a trip to the contryside
Unit 03:
Getting started – Listen and read
Unit 03: A trip to the contryside
I. GETTING STARTED
Work with a partner. Look at the pictures and take turns to talk about activities in the contryside.
II. LISTEN AND READ
Ba invited Liz to join his family on a day trip to his home village. Follow their trip and complete the exercises!
VOCABULARY
north (n):
hướng bắc
Ba’s home village is about 60 kilometers to the north of Ha Noi.
rest (v, n):
nghỉ ngơi, sự nghỉ ngơi
Many people go there on weekends to have a rest after a hard working week.
journey = trip (n):
hành trình, chuyến đi
The journey to the village is very interesting.
chance (n):
cơ hội
People have the chance to travel the green paddy fields.
bamboo forest (n):
rừng tre
banyan tree (n):
cây đa, cổ thụ
entrance (n):
cổng vào, lối vào
There’s a big old banyan tree at the entrance to the village.
shrine (n):
miếu, đền thờ
They walked up the mountain to visit the shrine of a hero.
hero (n):
anh hùng
go boating (v):
đi chèo thuyền
There’s a big old banyan tree at the entrance to the village.
Vocabulary
rest (v,n):
journey = trip (n):
chance (n):
bamboo forest (n):
banyan tree (n):
nghỉ ngơi, sự nghỉ ngơi
hành trình, chuyến đi
cơ hội
rừng tre
cây đa
go boating (v):
shrine (n):
hero (n):
miếu, đền thờ
anh hùng
đi chèo thuyền
north (n):
hướng bắc
I. LISTEN AND READ
On Sunday, Ba invited Liz to join his family on a day trip to his home village about 60 kilometers to the north of Ha Noi. The village lies near the foot of a mountain and by a river. Many people go there on weekends to have a rest after a hard working week. The journey to the village is very interesting. People have the chance to travel between the green paddy fields and cross a small bamboo forest before they reach a big old banyan tree at the entrance to the village.
Liz met Ba’s family at his house early in the morning; and after two hours raveling by bus, they reached the big old tree. Everyone felt tired and hungry, so they sat down under the tree and had a snack.
After the meal, they started to walk into the village for about thirty minutes to visit Ba’s uncle. Then, they walked up the mountain to visit the shrine of a Vietnamese hero and enjoyed the fresh air there. In the afternoon, they went boating in the river and had a picnic on the river bank before going home late in the evening. It was an enjoyable day. Liz took a lot of photos to show the trip to her parents.
“I wish I could visit your village again some day,” Liz told Ba.
"You’ll always be welcome here, Liz,” Ba replied.
2. LISTEN AND READ
a) True or false? Check () the boxes.
Ba and his family had two-day trip to home village.
Many people like going there for their weekends.
There’s a small bamboo forest at the entence to the village.
Liz had a snack at the house of Ba’s uncle.
There’s a shrine on the mountain near Ba’s village.
Everyone had a picnic on the mountain.
Everyone left the village late in the evening.
Liz had a videotape to show the trip to her parents
Liz wants to go there again
Ba and his family had a day trip to home village.
There’s a big old banyan tree at the entence to the village.
Liz had a snack under the big old banyan tree.
Everyone had a picnic on the river bank.
Liz took a lot of photos to show the trip
to her parents
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2. LISTEN AND READ
b) Answer.
Where is Ba’s village?

How did Ba and his family get to the village?

Where is the banyan tree?

What did they see on the mountain?

Where did the have their picnic?

What did Liz do to show the trip to her parents?

What does Liz wish?
→ Ba’s village is about 60 kilometers to the north of Ha Noi.
→ Ba and his family got to the village by bus.
→ The banyan tree is at the entrance to the village.
→ They saw a shrine of a Vietnamese hero on the mountain.
→ They had their picnic on the river bank.
→ She took a lot of photos to show their trip to her parents.
→ She wishes she could visit Ba’s village again some day.
Grammar: Wish sentence with modal “could”
I wish I could visit your village again some day.
Form: S + wish(es) + S2 + could + V
→ Dùng để thể hiện những mong ước ở hiện tại hay giả định ở hiện tại trái ngược với thực tế.
Example:
I wish I could go swimming now.
I wish I could fly like a bird
Mary wishes she colud play piano.
→ Thể hiện sự tiếc nuối về tính huống hiện tại.
Example:
He wishes he could pass the exam.
I wish I could go out with you.
but he can’t
but I can’t
HOMEWORK
Learn the new words.
Prepare the new lesson (Speak L.F 1,4).