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Where can you see this, in the city or in the countryside?

Where can you see this, in the city or in the countryside?. Monday, Nov. 28th , 2011. Period 45 Unit 8:. The story of my village. A. Reading. Put the pictures into 2 columns: in the old days and now. 1. 2. 4. 3. I/ Vocabulary:. village (n) ['vilidʒ] -> villager (n) ['vilidʒə].

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Where can you see this, in the city or in the countryside?

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  1. Where can you see this, in the city or in the countryside?

  2. Monday, Nov. 28th , 2011 Period 45 Unit 8: The story of my village A. Reading

  3. Put the pictures into 2 columns: in the old days and now 1 2 4 3

  4. I/ Vocabulary: • village (n) ['vilidʒ] -> villager (n) ['vilidʒə]

  5. 2. (n) [mʌd] mud -> muddy (adj) ['mʌdi] - straw (n) [strɔ:]

  6. shortage 3. ………….(n) -> short (adj) ['∫ɔ:tidʒ]

  7. 4. (n) = good crop bumper crop ['bʌmpə]

  8. 5. (n) farming method ['fɑ:miη]['meθəd]

  9. (n) : crops to be sold, not for use by the people who grow it cash crops [kæ∫][krɔp]

  10. 7. in (v) Eg: New farming methods, fertilizers, good weather conditions ……….. in bumper crops result [ri'zʌlt]

  11. lifestyle ['laifstai] 8. (n) : way of living Eg: In the old days, most houses in the village ………………… straw and mud. were made of + be made of ( phrasal v)

  12. I/ Vocabulary: 1. village (n) ['vilidʒ] -> villager (n) ['vilidʒə] 2. mud[mʌd] (n)->muddy['mʌdi] (adj) _ straw (n) [strɔ:] 3. shortage ['∫ɔ:tidʒ](n) -> short (n) 4. bumper crop['bʌmpə](n) = good crop 5. farming method (n) ['fɑ:miη]['meθəd] 6. cash crops (n) [kæ∫][krɔp] 7. result in (v) [ri'zʌlt] 8. lifestyle (n) ['laifstai] + be made of ( phrasal verb)

  13. Match the world in A with their definitions in B B A a. making one’s life better 1- make ends meet b. have just enough money to pay for the things you need 2- in need of many things c. crops to be sold, not for use by the people who grow it 3- bettering one’s life d. having to have many things that you need 4- bumper crops e. good crops 5- cash crops

  14. II/ Reading: Task 2: Read the text and then fill in the chart: made of straw and mud made of bricks Many families have radios and TV set Few families had a radio or a TV set machines/new methods old methods, by buffalo, hands bumper crop/cash crops poor/ enough to eat on foot/by bikes by motorbikes/ cars

  15. 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 shortage? 3. How did the children help to 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?

  16. 1- What was life like in the author’s village many years ago? -> It was poor and simple. 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.

  17. 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.

  18. 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 the old farmer tell his grandchildren? He told his grandchildren: “Study harder so that you can do even more for the village than your parents did.”

  19. III. AFTER –READING: Choose the best answer for the following sentences: • Many peasants find it difficult to make ends meet. B. Better their lives A. Get plenty of food C. Earn enough money for living D. Apply new farming method C 2. Everything has changed since he returned. A. Become old B. Become sick C. Become better D. Become different D 3. They apply new farming methods to get bumper crops A. Good crops A B. Cash crops C. Bad crops D. Crops for selling

  20. HOMEWORK - Learn by heart new word - Read the text again and translate the 1st paragraph into Vietnamese - Do the reading in workbook - Prepare for the Speaking lesson

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