Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Unit 8: Country life and city life - Lesson 1:Getting started + Listen and read

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1. What are these pictures about? 2
2. UNIT 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE Lesson 1:Getting started + Listen and read A. Getting started Make a list of the differences between the countryside and the city. The words in the box may help you. noisy fresh air friendly tall buildings kinds of goods fresh foods beautiful views entertainments traffic jams City Countryside noisy quiet / peaceful traffic jam little traffic polluted air fresh air tall buildings small houses/cottages kinds of goods fresh foods entertainments beautiful views friendly 4
3. UNIT 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE Period 44: Getting started + Listen and read I. New words 1. permanent /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt/(adj):vĩnh viễn , lâu dài permanently/ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/( adv): 2. entertain /en.təˈteɪn/(v): giải trí entertainment /en.təˈteɪn.mənt/(n):sự giải trí 3. accessible /əkˈses.ə.bəl/(adj) : có thể tiếp cận được 4. medical facilities : thiết bị y tế /ˈmed.ɪ.kəl fəˈsɪl.ə.tiz/ 5. change /tʃeɪndʒ/(v)(n) : thay đổi, sự thay đổi 5
4. Match the words or phrase in column A to its definition or meaning in column B A B 1. permanent a. Medical equipment 2. entertainment b. Lasting for a long time 3. accessible c. Films,music,etc used to entertain. 4. medical facilities d. To make different 5. to change e. Possible to be reached 1. b 2. c 3. e 4. a 5. d 6
5. Hoa Na Check Your answer 1. Na went to the countryside for three days. the weekend 2. Many things are changing in the countryside. 3. Na wants to live there permanently. doesn’t want 4. Hoa prefers the countryside because people are friendly and the air is clean. 7
6. Listen and read. Hoa: Hi, Na. Have you been away? Na: Yes. I went to the countryside for the weekend. Hoa: Where did you go? Na: I went to Kim Lien. It’s a village. Some of my relatives live there. Hoa: I’ve heard it’s a beautiful place. Na: It is. And it’s very quiet and peaceful. I had a really nice weekend, but I don’t want to live there permanently. Hoa: Why not? Na: It’s too quiet. There is nothing to do. Hoa: Yes, but things are changing in the countryside. Na: Such as? Hoa: Many remote areas are getting electricity. People can now have things like refrigerators and Na: And TV. Hoa: That too. TV is bringing not only information but also entertainment. And medical facilities are more easily accessible too. Life in the provinces is definitely changing for the better. Na: But the city has so much more to offer. Hoa: In many ways, I prefer the countryside. Life is simple, 8 people are friendly and the air is clean.
7. Practice in pairs .Ask and 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 mean by this? e. What are some of the changes that Hoa mentions? 9
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9. Where has Na been? She has been to the Kim Lien village. 11
10. How long was she there? She was there for the weekend. 12
11. What is her opinion of the countryside? She thinks the countryside is peaceful and quiet ,and there is nothing to do. 13
12. Na says, ‘There is nothing to do.’ What does she mean by this? Maybe she means that there are no libraries, no movies, no supermarkets, no zoos ,so there is nothing to do. 14
13. 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 easily 15 accessible.
14. UNIT 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE Period 44: Getting started + Listen and read Grammar * Examples: 1.Many remote areas are getting electricity. 2. Life in the provinces is changing for the better. *Note: The present progressive tense S + am/is/are + V-ing ➔talking about changes. 18
15. Lesson 1 : Getting started – Listen and read Hoa’s Na’s opinions opinions 19
16. Lesson 1 : Getting started – Listen and read - Things are changing in the - The countryside countryside. is too quiet. There - Life in the is nothing to do. provinces is - She doesn’t want definitely changing to live there for the better. permanently. - She prefers the - The city has so countryside. much more to offer. 20
17. Do you prefer the city or the countryside? Why? 21
18. 1.Learn by heart the new words and structure. 2.Practice reading the dialogue. 3. Write : Do you prefer the countryside or the city? Why? 4. Prepare: Speak / Listen (unit 8). 22