Work in groups. You have 15 seconds to look at the pictures and try to remember the words. Then you have 1 minute to write down all the words into a sheet of paper. Which group can write the most words will be the winner and be awarded.
Warm up:
Kim’s Game
Car park
Houses
Trees
Resort
Department store
Widened
expensive
UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE
PART C: LISTENING
Look at the picture and answer the question.
What can you see in the picture?
Small houses
Grass land
Shop
cows
Trees
Narrow road
Tall buildings
Widened road
Look at the two pictures of the same town, discuss the differences between them.
- In the past, The town used to have only small houses, but now there are tall buildings.
- In the past, there weren’t any hotels, but now there is a hotel in the town.
e.g
II. While you listen
1. Task 1: Listen and decide if the statements are T or F.
……1. Popffero is on the west coast of England.

……2. Popffero used to be a tourist resort.

……3. The town no longer has its old atmosphere.


……4. There are more green trees in the town now than there used to be.


..… 5. Everybody in the town likes its changes.
F
F
T
F
F
-> The big trees on the two side of the streets have been cut down.
-> south
-> small quiet town
-> Some people don`t like the changes. (They miss the quiet and peaceful life of the old town.)
-> They`ve completely destroyed its old atmosphere.
Task 2 * Listen to the talk again, and fill in each blank
.
The small old (1) _________ have been pulled down, and tall buildings have been put there instead. They’ve also built a big (2) _________ in the middle of the town. The narrow streets have been (3) _________ and resurfaced, so the big trees on the two sides of the streets have been
(4) _________ down. The large area of grass land in the suburbs of the town has been turned into an ugly
(5) _________ park. Even the old corner (6) _________ isn’t there any more. It has been replaced by a big
(7) _________ store. And there is an (8) _________ restaurant where there used to be an old tea shop.
(N)
(N)
( PII )
( PII )
(N)
(N)
(N)
(Adj)
Task 2 * Listen to the talk again, and fill in each blank
with a suitable word from the box.
The small old (1) _________ have been pulled down, and tall buildings have been put there instead. They’ve also built a big (2) _________ in the middle of the town. The narrow streets have been (3) _________ and resurfaced, so the big trees on the two sides of the streets have been
(4) _________ down. The large area of grass land in the suburbs of the town has been turned into an ugly
(5) _________ park. Even the old corner (6) _________ isn’t there any more. It has been replaced by a big
(7) _________ store. And there is an (8) _________ restaurant where there used to be an old tea shop.
(adj)
(n)
( PII )
( PII )
(n)
(n)
(n)
(adj)
houses
hotel
widened
cut
car
shop
department
expensive
Work in pair. Discuss the changes in your hometown or home village.
III. AFTER YOU LISTEN
- In the past, people used to live in houses made of mud and straw, but now they live in brick houses.
- The roads used to be very narrow and muddy in the past, but now they have been widened and resurfaced
Homework
Write a short paragraph about the changes in thai nguyen