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English : 8
Unit 8: Country life and city life
Lesson 2. Speak & Listen
bikes
old houses
quiet
fresh air
cheap food
cars, motorbikes
big houses, tall buildings
noisy
polluted air
expensive food
1. Short adjectives
taller

tall 

darker
dark 
bigger
big 
hotter
hot 
busier
busy 
easier
easy 
Comparative adjectives:
ADJECTIVE + ER
Unit 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Period 45: SPEAK + LISTEN
Unit 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Period 45: SPEAK + LISTEN
2. Long adjectives

beautiful 
more beautiful
expensive 
more expensive
accessible 
more accessible
Comparative adjectives:
MORE + ADJECTIVE
Talking about the changes of the town.




E.g : The town is becoming / getting busier.
Traffic / Town busy
Buildings tall
City beautiful
Streets dirty / noisy
Food expensive
Houses modern
Nouns Adjectives




The traffic is getting busier.
There are more tall buildings and houses.
The houses are becoming more modern.
The city is getting more beautiful.
The streets are becoming dirtier / noisier.
The food is getting more expensive.
Traffic / Town busy
Buildings tall
City beautiful
Streets dirty / noisy
Food expensive
Houses modern
Make the sentences.
1.The boys / get / tall.
2. The old women / become / weak.
3. The school yard / become / cleaner.
4. The weather / get / cold.
5. The students / get / better.
The boys are getting taller.
The old women are becoming weak.
The school yard is becoming cleaner.
The weather is getting cold.
The students are getting better.
LISTEN
LAN
Aunt HANG
Complete the following passage with the missing words.
Choose the best answer.
1. Aunt Hang is phoning Lan from …
a. Da Nang b. Ha Noi c. Hue
2. How is Lan? – She’s …
a. fine b. Sad c. Tired
3. Lan’s aunt is coming to visit her …
a. next Monday b. next week c. next year
4. They’re arriving in Ha Noi on … after noon
a. Thursday b. Friday c. Saturday
5. Aunt Hang wants to speak to Lan’s….
a. uncle b. father c. mother
LAN
Aunt HANG
Today, we`re going to listen to conversation between Lan and her aunt Hang. Aunt Hang is talking to Lan on the phone. She is coming to visit Lan in Ha Noi next week.
Complete the following passage with the missing words.
Choose the best answer.
1. Aunt Hang is phoning Lan from …
a. Da Nang b. Ha Noi c. Hue
2. How is Lan? – She’s …
a. fine b. Sad c. Tired
3. Lan’s aunt is coming to visit her …
a. next Monday b. next week c. next year
4. They’re arriving in Ha Noi on … after noon
a. Thursday b. Friday c. Saturday
5. Aunt Hang wants to speak to Lan’s….
a. uncle b. father c. mother
Lan : Hello.
Aunt Hang : Hello. Is (1) _________ Lan?
Lan : Yes. Who is (2) _______________?
Aunt Hang : (3) _________ Aunt Hang. How are you?
Lan : I`m fine. (4) _______ are you phoning
(5) ________?
Aunt Hang : Hue. I`m calling to tell you Uncle Chi and I are (6) ________ to visit you next (7) ________.
Lan : Great! When are you (8) _________?
Aunt Hang : On (9) _______. We`re arriving in Ha Noi in the (10) _________ (11) ___________.
Lan : Ok. Do you want to (12) _______ to (13) _______ mom?
Aunt Hang : Yes, please.
Lan : Hold on a moment and I`ll (14) __________her.
Fill in the missing words.
Period 45 Unit 8 (Cont): SPEAK + LISTEN
I LISTEN: Fill in the missing words.
Lan : Hello .
Aunt Hang: Hello. Is (1) _____ Lan?
Lan : Yes. Who is (2)_______?
Aunt Hang : (3) _______ Aunt Hang. How are you?
Lan : I’m fine. (4) ______ are you phoning (5) _____ ?
Aunt Hang : Hue. I’ m calling to tell you Uncle Chi and I are (6) _______ to visit you next (7) ______.
Lan : Great ! When are you (8) ___________.
Aunt Hang : On (9) ________.We’ve arriving in Ha Noi in the (10) ______(11) ___________.
Lan : OK. Do you want to (12) ______ to (13) _______ mom ?
Aunt Hang : Yes, please.
Lan: Hold on a moment and I’ll (14) _______ her
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Answer the questions.
1. How is Lan?
2. Where is Lan`s aunt Hang calling from?
3. Who is Mrs. Hang going with?
4. Does Mrs. Hang want to speak to Lan`s mom?
Lan is fine.
Mrs. Hang is calling from Hue.
She is going with Mr. Chi.
Yes, she does.
Homework
Write the structure
Learn the structure
Practice the dialogue
Prepare Unit 8 : Lesson 3: Read
Thank for your attention