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UNIT 8 : THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE
PERIOD 1 : READING
I / Aim : Reading about the changes in the country life
II/ Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to :
-be better their reading skill through vocabulary Matching and Table completion
exercises .
-enlarge vocabulary about country life such as bumper crops , cash crops , brick houses ,
straw , mud….
III/ Materials : textbook, whiteboard marker , pictures about country life
IV/ Anticipated Problems : SS may lack of vocabulary about country life
V/ Procedure
Contents
WARM UP (7’)
Networks
BEFORE YOU READ (10’)
PICTURE DESCRIPTION
Suggested answers :
1. The farmers are harvesting the crop .
2. They are working very hard .
3. It’s a good / bumper crop .
4. Good farming methods , good varieties ,
modern technology used , people work
hard ...
PRE-TEACH VOCABULARY
-straw (n) rơm
-mud(n) bùn
-technical high school (n) trường trung học kó
thuật dạy nghề
- farming method (n) phương pháp canh tác
- brick house (n) nhà ngói
- thanks to ( prep) nhờ có
WHILE YOU READ (6’)
Teacher’s & Students‘ Activities
T asks SS to make a list of words related
to the country
Ss work in group of 3 or 4
T declares the winner
T asks Ss to discuss the questions in book
Ss work in pairs
T feedbacks & gives suggested answers
T presents new words
Ss follow the teacher’s steps
Ss take notes
T checks SS’ memory by R&R
Country
SET THE SCENE
You are going to read a passage about life
changes in the country . You read it and do
the following tasks
TASK1 – VOCABULARY MATCHING
Correct answers :
1.b ( have just enough money to pay the things
that you need)
2.d( having to have many things that you do
not have )
3.a ( making one’s life better )
4.e( good crops)
5. c ( crops to be sold , not for use by the
people who grow it )
Vietnamese equivalences
1. kiếm tằn tiện đủ sống
2. thiếu thốn nhiều thứ
3. cải thiện cuộc sống
4. vụ mùa bội thu
5. cây trồng để bán và thu lợi nhuận
TASK 2 – TABLE COMPLETION (6’)
Correct answers :
Areas of
change
Before Now
houses made of
straw and
mud
made of
bricks
radio & TV. few families
had a radio
or a TV set
many
families
have a radio
or a TV. set
farming
methods
old new
crops poor good /
bumper
travel by motorbike
TASK 3 – ANSWERING QUESTIONS (6’)
Correct answers :
1. It was poor and simple
T asks SS to read the passage and match
the words with their definitions
Ss work individually
T asks Ss to compare their answers with
their partner
T calls on some SS to tell their answers
T feedbacks and gives correct answers
T gives Vietnamese equivalences if
necessary
T asks SS to read the passage again to
complete the table
Ss work in pairs
T calls on some SS to tell their answers
T feedbacks and gives correct answers
T asks SS to read the passage again to
answer the questions
Ss work in pairs
T calls on some SS to tell their answers
T feedbacks and gives correct answers
2. Because they hope that with an education
of science and technology their children
could find a way of bettering their lives .
3. They introduced new farming methods
which resulted in bumper crops . They also
helped grow cash crops for export .
4. He said their lives had changed a lot
thanks to the knowledge their children had
brought home .
5. He told his grandchildren :” Study harder
so that you can do more for the village than
your parents did .”
AFTER YOU READ ( 8’)
How can people with an education help make
the life of their community better ?
Clarify some terms like :
people with an education refers to people
with a university study .
Suggested answers:
Introduce new farming methods
Grow cash crops for export
Help local people apply modern technology
in farming
Help community especially young people
access to ways of entertainment
Raise people’s awareness about food safety
and environmental hygiene .
HOMEWORK (2’)
T asks SS to discuss the questions
Ss work in group and read the passage to
get the ideas for the questions .
T calls on some SS to tell their answers
T feedbacks and gives correct answers
T aks SS to learn their lesson at home
Ss prepare “ Speaking ”
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UNIT 8 : THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE
PERIOD 2 : SPEAKING
I / Aim : Talking about plans and results
II/ Objectives : By the end of the lesson , SS will be able to talk about plans to improve
life of a village and their possible results .
