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herding

playing stunt

fishing

skip rope

Harvesting the rice

fly a kite

Unit 2 LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Lesson 6 SKILL 2

* Vocabulary
- earthen (a)

: đất, bằng đất

- brick (n)

:gạch

- equipped (a)

: được trang bị

- no longer (adv)

: không … còn..

- electrical appliances

(n) : thiết bị điện

Unit 2 LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

I.LISTENING

Lesson 6 SKILL 2

LISTENING

1.Listen to a boy talking about changes in his village and tick () the
changes he mentions.
A. ____ the roads in the village


C. ____
 means of transport

B. ____ electrical appliances in the homes

D. ____ entertainment


F. ____
 visitors
E. ____ school

Unit 2 LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Lesson 6 SKILL 2
LISTENING

2. Listen again and say if the sentences are true (T) or false (F).

1.Nobody lives in an earthen house now.
Some villagers now live in brick houses instead of earthen ones.

F

2.The village has electricity now.

T

3.Horses are still the only means of transport in the village.

F

4.The children used to go a long way to school.

T

5. More visitors are coming to see them.

T

More villagers are using motorcycles for transport instead of riding a horse or
walking.

Unit 2 LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Lesson 6 SKILL 2

3.Listen again and answer the questions in no more than FOUR
words.

1. Who often tells the boy stories about the past?

His parents
2. What do the villagers now know more about?
Life outside their village
3. Where is the new school?
Nearby / Near the village
4. What do the visitors want to experience in the village?
The country life

Unit 2 LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Lesson 6 SKILL 2

LISTENING

3.Listen again and choose the best answer

1.Who often tells the boy stories about the past?
A. His father

B. His parents

C. His mother

2.What do the villagers now know more about?
A. Life outside city

3.Where is the new school?

B. Life inside their village
C. Life outside their village

A. Nearby/ Near the village B. Far the village C. Near the city

4.What do the visitors want to experience in the village?
A. A city life

B. The way of life
/ A nomadic
life

A. A modern life

Unit 2 LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Lesson 6 SKILL 2
WRITING

4. What do you think?

Which change (s) in the Listening do you see as positive?
Which do you see as negative?

Support your opinion with a reason. Write it out.
Example:
It's good for the villagers to have TVs. They can now have more fun
and learn more about different people and different places.

WRITING

4. What do you think?

Which change (s) in the
Listening do you see as
positive? Which do you see
as negative?
Support your opinion with
a reason. Write it out.
It's good for the villagers to
have TVs. They can now
have more fun and learn
more about different people
and different places.

SUGGESTION IDEAS

• It's good for the villagers to have TVs.They can have
more fun and learn more about the outside world.
• The electric light plays a very important role in the
life of people living here. It helps them see
everything clearly at night so they can do more work.
• A nearby school is very helpful to the children here
because they don't have go to a long way to school,
which is very dangerous in rainy seasons. It will help
develop the village.
• more people will go to the village to experience life
here, which is a good thing for the villagers because
they can develop tourism. They will have more work
and more money.
• However, these changes also have some negative
effects. Factories cause air and water pollution. There
are more people , more traffic jams or accidents , less
spaces, and less fresh air, etc.

WRITING

5. DISCUSS AND FIND SOME CHANGES

Suggested discussion 1:
A:

The rural area changes so much now.

B:

Really? What is the change?

A:

People don't use buffaloes for transport. They use motorbikes.
They have running water, electricity and TVs at home.

B:

Anything else?

A:

The school is near the village. There are also good hospitals
there.

WRITING

5. DISCUSS AND FIND SOME CHANGES

Suggested discussion 2:
A: Rural areas in our country are changing so much, aren't they?
B:

Yes, they are. I think the first change is that nearly each
household has modem appliances like a fridge, a washing
machine or a TV.

A:

Exactly. Another change is you can hardly see dirt roads in the
country. Modern roads have replaced them. There are even
cemented roads across the rice fields.

