Unit 8. The story of my village

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DESIGNER: TRAN VAN SY
CLASS 10A2
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Unit 8
Reading
THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE
Vocabulary
3. mud /mʌd/
2. straw /strɔ:/
Ex: Ten years ago, my house was made of straw and mud, but now it is made of brick.
4. brick /brik/
5. shortage of /`∫ɔ:tidʒ/
(v)
(n)
(n)
(n)
1. make ends meet
(n)
not enough of something
Ex: He often works very hard all day, but he can’t make ends meet.
rơm rạ
bùn
gạch
kiếm đủ sống
sự thiếu hụt
6. bumper crop
Vocabulary
(n)
vụ mùa bội thu
Vocabulary
cây trồng thương phẩm
7. cash crop
(n)
Task 1.The words in A appear in the reading passage.
Match them with their definitions in B.
Task 2 . The reading passage tell us about many changes in the village . Complete the following table.
made of straw and mud
made of bricks
few families had
radios or TV sets
many families have
radios or TV sets
old
new / modern
poor
good / bumper crops
walking / bicycle
motorbike
Task 3. Read the test again and answer the following questions
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 shortages?
3. How did the children help improve the lifestyle in the village when they finished college or technical high school?
4. What did the old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young people brought home?
5. What exactly did the old farmer tell his grandchildren?

1. What was life like in the author’s village many years ago?
It was poor and simple.
Task 3. Read the test again and answer the following questions
2. Why did the villagers want to send their children to school and college in spite of their shortages?
Because they hoped that with an education of science and technology, their children could find a way of bettering their lives.
3. How did the children help improve the lifestyle in the village when they finished college or technical high
school?
When they came back from college or technical high school, they would introduced new farming methods, which resulted in bumper crops. They also helped the villagers grow cash crops for export .
Task 3. Read the test again and answer the following questions
4. What did the old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young people brought home?
He said that their lives had changed a lot thanks to the knowledge their children had brought home.
5. What exactly did the old farmer tell his grandchildren?
He told his grandchildren, “Study harder so that you can do more for the village than your parents did.”
Task 3. Read the test again and answer the following questions
Task 4. Fill each blank in the summary of the story with a suitable word or a phrase from the box below.


Many years ago, The village was very (1) …………….. . The villagers worked hard all day and could (2) …………………… . They lived in houses made of (3) ……………………. , few families (4) …………….. a radio or a TV. However, in spite of the shortages, the villagers tried to (5) ……………… their children to schools. Today, the lifestyle in the village has changed thanks to the (6) ………………… the young brought from schools. They introduced new (7) ………………………. , which resulted in (8) ………………. crops they also helped to grow cash crops. People’s lives get better. Every family has a radio or a TV and motorbikes.
straw and mud
poor
farming methods
make ends meet
knowledge
had
bumper
send


1. Read the text carefully and translate it into Vietnamese.

2. Write a paragraph about 100 words to answer this question “What will you do to build our city richer and richer?” .

3. Prepare for Listening lesson.
5. Homework
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