Unit 8. The story of my village

Warmly Welcome !
IN THE PAST
NOW
- coast /kəust/ (n) :
bờ biển, vùng duyên hải
- resort /ri:`zɔ:t/ (n):
khu nghỉ dưỡng
- atmosphere /`ætməsfiə/ (n):
không khí
- suburb /`sʌbə:b/ (n):
ngoại ô
- to destroy [di`strɔi] (v) :
phá hủy
- ugly >< beautiful ( a ):
- car park :
bãi giữ xe hơi
Unit 8: The story of my village
* VOCABULARY
Part C: Listening
Before you listen
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Unit 8: The story of my village
Part C: Listening
Before you listen
Look at the two pictures of the same town.
Discuss the differences between them.
in the past
now
A lot of trees
Small houses
No hotel
Narrow road
Few trees
High buildings
Big hotel
Wide road
You will hear someone talking about the changes
in his hometown. Listen to the tape and do the tasks
Unit 8: The story of my village
1. Popffero is on the west coast of England.
2. Popffero 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: True- False statements
south
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small quiet town
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 Many big trees have been cut down for wider streets.
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 Some people don’t like the changes, they miss the quiet and
peaceful life of the old town.
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Task 2: Gap- Filling
expensive car shop houses widened hotel cut department
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
anymore. It has been replaced by a big (7)___________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
Post Listening
Compare the life in the city and
the life in the village
Roads
Houses
Traffic lights
People
....
....
road
Wide, clean, have lights
Narrow, dirty, no light
small, poor
high buildings, modern
houses
traffic & people
fewer, on foot
crowded, cars, motobikes
Post Listening
Where do you want
to live? Why?
In a village
In a city
Thank you for
your attention
Good bye