Unit 8. The story of my village

Welcome the
teachers
WARM UP

A farmer






A village
Warm up
c_ _h cr_p

Look at the following pictures and say what can you see in each picture.
Cash crop

Picture 2
F_ _tb_ll gr_und
Football ground
Picture 3
Str_w and m_d house

Straw and mud
house
Picture 4:
M_dic_l c_nt_r


Medical center
Picture 5:
M_d_y r_ad


Muddy road
Picture 6
C_nal
Canal

Unit 8: The story of my village



Part B: Speaking
1. Cash crop
2. A football ground
3. A medical center
4. The muddy road
5. Straw and mud house

To make things in the country better, what should be done?
Task 1. The villagers of Ha Xuyen are discussing plans to improve their life in the village. Match each of the plans with its possible result.
Task 2: The village are discussing their plans. Read and practise the conversation in group of 3
I know what we should do first. We should (1)____ the road.
That’s a good idea. If the roads are widened, cars and lorries (2)___ get to our village.
Yes. And if lorries can get to the village, we (3)____not have to cart heavy loads of farming products to the city.
A And we should also (4)____ and raise the roads.
Yes. If we resurface and raise the roads, they won’t be (5)____ when it rains.
And the villagers will (6)____ able to get around more easily, too.



widen
can
will
resurface
muddy
be

What type of conditional sentences is used in the conversation?
Conditional sentence type 1
1. If the roads are widened, cars and lorries can get to our village.
2. if lorries can get to the village, we won’t have to cart heavy loads of farming products to the city.
3. If we resurface and raise the roads, they won’t be muddy when it rains.

If S + do (present sentence), S + will/can/may/might + do
Practise the conditional sentense type 1
Practise the dialogue
I _____ what we should do first. We should ____ the road.
That’s a good idea. If the roads ___ widened, cars and lorries___ get to our village.
Yes. And ___ lorries can get to the ____, we won’t have to cart ____ loads of farming products to the city.
A And we should also____ and raise the roads.
Yes. If we ____ and raise the roads, they won’t be ____ when it rains.
And the villagers will (6)____ able to get around more easily, too.



Task 3.

(Work in group of 3) Continue the conversation, using the ideas in the table in task 1. Add some more possible results if you like.
Task 1. The villagers of Ha Xuyen are discussing plans to improve their life in the village. Match each of the plans with its possible result.
Summary
Speak about the plans and results to improve the life of a village.
Revise the conditional sentence type 1.
Homework
Write a 10_sentence paragraph describing the plans and possible results to make your country better.