Unit 8. The story of my village

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Teacher : Nguyễn Anh Thư
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UNIT 8:
THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE
Part: Reading
Look at the picture and answer the following questions
Unit 8: The story of my village
Unit 8: The story of my village
I. Vocabulary:
mud (n):
straw (n):
brick (n):
bùn
rơm
gạch
1. Vocabulary:





Unit 8: The story of my village

mud (n): bùn; muddy (adj): lầy lội
straw (n): rơm rạ;
brick (n): gạch
bumper crop: vụ mùa bội thu
shortage (n): sự thiếu thốn
TASK 1: Match the words in A with their definitions in B
Answers:
Unit 8: The story of my village
TASK 2: Read the text carefully then complete the following table:
old
made of brick
Many families have
a radio or a TV set

new
bumper / good
made of straw
and mud
Few families had a
radio or a TV set
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5
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poor
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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?
TASK 3: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
Unit 8: The story of my village
1- What was life like in the author`s village many years ago?
It was poor and simple.
Key
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?
They introduced new farming methods which resulted in bumper crops. They also helped the villagers grow cash crops for export.
Key
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.
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 your parents did.”
Discuss the following question
What will you do in the future to help people in your hometown?
Home work
* Learn by heart the new words
* Rewrite the changes of life in the village