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 Unit 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Lesson 1: Getting started + Listen and read
I. Getting started.
Now you work with a partner make a list of
the differences between the countryside and
the city. The words in the box may help you.

Example:

City Countryside
noisy quiet
polluted air fresh air
.............. ................
 Unit 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Lesson 1: Getting started + Listen and read
I. Getting started.

City Countryside

Noisy Quiet
Polluted air Fresh air / foods
Tall buildings Short - small
Unfriendly houses
Entertainments Friendly
Traffic jam Beautiful views
Busy Easy to travel
Plenty of goods Peaceful
.......... Poor goods
.........
 Unit 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Lesson 1: Getting started + Listen and read
I. Getting started.
II. vocabulary
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 Unit 8: COUNTRY LIFE AND CITY LIFE
Lesson 1: Getting started + Listen and read
I. Getting started.
II. vocabulary

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III . Listen and read.
1. Practice the dialogue with a partner.
Hoa: Hi, Na. 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
refrigerators and ........ .
Na : And TV.
Hoa: That too. TV is bringing 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 in 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.
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Na : Yes, I went to the countryside for the weekend.
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a village. Some of my relatives live there. 
Hoa: I’ve heard it’s a beautiful place .
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permanently 
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countryside.
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Na : It’s too quiet. There is nothing to do.
6. TV is the only change in the countryside nowadays. 
Hoa: Yes, but things are changing in the countryside.
Na : Such as ? A B
2 2
Hoa: Many remote areas are getting electricity.
People can now have things like refrigerators and ........ . + +
Na : And TV. - * -

Hoa: That too. TV is bringing 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 in 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.
 2/Answer the questions: 1d 2a LN
3 LN
4
a) Where has Na been? 5
c 6 7b 8e
LN
- Na has been to the countryside.
A B
b) How long was she there?
- She was there for the weekend. 6 5
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c) What is her opinion of the countryside?
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- The countryside is peaceful and quiet and there is nothing to do. *
d) Na says: ‘There is nothing to do.’ What does she mean by this?
- There are no libraries, no movies, no zoos, ect… to go.
e) What are some of the changes that Hoa mentions?
- Many remote areas are getting electricity. People can now have things like
refrigerators and TV, and medical facilities are more easily accessible.
f) Do you prefer the city or the countryside? Why?
- I prefer the city because I can easily get a good job there.

Does your friend prefer the city or the countryside? Why?

- (A) prefers the city because he/she can easily get a good job
there.
Hoa: Hi, Na. 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
refrigerators and ........ .
Na : And TV.
Hoa: That too. TV is bringing 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 in 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.
 change for the better

house electricity medical facility roads television

change for the better

Build
rooms

Plant more
trees
Get wider
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flowers

Become
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beautiful
•Homework

+ Learn by heart the new words.

+ Do the two exercises in the notebook.
+ Pratice reading the dialogue fluently with a partner.
+ Write a short paragraph, telling about the changes in
the country life or your school.