Unit 8:
THE STORY OF
MY VILLAGE
Warm-up
Game: guesssing pictures
What is the name of this animal?
buffalo
Where is this?
In a field
What are they doing?
They are transplanting.
Who are they?
They are farmers.
Pre-reading
1. Vocabulary
mud [mʌd](n) :bùn
straw (n) [strɔ:]: rơm
be made of + N .: được làm từ .
Ex: In the past, my house was made of straw
and mud.
cash crop [kæ∫ krɔp] (n): cây thương phẩm
brick (n) [brik] : gạch
► brick house
This girl is a beggar.
She has to live in poverty
and shortage.
shortage (n) [`∫ɔ:tidʒ} of :
Sự thiếu thốn
They have a bumper crop
bumper crop [`bʌmpə krɔp](n): vụ mùa bội thu
Pre-reading
2. Checking vocabulary
- mud (n) [mʌd]
- straw (n) [strɔ:]
- brick (n) [brik]
- shortage [`∫ɔ:tidʒ] (of)
- bumper crop (n)
- cash crop (n)
Many years ago, my village was very poor. The
villager had to work hard in the field all day and
could hardly make ends meet.
READING
Their lives were simple and they were in need of
many things. Many people had to live in houses
made of straw and mud, and a few families had a
radio or a TV set.
However, in spite of the shortages, the villagers
managed to send their children to school and
college.
They hoped that with an education of science
and technology, their children could find a way
of bettering their lives.
The children have met their parents’ wishes.
When they came back from college or technical
high school, they introduced new farming methods,
which resulted in bumper crops.
They also helped the villagers grow cash crop
for export. Soon, the lifestyle of my village
changed.
Today, people live in brick houses. In the evening,
they can listen to the news on the radio or watch
TV for entertainment… Sometimes they go to town
on their motorbikes to do some shopping or to
visit their friends.
“ Our lives have changed a lot thanks to the
knowledge our children brought home” said an old
farmer, “and I always tell my grandchildren to
study harder so that they can do even more for the
village than their parents did”
Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B
Answer:
1. b 2. d 3. a 4. e 5. c
TASK 1:
The reading passage tells us about many changes in the village. Complete the following table.
Made of straw and mud
Made of brick
A few families had a radio or a TV set
Many houses have, they can listen to the radio or watch TV for entertainment
Just enough for using
Enough for using and exporting
On foot
motorbike
New farming method, resulted in bumper crops
Old farming method
TASK 2:
Thanks for
your attention