English 10
welcome to our class
Teacher: Bui Thi Cuc
Unit 1:
a day in the life of…
a. reading
WARM UP!
Where does the teacher work?
- She/ He works at a school.
1. Doctor
2. Worker
3. Seller
4. Farmer
a. market
b. hospital
c. field
d. factory
Before you read
Work in pairs.
Example: what time you often get up
A: What time do you often get up?
B: I often get up at six.
what time you go to school / have breakfast / lunch / dinner / go to bed
what you often do in the morning / afternoon / evening
While you read
Read the passage and then do the tasks that follow.
Vocabulary
Alarm (n): Đồng hồ báo thức
lead-led-led (v); Dẫn dắt
Arrive (v): đến
Arrival
Plough (n): Cái cày
Harrow (n): Cái bừa
take a rest: Nghỉ giải lao
Peasant (n): nông dân
Continue (v): Tiếp tục
field
(n): Cánh đồng
Repair (v): Sửa chữa
Pump (v): Bơm nước
Transplant (v): cấy trồng
a plot of land (n): mảnh đất
plan (n): kế hoạch
love + v-ing (gerund): yêu thích
scan the passage : đọc quét
make a note: ghi chú
(daily) routine: công việc thường lệ
While you read
Find working of peasant
Singing karaoke; Leading a buffalo to the field; Getting up early;
Preparing meals for family; Doing homework; Chatting with friend;
Learing lesson; Taking care of children; Repairing the banks of the plot
of land; Teaching; Pumping water; transplanting; ploughing and
harrowing; drinking tea; correcting exercises
Answer:
Leading a buffalo to the field; Getting up early; Preparing meals for
family; Chatting with friend; Taking care of children; Repairing the
banks of the plot of land; Pumping water; transplanting; ploughing and
harrowing; drinking tea
After you read
Read the chart and tick (x) into the right column.
Their activities
1, boiling water
Mr. Vy
X
2, preparing meals
3, leading a buffalo to the field
Mrs. Tuyet
X
X
4, taking care of children
X
5, transplanting
X
6, ploughing and harrowing the plot of land
X
7, drinking tea and chatting with friends
X
X
After you read
Task 1. Choose the option A, B, or c that best suits the meaning of the
italicised word(s).
1. The alarm goes off at 4:30.
A. goes wrong
B. goes away
C. rings
2. It takes me 45 minutes to get ready.
A. to go
B. to wake up
C. to prepare
3. We chat about our work.
A. talk in a friendly way B. learn
C. discuss
4. We are contented with what we do.
A. satisfied with B.disappointed with C. interested in
After you read
Task 2. Answer the following questions.
1. What
Vy's occupation?
He isisa Mr.
famer.
2. What time does he get up and what does he do after that?
He gets up at 4:30 and go down to the kitchen to boil some water for
hismorning?
morning tea.
3. What does he do in the
He works in the field.
4. What do Mr. Vy and his wife do in the afternoon?
They work in the field, too.
5. Are they happy with their lives or not? Why?
Yes, they are. Because they love working and they love their children.
After you read
Task 3. Scan the passage and make a brief note about Mr. Vy and Mrs.
Tuyet’s daily routines. Then compare your note with a partner.
In the
morning
4:30: The alarm goes off and Mr. Vy gets up.
………………………………………………………………..
In the
afternoon
………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………..
After dinner
………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………..
Learn newwords by heart.
Do exercises: A. Reading in workbook.
Preparing: B. Speaking
THANK YOU
FOR YOUR ATTENTION !