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UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Getting started
Table of Contents
Vocabualry
Listen and read
Exercises
Homework
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02
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 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
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VOCABULARY
01
Vocabulary:
1.
( to) harvest
: thu hoạch, gặt
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
( to) herd
: chăn (trâu, bò)

: phơi khô (lúa...)
: chất lên, tải
:ghen tị
: khám phá

: vận chuyển
( to) explore
( to) dry
( to) load
( to) transport
( to) envious
buffalo-drawn cart (n)
8.
: xe bò
Vocabulary:
1.
( to) harvest
: thu hoạch, gặt
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
( to) herd
: chăn (trâu, bò)

: phơi khô (lúa...)
: chất lên, tải
:ghen tị
: khám phá

: vận chuyển
( to) explore
( to) dry
( to) load
( to) transport
( to) envious
buffalo-drawn cart (n)
8.
: xe bò
LISTEN & READ
02
Nick
Nguyen
EXERCISES
03
a. Are these sentences true (T ) or fasle (F)
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
X
X
X
X
X
b. Answer the questions.
Where is Nguyen now?

2. When was he able to make new friends?

3. What is Nguyen’s kite like?

4. Who is Nguyen probably staying with?

5. Does Nick want to be there with Nguyen?

He’s in the countryside.
Yes, he does.
It’s big and colourful.
Right on his first day there.
His grandfather.
c. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
When a thing has lots of bright colours, it is……….
When people are not in a hurry, they………………
A busy time when people collect their crops is called……...
A place where rice grows is called is………………..
My brother is taking his buffaloes out to feed them. He’s ………..
6. Rice is loaded onto a ………………to transport it home.
colourful
move slowly
harvest time
paddy field
herding
buffalo-drawn cart
2. Look at the pictures and say out the activities.
Loading the rice
Drying the rice
Herding buffaloes
Collecting water
Riding a horse
Flying a kite
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. 
“... it’s more exciting 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.”
✓
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.
….
HOMEWORK
+ Learn the vocabulary by heart.
+ Prepare for:
Unit 2 – A closer look 1
Thanks!
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