Unit 8. The story of my village

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
TEACHER : THU THUY
What is the name of this animal?
Buffalo
*Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
Where is this?
In a field
What are they doing?
They are transplanting
Who are they?
They are farmers
Unit 8:
Tuesday, Dec 1st ,2010
THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE
Part A:
READING
Look at the picture and answer the questions
1. What are the people in the picture doing?
1. They are harvesting the crop.
2. How are they working?
2. They are working hard.
3. What do you think of the crop?
3. It is a good crop.
4. What helps produce good crops?
4. good seeds, advanced techniques ..
1.BEFORE YOU READ
Unit 8: The story of my village
Mud (n)
Straw (n):
Ex: In the past, my house was made of straw and mud
Unit 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - READING
1.BEFORE YOU READ:
*NEW WORDS:
Brick (n):
technical high school
Trường Trung Học Kỹ Thuật
This girl is a beggar.
She has to live in poverty
and shortage.
Shortage of:
Sự thiếu thốn
Unit 8: The story of my village
bumper crop (n):
vụ mùa bội thu
Unit 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - READING
1.BEFORE YOU READ:
*NEW WORDS:
- Mud (n) :
- Straw (n):
- Brick (n):
- Technical high school :
Shortage of (n) :
- Bumper crop (n):
- Farming method (n):
- Result in :
- Cash crop (n) :
Bùn
Rơm, rạ
Gạch
Trường trung học kỹ thuật
Sự thiếu thốn
Vụ mùa bội thu
Phương pháp canh tác
Kết quả là
Cây trồng thương phẩm
- Be made of :
-Thanks to (pre) :
Nhờ có
Được làm bằng
Unit 8:
THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE
2.WHILE YOU READ:
Read the passage ,and then do the tasks that follow.
Many years ago, my village was very poor. The villager had to work hard in the field all day and could hardly make ends meet. Their lives were simple and they were in need of many things. Many people had to live in houses made of straw and mud, and a few families had a radio or a TV set. However, in spite of the shortages, the villagers managed to send their children to school and college. They hoped that with an education of science and technology, their children could find a way of bettering their lives.
The children have met their parents’ wishes. When they came back from college or technical high school, they introduced new farming methods, which resulted in bumper crops. They also helped the villagers grow cash crop for export. Soon, the lifestyle of my village changed. Today, people live in brick houses. In the evening, they can listen to the news on the radio or watch TV for entertainment.. Sometimes they go to town on their motorbikes to do some shopping or to visit their friends.
“ Our lives have changed a lot thanks to the knowledge our children brought home” said an old farmer, “and I always tell my grandchildren to study harder so that they can do even more for the village than their parents did.


a.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 - READING
b.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
c.TASK 3: 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 an old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young people brought home?
5. What exactly did he tell his grandchildren?
1. It was poor and simple
2. Because they hope that with an education of science and technology their children could find a way of bettering their lives.
3. They introduced new farming methods which resulted in bumper crops. They also helped grow cash crops for export.
4. He said their lives had changed a lot thanks to the knowledge their children had brought home.
5. He told his grandchildren: “ study harder so that you can do more for the village than your parents did.”
Unit 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - READING
What will you do to help your village when you have the chance?
Unit 8: The story of my village
3. AFTER YOU READ:
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
Home work
* Learn by heart the new words
* Do the task 1 and task 3
* Rewrite the changes of life in the village
* Prepare speaking part