Unit2: Life in the Countryside
Wellcome to our class
English 8
Hello students!
And welcome back to unit 2
Life in the countryside
What are they talking about?
In my class, we do our best and support one another as we learn together.
1a. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)
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
b) Answer the fllowing questions.
My 5 Classroom Rules
1.Where is Nguyen now?
He`s in the countryside .
2.When was he able to make new friends?
Right on his first day there .
3.What is Nguyen`s kite like?
It`s big and colourful .
4.Who is Nguyen probably staying with?
His grandfather .
5.Does Nick want to be there with Nguyen?
Yes, he does .
c) Complete the sentences with the words in the box
We start our class on time so we can end on time.
1.When a thing has lots of bright colours, it is ………
2.When people are not in a hurry, they……….
3.A busy time when people collect their crops is called ……….
4.A place where rice grows is called a ………
5.My brother is taking his buffaloes out to feed them. He`s ……… them.
6.Rice is loaded onto a ………….. . . . . to transport it home.
Colourful
move slowly
harvest time
paddy field
herding
buffalo-drawn cart
d)In groups, discuss and find out how Nguyen feels about his stay in the country. Tick(T) the appropriate box. Find expressions from the dialogue to support your ideas.
1.He likes it.
2.He doesn`t mind it.
3.He doesn`t like it.
2. Match the activities with the pictures.
1. flying a kite
2. herding buffaloes
3. riding a horse
4. collecting water
5. drying the rice
6. loading the rice
3.Can you think of some more things that children do in the countryside ? Make a list
• They climb trees.
• They go swimming in the river.
• They go fishing in the river.
• They collect the fruits.
• They help do the farm-work.
• They herd the cattle.
• They feed the chickens (foultry).
….
Example
4.Game: Countryside charade
Play charades in two teams using the class
list of countryside activities from 3. The
teacher whispers an activity to one person
from Team 1. This person mimes the activity for their team to guess. If their team guesses incorrectly, Team 2 can try. The teams take turns until all the activities have been mimed. The team with the most points wins.
Thank you
for listening!