Unit 8. The story of my village

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS!
Rearrange these pictures
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IN THE PAST
NOW
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C. LISTENING
UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE
BEFORE YOU LISTEN
FIND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN 2 PICTURES:
UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE






In the past, the town used to have only small houses, but now there are tall buildings
POPFFERO
VOCABULARY
coast (n) :
UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE
bờ biển
destroy (v) :
E.g: The fire has destroyed everything
VOCABULARY
phá hủy
atmosphere (n) :
 E.g: I like the noisy atmosphere of a big city
VOCABULARY
Bầu không khí
suburb (n) :
VOCABULARY
ngoại ô
replace (v):

 E.g: The shop isn’t here any more. It has been replaced by a school
VOCABULARY
thay thế
LISTEN AND REPEAT
coast (n) [koust]
destroy (v) [di`strɔi]
atmosphere (n) [`ætməsfiə]
suburb (n) [`sʌbə:b]
replace (v) [ri`pleis]
UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE
UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE
WHILE YOU LISTEN
Popffero is on the west coast of England
Popffero used to be a tourist resort
The town no longer has its old atmosphere
There are more green trees in the town now than there used to be
Everybody in the town like its changes
F
F
T
F
F
Listen to the talk and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F)
TASK 1
The small old _______ have been pulled down, and
tall buildings have been put there instead. They’ve also
built a big _______ in the middle of the town. The
narrows streets have been _________ and resurfaced,
so the big trees on the two sides of the streets have
been _____down. The large area of grass land in the
suburbs of the town has been turned into an ugly
______ park. Even the old corner ______ isn’t there
anymore. It has been replaced by a big ___________
store. And there is an ___________ restaurant where
there used to be an old tea shop.
houses
hotel
widened
cut
car
shop
department
expensive
TASK 2
Listen again and write in the missing words
UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE
AFTER YOU LISTEN
LUCKY NUMBERS
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X2
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+10
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Where is Popffero?
Popferro is on the south coast of England
What has been built in the middle of the town?
A big hotel has been built in the middle of the town
What has been replaced by a big department store?
The old corner shop has been replaced by a big department store
Why don’t some people like the changes?
Because they miss the quite and peaceful life of the old town.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!