City vs Countryside

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Complete the table with the items from the lists above. You can add your own
idea.

Beautiful Scenery Not much entertainment Lots of entertainment Pollution

Heavy traffic Tall buildings Not many shops
Clean air Little traffic Lots of shops and malls

Life in the City Life in the countryside

Advantage

disadvantage
 Listening
Listen to two people talking about life in the city and life in the
countryside. Answer the questions (1-4).

1. Does Ann like living in the city?

2. According to Ann, what is life in the countryside like?
3. Does Peter like living in the countryside?
4. What does Peter enjoy doing in the city?
Pair Work
Do you like living in the city or in the countryside? Why? Tell
your partner.

A: I like living in the countryside because there

is beautiful scenery.
B: I like living in the city because there is lots of
entertainment.
Discussing life in the city/countryside
Complete the dialogue with the sentences (A-E). There is one extra sentence. Take roles and
read the dialogue aloud.
B
Susan: 1) ____________
Phil: Life in the city can be stressful because there’s heavy traffic.

C
Susan: You’re right. 2) ____________
Phil: What do you mean?
Susan: There’s lots of entertainment in the city.
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Phil: 3)____________ Life in the countryside can be boring because there isn't much
entertainment.
E
Susan: 4) ____________
Phil: That's true. There're both good and bad things about the city and the countryside.
Susan: Yes, there are.

A. I agree.
B. What do you think about life in the city, Phi?
C. But life in the city can be exciting, too
D. I don't agree.
E. But the countryside has clean air so it can be healthy.
 Use the adjectives from the list to make sentences about life in the city and life
in the countryside as in the examples.

Stressful (căng thẳng) Convenient(thuận lợi) Difficult (khó)

Exciting (thú vị) Boring (nhạt nhẽo) Unhealthy (không có lợi cho
sức khoẻ)
Relaxing (thư giãn) Healthy (có lợi cho sức khoẻ)
• Life in the city can be convenient because there are lots of shops and
malls .
• Life in the countryside can be relaxing because there is little traffic.

Speaking Practice
Act out a similar dialogue. Use the dialogue in the previous slide as a
model and your sentences in this slide.
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Pronunciation (Word Stress)
Listen and put the words into the correct columns. Practise saying them with your
groupmates.

Heavy Amazing Traffic building

Attraction Beautiful Pollution
Exciting Relaxing Scenery

Words with first-syllable stress Words with second-syllable stress

Thank You 😍