ENGLISH 8
UNIT 2
LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
Tuesday, September 28th 2021
Nick
Nguyen
GETTING STARTED
IT’S HARVEST TIME!
Vocabulary:
- harvest /hɑː(r)vɪst/ (v)
herd /hɜː(r)d / (v)
load /ləʊd/ (v)
transport /ˈtrænspɔːt/ (v)
buffalo-drawn cart (n)
envious /ˈenvɪəs/ (a)
- thu hoạch, gặt
- chăn (trâu, bò)
- chất lên, tải
- vận chuyển
- xe bò (kéo)
ghen tị
Nguyen: Nguyen speaking.
Nick: Hi Nguyen, how’s your stay there?
Nguyen: Hi Nick! Well, it’s more exciting than I expected.
Nick: What are you doing?
Nguyen: Lots of things. It’s harvest time, so we help load the rice onto buffalo-drawn carts, ride it home and dry it. Have you ever ridden a cart?
Nick: No, but I’d like to.
Nguyen: And sometimes I go herding the buffaloes with the boys.
Nick: You’ve made new friends?
Nguyen: Yeah – right on my first day. They came and we went flying kites together.
Nick: Where can you buy kites in the countryside?
Nguyen: The people here don’t buy kites – they make them. My grandfather’s made me the largest, most colourful kite I’ve ever had. It looks great up there in the sky.
Nick: Oh, I’m so envious!
Nguyen: Ha...ha... I guess. I live more happily here, and there’s still a lot more to explore.
Nick: Sounds great!
Nguyen: And everything seems to move more slowly here than in the city.
Nick: I wish I could join …
a. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 
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sometimes
buffalo-drawn carts


b. Answer the following questions
1. 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?
Yes, he does.
He’s in the countryside.
Right on his first day there.
It’s big and colorful.
He is probably staying with his grandfather.
c. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.




paddy field
harvest time
move slowly
colourful
herding
buffalo-drawn cart
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.
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.”
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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).
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Share your list with the class.
Example:
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HOMEWORK
- Learn the new words by heart.
- Practice the dialogue again.
- Do exercises B1,2 in workbook (page 10).
- Prepare for Unit 2: A closer look 1.
Goodbye!
See you again!
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!