Unit 8. The story of my village

Group: 10A2
ENGLISH 10
Unit 8 : The story of my village
C- LISTENING
Before you listen
Look at the two pictures. Discuss the differences between them.
Look at the two pictures and match column A with column B to describe the differences between them.
Look at the two pictures and match column A with column B to describe the differences between them.
Example: In the past, the town used to have only small houses, but now there are tall buildings.
Before you listen
Answer these questions:
1. Have you heard of “ Pofferro”?
- Yes, I have./ No, I haven’t.
2. What is it?
- It’s a town.
3. Where is it?
- It’s in England.
atmosphere /`ætməsfiə/ :Khíquyển
Wide (a)- widen (v) : Rộng, mở rộng
suburb /`sʌbə:b/(n) :Ngoại ô, ngoại thành
ugly /`ʌgli/ (a) : Xấu xí, khó chịu
department /di`pɑ:tmənt/ (n): Gian hàng,
khu bày hàng

Vocabulary
While you listen
Task 1: Listen and write True (T) or False (F)
1. Pofferro is on the west coast of
England.
2. Pofferro used to be a tourist resort.
3. The town no longer has its old atmosphere.
4. There are more green trees in
the town now than there used to be.
5. Everybody in the town likes its
changes.
Task 1: Listen and write True (T) or False (F)
1. Pofferro is on the west coast of
England.
2. Pofferro used to be a tourist resort.
3. The town no longer has its old atmosphere.
4. There are more green trees in
the town now than there used to be.
5. Everybody in the town likes its
changes.
F
F
T
F
F
Task 1: Listen and write True (T) or False (F)
F. It’s on the south coast of England.
F. It used to be a small quiet town.
T. They’ve completely destroyed its old atmosphere.
F. A lot of trees have been cut down for wider streets.
F. Some people don’t like the changes, they miss quiet and peaceful life of the old town.
Task 2:Listen and write in the missing words

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 Even the old corner (6)………… isn’t there any more, it has been replaced by a big (7)……………..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.
houses
hotel
widened
cut
car
shop
department
expensive
After you listen
Consolidation :
Homework
* Do exercise in textbook part Listening.
* prepare new lesson
THANK YOU.