B:

I think one more change is that people in rural areas have been
richer than before. They use motorbikes, even cars instead of
bicycles.

WRITING

6. WRITE A SHORT PARAGRAPH ABOUT THE CHANGES

SUGGESTION WRITING
My hometown has changed a lot. …………………
/ There have been a lot of changes in my village in the recent years……………
Firstly, …………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………
Secondly, …………………………………….. …………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
Thirdly, / moreover………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………….
However, these changes also have some negative effects.
………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………..
I hope we could balance both positive and negative effects to get a
beautiful life.

WRITING

6. WRITE A SHORT PARAGRAPH ABOUT THE CHANGES

SUGGESTION WRITING

There have been a lot of changes in my village in the recent years.
Firstly, we are better equipped with many modern electric devices
such as TVs, fridges, etc. Secondly, we have established hospitals,
schools, buildings, and factories nearby, which helps our local life
better. Especially, young people could have more chance to get a
high-paying job.For these reasons, they we really feel happy about
the changes. However, these changes also have some negative
effects. Factories cause air and water pollution.There are more
people , more traffic jams and accidents , less spaces, and less fresh
air, etc.I hope we could balance both positive and negative effects
to get a beautiful life.

5a. Work in pairs. Discuss and find.
- two things you like about life in the countryside
- two things you don't like about life in the countryside
I like …..

I don't like ……

Because …….

Picking fruit in the
summer

There aren't many
entertainment centers.

Hard work but satisfying

The air is fresh.

Dirty

Rubbish every where

5b. Report your findings to the class.

Example:
Both of us love picking fruit in the
summer. It can be hard work but very
satisfying.

Period 14

Unit 2 LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Lesson 6 SKILL 2

*Vocabulary

I.Listening

1.Listen to a boy talking about changes in his village and tick () the changes he mentions.

2.Listen again and say if the sentences are true (T) or false (F).

3.Listen again and answer the questions in no more than FOUR words.
+
II.Writing
4. What do you think?

5. Work in groups. Discuss and find some changes in a rural area. Make notes of the changes.
6. Write a short paragraph about the changes

-* Homework
-Learn the new words by heart.
-Write a passage on the topic: What changes are there in your home village?
-Do exercises E1,2 in workbook (page 15)
-Prepare for Unit 2: Looking back

Goodbye!
See you again!

Writing sample
There are a lot of changes in my village in the recent years. The roads in the
village are now very easy to travel on because they are made with cement and
brick instead of dirt like in the past. Many villagers have TVs and modern electric
devices which help them know more about life in the country and even around the
world. We had no TVs before and our knowledge was very little. Now we can
watch TV, read newspaper and have more chances to do business with others. We
also have the Internet which helps us communicate easily and conveniently.
However, it also has some negative effects. Some factories cause air and water
pollution. More entertainment centres have been set up. It makes some young
people become lazier and they only want to play, they don't want to study hard
any more. I hope that they won't be addicted to games and will study for the
sustainable development of themselves, of their family and of our country.

More suggested ideas:

- I think electric light plays a very important part in the
life of the villagers. It helps people see everything clearly
at night so they can do more work.
- A nearby school is very helpful to people here because
they don't have to go a long way or cross a stream to get
to school, which is very dangerous in the rainy seasons. It
will help develop the village.
- I believe that more people will go to the village to
experience life here, which is a good thing for the
villagers because they can develop tourism. They will
have more work and more money.

6. Write a short paragraph about the changes.

Writing sample 1
My hometown has changed a lot. Firstly, the local people
have different appearance with fashionable clothes.
Secondly, many of them now have cell phones and
motorbikes or even cars. They are living in modern brick
houses. Besides, the Internet is very popular among the
residents and they use it for learning, making new friends
and playing games. They really feel pleased about the
changes.

