Unit 8. The story of my village

Welcome
to our class
VINH CHAN HIGH SCHOOL
2010-2011
Warm-up
Look at the following pictures
and answer the questions
Game: guesssing pictures
What is the name of this animal?
buffalo
Where is this?
In a field
What are they doing?
They are transplanting
Unit 8:
The story of my village
Part A: Reading
Unit 8: The story of my village
Pre-reading
1.vocabulary
mud (n) [mʌd] :bùn
Unit 8: The story of my village
straw (n) [strɔ:]: rơm
Pre-reading
1.vocabulary
be made of + N..được làm từ..
Unit 8: The story of my village
Pre-reading
1.vocabulary
Ex: In the past, my house was made of straw and mud
brick (n) [brik] : gạch
Unit 8: The story of my village
Pre-reading
1.vocabulary
Unit 8: The story of my village
This girl is a beggar.
She has to live in poverty
and shortage.
Pre-reading
1.vocabulary
shortage(n) [`∫ɔ:tidʒ} of :
Sự thiếu thốn
Unit 8: The story of my village
They have a bumper crop
bumper crop(n): vụ mùa bội thu
Pre-reading
1.vocabulary
Unit 8: The story of my village
Pre-reading
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
/ Good crop
Year ago the villagers were still poor
T
*
*
F
Many year ago the villagers’ lives were not simple.
T
*
*
F
Although the villager were poor, they sent their children to school or college
T
*
*
F
Today, the villagers live in many straw houses
T
*
*
F
Villagers’ lives have become better thank to new farming methods
T
*
*
F
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Before reading
After reading
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T
T
T
T
T
F
F
F
F
Incorrect!
Correct!
Incorrect!
Correct!
Incorrect!
Correct!
Incorrect!
Correct!
Incorrect!
Correct!
Many year ago the villagers’ lives were simple.
Today, the villagers live in many brick houses
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Task 1: Decide these statements are True (T) or False (F).Correct the false information
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
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3
5
4
6
8
1
10
9
poor/ enough to eat
7
After you read:
Post-reading
Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions
What will you do in the future to help people in your hometown?
A: Khoa, what do you want to do in the future?
A: If you are a doctor, what can you
do to help people in your home
town?
B: I will kill their diseases and keep
them healthy. What about you?
A: I want to be an architect. I will build
lots of flats for local people to live in.
After you read
Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions
What will you do in the future to help people in your hometown?
B: I want to become a doctor
Home work
* Learn by heart the new words
* Do the task 1 and task 3
* Rewrite the changes of life in the village
* Prepare speaking part
thank you for your attention!