UNIT 1: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF…
Lesson 1: Reading/ P 12- 13
Welcome to our class
LOOK AT THE WORKPLACES, THEN GUESS WHO WORKS IN THESE PLACES.

A GUESSING GAME

Teacher
Doctor
Worker
Farmer
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF …
Section A: Reading
Unit 1:
Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about your daliy routine, using the cues below.
Example:
S1: What time you often get up, Hoa?
S2: Well, on weekdays ,I often get up at 6 a. m but on Sunday I often sleep until 8 a.m. How about you, Minh?
S1: The same as you.
- What time do you often get up / go to school / have breakfast / have lunch / have dinner / go to bed?
- What you often do in the morning /afternoon / evening?

Before you read:
Vocabulary:
ring…ring…ring
go off (v) /gəʊ əv/
= ring
lead - led - led (v) /li:d - let/
: dẫn, dắt
buffalo (n) /`bʌfələʊ/
: con trâu
Plough /plaʊ/
(v) : cày
to harrow [‘hærǝu] : dig and turn over soil, especially before seeds are planted.
to transplant [træns’pla:nt ] (v) sth (from) sb/sth to sb/sth: move a growing plant and plant it somewhere else.
[‘trænspla:nt ] (n) : a medical operation
in which a damaged organ is replaced
with one from another person.
repair the banks of the plot of land
plot of land (n) : mảnh đất /plɒt ɒf lænd/

fellow (n) : bạn,đồng chí /`feləʊ/

peasant (n) : nông dân = farmer /`peznt/

to pump [pʌmp] (v,n): to make water, gas, etc flow into a particular direction by using a pump or something that works like a pump.
to transplant (v) : cấy /træns`plɑːnt/

contented with(adj) : thỏa mãn =satisfied with /kən`tentɪd wɪð/ /′sætɪsfaɪd wɪð/
Before you read:
Vocabulary:
- peasant (n)

= farmer (n)
- to go off (v)
to lead buffalo to the field (v)
- plot of land (n)
- to plough (v,n)
- to harrow (v,n)
- to pump (v,n)
to transplant (v,n)
crop (n)
to be contented with (adj)
= to plow (v)
Pick out some activities that Vietnamese farmers usually do.

Activity 1:

listening to music
- leading a buffalo to the field
- preparing meals for family
getting up early
doing homework
playing football
chatting with friends
taking care of children
- repairing his banks of the plot of the land
teaching
- pumping water
- transplanting
ploughing
harrowing
drinking tea
watching TV.
Activity 2:

Mr. Vy and Mrs. Vy are farmers. Guess what Mr. Vy does and Mrs. Vy does.
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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.
TASK 1
CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION
Task 1: Choose the option A, B or C that best suits the meaning of the italicized word(s).
1. The alarm goes off at 4:30.
2. It takes me 45 minutes to get ready.
3. We chat about our work.
4. We are contented with what we do.
A. goes wrong
B. to wake up
C. to prepare
B. goes away
C. rings
C. interested in
B. disappointed with
A. satisfied with
A. to go
C. discuss
B. learn
A. talk in a friendly way
Task 2: Answer the following questions
1) What is Mr.Vy’s occupation?
Answer the questions
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?
What is Mr. Vy’s occupation?
He is a peasant / farmer.
Answer the questions
b) What time does he get up and what does he do after that?
He gets up at 4:30 and then he goes down to the kitchen to boil some water for his morning tea.
Answer the questions
c) What does he do in the morning?
In the morning, he leads the buffalo to the field and then ploughs and harrows his plot of land, (drinks tea and smokes local tobacco during his break).

Answer the questions
d) What do Mr. Vy and his wife do in the afternoon?
In the afternoon, they repair the banks of their plot of land. Mr. Vy pumps water into it while his wife does the transplanting.


Answer the questions
e) Are they happy with their lives or not? Why?
Yes, they are. Because they love working and they love their children.


Answer the questions
After you read
Discuss Mr. Vy and Mrs. Tuyet’s daily activities with a partner.

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. It was dark by the time we arrived ________ the station.
5. Peasant women with scarves around their heads were working in the __________.
6. The doctor prescribed some pills and told her to have ______________.
7. By the time we reached the opposite __________, the boat was sinking fast.
8. We _________ in Hanoi later that day.
9. She spends hours on the phone ____________ to her friends.
10. Have you ________________ for your interview?
11. Most of the produce sold in the market is ______________ by farmers.
12. 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
Homework
- Learn the new words by heart.
- Write a paragraph of 80 words about your parents` routine.
- Prepare the new lesson "Unit 1- Speaking".
Thank you for your attention
See you again !