ENGLISH 8
d)In groups, discuss and find out how Nguyen feels about his stay in the country. Tick() the appropriate box. Find expressions from the dialogue to support your ideas.
1.He likes it.
2.He doesn`t mind it.
3.He doesn`t like it.
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2. Match the activities with the pictures.
1. flying a kite
2. herding buffaloes
3. riding a horse
4. collecting water
5. drying the rice
6. loading the rice
UNIT 2: Life In The Countryside
Lesson 2 : A Closer look 1 /P.18-19
Friday , October 1st , 2021
inconvenient (a):
vast (adj)
peaceful (adj)
brave (adj)
nomadic (adj)
pick (v)
put up (v)
camel (n)
pole n)
blackberry (n)
I. Vocabulary:
1. inconvenient (a): bất tiện
2. vast (adj): rộng lớn
3. peaceful (adj): yên bình
4. brave (adj): can đảm
5. nomadic (adj): thuộc về du mục
6. pick (v): hái
7. put up (v): dựng, cắm
8. camel (n): lạc đà
9. pole (n) : cột
10.blackberry (n) : quả mâm xôi
I. Vocabulary:
1. slow
2. colourful
3. friendly
4. hard
5. brave
6. boring
7. inconvenient
8. vast
9. peaceful
10. nomadic
1. Listen and repeat the words.
2. Put the words in 1 into the appropriate category. Some words can be used in more than one category.
hard
friendly
colourful
slow
inconvenient
boring
brave
nomadic
peaceful
vast
colourful
nomadic
boring
peaceful
2. Put the words in 1 into the appropriate category. Some words can be used in more than one category.
friendly, brave, boring, nomadic, colourful
slow, hard, boring, inconvenient, peaceful, nomadic, colourful
colourful, vast, peaceful
3. Match the nouns/ noun phrases in the box with each verb.
wild flowers
the buffaloes
apples the cattle
RIDE
a horse
a camel
PUT UP
a tent
a pole
COLLECT
hay
water
3. Match the nouns/ noun phrases in the box with each verb.
HERD
PICK
the buffaloes
the cattle
Wild flowers
apples
4. Use the words in 1 and 3 to complete the sentences. Remember to use the correct form of the verbs.
1. When summer comes, we enjoy ____________ blackberries.
2. Our village has no running water, which is _____________. We have to help our parents to _________ water from the river.
3. In the countryside, children learn to _________ the cattle when they are small.
4. Have you ever __________ a horse? I think one has to be __________ to do it.
picking
inconvenient
collect
herd
ridden
brave
4. Use the words in 1 and 3 to complete the sentences. Remember to use the correct form of the verbs.
5. You can relax in the countryside. It’s so ___________.
6. __________ life is hard because people have to move a lot.
7. The sky is __________ here in the countryside. There are no buildings to block the view.
8. We worked together to __________ this tent. It was __________ work.
hard
peaceful
Nomadic
vast
put up
II.Pronunciation:
Clusters: /bl/ and /cl/
Example:
/bl/ : blackberry, blind, bloom,…
/cl/: climb, clear, clay, ……
5. Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the initial clusters.
Pronunciation:
Clusters: /bl/ and /cl/
6. Listen and circle the words you hear.
7. Listen to the sentences and repeat.
1. The wind is blowing so hard.
2. These people have climbed to the top of the mountain.
3. The tree is in full bloom.
4. Look at the clear blue sky.
5. Blind people can read with Braille.
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HOMEWORK
- Learn the new words by heart.
- Practice pronunciation “bl”, “cl” again.
- Do exercises A 1, 2 in workbook (page 9).
- Prepare for Unit 1: Closer look 2.
Goodbye!
See you again!
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
nguon VI OLET
