Unit 02 Life in the Countryside Lesson 1 Getting started

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<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> Unit 2:. LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED. * Vocabulary: - harvest time (n):. gặt - buffalo – drawn carts (n): xe trâu kéo chăn trâu - herding the buffalo: - envious (a):. mùa. ghen tị, thèm muốn.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> Unit 2:. LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED. 1. Listen and read. a. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Sentences 1. Nguyen didn’t think country life could be so interesting. 2. Nguyen never joins the boys in herding the buffaloes. 3. Rice is transported home on trucks. 4. Nick would like to visit the countryside at harvest time. 5. Nguyen thinks life in the city is faster than that in the countryside.. T. .  . F.  .

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> Unit 2:. LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED. 1. Listen and read. b. Answer the following questions. Key: 1. Where is Nguyen now? 1. He’s in the countryside. 2.2.When wasable he able to make friends? He was to make new new friends right on his first day there. 3. It’s big and colourful. 3. What is Nguyen’s kite like? 4. He is probably staying with his grandfather. 5. Yes, he does. 4. Who is Nguyen probably staying with? 5. Does Nick want to be there with Nguyen?.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> Unit 2:. LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED. 1. Listen and read. c. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. buffalo- drawn cart, colourful, herding, move slowly, harvest time, paddy field colourful 1. When a thing has lots of bright colours, it it...................................................... move slowly 2. When people are not in a hurry, they....................................................................... harvest time 3. A busy time when people collect their crop is called.................................................. paddy field 4. A place where rice grows is called a............................................................................ herding 5. My brother is taking his buffaloes out to feed them. He’s...................... them . buffalo – drawn cart 6. Rice is load onto a................................................to transport it home..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(6)</span> LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. Unit 2:. GETTING STARTED. 1. Listen and read. d. In groups, discuss and find how Nguyen feels about his stay in the countryside. Tick ( ) the appropriate box. Look for expressions from the conversation to support your ideas. 1. He likes it. 2. He doesn’t mind it. 3. He doesn’t like it.. . Some expressions to show this: It’s more interesting than I expected. It looks great up there in the sky. I live more happily here, and there’s still a lot more to explore..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(7)</span> Unit 2:. LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED. 2. Match the activities with the pictures.. d. 5. drying the rice. 3. riding a horse. 1. flying a kite 2. herding buffaloes e b 3. riding a horse 6. loading the rice 1. flying a kite 4. collecting water 5. drying the rice. f. c 6. loading the rice 4. collecting water 2. herding buffaloes. a.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(8)</span> Unit 2:. LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED. 3. Can you think of some more things that children do in the countryside? Make a list. Example: 1. They climb trees. 2. They go swimming in the river. 3. They fly the kites. 4. They help their parents dry the rice. 5. They herd buffaloes..

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<span class='text_page_counter'>(10)</span> LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. Unit 2:. GETTING STARTED. Homework: - Learn all the words related to the topic “Life in the countryside” in this lesson. - Read the conversation again. - Prepare “A closer look 1”.

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