Unit 8. The story of my village

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Matching pictures

A. Field
B. Farmer
C. Buffalo
D. Village gate
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Field
C. Buffalo
D. Village gate
B. Farmer
Thursday, November 27th 2008
Unit 8: The Story of My Village
A. Reading
1.What are the people in the picture doing?
2. How are they working?
3. What do you think of the crop ?
4. What helps produce good crops?
Look at the picture and discuss the questions.
Before - Reading
Tractor(n): Máy kéo
Straw(n): Rơm
Rice stubble(n): Rạ
The farmer are harvesting the crop
They are working very hard
It is a good/bumper crop
Good farming methods, modern technology used, people word hard.....
Suggested Answers
- Make end meets: Đủ trang trải
- Mud (n): Bùn
- In need of something: Thiếu đủ thứ
Farming methods (n): phương pháp canh tác
Brick house (n): Nhà ngói
Thanks to =Owing to (pre): Nhờ có
Technical high school (n): Trường TH Kỹ thuật dạy nghề
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Task 1: Match each word to its definition:
Task 2: Complete the following table:
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Task 3: Answer the following questions
1. What was life in the author’s 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 people farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young people brought home?
5. What exactly did he tell his grandchildren?
Task 3: Answers
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 changes 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"
How can people with an education help make the life of their community better
Discuss the following question
+ Introduce new farming methods
+ Grow cash crops for export
+ Help local people apply modern technology in farming
+ Help community especially young people access to ways of entertainment

* Make sentences with new words you have learnt
* Be ready for speaking
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