Unit 8: Country life and city life
Lesson 1: Getting started & Listen and read


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1. What?s the weather like in the winter?
2. Which word has opposite meaning with ?Yes??
3. How is the air in the city?
4. How are the people in the countryside?
5. Which word has opposite meaning with ?short??
6. A noun has opposite meaning with ?similarity??
7. An adjective which has opposite meaning with ?free??
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8. I can stand for the word ?and?. Who am I?
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9. The word which can stand for ?football??
10. Which word has opposite meaning with ?noisy??
11. What?s the weather like in the summer?
12. An adjective has opposite meaning with ?quiet??
Column
City
Countryside
Getting started
Work with a partner. Make a list of the differences between the countryside and the city.
The words in the box may help you.
Beautiful view (n) :
quang cảnh đẹp
Traffic jam
(a long line of vehicles that can not move or that can only move very slowly)

True/ False prediction
T/ F
Na went to Kim Lien village for the weekend.
Na went there for three days.
3. Na wants to live in the city for a long time.
4. Hoa prefers the countryside.



True/ False prediction
T/ F
Na went to Kim Lien village for the weekend.
Na went there for three days.
3. Na wants to live in the city for a long time.
4. Hoa prefers the countryside.



Relative (n): a person who is related to another
Permanently (adv):
Ex: I want to live there permanently.
? I want to live there for a long time.
Medical facility (n):
- Accessible (adj): that can be reached, used,?.




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




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.
f) Do you prefer the city or the countryside? Why?
I prefer the city because I can easily get a good job.
Questions
homework
* 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.