Grade8 Unit8 - Lesson1

Grade 8 – Unit 8: Country Life & City Life Period 46 – Lesson 1: Getting Started + Listen & Read (P72-73) I. Getting Started (P72) City life - noisy - tall buildings - kinds of goods - entertainments - traffic jam - pollution - busy - crowded - sport-cultural activities

Country life - beautiful views - fresh air - friendly - fresh foods - quiet/ peaceful - fields - villages - harvest - boring

II. Listen & Read (P72-73) A. New words 1. remote area = far away land: vùng (xa, hẻo lánh) 2. medical facilities:

cơ sở vật chất về y tế

3. accessible (adj.):

có thể tiếp (nhận, cận được)

4. permanently (adv.): = forever : mãi mãi, vĩnh viễn 5. peaceful (adj.): = quiet/ calm (adj.): thanh bình 6. province (n):

tỉnh

7. (to) change for the better: thay đổi theo chiều hướng tốt hơn

Ex.1: Think of 5 things Na will talk about. I think

I listen - quiet/ peaceful - beautiful houses/ place - clean air, simple life, friendly people - electricity - madical facilities

Ex.2: Read the dialogue, find out and underline the sentences which express the present progressive tense.

B. Model sentences - Things are changing in the countryside now. - Many remote areas are getting electricity. C. Practice Ex. 3: Word cue drill a. Life in the countryside/ better  Life in the countryside is getting better. b. Houses in the country/ modern  Houses in the country are becoming more modern. c. Roads in the city/ larger and cleaner  Roads in the city are getting larger and cleaner. d. The air in the city/ polluted  The air in the city is getting more polluted.

Ex. 4: Read the dialogue again and answer the questions (P73) a. Where has Na been?  She has been to the countryside/ Kim Lien Village. b. How long was she there?  She was there for the weekend/ one day. c. What is her opinion of the countryside?  The countryside is peaceful and quiet and there is nothing to do. d. Na says, “There is nothing to do? What does she mean by this?  That means there are no libraries, no movies, no supermarkets, no zoos ... e. What are some of the changes that Hoa mentions?  Many remote areas are getting electricity. People can now have things like refrigerators, TV and medical facilities and more accessible. f. Do you prefer the city or the countryside? Why?

Ex. 5: Talk about the life in the city and life in the country. Life in the city - is more convenient than ...

Life in the country - is quieter than ...

IV. Homework 1. Redo Ex. 5. Language Focus 3 (P78) 2. Prepare “Speak”