Unit 8: Getting started+ Listen and read+ L.Focus 4

Uû ban nh©n d©n
x· d ¬ng néi
Duong Noi
Ho Chi Minh City

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noisy
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peaceful
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cheap
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friendly
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traffic jams
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movies, theaters
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expensive
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fresh foods
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kinds of goods
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fresh air
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polluted
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tall buildings

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quiet
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beautiful views
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paddy fields
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zoos/ parks
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small houses
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busy
- movies/ theaters
- peaceful
Country life City life
- cheap
- friendly
- fresh foods
- fresh air
- quiet
- beautiful views
- paddy fields
- small houses
- noisy
- traffic jams
- expensive
- kinds of goods
- polluted
- tall buildings
- zoos/ parks

- busy

Na

Thursday, December 20
th
,
2007
Period 45: - Getting started (P72)
- Listen and read (P72-73)
- Language Focus 4 (79)

I. Vocabulary.
1. peaceful (adj.): - thanh bình, hoà bình
2. a relative:
3. a remote area:
4. accessible (adj.):
5. medical facilities:
6. permanently (adv.):
- họ hàng
- vĩnh viễn, mãi mãi
- vùng xa xôi hẻo lánh
- phương tiện y tế
- có thể tiếp cận được

Ii. matching.


1. peaceful (adj.): - vùng xa xôi hẻo lánh
2. a relative:

3. a remote area:
4. accessible (adj.):
5. medical facilities:
6. permanently (adv.):
- phương tiện y tế
- có thể tiếp cận được
- họ hàng
- vĩnh viễn, mãi mãi
- thanh bình, hoà bình
A B

Listen and read

4. Comprehension Questions.
a. Where has Na been?
b. How long was she there?
c. What is her opinion of the countryside?
d. Na says: “There is nothing to do” . What
does she means by this?
e. What are some of the changes that Hoa
mentions?
f. Do you prefer the city or the countryside?
Why?

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a. Where has Na been?
b. How long was she there?
c. What is her opinion of the countryside?
d. Na says: “There is nothing to do” . What does she means by this?
e. What are some of the changes that Hoa mentions?
f. Do you prefer the city or the countryside? Why?

d

a

LN

f

LN

c

e

b

LN

Answers:
a. She has been to Kim Lien village.
b. She was there for the weekend.

c. To her, it’s very quiet and peaceful and there’s
nothing to do.
d. That means there are no TV, no movies, no zoos…
to go.
e. Many remote areas are getting electricity. People
can now have things like refrigerators and TV.
Medical facilities are more accessible.
f. …

Uû ban nh©n d©n
x· d ¬ng néi
Duong Noi
Ho Chi Minh City

5. writing: make comparisons between the country life
and the city life about these things:
- food - air
- traffic - medical facilities
- transport - air
- entertainment - schools
- electricity - houses
using these adjectives:
- busy - good
- big/ small - accessible
- easy - beautiful
- poor - fresh
- bad - expensive
Ex1: The food in the country is cheaper than the food
in the city.
Or The country food is cheaper than the city food.

Ex2: The city food is more expensive than the country food.

6. homework.
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Learn by heart the new words and practice
writing them.
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Write the comparisons between the country life
and the city life in your notebooks.
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Prepare Speak.