Suggested answers
picture 1

picture 2

- bikes
- old/small houses
- quiet
- fresh air
- cheap food

cars, motorbikes
- big houses, tall buildings
- noisy
- polluted air
- expensive food
-...
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Unit 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
SPEAK (p73)
Review
I. Comparison:
1. Short adjectives: adj + er
taller
tall 
bigger
big 
busy 
busier
2. Long adjectives: more + adj
beautiful 
more beautiful
intelligent  more intelligent
II. The present progressive tense:
•Form: S+ am/ is / are + V- ing
•Use: used in talking about changes with
“ get” and “ become”

Ex: The town is becoming busier.

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


Town – busy
Houses – modern
Town – beautiful
Streets – beautiful
Food – expensive
…

The town is becoming busier.
The houses are getting more modern.
Or  There more tall buildings and houses.
The town is becoming more beautiful..
 The streets are getting more beautiful.
 The food is becoming more expensive.
...

Discussion:
Work in groups. Talk about changes in your hometown.

LISTEN (p74)

LAN

AUNT HANG

Aunt Hang is talking to Lan on the phone.
She is coming to visit Lan in Ha Noi

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

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.

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.

LISTEN: Fill in the missing words.
Lan :
Hello.
Aunt Hang: Hello. Is (1) _____
that Lan?
this
Lan :
Yes. Who is (2)_______?
Aunt Hang : (3) _______
It's Aunt Hang. How are you?
Lan :
I'm fine. (4) Where
______ are you phoning (5) _____
from ?
Aunt Hang : Hue. I' m calling to tell you Uncle Chi and I are (6)
_______ to visit you next (7) week
______.
coming
arriving
Lan :
Great ! When are you (8) ___________.
Aunt Hang : On (9)Thursday
________.We've arriving in Ha Noi in the (10)
late
______(11)
___________.
afternoon
speak to (13) _______
my
Lan :
OK. Do you want to (12) ______
mom ?
Aunt Hang : Yes, please.
get her.
Lan:
Hold on a moment and I'll (14) _______

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.