Welcome to our class
Ba Ngoc Secondary School
Teacher: Nguyen Van Dung
English 8
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What are these pictures about?
Country life
City life
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What are there in our lesson today?
1. Things in the country life and City life.
2. Dialogue between Na and Hoa about Kim Lien village.
- Vocabulary.
- T/F.
- Listen, read and answer questions
- Grammar: The Present Progressive tense.

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UNIT 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Lesson 1: Getting started + Listen and read
A. Getting started
noisy
quiet / peaceful
traffic jam
pollution
tall buildings
kinds of goods
entertainments
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no traffic jam
fresh air
cottages
fresh foods
beautiful views
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Make a list of the differences between the countryside and the city. The words in the box may help you.
noisy fresh air friendly
tall buildings kinds of goods fresh foods
beautiful views entertainments traffic jams
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permanently ( adv):
4. medical facilities :
I. New words
1. permanent (adj):
3. accessible (adj)
entertainment (n):
2. entertain (v):
5. change (v)
UNIT 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Period 44: Getting started + Listen and read
vĩnh viễn, lâu dài
giải trí
sự giải trí
: có thể tiếp cận được
thiết bị y tế
, (n) : thay đổi, sự thay đổi
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Match the words or phrase in column A to its definition or meaning in column B
1. permanent
2. entertainment
3. accessible
4. medical facilities
b. Lasting for a long time
c. Films, music, etc …used to interest
e. Possible to be reached
a. Medical equipment
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B
5. to change
d. To make different
1. b
2. c
3. e
4. a
5. d
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1. Na went to the countryside for two days.
2. Many things are changing in the countryside.
3. Na wants to live there permanently.
4. Hoa prefers the countryside because
doesn’t want
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T
F
T
the weekend
people are friendly and the air is clean.
Check
Your answer
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T
T
T
F
F
F
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F
Listen and read.
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Practice in pair ask and answer the questions
a. Where has Na been?
b. How long was she there?
c. What is her opinion of the countryside?
d. Na says ,“ There is nothing to do”. What does she mean by this?
e. What are some of the changes that Hoa mentions?
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Lucky number
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Where has Na been?
She has been to Kim Lien village.
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How long was she there?
She was there for one day.
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What is her opinion of the countryside?
The countryside is peaceful and quiet and there is nothing to do.
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Na says, ‘There is nothing to do.’
What does she mean by this?
There are no libraries, no movies,
no supermarkets, no zoos……to go.
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What are some of the changes
that Hoa mentions?
Many remote areas are getting electricity. People can now have things like refrigerators and TV, and medical facilities.
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Lucky number
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Lucky number
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Lesson 1 : Getting started - Listen and read
Hoa’s opinions
Na’s opinions
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Grammar
* Examples:
1.Many remote areas are getting electricity.
2. Life in the provinces is changing for the better.
*Note: The present progressive tense
S + am/is/are + V-ing…
talking about changes.
UNIT 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Period 44: Getting started + Listen and read
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Lesson 1 : Getting started - Listen and read
- Things are changing in the countryside
- Life in the provinces is definitely changing for the better.
- She prefers the countryside.
- The countryside is too quiet. There is nothing to do.
- She doesn’t want to live there permanently.
- The city has so much more
to offer
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Discussion
Do you prefer the city or the countryside? Why?
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Learn by heart the new words and structure.
Practice reading the dialogue.
Write : Do you prefer the
countryside or the city?
Why?
4. Prepare: Speak / Listen (unit 8).
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