Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 10 - Unit 8: The story of my village

Can Loc HIGH SCHOOL Is this village rich or poor? Is this village rich or poor? It is poor It is rich IN THE PAST NOWADAYS Thursday, December 2nd 2010 Teacher: Phan Thi Thu Thuy 1. What are the people in the picture doing? 2. How are they working? 3. What do you think of the crop? Is it a good crop? Many years ago, my village was very poor. The villager had to work hard in the field all day and could hardly make ends meet. Their lives were simple and they were in need of many things. Many people had to live in houses made of straw and mud, and a few families had a radio or a TV set. However, in spite of the shortages, the villagers managed to send their children to school and college. They hoped that with an education of science and technology, their children could find a way of bettering their lives. The children have met their parents’ wishes. When they came back from college or technical high school, they introduced new farming methods, which resulted in bumper crops. They also helped the villagers grow cash crop for export. Soon, the lifestyle of my village changed. Today, people live in brick houses. In the evening, they can listen to the news on the radio or watch TV for entertainment.. Sometimes they go to town on their motorbikes to do some shopping or to visit their friends. “ Our lives have changed a lot thanks to the knowledge our children brought home” said an old farmer, “and I always tell my grandchildren to study harder so that they can do even more for the village than their parents did. READ THE PASSAGE, AND THEN DO THE TASKS THAT FOLLOW cash crop: Cây trồng thương phẩm Unit 8: The story of my village ► brick house brick (n) [brik] : gạch Unit 8: The story of my village Unit 8: The story of my village mud (n) [mʌd] :bùn Unit 8: The story of my village straw (n) [strɔ:]: rơm In the past, my house was made of straw and mud Unit 8: The story of my village shortage(n) ['∫ɔ:tidʒ} of : Sự thiếu thốn This girl is a beggar. She has to live in poverty and shortage. Unit 8: The story of my village bumper crop(n): vụ mùa bội thu Rub out & remember Straw (n): : bùn Sự thiếu thốn vụ mùa bội thu Cash crop : : gạch Rơm , rạ mud Shortage (of) Bumper crops Cây trồng thương phẩm brick Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B. UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE - LESSON 1: READING Task 2: The reading passage tells us about many changes in the village. Complete the following table. made of brick few families had a radio or a TV set many families have a radio or a TV set old new poor good / bumper LUCKY FRUIT TASK 3 oranges tomatoes lemons bananas potatoes apples 5.What exactly did he tell his grandchildren?  He told his grandchildren: “Study harder so that you can do even more for the village than your parents did.” 0 1 2 3 4 5 1. What was life like in the author’s village many years ago?  It was poor and simple. 5 4 3 2 1 0 2. Why did the villagers want to send their children to school and college in spite of their shortage?  Because they hoped that with an education of science and technology, their children could find a way of bettering their lives. 5 4 3 2 1 0 3. How did the children help to improve the lifestyle in the village when they finished college or technical high school?  They introduced new farming methods which resulted in bumper crops. They also helped the villagers grow cash crops for export. 5 4 3 2 1 0 4. What did an old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young people brought home? 5 4 3 2 1 0 He said that their lives had changed a lot thanks to the knowledge their children had brought home. What has made the village better? Unit 8: The story of my village Useful language: *Children’s knowedge *New farming methods *Education of science and technology ……………… HOMEWORK Learn by heart new word Read the text again and translate the 1st paragraph into Vietnamese Do the reading in workbook Prepare for the Speaking lesson