Unit 8. The story of my village

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
10C
Warm up
Look at the pictures and answer the questions
What is the name of this animal?
Buffalo
*Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
/ `bʌfəlou/
Where is this?
In a field
The farmer is ploughing
buffaloes
What are they doing?
They are transplanting
Who are they?
They are farmers
THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE
Part A:
READING
UNIT 8
Look at the picture and answer the questions
What are the people in the picture doing?
How are they working?
What do you think of the crops?
What helps produce good crops?
1. They are harvesting the crop.
4. To get good crops, besides good seeds, advanced techniques, fertilizer, it requrires hard work and suitable weather..
I. BEFORE YOU READ
3. I think it’s a good crop
2. They are working hard
Unit 8: The story of my village
Before you read
1.vocabulary
mud (n) wet, soft soil [mʌd] :
bùn
Unit 8: The story of my village
straw (n) /strɔ:/:Straw(n): dry cut stalks of various cereals

rơm
Ex: In the past, my house was made of straw
technical high school
trường trung học kỹ thuật
make ends meet (v) :have just enough money to pay for the things you need
kiếm đủ sống.
The farmer is ploughing
buffaloes
► brick houses: (n) house made of bricks
brick (n) /brik/ :
gạch
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Nhà được làm bằng ghạch
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bumper crop [`bʌmpə crop ](n) = good crop
vụ mùa bội thu
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This girl is a beggar.
She has to live in poverty
and shortage.
shortage(n) /`∫ɔ:tidʒ/ of :
Sự thiếu thốn
Some other new words:
-Technical high school / `teknikl hai sku:l/ (n):

- Farming method / `fɑ:miη `meθəd/ (n):

- Thanks to /θæηk tu/ (pre) = = owing to =because of :

Trường trung học kỹ thuật
Phương pháp canh tác
Unit 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - READING
Nhờ có
Unit 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - READING
1.BEFORE YOU READ:
*NEW WORDS:
- Mud /mʌd/ (n) :
- Straw /strɔ:/ (n):
- Brick /brik/ (n):
- Technical high school / `teknikl hai sku:l/ :
Shortage /`∫ɔ:tidʒ/ of (n) :
- Bumper crop /`bʌmpə crop/ (n):
- Farming method /`fɑ:miη `meθəd/ (n):
Bùn
Rơm, rạ
Gạch
Trường trung học kỹ thuật
Sự thiếu thốn
Vụ mùa bội thu
Phương pháp canh tác
-Thanks to /θæηk tu/ (pre) :
Nhờ có
Unit 8: The story of my village
Before you read
2.checking vocabulary
-mud (n) [mʌd]
-straw (n) [strɔ:]
-brick (n) [brik]
-shortage(n) [`∫ɔ:tidʒ (of)
-bumper crop(n)
bùn
rơm
gạch
sự thiếu thốn
vụ mùa bội thu
Read the passage ,and then do the tasks that follow.
II.WHILE YOU READ
Read the passage ,and then do the tasks that follow.
1.Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage.
Match them with their definitions in B.
UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - READING
Many years ago, my village was very poor. The villager had to work hard in the field 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 crop 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.


2.TASK 2: Read the text carefully then complete the following table:
old methods,
by buffalo
made of bricks
Many families had
radios and TV set
machine/
new methods
bumper/
more to sell
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
Read all the questions
Underline the key words
Locate the information in the text
Answer the question
3. TASK 3:
Group work. Answer the following questions.
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 shortages?
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?
Unit 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - READING
Task 3:
Questions and answers










By playing game " Choose animal you like"
Rules of the game.
There are 6 animals in which each animal has a mysterious thing .The animal has a
Present word, will give you a secret present.
Sorry word, you will pass your turn to other.
question word, you will have to answer the question. if you give the right answer to the question ,you will get a different mark or even no mark.
Present
Question
MOUSE
Question
Question
MONKEY
Sorry
Question
TIGER
HORSE
DOG
GOAT
Question 1
1.What was life like in the author’s village many years ago?

It was poor and simple.
( Line 1,2,3,4,5- paragraph 1).
Many years ago, my village was very poor. The villager had to work hard in the field 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.
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Question 3
3- How did the children help to improve the lifestyle in the village when they finished college or technical high school?
- They introduced new farming methods which resulted in bumper crops. They also helped grow cash crops for export.

(Line 1, 2 and 3- Paragraph 2)
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 crop 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.

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4- What did an old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge
the young people brought home?
He said :” Our lives have changed a lot thanks to the knowledge our children brought home”.
( Line 1,2- paragraph 3)

“ 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.


Question 4
No mark
Question 2
Why did the villagers want to send their children to school and college in spite of their shortages?
Because they hoped that with an education of science and technology, their children could find a way of bettering their lives.
(Line 6,7 and 8- Paragraph 3)
Many years ago, my village was very poor. The villager had to work hard in the field 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.


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Post Reading: Discussion
How can people with an education help make the life of their community better?
Unit 8: The story of my village
+ Introduce new farming methods.
+ Grow crash crops for export.
+ Help local people apply modern technology in farming.
+ Help community especially young people access to ways of entertainment.
+ Raise people’s awareness about food safety and environmental hygiene.
Pay attention to taking care of children
Build more big and convenient houses
Build a new stadium for children
Widen the roads and plant more cash crops
Widen the roads and plant more cash crops
Home work
* Learn by heart the new words
* Rewrite the changes of life in your village
* Prepare speaking part