UNIT 8
THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE
A. READING
WARM UP : GUESSING WORDS
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BEFORE YOU READ
LOOK AT THESE PICTURES AND
ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS

1.How does the man plough the field?
He uses the buffalo to plough the field
2. What do the people use to harvest rice?
They use their hands to harvest rice
1.What are the people doing ?

The farmerS are
harvesting the crop.
2. How are they working?

They are working very hard.
3. What do you think the crop?
It`s a good crop.
4. What helps produce good crops?
Good farming methods , good varieties, modern technology used, people work hard....


While you read
New words
Straw (n) dry cut stalks of various cereals
While you read
New words



Mud (n) :wet, soft soil

While you read
New words
Cash crop (n) a crop grown for selling.

Bumper crop (n) an unusually large crop.
While you read
New words
Better /`betə (r)/ (v) improve



Brick /brik/ (n)

TASK 1
Have just enough money to pay for the things that you need
Having to have many things that you do not have
Making one’s life better
Good crops
Crops to be sold, not for use by the people who grow it
TASK 2
More to sell
Made of brick
few
many
Buffalo, plough
machine
Enough to eat
Foot, bicycle
Task 3 :
Answer the following questions
1.What was life like in the author’s village many years ago?
It was very poor
2.Why did the villagers want to send their children to school and college in spite of their shortages
It is because they hoped that with an education of science and technology,their children could find a way of bettering their lives
3.How did the children help to improve the lifestyle in the village when they finished college or technical school?
They introduced new farming methods,which resulted in bumper crops.
Moreover,they helped the villagers grow cash crops for export.
4. What did an old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young children brought home?
He said that their lives had changed a lot thank to knowledge their children brought/had brought home
5.What exactly did he tell his grandchildren?
He said “I always tell my grandchildren to study harder so that they can do even more for the village than their parents did’’
After you read:
Work in pairs/groups
Discuss the following this questions

How can people with education help make the life of their community
Some suggestions:
1. Introduce new farming methods for farmers
2. Help people work better with their work
3. Help people work better with their work
4. Help their community with technology and information
5. Help people with education
6. Help people with problem about science and technology