Unit 8 - Getting started - Listen and read--English 8

Lesson 1 : Getting started – Listen and read
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tall buildings
kinds of goods
friendly
noisy
fresh air
peaceful
rice paddy
polluted air
beautiful views
entertainments
traffic jam
fresh foods
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Hoa
Na

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permanently ( adv):
medical facility (n-phrase):
accessible ( adj ) : có thể tiếp cận đ ợc
1. New words
thiết bị y tế
relative (n):

remote area (n-phrase):
họ hàng
lâu dài, vĩnh viễn
vùng sâu, vùng xa
Lesson 1 : Getting started Listen and read

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1. Computers are now to school children.………………
2. There are a lot of modern in the countryside nowadays.……………………
3. Her work is boring, so she doesn t want to work there .’ ………………
4. Meo Vac is a ………………
permanently
medical facilities
accessible
remote area
Fill in the gaps with suitable words
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1. Na went to the countryside for two days.
2. Many things are changing in the countryside.
3. Na wants to live there permanently.
4. Hoa prefers the countryside because
doesn’t want
the weekend
people are friendly and the air is clean.
check guess

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Hoa: Hi, Na. Have you been away?
Na: Yes. I went to the countryside for the
weekend.
Hoa: Where did you go?
Na: I went to Kim Lien. It’s a village.
Some of my relatives live there.
Hoa: I’ ve heard it’s a beautiful place.
Na: It is. And it’s very quiet and peaceful.
I had a really nice weekend, but I don’t
want to live there permanently.
Hoa: Why not?
Na: It’s too quiet. There is nothing to do.
Hoa: Yes, but things are changing in the
coutryside.
Na: Such as?
Hoa: Many remote areas are getting
electricity. People can now have
things like refrigerators and
Na: And TV.
Hoa: That too. TV is bringing not only
information but also entertainment.
And medical facilities are more easily
accessible too. Life in the provinces is
definitely changing for the better.
Na: But the city has so much more to
offer.
Hoa: In many ways, I prefer the

countryside. Life is simple, people are
friendly and the air is clean.
II. Listen and read

I. Getting started
II. Listen and read
permanently ( adv):
medical facility (n-phrase):
accessible ( adj ) :
1. New words
relative (n):
remote area (n-phrase):
Lesson 1 : Getting started – Listen and read
2. Grammar
1. What are many remote areas getting?
2. How is life in the provinces changing?
Many remote areas are getting electricity.
Life in the provinces is definitely changing
for the better.
S + be + getting/ becoming + …
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nh÷ng thay ®æi cña cuéc sèng vµ con ng êi

I. Getting started
II. Listen and read
permanently ( adv):
medical facility (n-phrase):
accessible ( adj ) :
1. New words
relative (n):

remote area (n-phrase):
Lesson 1 : Getting started – Listen and read
2. Grammar
S + be + getting/ becoming + …
3. Practice
a. Practice the dialogue with a partner
b. Answer the questions
d. Na says, There is nothing to do . What does she mean by this?“ ”
c. What is her opinion of the countryside?
a. Where has Na been?
- To her, the countryside is quiet, peaceful and there is nothing
to do.
e. What are some of the changes that Hoa mentions?
- She has been to Kim Lien village.
b. How long was she there?
- She was there for the weekend.
- She means that there are no entertainments (no movies, no
parks, no zoos )
- Many remote areas are getting electricity.
- People can now have things like refrigerators and TV , and medical
facilities are more accessible.
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Hoa’s

opinions
Na’s opinions

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- The countryside is too quitet.
There is nothing to do.
- She doesn’t want to live there
permanently.
- The city has so much more
to offer
- Things are changing in the
countryside
- Life in the provinces is
definitely changing for the
better.
- She prefers the countryside.

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Do you prefer the city or the countryside? Why?

I. Getting started
II. Listen and read
permanently ( adv):
medical facility (n-phrase):
accessible ( adj ) :
1. New words
relative (n):
remote area (n-phrase):
Lesson 1 : Getting started – Listen and read

2. Grammar
* S + be + getting/ becoming + …
3. Practice
a. Practice the dialogue with a partner
b. Answer the questions
- Learn by heart the new
words and structure.
- Read and translate the
text.
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Answer the question:
Do you prefer the
countryside or the city?
Why?
- Prepare: Speak (unit 8).