Unit 8 Reading

I.Before you read
a. Look at the picture and answer the following questions
1. What are the people in the picture doing?
They are harvesting.
4. What helps produce good crops?
Good farming method(s), good weather
conditions, soil, water….
2. How are they working?
They are working hard
3. What do you think of the crop?
It is a bumper/good crop.
B.Vocabulary
1. Mud (n):
Bùn
2. Straw (n):
Rơm
3. Brick (n):
Gạch
4. Technical high school (n):

Trường trung học kỹ thuật
5. Result in (v):
Mang lại, đưa đến
6. To be made of:
Được làm bằng vật liệu gì
Eg. In the past, my house was made of mud and straw.
7. To meet one’s wishes:
Thực hiện được ước muốn (của ai)
II. While you read
Read the passage, and then do the tasks that follow.
Many years ago, my village was very poor. The villagers had to work hard in the fields all day and could hardly make ends meet. Their lives were simple and they were in need of many things. Many people had to live in houses made of straw and mud, and a few families had a radio or a TV set. However, in spite of the shortages, the villagers managed to send their children to school and college. They hoped that with an education of science and technology, their children could find a way of bettering their lives.
The children have met their parents` wishes. When they came back from college or technical high school, they introduced new farming methods, which resulted in bumper crops. They also helped the villagers grow cash crops for export. Soon, the lifestyle of my village changed. Today, people live in brick houses. In the evening, they can listen to the news on the radio or watch TV for entertainment. Sometimes they go to town on their motorbikes to do some shopping or to visit their friends.
" Our lives have changed a lot thanks to the knowledge our children brought home" said an old farmer, "and I always tell my grandchildren to study harder so that they can do even more for the village than their parents did"



1.TASK 1: Match the words in A with their definitions in B
Answers:
1.b 2.d 3.a 4.e 5.c
2. TASK 2: Read the text carefully then complete the following table.
old methods

made of brick
Many families have a
radio or a TV set
machine/
new methods
Bumper/good
made of straw
and mud
Few families had a
radio or a TV set
2
3
5
4
6
8
1
10
9
Poor
7
1- What was life like in the author`s village many years ago?

2- Why did the villagers want to send their children to school and college in spite of their shortage?


3- How did the children help improve the lifestyle in the village when they finished college or technical high school?


4- What did an old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young people brought home?


5- What exactly did he tell his grandchildren?


3. TASK 3: Answer the questions.
It was poor and simple.
Because they hoped that with an education of science and technology, their children could find a way of bettering their lives.
They introduced new farming methods which resulted in bumper crops. They also helped the villagers grow cash crops for export.
He said their lives had changed a lot thanks to the knowledge their children had brought home.
He told his grandchildren: “ Study harder so that you can do even more for the village than your parents did.”
IV. After you read

If I come back from college or technical high school I will.
Answer
1. Pay attention to take care of children
2. Widen the roads and plant more cash crops
3. Help poor children to learn
4. Introduce new technology
IV. HOMEWORK
Wrire a short paragraph (about 50 words) about the changes in your village.
Prepare for the Speaking lesson.