What are these pictures about?
Unit 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
GETTING STARTED
* Vocabulary:
- harvest time (n):
mùa gặt
- buffalo – drawn carts (n):
xe trâu kéo
- herding the buffalo:
chăn trâu
- envious (a):
ghen tị, thèm muốn
Unit 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
GETTING STARTED
1. Listen and read.
a. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
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Unit 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
GETTING STARTED
1. Listen and read.
b. Answer the following questions.
3. What is Nguyen’s kite like?
2. When was he able to make new friends?
5. Does Nick want to be there with Nguyen?
4. Who is Nguyen probably staying with?
2. He was able to make new friends right on his first day there.
1. He’s in the countryside.
1. Where is Nguyen now?
3. It’s big and colourful.
4. He is probably staying with his grandfather.
5. Yes, he does.
c. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
buffalo- drawn cart, colourful, herding, move slowly, harvest time, paddy field
When a thing has lots of bright colours, it it......................................................

When people are not in a hurry, they.......................................................................

A busy time when people collect their crop is called..................................................

A place where rice grows is called a............................................................................

My brother is taking his buffaloes out to feed them. He’s...................... them .

6. Rice is load onto a................................................to transport it home.
colourful
move slowly
harvest time
paddy field
herding
buffalo – drawn cart
d. In groups, discuss and find how Nguyen feels about his stay in the countryside. Tick ( ) the appropriate box. Look for expressions from the conversation to support your ideas.
He likes it.

He doesn’t mind it.

He doesn’t like it.
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Some expressions to show this:
It’s more interesting than I expected.
It looks great up there in the sky.
I live more happily here, and there’s still a lot more to explore.
1. flying a kite
2. herding buffaloes
3. riding a horse
4. collecting water
5. drying the rice
6. loading the rice
2. Match the activities with the pictures.
1. flying a kite
5. drying the rice
2. herding buffaloes
3. riding a horse
6. loading the rice
4. collecting water
3. Can you think of some more things that children do in the countryside? Make a list.
Example:
1. They climb trees.
2. They go swimming in the river.
3. They fly the kites.
4. They help their parents dry the rice.
5. They herd buffaloes.
Unit 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
GETTING STARTED
Homework:
Learn all the words related to the topic “Life in the countryside” in this lesson.
Read the conversation again.
Prepare “A closer look 1”