II . Listen and read.
Now you look at the following structures
* The present progressive used in talking about changes
S + is/am/are + V_ ing
Ex: Many remote areas are getting electricity.
Things are changing in the countryside.
S + be + not only ....adj ....but also ...adj ....
S + V + not only .....n......but also .....n.......
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Ex: She is not only beautiful but also intelligent.
TV is bringing not only information but also entertainment.
Tuesday, december 11th 2007
Unit 8: Country life and city life.
I : Getting started.
II . Listen and read.
Practice the dialogue with a partner.
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 is 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 entertainment.
And medical facilities are more easily accessible too. Life in the provinces is definitely changing for the better.
Na : But in the city has so much more to offer.
Hoa: In many ways, I prefer the countryside. Life is simple, People are friendly and the air is clean.
1.
Tuesday, december 11th 2007
Unit 8: Country life and city life.
I : Getting started.
II . Listen and read.
1. Practice the dialogue with a partner.
Answer the questions.
a. Where has Na been ?
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b. How long was she there ?
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c. What is her opinion of the countryside ?
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d. Na says : " There is nothing to do ." What does she mean by this ?
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e. What are some of the changes that Hoa mentions ?
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f. Do you prefer the city or the countryside ? Why ?
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She has been to the countryside. / She has been to Kim Lien village.
She was there for the weekend.
The countryside is peaceful and quiet and there is nothing to do .
She means:There are no libraries , no movies , no supermarkets, no zoos,..to go.
Many remote areas are getting electricity. People can now have things like
Refrigerators and TV , and medical facilities are more accessible.
I prefer the countryside because life is simple, People are friendly and the air is clean, ...... .
2.
* Exercise for consolidation.
Now you look at the following exercise and choose the best answers.
1. Life in the city is ..............from the countryside.
a. different b. differently c. differ d. difference
2. Na has been to ...................for the weekend.
a. city b. town c. countryside d. Ninh Binh
3. Na went to Kim Lien village to visit her .............. .
a. neighbors b. friends c. parents d. relatives
4. Kim Lien is a ....................village.
a. quite b. noisy c. peaceful d. beautiful
5. Many remote areas ......................electricity.
a. get b. are getting c. got d. is getting
6. Hoa says: "TV is bringing........information.......entertainment."
a. not...but b. not only.......also c. not only.....but also
d. not .........but also
* Homework

+ At home you learn by heart the new words and read the dialogue between Hoa and Na again.
+ Prepare the next lesson " Unit 8: Speak and listen "