Unit 8. The story of my village

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THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE
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* New words
Mud (n)

Brick ( n ) : gaïch
straw
voc
Brick

Bumper crops

Bùn
Cây trồng thương
phẩm
Better

Rơm
Straw
Mud
Gạch
Cải thiện
Vụ mùa bội thu
Cash crop
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: The reading passage tells us about many changes in the village. Complete the following table.
UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - LESSON 1: READING
made of brick
few families had a radio or a TV set
many families have a radio or a TV set
old
new
poor
good / bumper
no information
UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - LESSON 1: READING
 Task 3: Read the passage again, and find answers for the following questions.
LUCKY FRUIT
5. What exactly did he tell his grandchildren?
 He told his grandchildren: “ Study harder so that you can do even more for the village than their parents did.”
 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 their lives had changed a lot thanks to the knowledge their children had brought home.
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III. POST-READING
What will you do to help your village when you have the chance?
UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - LESSON 1: READING
Group work
Take care of children
Build more big and convenient houses
Build new stadiums for children
Widen the roads and plant more cash crops

1. Learn by heart the new words and phrases from the passage.
2. Re-read the passage carefully.
3. Prepare for the next lesson.
Fill each blank in the summery 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