6. Write a short paragraph about the changes.

Writing sample 1
My hometown has changed a lot. Firstly, the local
…………………... Secondly, …………………….. Besides,
…………………………………………………

Writing sample 2
My hometown changes so much. The first change is life of
the local people. They lead a better life because they have
electricity, TVs, better hospitals, schools near the village.
The second change is that the people get richer and richer.
They have built more brick houses to live in, not in earthen
ones any more. The last change is that famers now use
machines such as tractors, combine harvesters … for their
farm work. They don't use cows or buffaloes any more.

Writing sample 3
There are a lot of changes in my village in the recent years. The roads in the
village are now very easy to travel on because they are made with cement and
brick instead of dirt like in the past. Many villagers have TVs and modern electric
devices which help them know more about life in the country and even around the
world. We had no TVs before and our knowledge was very little. Now we can
watch TV, read newspaper and have more chances to do business with others. We
also have the Internet which helps us communicate easily and conveniently.
Although this development is basically good, it also has some negative effects.
Some factories cause air and water pollution. More entertainment centres have
been set up. It makes some young people become lazier and they only want to play,
they don't want to study hard any more. I hope that they won't be addicted to
games and will study for the sustainable development of themselves, of their
family and of our country.

Writing sample 3
-It's good for the villagers to have TVs. They can have more

as
Positive
as
Negative

fun and learn more about the out side world
- These changes have some negative effects: Factory cause air
and water pollution. There are more people more traffic jam or
accident, less spaces, and less fresh air….
- A nearby school is very helpful to the children because they
don't have to go to a long way to school, which is very
dangerous in rainy seasons. It will help develop the village
- The electrict light plays a very important role in the life of
people living here. It helps them see everything clearly at
night so they can do more work
- More people will go to the village to experience life here, which
is a good thing for the villagers because they can develop
tourism. They will have more work and more money

Monday , September 30th , 2019

Period 14

Unit 2 LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Lesson 6 SKILL 2

*Vocabulary
I. Listening

1.Listen to a boy talking about changes in his village and tick () the changes he mentions.

2. Listen again and say if the sentences are true (T) or false (F).
+ FOUR words.
3.Listen again and answer the questions in no more than

II.Writing

-* Homework
- Learn the new words by heart.
- Practice listening to a boy talking about changes in his village on
page 23 again.
-Write a passage on the topic: What changes are there in your home
village?
-Do exercises E1,2 in workbook (page 15)
- Prepare for Unit 2: Looking back

Goodbye!
See you again!

SUGGESTION WRITING
There have been a lot of changes in my village in the recent years.
Firstly, we are better equipped with many modern electric devices
such as TVs, fridges, etc.
Secondly, we have established hospitals, schools, buildings, and
factories nearby, which helps our local life better.
Especially, young people could have more chance to get a highpaying job.
For these reasons, they we really feel happy about the changes.
However, these changes also have some negative effects.
Factories cause air and water pollution.
There are more people , more traffic jams and accidents , less
spaces, and less fresh air, etc.
I hope we could balance both positive and negative effects to get a
beautiful life.

SUGGESTION IDEAS

• It's good for the villagers to have TVs. Now, they can
have more fun and learn more about the outside
world.
Listening do you see as
• I think the electric light plays a very important role in
positive? Which do you see
the life of people living here. It helps them see
everything clearly at night so they can do more work.
as negative?
• A nearby school is very helpful to the children here
Support your opinion with
because they don't have go to a long way to school,
which is very dangerous in rainy seasons. It will help
a reason. Write it out.
develop the village.
It's good for the villagers to •
I believe that more people will go to the village to
experience life here, which is a good thing for the
have TVs. They can now
villagers because they can develop tourism. They
have more fun and learn
will have more work and more money.
more about different people • However, these changes also have some negative
effects. Factories cause air and water pollution. There
and different places.
are more people , more traffic jams or accidents , less
spaces, and less fresh air, etc.
Which change (s) in the