Unit 8. The story of my village

Tuesday 8th january 2019
Unit 8 Listening
BEFORE YOU LISTEN
Work in pairs. Look at the two pictures of the same town. Discuss the differences between them.


- In the past, in the town there used to have small houses, but now there are tall and modern buildings
- In the past, there were not any hotels and bill department stores, but now there are a lot of them with large car parks and some supermarkets.
- In the past, the streets were small and narrow, but now they are replaced by wide and asphalled (tráng nhựa) ones.
- In the past, there used to have large pieces of grassland where you can see cattle grazing on both sides of the roads, but now you can see tall houses and buildings instead.
- In the past, there were a lot of trees on the both side of Streets, now there are only a few or none.

- Trong quá khứ, ở thị trấn đã từng có những ngôi nhà nhỏ, nhưng bây giờ có những tòa nhà cao và hiện đại.
- Trong quá khứ, không có bất kỳ khách sạn và cửa hàng bách hóa nào, nhưng hiện nay có rất nhiều khách sạn có bãi đỗ xe lớn và một số siêu thị.
- Trong quá khứ, các đường phố nhỏ và hẹp, nhưng bây giờ chúng được thay thế bởi đường rộng và tráng nhựa.
- Trong quá khứ, đã từng có những đồng cỏ lớn nơi bạn có thể nhìn thấy chăn thả gia súc ở cả hai bên đường, nhưng bây giờ bạn có thể nhìn thấy những ngôi nhà cao tầng và các tòa nhà.
- Trong quá khứ, có rất nhiều cây ở cả hai bên đường phố, bây giờ chỉ có một vài hoặc không có.

Popffero used to be a small quiet town on the south coast of England. But it has become a crowded and busy tourist resort now. They`re completely destroyed its old atmosphere. The small old houses have been pulled down, and tall buildings have been put there instead. They`re also built a big hotel in the middle of town. The narrow streets have been widened and resurfaced, so the big trees on the two sides of the streets have been cut down.
The large area of grass land in the suburbs of the town has been turned into an ugly car park. Even the old comer shop isn`t there any more. It has been replaced by a big department store. And there is an expensive restaurant where there used to be an old tea shop. Many people in Popffero are happy with the changes as there are more jobs for them. But some people don`t like the changes they miss the quiet and peaceful life of the old town.


Task 1: Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the talk.

The small old (1)_______ have been pulled down, and tall buildings have been put there instead. They`ve also built a big (2)_______in the middle of the town. The narrow streets have been (3)_______and resurfaced, so the big trees on the two sides of the streets have been (4)_______down. The large area of grass land in the suburbs of the town has been turned into an ugly (5)_______ park. Even the old comer (6)______ isn`t there any more. It has been replaced by a big (7)______store. And there is an (8)______restaurant where there used to be an old tea shop.

1. houses 2. hotel 3. widened
4. cut 5.car 6. shop
7. department 8. Expensive