English 8
UNIT 2 – LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
GETTING STARTED

Name the picture:

City

Countryside
Where do you
want to live?

Buffalo-drawn cart
xe bò

envious
Ghen tị

Vocabulary

Herd
Chăn (trâu, bò)

Transport
vận chuyển 

Load
Chất lên, tải

It's harvest time.

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 a kite 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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b. Answer the following questions
1. Where is Nguyen now?
_______________________________________
He's in the countryside.
2. When was he able to make new friends?
Right on his first day here.
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3. What is Nguyen's kite like?
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It's big and colorful
4. Who is Nguyen probably staying with?
_______________________________________
His grandfather.
5. Does Nick want to be there with Nguyen?
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Yes, he does.

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3. Can you think of some more
things that children do in the
countryside? Make a list.
Example:
• They climb trees.
• They go swimming in the river.

4. GAME: COUNTRYSIDE CHARADES
Play charades in two teams using the class list of
countryside activities from 3. The teacher whispers
an activity to one person from Team I.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

THANKS FOR YOUR
ATTENTION!