Daily Activities
in the country
Water vegetables
Feed the pigs
Swim in the river
WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
Feed the chickens
Collect eggs
Play soccer
Play kites
Grow plants
Matching :
1. exchange (n)
2. maize (n)
b. ngô
3. hot dog (n)
e. xúc xích nóng kẹp vào bánh mỡ
5. part - time (adj)
f. bán thời gian
c. trao đổi, du học
Unit 3: A trip to the countryside
Lesson 4: Read
4. Collect ( v )
6. Complete (v)
d.hoàn thành
a. thu gom
Van, a student from Ho Chi Minh City, is an exchange student in the USA. He is now living with the Parker family on a farm 100 kilometers outside Columbus, Ohio. He will stay there till the beginning of October.
Mr. Paker grows maize on his farm, while Mrs Paker works part – time at a grocery store in a nearby town. They have two children.Peter is the same age as Van, and Sam is still in primary school.
Since Van arrived, he has been learning a lot about life on a farm. In the afternoon, as soon as he completes his homework, he feeds the chickens and collects their eggs. On weekends, if Mr. Parker is busy, the three boys help him on the farm.
On Saturday afternoon, Peter plays baseball. The Parker family and Van eat hamburgers or hot dogs while they watch Peter play. The Parkers are nice so Van feels like a member of their family.
Unit 3: A trip to the countryside
a/ Match the words in colunm A with
the words or groups of words in
column B having the same meaning.
1/ maize

2/ feed

3/ grocery store

4/ part-time

5/ collect
a/ bring things together

b/ where people buy food and small things
c/ give food to eat
d/ Corn
e/ shorter or less standard time
Unit 3: A trip to the countryside
Lesson 4: Read
b. Complete the summary. Use information from the passage.
A VietNamese boy named Van is living with the Parker family in the American state of (1).... . Mr. Parker is a (2) ..... and Mrs. Parker (3) ...................................................... in a nearby town. They have two children, (4) . .... and (5) ..... . Van often does chores (6) ..... school. Sometimes, he also helps on the (7) .... . The family relaxes on Saturday afternoons and (8) .................. Peter play (9) ....... Van likes the Parkers, and he enjoys being a (10) ............ of their family.
Ohio
farmer
works part-time at a grocery store
Peter
Sam
after
farm
they watch
baseball
member
Unit 3: A trip to the countryside
Lesson 4: Read
Answer the questions
1. How long will Van stay there?
2. How many people are there in the Parker family?
3. What does Van do after finishing his homework?
4. Where is Van living now?
He will stay there till the beginning of October
There are 4 people
He feeds the chickens and collects their eggs.
He is living in Ohio
Homework :
Learn by heart new words.
Have students write the summary into your notebook.
Prepare section write.
Celinne Dion – And so this is Xmax
THANK YOU
Goodbye !
They are exchange students
-> exchange (n) : trao đổi, du học
maize (n)
= corn : ngô
hot dog (n)
: xúc xích nóng kẹp vào bánh mỡ
work part - time
: làm việc bán thời gian
Comprehension questions:
1/ How long will Van stay there?
2/ What do Mr & Mrs Pakers do ?
4/ What does Van do after finishing his homework?
3/ How many children do they have ?
Van will stay there till the beginning of October.
They are farmers
They have two children.
He feeds the chicken and collect their eggs.
b/ Complete the summary. Use information from the passage.
A Vietnamese boy named Van is living with the Parker family in the American state of…… ..Mr. Parker is a……… and Mrs. Parker………in a nearby town. They have two children,……… and…… often does chores……..school. Sometimes, he also helps on the………. The family relaxes on Saturday afternoons and…………Peter play…………. Van likes the Parkers, and he enjoys being a…………of their family.
Ohio
farmer
works
Peter
Sam
after
farm
watches
baseball
member
Unit 3: A tip to the countryside
Lesson 4 (Period 18): Read

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
A
B
What is this ?
They .... after a hard working day.
What is this?
What is it ?
What is it ?
What are they?
What is it?
What is it?
E
G
N
A
H
C
X
E
Word Square

- This is Van.
- He is an exchange student in the USA.
- He is now living with the Parker family on a farm.
Matching :
1. exchange (n)
2. maize (n)
b. ngô
3. hot dog (n)
e. xúc xích nóng kẹp vào bánh mỡ
5. part - time (adj)
f. bán thời gian
c. trao đổi, du học
Unit 3: A trip to the countryside
Lesson 4: Read
4. Collect ( v )
6. Complete (v)
d.hoàn thành
a. thu gom
Guess
Answer
F
T
T
F
1.Van will stay there till the beginning of October.
2. Mr. Parker is a doctor, while Mrs. Parker works part-time at a grocery store.
3. They have three children.
4. Van feeds the duck and collects their eggs.
5. On Saturday afternoon, the Parker family and Van eat hamburgers or hot dogs while they watch Peter play.
Unit 3: A trip to the countryside
Lesson 4: Read
True or False? Check the box.
? a farmer
? two
? the chickens
correct the false sentenses.
Unit 3: A trip to the countryside
Lesson 4: Read
A B
1. maize a. bring things together
2. feed b. where people buy food and small things
3.grocery store c. give food to eat
4. part-time d. corn
5. collect e. shorter or less than standard time
a. Match the words in column A with the words or groups of words in column B.
Unit 3: A trip to the countryside
Lesson 4: Read
Answer the questions
1. How long will Van stay there ?
2. How many people are there in the Parker family ?
3. What does Van do after finishing his homework ?
4. Where is Van living now ?
5. How do the Parker family spend their weekend ?
Lucky numbers
Team A
Team b
1. How long will Van stay there?
He will stay there till
the beginning of October.
2. How many people are there in the Parker family?
There are four people.
Lucky number
3. What does Van do after finishing his homework?
He feeds the chickens and collects their eggs.
4. Where is Van living now?
lucky number
He is living in Ohio
5. How do the Parker family
spend their weekend?
They eat hamburger or hot dog
while they watch Peter play.
lucky number
Homework
- Learn the words
Retell the story
Prepare " write"
Thank you for your attendace !
Good bye !