Unit 8. The story of my village

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* Game:
Rules: We have 5 numbers, one of them has the lucky star with the key word – also the topic of our listening lesson today. Each team chooses 2 numbers, the team that can choose the number with the lucky star will get one point for the first activity.
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POPFFERO
UNIT 8: LISTENING
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LUCKY STAR
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* Look at the two pictures of Popffero, in groups of 4 find out 4 sentences that don’t describe the pictures
In the past
Now
a- Popffero used to be a busy town.
b-The town has many tall buildings.
c-In the past, the town used to
have narrow streets.
d-The streets today are wide.
e-There are more trees now.
f- People used to go by bicycle or motorbike.
g-Nowadays, people go by car.
h-There were some cattle on the
grass land.
i- There is no grass land now.
j- In the middle of the town there is
a big church.
k-The life in Popffero in the past
was quiet and peaceful
l- There are many cars in the street.
In the past
Now

used to have
there used to be
there was / were
had
there is / are
has


* Listen and write True (T) or False (F)
1.The town has many tall buildings. ……
2. In the past, the town used to
have narrow streets. ……
3. The streets today are wide. ……
4. Nowadays, people go by car. ……
5. There were some cattle on the
grass land. ……
6. There is no grass land now. ……
7. In the middle of the town there is
a big church. ……
8. The life in Popffero in the past
was quiet and peaceful ……
T
T
T
T
T
T
F
F
*Listen and write in the missing words:
The small (1)……………….. houses 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 widened and (3)…………………... ,so the big trees on the two sides of the streets have been cut down. The (4)…………………..area of grass land in the suburbs of the town has been turned into an ugly (5)………………….. park. Even the old corner shop isn’t there any more, it has been replaced by a big department store. And there is an expensive (6)………………... where there used to be an old tea shop. Many people in Popffero are (7)…………………. with the changes as there are more jobs for them.But some people don’t like the changes, they (8)……………the quiet and peaceful life of the old town.
old
hotel
resurfaced
large
car
restaurant
happy
miss
Post-listening:
* Complete the chart below:
CHANGES IN POPFFERO

small old houses
narrow streets
an old corner shop
an ugly car park
an expensive restaurant
a busy tourist resort


- In the past, Nha Trang used to have……………… , there used to be……………………….
, there was / were (not)………………...
- But now, it has……………………………………….
, there is / are………………………………
* Homework: Write about the changes in your hometown (within 10 sentences)
small old houses
tall buildings
* Tell about the changes in Nha Trang
Useful structures:
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