Scribd
Upload
7 views4 pages

study u2e8 25.7

The document is a lesson plan for an English class focused on life in the countryside, introducing new vocabulary related to farming and rural activities. It includes a conversation between two characters discussing a summer holiday spent in a village, along with grammar exercises on comparative adverbs. Additionally, it features reading comprehension questions and reflections on the pros and cons of rural living.

Uploaded by

Phương Anh Đặng
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
7 views4 pages

study u2e8 25.7

The document is a lesson plan for an English class focused on life in the countryside, introducing new vocabulary related to farming and rural activities. It includes a conversation between two characters discussing a summer holiday spent in a village, along with grammar exercises on comparative adverbs. Additionally, it features reading comprehension questions and reflections on the pros and cons of rural living.

Uploaded by

Phương Anh Đặng
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 4

UNIT 2. ENGLISH 8.

LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE


I. New words
1 Enjoyable thú vị Enjoyable summer holiday
2 Harvest thu hoạch, gặt hái Harvest time
3 Combine harvester máy gặt đập liên hợp We used a combine harvester
4 Load chất, chở Load the rice onto a truck
5 Unload dỡ hàng
Unload the rice and then dry them
6 Dry phơi khô
7 Feed cho ăn Feed the cows
8 Paddy field ruộng lúa We go to the paddy field to fly kites
9 Crop vụ, mùa Farmers are collecting crops
10 Province tỉnh He lives in Quang Ninh Province

11 Unloading rice dỡ gạo


12 Ploughing a field cày ruộng
13 Milking cows vắt sữa bò
14 Feeding pigs cho lợn ăn
15 Catching fish bắt cá
16 Drying rice phơi lúa

II. Getting started


Nick: You look great with a tan, Mai!
Mai: Thank you. I've just come back from a very enjoyable summer holiday.
Nick: Really? Where did you stay?
Mai: I stayed at my uncle's house in a small village in Bac Giang Province.
Nick: What did you do there?
Mai: A lot of things. It was harvest time. The villagers were harvesting rice with a combine harvester. I
helped them load the rice onto a truck. Then we unloaded the rice and dried it.
Nick: Sounds great!
Mai: And sometimes I went with the village children to herd the buffaloes and cows. I made friends with
them on my first day.
Nick: Were they friendly?
Mai: Yes, they were. They took me to the paddy fields to fly kites. And in the evening, we played traditional
games like bamboo dancing and dragon-snake.
Nick: Oh, I envy you!
Mai: Things move more slowly there than in our city, but people seem to have a healthier life.
EX1: Read the conversation again and choose the correct answer to each question.
1. How does Mai feel about her summer holiday?
A. She likes it. B. She doesn't like it. C. She thinks it was fine.
2. Where did she stay during her summer holiday?
A. At her friend's house. B. At her uncle's house. C. At her grandparents' house.
3. During harvest time, people harvest rice by.
A. themselves B. using a truck C. using a combine harvester
4. Mai thinks people in the countryside lead
A. a healthy life B. an exciting life C. an interesting life
EX2: Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box.
paddy field herd load harvest time combine harvester
1. It took them an hour to _________ all the goods onto the truck.
2. Nowadays, people in my village use a ___________ to harvest their rice and separate the grains from the
rest of the plant.
3. Today it is my turn to ____________ the cows.
4. A place in which people grow rice is called a _____________
5. A busy time when people cut and gather their crops is called ___________________

III. Grammar: SO SÁNH HƠN CỦA TRẠNG TỪ (COMPARATIVE FORMS OF ADVERBS)


TRẠNG TỪ NGẮN + ER
MORE + TRẠNG TỪ DÀI
Adverbs Comparative forms Adverbs Comparative forms
long high
late quickly
frequently early
much little
beautifully clearly
hard fast
heavily slowly
early quietly
well badly

EX3: Complete the sentences with the comparative forms of the adverbs in brackets.
1. Mai dances ___________________(beautifully) than Hoa does.
2. Please write ___________________ (clearly). I can't read it.
3. Life in the city seems to move ___________________(fast) than that in the countryside.
4. If you want to get better marks, you must work much _____________(hard).
5. Today it's raining ___________________ (heavily) than it was yesterday.
EX4: Complete the sentences with suitable comparative forms of the adverbs from the box.
early soundly fast carefully quietly
1. After his accident last month, he is driving ____________ now.
2. A horse can run _____________ than a buffalo.
3. You're too loud. Can you speak a bit _________________?
4. After working hard all day on the farm, we slept ___________________ than ever before.
5. The farmers started harvesting their crops ________________ than expected.
EX5: Read the situations and complete the sentences using the comparative forms of the adverbs
1. The red car can run 200 km/h while the black car can run 160 km/h.
 The red car can run _______________________________(fast).
2. Nick can jump 1.5 m high while Tom can jump only 1.3 m.
 Nick can jump _____________________________________(high).
3. Mai and Hoa both did well on the exam. Hoa got 80% of the answers correct and Mai got 90%.
 Mai did ____________________________________ (well).
4. My dad expected the workers to arrive at 7 a.m., but they arrived at 6:30 a.m.
 The workers arrived _____________________________ (early).
5. The buses run every 15 minutes. The trains run every 30 minutes.
 The buses run ___________________________________ (frequently).
EX6: Underline the mistakes in the sentences and correct them.
1. I run faster as my brother does.
2. People in the city seem to react quicklier to changes than those in the country.
3. We need to work more hardly, especially at exam time.
4. You must finish harvesting the rice the earlier this year than you did last year.
5. As they climbed more highly up the mountain, the air became cooler.
EX7: Complete the sentences with the comparative forms of the adverbs in brackets.
1. Every morning Nick gets up ten minutes (early) ___________ than his sister.
2. I speak French (fluently) ____________ now than I did last year.
3. You'll find your way around the village (easily) ____________ if you have a good map.
4. It rained (heavily) ______________ today than it did yesterday.
5. If you work (hard) ______________, you will do (well) ______________ in your exam.

IV. Reading and translating


Linda: I chose to live in a village because the relationships between people here are very good. There is a
great sense of community here. The people welcome neighbors to their homes. They are always willing to
help each other. They share almost everything with one another.
Tommy: There are many things I don't like about life in the countryside. There aren't many good schools or
colleges. It's boring here because there aren't many places for entertainment like theatres, cinemas, etc.
Transportation is another big problem. There are few means of public transport. And in general, there are
many things that we should do to improve the life of villagers.
Peter: I love to live in the countryside. It is spacious. We can do many, many things that are hard to do in the
city. We can go swimming, play football, fly kites and do other interesting things. Life is also peaceful and
simple here.
1. According Peter, life in the countryside is peaceful and …? _________________
2. Who says that there is a great sense of community in his village?  _____________
3. According to Tommy, what is a big problem in the countryside?  ______________

V. Review
1 enjoyable
2 harvest
3 combine harvester
4 load
5 unload
6 dry
7 feed
8 paddy field
9 crop
10 province
11 unloading rice
12 ploughing a field
13 milking cows
14 feeding pigs
15 catching fish
16 drying rice

You might also like