PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC THỊ XÃ CHÂU ĐỐC
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC THỊ XÃ CHÂU ĐỐC

Nguyen Trai Secondary School in Chau Doc Town
An Giang Province
warmly welcome teachers to our lesson today
Teacher : Van Thi Ghet.
Nguyen Trai Secondary School
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1. What`s the weather like in the winter?
2. Which word has opposite meaning with "Yes"?
3. How is the air in the city?
4. How are the people in the countryside?
5. Which word has opposite meaning with "short"?
6. A noun has opposite meaning with "similarity"?
7. An adjective which has opposite meaning with "free"?
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8. I can stand for the word "and". Who am I?
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9. The word which can stand for "football"?
10. Which word has opposite meaning with "noisy"?
11. What`s the weather like in the summer?
12. An adjective has opposite meaning with "quiet"?
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English 8
Unit 8: Country life and city life
Lesson 1: Getting started & Listen and read
theater
river
cottage
park
rice paddy
Supermarket
farm
The Countryside
The City
Vocabulary

- relative (n):
b� con
- peaceful (adj):
thanh bỡnh, yờn tinh
- permanently (adv):
vinh vi?n, mói mói
- remote (adj):
xa xụi, h?o lỏnh
- medical facility (n) :
co s? v?t ch?t cho y t?.
- accessible (adj):
cú th? s? d?ng du?c
- province (n):
t?nh, d?a phuong
- definitely (adv):
1 cỏch xỏc d?nh, ho�n to�n
S + to be + v-ing
Present progressive
(used in talking about changes)
City
Countryside
Getting started
Work with a partner. Make a list of the differences between the countryside and the city.
The words in the box may help you.
Beautiful view (n) :
quang cảnh đẹp
Traffic jam
(a long line of vehicles that can not move or that can only move very slowly)
Use the Adjective to describe the picture:

fresh air
fresh foods
beautiful view
friendly
people
tall buildings
noisy street
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F
F
Prefer the
countryside
Simlpe life
Friendly people
Clean air

Doesn’t like the
countryside
Quiet
Peaceful
Nothing to do
Where has Na been?
Na has been to the countryside.
b) How long was she there?
She was there for the weekend.
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?
There are no libraries, no movies, no zoos, etc. to go.
e) What are some of the changes that Hoa mentions?
Many remote areas are getting electricity. People can now have things like refrigerators and TV, and medical facilities are more accessible.
Questions
DISCUSSION
Do you prefer the city or the countryside? Why?
I prefer the city because I can easily get a good job.
homework
*Learn new words by heart
*Practice reading
*Practice asking and answering questions
*Prepare unit 8: Lesson 2: Speak & Listen

Shall we finish our today lesson?
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Answer the questions
a. Where has Na been?

b. How long was she there?

c. What is her opinion of the countryside?

d. Na says, “There is nothing to do”. What does she means by this?

e. What are some of the changes that Hoa mention?
Na has been to Kim Lien village.
Many remote areas are getting electricity. People now
can have things such as refrigerators and television,
and medical facilities are more easily accessible.
She was there for one day
She thinks the countryside is quiet, peaceful and there is
nothing to do there
There is no libraries, no movies, no supermarkets, no zoos….