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MA. Nguyen Thi Thanh Binh
UNIT 1.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF…
Designed by teacher: Nguyen Thi Thanh Binh


READING


Mr. Vy: The alarm goes off at 4:30. I get up and go down to the kitchen to boil some water for my morning tea. I drink several cups of tea, have a quick breakfast and then lead the buffalo to the field. It takes me 45 minutes to get ready. I leave the house at a quarter past five and arrive in the field at exactly 5:30. I plough and harrow my plot of land and at a quarter to eight I take a short rest. During my break I often drink tea with my fellow peasants and smoke local tobacco. I continue to work from a quarter past eight till 10:30. Then I go home, take a short rest and have lunch with my family at 11:30. After lunch I usually take an hour`s rest.
Mrs. Tuyet: At 2:30 in the afternoon we go to the field again. We repair the banks of our plot of land. Then my husband pumps water into it while I do the transplanting. We work for about two hours before we take a rest. We finish our work at 6 p.m. We have dinner at about 7 p.m., then we watch TV and go to bed at about 10 p.m. Sometimes we go and see our neighbours for a cup of tea. We chat about our work, our children and our plans for the next crop. Although it’s a long day for us, we are contented with what we do. We love working and we love our children.
VOCABULARY
: thửa ruộng
: bừa
lead the buffalo to the field
plot of land (n)
plough (v) [plau]
harrow (v) [`hærou]
: cày
: dắt trâu ra đồng
transplant (v) [træns`plɑ:nt]
cấy (lúa)
= do the transplanting
I. Vocabulary:
boil (v)
đun sôi, luột
peasant (n) `peznt
Nông dân
tobacco (n)
Thuốc lá
pump… into
Bơm vào
contented with
Hài lòng với
Unit 1
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF . . .
Leading buffalo
to the field
transplanting
Plot of land
Pumping water
Repairing the banks
of the plot of land
Plough ( v )
Harrow ( v )
Peasant / farmer
NEW
WORDS
DAILY ROUTINE
BOIL
BUFFALO
PLOUGH
HARROW
PLOT OF LAND
OCCUPATION
PUMP
TRANSPLANTING
CHAT
CROP
Unit 1 : A DAY IN THE LIFE OF..
Fill in the spaces with the words above .

1. He ………………… 100 meters of soil .
2. Her …………………………share her interest in farming method .
3. Last year , farmers had a good …………..of rice .
4. After 45 minutes of studying , we …………………………
5. The farmers ……………………the seedlings into peaty soil .
ploughs
fellow peasants
crop
take a short rest .
transplant
TASK 1
CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION
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




TASK 2
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
Task 2 : Answer the questions .
1. What is My Vy’s occupation ?
2. What time does he get up and what does he do after that ?
3. What does he do in the morning ?
4. What do Mr Vy and his wife do in the afternoon ?
5. Are they happy with their lives or not ? Why ?
 He’s a peasant / farmer .
 He gets up at 4:30 and then goes down the kitchen to boil some water for his morning tea .
 In the morning , he ploughs and harrows his plot of land , drinks tea and smokes tobacco during his break .
 In the afternoon , they repair the banks of their plot of land . Mr Vy pumps water into it and his wife does the transplanting .
 Yes . They are . Because they love working and they love their children .
Mr. Vy: The alarm goes off at 4:30. I get up and go down to the kitchen to boil some water for my morning tea. I drink several cups of tea, have a quick breakfast and then lead the buffalo to the field. It takes me 45 minutes to get ready. I leave the house at a quarter past five and arrive in the field at exactly 5:30. I plough and harrow my plot of land and at a quarter to eight I take a short rest. During my break I often drink tea with my fellow peasants and smoke local tobacco. I continue to work from a quarter past eight till 10:30. Then I go home, take a short rest and have lunch with my family at 11:30. After lunch I usually take an hour`s rest.
Mrs. Tuyet: At 2:30 in the afternoon we go to the field again. We repair the banks of our plot of land. Then my husband pumps water into it while I do the transplanting. We work for about two hours before we take a rest. We finish our work at 6 p.m. We have dinner at about 7 p.m., then we watch TV and go to bed at about 10 p.m. Sometimes we go and see our neighbours for a cup of tea. We chat about our work, our children and our plans for the next crop. Although it’s a long day for us, we are contented with what we do. We love working and we love our children.
Activity 3: Talking about Mr. Vy and Mrs. Tuyet’s daily routines..
In the morning
4:30 alarm goes off
Mr. Vy gets up, goes down to the kitchen, boil water for tea, drinks tea, has a quick breakfast, leads the buffalo to the field.
5:15 leaves the house
5:30 arrives in the field, ploughs and harrows his plot of land.
7:45 takes a rest
10:30 goes home
11:30 has lunch with family
In the afternoon
2:30 p.m. Mr. Vy and Mrs. Tuyet go to field again, repair the banks of their plot of land. Mr. Vy pumps water into it. Mrs. Tuyet does the transplanting.
6:00 p.m. finish work
7:00 p.m. have dinner
After dinner
watch TV, go to bed
sometimes visit neighbors, chat with them
REVISION


I. Complete the sentences using the words or phrases in the box.

a week`s rest contented at prepared go off plots of land peasants crops chatting
bank rest grown fields arrived
1. The alarm should ___________ automatically as soon as smoke is detected.
2. He won`t be _______________ until he`s upset everyone in the office.
3. Tons of internationally donated food was distributed to the starving ____________.
4. After they had carried the piano up the stairs, they stopped for a ____________.
5. It was dark by the time we arrived ________ the station.
6. Peasant women with scarves around their heads were working in the __________.
7. The doctor prescribed some pills and told her to have ______________.
8. By the time we reached the opposite __________, the boat was sinking fast.
9. We _________ in Hanoi later that day.
10. She spends hours on the phone ____________ to her friends.
11. Have you ________________ for your interview?
12. Most of the produce sold in the market is ______________ by farmers.
13. The main _______________ grown for export are coffee and rice.
go off
contented
peasants
at
fields
a week’s rest
bank
arrived
chatting
prapared
grown
crops
II. Choose the option A, B or C that best suits the meaning of the italicised word(s)
1. She smiled a contented smile.
A. satisfied B. uneasy C. troubled D. fretful
2. Didn`t you hear your alarm clock going off this morning?
A. going down B. ringing C. going away D. going ahead
3. She`ll get ready the food ahead of time and freeze it.
A. go B. wake up C. prepare D. get up
4. We were just chatting about what we did last weekend.
A. talking in a friendly way B. learn C. discuss D. argue
5. In the space marked `occupation` she wrote `police officer’.
A. task B. job C. responsibility D. duty
6 . John isn`t content with his present salary.
A. excited about B. satisfied with C. disappointed about D. interested in
7. We.................the seedlings into peaty soil.
A. take B. plough C. raise D. transplant
8. She got......................as soon as the alarm clock went……………. .
A. over/ on B. up/ down C. up/ off D. on/ off.
9. The plane from Dallas ______ two hours late, so I missed my connect­ing flight from Frankfurt to London.
A. took on B. took in C. took over D. took off
10. We had a nice chat over a cup of tea.
A. formal talk B. informal talk C. serious talk D. long talk