GIA LAI’S ETHNIC MINORITY BOARDING HIGH GIA LAI’S ETHNIC MINORITY BOARDING HIGH SCHOOLSCHOOL

UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE

Teacher in charge : Đỗ Thị Thu Thủy

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They get up early in the morning.

They work hard in the fields.

They produce rice.

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Have you ever gone to the countryside during the harvest ? Work in pairs: Look at the picture and then discuss the questions below: 1.What are the

people in the picture doing?

2.How are they working?

3.What do you think of crop?

4.What helps produce good crops?

Do you feel happy when seeing good crops ? 1. What are the people in the picture doing?

2. How are they working?

3. What do you think of crop?

4. What helps produce good crops?

They are harvesting./ they are collecting rice.

They are working hard.

It’s good.

Good farming methods, good seeds…

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VOCABULARY

- Straw (n) :

- Mud (n) :

- Bumper (adj.) :

- Shortage (n) :

- Good (adj.) :

- Brick house (n) :

- A lack of something :

Shortage of rice

Bumper crop ( n)

Ex: They are having mud bath.

UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGEUNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE Read the passage carefully:Many years ago, my village was very poor. The villagers

had to work hard in the fields all day and could hardly make ends meet. Their lives were very simple and they were in need of many things. Many people had to live in houses made of straw and mud, and 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 crops 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.”

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TASK 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B:

A B

1. make ends meet

2. in need of many things

3. bettering one’s life

4. bumper crops

5. cash crops

a. making one’s life better

b. have just enough money to pay for the things that you need

c. crops to be sold, not for use by people who grow it

d. having to have many things that you do not have

e. good crops

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TASK 2: The reading passage tells us about many changes in the village. Complete the following table:

Areas of change Before Now

House made of straw and mud

Radio and TV

Farming methods

Crops

Travel motorbike

few families had a radio or a TV set

made of brick

many families have a radio or a TV set

good / bumper

new

poor

old

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TASK 3: Answer the following questions.

1. What was life like in the author’s village many years ago?2. Why did the villagers want to send their children to school and college in spite of their shortages?

3. How did the children help improve the lifestyle in the village when they finished college or technical high school?4. What did an old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young people brought home?

5. What exactly did he tell his grandchildren?

UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGEUNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE 1. What was life like in the author’s village many years ago? It was poor and simple.2. Why did the villagers want to send their children to school and college in spite of their shortages? Because they hope that with an education of science and technology their children could find a way of bettering their lives.3. How did the children help 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 grow cash crops for export.4. What did an old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young people brought home?

He said their lives had changed a lot thanks to the knowledge their children had brought home.5. What exactly did he tell his grandchildren?

He told his grand children: “ study harder so that you can do more for the village than their parents did.”

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Work in pairs: Discuss the question below and then find out good ways:

How can people with an education help make the life of their community better?

1. Introduce new farming methods.

2. Grow only one crop on the same land from year to year.

3. Raise people’s awareness about food safety and environmental hygiene.

4. Use a lot of pesticides.

5. Grow cash crops for export.

6. Help people apply modern technology in farming.

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•Reread the text.

•Learn by heart the new words.

•Do the tasks again.

•Prepare section B: SPEAKING

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