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UNIT 8
COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
PERIOD 46 LESSON 1 : GETTING STARTED
LISTEN AND READ
A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to talk
about the city life and the country life
B / Teaching aids : Textbooks , cassette , chalks , boards …
C / Procedure :
I / Warm up : Chatting
- Talk to Ss about life in the city and life in the
country by asking some questions
1. Where do you live ?
2. Do you want to live in the city ? Why ?
3. Do you want to live in the country ? Why ?
=> Lead in the new lesson
II / Pre -reading : Introduce the topic of the
passage reading and some new words .
1. Pre – teach vocabulary :
- a relative = uncles , aunts cousins
- peaceful = quiet and calm (a)


Chatting
( whole class )



Listen and copy

Listen and repeat
- permanently (adv) : its means existing all the
time
- accessible = co the den gan duoc
- medical facilities = cac phuong tien y te
* Checking vocabulary : Rub out and
remember
2. Brainstorming ( Getting started )
- Get Ss to talk about city life and country life .
The words in the box of getting started may help
you .

 Possible answers :
- tall buildings - beautiful views
- plenty kinds of goods - fresh food
- polluted air - fresh air
- traffic jams - friendly
- entertainment - peaceful
chorally
Copy down

Play game

Work in groups





city
life

count
ry
- busy
III / While – reading :
1. True / false statements
Statements True False

1. Na lives in the city
2. Na went to a village which has
some relatives lives there .
3. The village is very peaceful
and quiet
4. Hoa prefers the city life
x
x

x

x
- Turn on the tape and ask Ss to work in groups to
predict the true / false statements .
- Call on some Ss to report their predictions and
write them on the board.
- Ask Ss to read the dialogue between Na and Hoa
and compare their ideas
- Give feedback and get more information
- Call on some pairs to practice the dialogue
2. Comprehension questions :
- Get Ss to work in pairs to answer the questions in







Work in groups to
predict

Read the dialogue
, compare their
ideas

ex 2 / 73
- Call on some pairs to practice asking answering
the questions in front of class .
- Give feedback
a. Na has been to Kin Lien village
b. She was there for the weekend
c. to her , the countryside is peaceful and quiet and
there is nothing to do .
d. There is no libraries , no movies , no
supermarket , no zoos …
e. Country life is becoming better . Many remote
area are getting electricity . People can now have
things like refrigerators and TV , medical facilities
are more accessible .
- Ask Ss to work in closed pairs
IV / Post - reading :
Discussion
- Divide the class into 4 groups . Two groups
include Ss who prefer the city life and the others
include Ss who prefer the country life .
Practice the
dialogue in pairs


Work in pairs

Practice asking
and answering the
questions


- Ask Ss to work in groups to answer the questions

“ Do you prefer the city or the country life ?Why ?
“
- Call on 4 pioneers from 4 groups to show their
ideas before class .
V / Homework :
1. Learn by heart new words and copy two lines
for each word
2. Copy the answers in their notebooks .
3. Prepare the next lesson .



Work in groups

Demonstrate their
ideas in front of
class .



Listen and copy