English 8
UNIT 2 – LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
GETTING STARTED
Name the picture:
Countryside
City
Where do you want to live?
Vocabulary
Herd
Load
envious
Buffalo-drawn cart
Transport
xe bò
Chất lên, tải
Chăn (trâu, bò)
vận chuyển 
Ghen tị
It`s harvest time.
Nguyen: Nguyen speaking. 
Nick: Hi Nguyen, how`s your stay there? 
Nguyen: Hi Nick! Well, it`s more exciting than I expected. 
Nick: What are you doing? 
Nguyen: Lots of things. It`s harvest time, so we help load the rice onto buffalo-drawn carts, ride it home and dry it. Have you ever ridden a cart? 
Nick: No, but I`d like to. 
Nguyen: And sometimes I go herding the buffaloes with the boys. 
Nick: You`ve made new friends? 
Nguyen: Yeah - right on my first day. They came and we went flying kites together. 
Nick: Where can you buy a kite in the countryside? 
Nguyen: The people here don`t buy kites - they make them. My grandfather`s made me the largest, most colourful kite I`ve ever had. It looks great up there in the sky. 
Nick: Oh, I`m so envious! 
Nguyen: Ha...ha... I guess. I live more happily here, and there`s still a lot more to explore. 
Nick: Sounds great! 
Nguyen: And everything seems to move more slowly here than in the city. 
Nick: I wish I could join... 
a. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 
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b. Answer the following questions
1. Where is Nguyen now?
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2. When was he able to make new friends?
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3. What is Nguyen’s kite like?
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4. Who is Nguyen probably staying with?
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5. Does Nick want to be there with Nguyen?
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He’s in the countryside.
Right on his first day here.
It`s big and colorful
His grandfather.
Yes, he does.
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3. Can you think of some more things that children do in the countryside? Make a list.
Example:
• They climb trees.
• They go swimming in the river.
4. GAME: COUNTRYSIDE CHARADES
Play charades in two teams using the class list of countryside activities from 3. The teacher whispers an activity to one person from Team I.This person mimes the activity for their team to guess. If their team guesses incorrectly, Team 2 can try. The teams take turns until all the activities have been mimed.The team with the most points wins
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