What are these pictures about?

1. What are these pictures about?

2. Unit 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED * I/Vocabulary: - harvest time (n): mùa gặt xe trâu kéo - buffalo – drawn carts (n): chăn trâu - herding the buffalo: - envious (a): ghen tị, thèm muốn

3. Unit 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED

4. Unit 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED 1. Listen and read. a. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?     

5. Unit 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED 1. Listen and read. b. Answer the following questions. 1. Where is Nguyen now? 1. He’s in the countryside. 2. When was he able to make new friends? 2. He was able to make new friends right on his first day there. 3. What is Nguyen’s kite like? 3. It’s big and colourful. 4. Who is Nguyen probably staying with? 4. He is probably staying with his grandfather. 5. Does Nick want to be there with Nguyen? 5. Yes, he does.

6. Unit 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED 1. Listen and read. c. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. buffalo- drawn cart, colourful, herding, move slowly, harvest time, paddy field colourful When a thing has lots of bright colours, it it...................................................... When people are not in a hurry, they....................................................................... A busy time when people collect their crop is called.................................................. A place where rice grows is called a............................................................................ My brother is taking his buffaloes out to feed them. He’s...................... them . 6. Rice is load onto a................................................to transport it home. move slowly harvest time paddy field herding buffalo – drawn cart

7. Unit 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED 1. Listen and read. d. In groups, discuss and find how Nguyen feels about his stay in the countryside. Tick ( ) the appropriate box. Look for expressions from the conversation to support your ideas.  He likes it. He doesn’t mind it. He doesn’t like it. Some expressions to show this: It’s more interesting than I expected. It looks great up there in the sky. I live more happily here, and there’s still a lot more to explore.

8. Unit 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED e 2. Match the activities with the pictures. 5. drying the rice 3. riding a horse 1. flying a kite 2. herding buffaloes 3. riding a horse 6. loading the rice 1. flying a kite a 4. collecting water b c 5. drying the rice d f 6. loading the rice 4. collecting water 2. herding buffaloes

9. Unit 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED 3. Can you think of some more things that children do in the countryside? Make a list. Example: 1. They climb trees. 2. They go swimming in the river. 3. They fly the kites. 4. They help their parents dry the rice. 5. They herd buffaloes.

11. Unit 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED Homework: • Learn all the words related to the topic “Life in the countryside” in this lesson. • Read the conversation again. • Prepare “A closer look 1”