Bài giảng Tiếng anh Lớp 8 - Unit 8: Country life and city life

Warmly welcome to our class Exercise1. How long you (live) there? I (live) here for 10 years. My family (move) to Ha Noi in 1994.2. What you (do) now? I (watch) a football match on TV. I (watch) it since 7 am.3. We (not see) each other since we left school.4. I (be) a student for 8 years. Answer1. How long have you lived here?I have lived here for 10 years. My family moved to Ha Noi in 1994.2. What are you doing now? I am watching a football match on TV. I have watched it since 7 am.3. We haven’t seen each other since we left school.4. I have been a student for 8 years.Unit 8: country life and city lifePeriod 1: Getting started, listen and read12Getting startednoisy: ồn ào, náo nhiệttall building: nhà cao tầngbeautiful view: cảnh đẹpfresh air: không khí trong sạchkind of good: hàng hóa đa dạngentertainment: giải trífriendly: thân thiệnfresh food: thực phẩm an toàntraffic jam: tắc nghẽn giao thôngCityCountry noisy quite / peaceful polluted air fresh air noisy and busy life quiet life bad roads modern streets lots of good jobs not much work small houses tall buildings good hospitals bad hospitals no beautiful natural view many beautiful natural viewsThe differences between the country and the cityListen and read relative: họ hàng permanently: lâu dài, mãi mãi medical facility: cơ sở vật chất cho y tế accessible: (có thể) tiếp cận được change for the better: thay đổi theo chiều hướng tốt hơnHoa: Hi, 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 refrigerations and Na: And TV.Hoa: That too. TV is bring 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, people are friendly and the air is clean. Answer the questionsa. 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?f. Do you prefer the city or the countryside? Why?Na has been to the countryside.She was there for the weeked.The countryside is peaceful and quiet and there is nothing to do.There are no entertainments (no cinemas, no clubs, no supermarket )She mentions electricity and medical facilities.noisy: ồn ào, náo nhiệttall building: nhà cao tầngbeautiful view: cảnh đẹpfresh air: không khí trong sạchkinds of goods: entertainment: giải trífriendly: thân thiệnfresh food: thực phẩm an toàntraffic jam: tắc nghẽn giao thôngrelative: họ hàngpermanently: lâu dài, mãi mãImedical facility: cơ sở vật chất cho y tếaccessible: (có thể) tiếp cận đượcchange for the better: thay đổi theo chiều hướng tốt hơnHomework Learn by heart new words. Translate part “listen and read” into english. Write nouns and adjectives about the city and country. Thanks for your cooperation