Unit 8. Country life and city life

Ho Chi Minh City

Uû ban nh©n
d©n
x· KIM LI£N


- noisy
- tall buildings
- beautiful views

- fresh air
- kinds of goods
- entertainments

- friendly
- fresh foods
- traffic jams

Country life
- peaceful
- fresh foods
- friendly
- cheap
- fresh air
- quiet
- beautiful views

City life

- noisy
- traffic jams
- entertainments
- expensive
- polluted
- busy
- kinds of goods

- paddy fields

- zoos/ parks/ movies

- small houses

- tall buildings


Na

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d©n
x· KIM LI£N


Thursday,
November 24th,
2016
Period 45: - Getting started + Listen and read
(pages 72-73)

Vocabulary.
1. peaceful (adj.):

- thanh bình, hoà bình

2. relative:

- họ hàng

3. remote area:

- vùng xa xôi hẻo lánh

4. accessible (adj.):

- có thể tiếp cận được

5. medical facilities:

- phương tiện y tế

6. permanently (adv.):

- vĩnh viễn, mãi mãi


Thursday,
November 24th,
2016

Listen and read


Comprehension Questions.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Where has Na been?
How long was she there?
What is her opinion of the countryside?
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?


a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

f.

Answers:

She has been to Kim Lien village.
She was there for the weekend.
To her, it’s very quiet and peaceful and there
is nothing to do.
That means there are no TV, no movies, no
parks, no supermarkets ….. to go.
Many remote areas are getting electricity.
People can now have things like refrigerators
and TV. Medical facilities are more
accessible.
…..


6. homework.
- Learn by heart the new words and practice
writing them.
- Write the comparisons between the country life
and the city life in your notebooks.
- Prepare Speak and Listen (pages 73, 74)

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
- poor
- bad

Ex1:

- beautiful
- fresh
- expensive

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.