Unit 8. The story of my village

Welcome
to our class
Teacher : Trần Thị Kim Phước
Quinschool
Năm học: 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
Who are they?
They are farmers
Unit 8:
The story of my village
Part A : Reading
Unit 8: The story of my village
Pre-reading
1. Vocabulary
mud [mʌd](n) :bùn
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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
cash crop [kæ∫ krɔp] (n): cây thương phẩm
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brick (n) [brik] : gạch
Unit 8: The story of my village
Pre-reading
1. Vocabulary
► brick house
Unit 8: The story of my village
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
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They have a bumper crop
bumper crop [`bʌmpə krɔp](n): vụ mùa bội thu
Pre-reading
1. Vocabulary
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Pre-reading
2. Checking vocabulary
-mud (n) [mʌd]
-straw (n) [strɔ:]
-brick (n) [brik]
-shortage [`∫ɔ:tidʒ] (of)
-bumper crop (n)
bùn
rơm
gạch
sự thiếu thốn
vụ mùa bội thu
-cash crop (n)
cây thương phẩm
Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage.
Match them with their definitions in B.
UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - LESSON 1: READING
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
2
3
5
4
6
8
1
10
9
poor/ enough to eat
7
1- What was life like in the author`s village many years ago?
2- Why did the villagers want to send their children to school and college in spite of their shortage?
3- How did the children help to improve the lifestyle in the village when they finished college or technical high school?
4- What did an old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young people brought home?
5- What exactly did he tell his grandchildren?
TASK 3: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
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1- What was life like in the author`s village many years ago?
It was poor and simple.
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2.Why did the villagers want to send their children to school and college in spite of their shortage?



Because they hoped that with an education of science and technology, their children could find a way of bettering their lives.
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3- How did the children help to improve the lifestyle in the village when they finished college or technical high school?
They introduced new farming methods which resulted in bumper crops. They also helped the villagers grow cash crops for export.
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4- What did an
old farmer say
about the effect
of the knowledge
the young people
brought home?
He said :” Our lives have changed a lot thanks to the knowledge our children brought home”.
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5- What exactly did the old farmer tell his grandchildren?
He told his grandchildren: “Study harder so that you can do even more for the village than your parents did.”
Unit 8: The story of my village
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
Build more big and convenient houses
Pay attention to taking care of children
HOMEWORK
Learn by heart new word
Read the text again and translate the 1st paragraph into Vietnamese
Do the reading in workbook
Prepare for the Speaking lesson
Thanks for your attention