Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B.
Task 2: The reading passage tells about many changes in the village .Complete the following table
made of bricks
few families had a radio or a TV set
many families have radio or a TV set
old
new
poor
good/bumper
on foot/by cart
Task 3: Work in pairs :Answer the following questions Lucky number game
What was life like in the author’s village many years ago?
2.Why did the villagers want to send their children to school and college or technical high school?
4.What did an old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young people brought home?
5.What exactly did he tell his grandchildren?
3.How did the children help improve the lifestyle in the village when they finished college or technical high school?
It was poor and simple.
Because they hope that with an education of science and technology their children could find a way of bettering their lives..
They introduced new farming methods which resulted in bumper crops. They also helped grow cash crops for export.
He said that their lives had changed a lot thanks to the knowledge their children had brought home.
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He told his grandchildren : “Study harder so that you can do more for the village than your parents did.
After you read Work in groups : Discuss the following question.

How can people with an education help make the life of their community better?
Suggested answers:
People with an education can help to make the life of the community better by introducing new farming methods, applying modern technology in working, growing cash crops for export, raise people’s awareness about food safety and environmental hygiene.

Homework: Learn by heart the newwords Summazise the reading passage