Where can you see this, in the city or in the countryside?

Period 45 Unit 8: A. Reading Monday, Nov. 28th, 2011

Put the pictures into 2 columns: in the old days and now

I/ Vocabulary: 1. village (n) ['vilid ʒ ] -> villager (n) ['vilid ʒ ə]

2. (n) [m ʌ d] mud -> muddy (adj) - straw (n) ['m ʌ di] [str ɔ :]

3. ………….(n) -> short (adj) shortage ['∫ ɔ :tid ʒ ]

4. (n) = good crop bumper crop ['b ʌ mpə]

5. (n) farming method ['f ɑ :miη] ['meθəd]

6. (n) : crops to be sold, not for use by the people who grow it cash crops [kæ∫] [kr ɔ p]

7. in (v) Eg: New farming methods, fertilizers, good weather conditions ……….. in bumper crops result [ri'z ʌ lt]

8. (n) : way of living lifestyle Eg: In the old days, most houses in the village ………………… straw and mud. were made of + be made of ( phrasal v) ['laifstai]

I/ Vocabulary: 1. village (n) ['vilid ʒ ] -> villager (n) ['vilid ʒ ə] 2. mud [m ʌ d] (n)->muddy['m ʌ di] (adj) _ straw (n) [str ɔ :] 3. shortage ['∫ ɔ :tid ʒ ](n) -> short (n) 4. bumper crop ['b ʌ mpə](n) = good crop 5. farming method (n) ['f ɑ :miη] ['meθəd] 6. cash crops (n) [kæ∫] [kr ɔ p] 7. result in (v) [ri'z ʌ lt] 8. lifestyle (n) ['laifstai] + be made of ( phrasal verb)

1- make ends meet 5- cash crops 4- bumper crops 3- bettering one’s life 2- in need of many things e. good crops d. having to have many things that you need c. crops to be sold, not for use by the people who grow it a. making one’s life better b. have just enough money to pay for the things you need Match the world in A with their definitions in B A B

Task 2: Read the text and then fill in the chart: Areas of change In the pastnow Houses Radio &TV Farming methods Crops Travel old methods, by buffalo, hands made of straw and mud Few families had a radio or a TV set poor/ enough to eat on foot/by bikes made of bricks Many families have radios and TV set machines/ new methods bumper crop/ cash crops by motorbikes/ cars II/ Reading:

Task 3: Answer the following questions: 1. What was life like in the author’s village many years ago? 2. Why did the villagers want to send their children to school and college in spite of their shortage? 3. How did the children help to improve the lifestyle in the village when they finished college or technical high school? 4. What did an old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young people brought home? 5. What exactly did he tell his grandchildren?

1- What was life like in the author’s village many years ago? -> It was poor and simple. 2- Why did the villagers want to send their children to school and college in spite of their shortage? -> Because they hoped that with an education of science and technology, their children could find a way of bettering their lives.

3- How did the children help to improve the lifestyle in the village when they finished college or technical high school? They introduced new farming methods which resulted in bumper crops. They also helped the villagers grow cash crops for export.

4- What did an old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young people brought home? He said their lives had changed a lot thanks to the knowledge their children had brought home. 5- What exactly did the old farmer tell his grandchildren? He told his grandchildren: “Study harder so that you can do even more for the village than your parents did.”

Choose the best answer for the following sentences: III. AFTER –READING: A. Get plenty of food B. Better their lives C. Earn enough money for livingD. Apply new farming method A. Become old B. Become sick C. Become better D. Become different A. Good crops C. Bad crops B. Cash crops D. Crops for selling 3. They apply new farming methods to get bumper crops 2. Everything has changed since he returned. 1.M any peasants find it difficult to make ends meet. C D A

- Learn by heart new word - Read the text again and translate the 1st paragraph into Vietnamese - Do the reading in workbook - Prepare for the Speaking lesson HOMEWORK