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Teacher : Nguyễn Minh Trường
Trường THPT Văn Quan-Lạng Sơn
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Tuesday, December 1st 2009

Period 47. Unit 8
the story of my village
Lesson C. LISTENING
I.Before you listen
FIND THE differences BETWEEN 2 PICTURES
In the past, the town used to have only small
houses, but now there are tall buildings.

POPFFERO
IN THE PAST
NOW
In the past, there weren’t any hotels, but now there
is a hotel in the town.
* In the past, the road was small, but now the road is
wide.
* In the past, there was/ were (not) ..., but now
there is/ are (not) ….
* In the past, S + was/were /used to + infinitive…,
but now S + /is/are….
Practise :
- Trees
- Cattle
- Car park…

=> In the past, there were many trees,
but now there are few trees.
=> In the past, there were some cattle,
but now there aren’t any cattle.
=> In the past, there wasn’t a car park,
but now there is a car park .

- coast /koust/ (n) : bôø bieån
- resort /ri:`zɔ:t/ (n): khu nghØ d­ìng
- atmosphere /`ætməsfiə/ (n): kh«ng khÝ
- suburb /`sʌbə:b/ (n): ngo¹i «
- (to) destroy /di`strɔi/ (v): ph¸ huû
VOCABULARY
Unit 8
the story of my village
Lesson C. LISTENING
II.While you listen

II.While you listen
Task 1* Listen and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (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.
Popffero is on the west coast of England.

(It’s on the south coast of England).


F
II.While you listen
Task 1 * Listen and decide if the following statement are true (T) or false (F)

Popffero used to be a tourist resort.

(Popffero used to be a small quiet town).
F
II.While you listen
Task 1 * Listen and decide if the following statement are true (T) or false (F)

3. The town no longer has its old
atmosphere.


T
II.While you listen
Task 1 * Listen and decide if the following statement are true (T) or false (F)

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

(The big trees on the two sides of the streets have been cut down)

F
II.While you listen
Task 1 * Listen and decide if the following statement are true (T) or false (F)

5. Everybody in the town likes its
changes.

(some people don’t like the changes, they miss the quiet and peaceful life)
II.While you listen
Task 1 * Listen and decide if the following statement are true (T) or false (F)
F
II.While you listen
Task 1* Listen and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F)
1. Popffero is on the west coast of England. F
2. Popffero used to be a tourist resort. F
3. The town no longer has its old T
atmosphere.
4. There are more green trees in the town now than there used to be. F
5. Everybody in the town likes its changes. F
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 treets 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
anymore. It has been replaced by a big (7)___________
store. And there is an (8)___________ restaurant where
there used to be an old tea shop.
a. expensive
c. shop
d. houses
h. department
f. hotel
b. car
g. cut
e. widened
Task 2 * Listen to the talk again, and fill in each blank
with a suitable word from the box.
1. STREETs
2. TRANSPORTATION: cars, motorbikes…
3. BUILDINGS: hotels, supermarkets, parks….
Example:
- In the past, there wasn’t a park,
but now there is a park in my home town.
- In the past, the streets were narrow,
but now the streets are wide in my home town.


III.After you listen
Discuss the changes in your home town
or home village.
Talk about the changes of Cao Loc High school in the past and now.
In the past, Cao Loc High school was small, but now it is large.
In the past, there weren’t many teachers and students, but now there are many teachers and students in Cao Loc High school
Home work
Write a passage about the changes of your home town(at least 10 sentenes ).
Prepare new lesson :
Unit 8. the story of my village
Lesson d. writING

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