Period 44:Getting started-Listen and read

In the country

In the city

- noisy
- peaceful
- cheap
- friendly
- traffic jams
- movies, theaters

- expensive
- fresh foods
- kinds of goods
- fresh air
- polluted
- tall buildings

Country life
- peaceful
- cheap
- friendly
- fresh foods
- fresh air
- quiet
- beautiful views
- paddy fields
- small houses

- quiet
- beautiful views
- paddy fields
- zoos/ parks
- small houses
- busy

City life
- noisy
- traffic jams
- movies/ theaters
- expensive
- kinds of goods
- polluted
- tall buildings
- zoos/ parks
- busy

Check (v) the box for True or False
True
1. Na went to the countryside for the weekend
2. It isn't a beautiful place
3. Na wants to live there permanently.
4.The air is dirty
5.The people in the countryside are very friendly

False

Hoa : Hi, Na. .Have you been away ?
Na : Yes. I went to the countryside for the weekend.
Hoa : Where did you go ?
Na : I went to Kim Lien. It's a village. Some of my relatives live there.
Hoa : I've heard it's a beautiful place .
Na : It is. And it's very quiet and peaceful. I had a really nice weekend, but I
don't want to live there permanently.
Hoa : Why not ?
Na : It's too quiet. There is nothing to do.
Hoa : Yes, but things are changing in the countryside.
Na : Such as ?
Hoa : Many remote areas are getting electricity. People can now have things like
refrigerators and .....
Na : And TV.
Hoa: That too. TV is bringing not only information but also entertainment. And
medical facilities are more easily accessible too. Life in the provinces is definitely
changing for the better.
Na : But the city has so much more to offer.
Hoa: In many ways, I prefer the countryside. Life is simple, people are friendly and
the air is clean.

Check (v) the box for True or False
True
1. Na went to the countryside for the weekend

v

2. It isn't a beautiful place

v

3. Na wants to live there permanently.
4.The air is dirty
5.The people in the countryside are very friendly

False

v
v
v

Hoa : Hi, Na. .Have you been away ?
Na : Yes. I went to the countryside for the weekend.
Hoa : Where did you go ?
Na : I went to Kim Lien. It's a village. Some of my relatives live there.
Hoa : I've heard it's a beautiful place .
Na : It is. And it's very quiet and peaceful
I had a really nice weekend, but I don't want to live there permanently.
Hoa : Why not ?
Na : It's too quiet. There is nothing to do.
Hoa : Yes, but things are changing in the countryside.
Na : Such as ?
Hoa : Many remote areas are getting electricity. People can now have things like
refrigerators and .....
Na : And TV.
Hoa: That too. TV is bringing not only information but also entertainment. And
medical facilities are more easily accessible too.

Life in the provinces is definitely changing for the better.
Na : But the city has so much more to offer.
Hoa: In many ways, I prefer the countryside. Life is simple, people are friendly and
the air is clean.

New words
peaceful (adj):

B×nh yªn
permanently (adv): l©u dµi

medical facilities (n) : ThiÕt bÞ y tÕ
accessible (adj): có thể tiếp cận được

Many remote areas are getting electricity.
Life in the provinces is definitely changing for the better

Hoa : Hi, Na. .Have you been away ?
Na : Yes. I went to the countryside for the weekend.
Hoa : Where did you go ?
Na : I went to Kim Lien. It's a village. Some of my relatives live there.
Hoa : I've heard it's a beautiful place .
Na : It is. And it's very quiet and peaceful. I had a really nice weekend, but I
don't want to live there permanently.
Hoa : Why not ?
Na : It's too quiet. There is nothing to do.
Hoa : Yes, but things are changing in the countryside.
Na : Such as ?
Hoa : Many remote areas are getting electricity. People can now have things like
refrigerators and .....
Na : And TV.
Hoa: That too. TV is bringing not only information but also entertainment. And
medical facilities are more easily accessible too. Life in the provinces is definitely
changing for the better.
Na : But the city has so much more to offer.
Hoa: In many ways, I prefer the countryside. Life is simple, people are friendly and
the air is clean.

Questions
a) Where has Na been?
Na has been to the countryside.
b) How long was she there?
She was there for the weekend.
c) What is her opinion of the countryside?
The countryside is peaceful and quiet and there is nothing to do.
d) Na says: 'There is nothing to do.' What does she mean by this?
There are no libraries, no movies, no zoos, ect… to go.
e) 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 are more accessible.

Lucky Numbers!
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Do you like living in the city or the in countryside?
Why?

Write a paragraph of 50 -70 words about the differences between the
city & the countryside.
Do exercise 1, 2 on page 49, 50 in the workbook