III/ Materials : textbook , whiteboard markers
IV/ Anticipated Problems : SS may find it difficult to find ideas to discuss by
themselves
V/ Procedure
Contents
WARM UP (7’)
Brainstorming
PRESENTATION (10’)
The villagers of Ha Xuyen are discussing plans to
improve life in the village . Match the plans with
possible results .
New words :
- resurface ( v) làm lại bề mặt , đặt lại lớp
mới
- canal(n) kênh , sông đào
- muddy ( adj) đầy bùn , lầy lội
Correct answers :
1.b 2.g 3.d 4.e 5.f 6.c
PRACTICE (10’)
CONDITIONAL SENTENCE TYPE 1
If S + do ( present tense ) , S + will / can /
may /
If clause might + do
Main clause
E
x:
If the roads are widened , cars and lorries can
Teacher’s & Students‘ Activities
T tells SS to close their books
Ss work in groups & make a list of the
ideas that can be carried out to improve
the village life .
Ss can give Vietnamese ideas & asks T
for English equivalences
T asks SS to tell their ideas .
T asks SS to open the book and look at
the situation in task 1
T explains some new words
Ss take notes
T asks SS to do task 1
Ss work in pairs
T calls on some SS to tell their answers
T feedbacks & gives Correct answers
T asks SS to work in groups of 3 &
practice the conversation .
T calls on some groups to read the
conversation in front of class
T explains Conditional sentence type 1
Ss take notes
FURTHER PRACTICE (16’)
CONTROLLED DISCUSSION
SUGGESTED ANSWERS :
A: I think we should build a football ground ,
too.
B : I completely agree with you . If a football
ground is built , young people can play sports to
improve their health .
C : A football ground is also a place where
people can meet and exchange ideas .
A : What about a medical centre ? I think it’s
necessary to build a medical centre.
B : That’s a good idea . If a medical centre is
built , people ‘s health will be looked after
better .
C : Yes . And if we get sick , we won’t have to
go to district and provincial hospital for
treatment .
HOMEWORK (2’)
T asks SS to work in groups
Ss use the ideas in the table in task 1 (SS
may add their own ideas in the
conversation )
T moves around & offers help if necessary
T calls on some groups to act out the
conversation in front of the class
T comments & have necessary
corrections
T gives suggested answers .
T asks Ss to study their lesson at home
Ss prepare “ Listening ”
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UNIT 8 : THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE
PERIOD 3 : LISTENING
I / Aim : Listening for information about the changes of a small town in England .
II/ Objectives : By the end of the lesson , SS will be able to :
-compare the past and the present of a town .
-improve listening skill through True or False and Gap – filling exercises .
III/ Materials : textbook , whiteboard markers , cassette player .
IV/ Anticipated Problems : Ss may have difficulty in distinguishing the information
regarding the past or present .
V/ Procedure
Contents
WARM UP (10’)
Find someone who
Did you use to…..?
Name
have a favourite toy when you were a
child
have a nickname
have a pet
cry at night when you were a child
hate school
play hide –and – seek
…………………….
BEFORE YOU LISTEN ( 7’)
Suggested answers :
In the past , there used to be no cars in the town ,
but now there is a big car park with a lot of cars inside
.
In the past , the roads used to be small , but now
they are bigger and wider .
In the past , the buffalos used to walk on the
roads , but now there aren’t any buffalos on the roads.
In the past , the roads used to be dirty , but now
they are very clean .
WHILE YOU LISTEN ( 20’)
SET THE SCENE
You will hear someone talking about the changes in
his hometown . Listen to talk and do the tasks that
follow .
Teacher’s & Students‘ Activities
T gives the table and asks Ss to complete
Ss work in groups
T gather the information
T asks SS to look at the pictures of the
same town in the book and discuss the
differences between them .
Ss work in pairs
T asks SS to compare their answers with
other pairs
T calls some pairs to tell their findings
T gives suggested answers