Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 10 (Sách cũ) - Unit 8: The story of my village - Reading

Is this village rich or poor?Is this village rich or poor?It is poorIt is richWhat are the houses made of?They are made of bricksWhat are the houses made of?They are made of mud and straw.IN THE PASTNOWUnit8:THE STORY OF MY VILLAGEBefore you read:1. What are people in the video clip doing?2. How are they working?3. What do you think of the crop?4. What helps produce good crops?=> They are collecting rice from the field. /They are harvesting their crop.=> They are working hard.=> It is a good crop.=> They are farmers’ efforts, new farming methods 1. What are the people in the picture doing?2. How are they working?3. What do you think of the crop? Is it bumper crop?4. What helps produce good crops?Many years ago, my village was very poor. The villager had to work hard in the field all day and could hardly make ends meet. Their lives were simple and they were in need of many things. Many people had to live in houses made of straw and mud, and a 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 crop 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.READ THE PASSAGE, AND THEN DO THE TASKS THAT FOLLOW cash crop:► brick housebrick (n) [brik] : gạchstraw (n) [strɔ:]: rơmIn the past, my house was made of straw and mudmud (n) [mʌd] :bùn shortage(n) ['∫ɔ:tidʒ} of :Sự thiếu thốnThis girl is a beggar. She has to live in poverty and shortage.Unit 8: The story of my villagebumper crop (n): technical high school tröôøng trung hoïc kyõ thuaätTask 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B.AB1. make ends meeta. making one’s life better2. in need of many thingsb. have just enough money to pay for the things that you need3. bettering one’s lifec. crops to be sold, not for use by the people who grow it4. bumper cropsd. having to have many things that you do not have5. cash cropse. good crops.Remember To make ends meet : : thiếu thốn nhiều thứStraw (n): : bùnTo better one’s life : trường trung học kĩ thuậtFarming methods (n): To result in : vụ mùa bội thuCash crop : : gạchKiếm đủ sốngIn need of many thingsRơm , rạmudCải thiện cuộc sống của ai Technical high schoolPhương pháp canh tácMang lại , tạo raBumper cropsCây trồng thương phẩmbrickTask 2: The reading passage tells us about many changes in the village. Complete the following table.Areas of changeBefore Nowhouses made of straw and mudradio and TVfarming methodscrops travel motorbike made of brickfew families had a radio or a TV setmany families have a radio or a TV setold new poor good / bumperno information1. What was life like in the author’s village many years ago? It was poor and simple.5432102. Why did the villagers want to send their children to school and college in spite of their shortage? Because they hoped that with an education of science and technology, their children could find a way of bettering their lives.5432103. How did the children help to 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 the villagers grow cash crops for export.5432104. What did an old farmer say about the effect of the knowledge the young people brought home? 543210He said that their lives have changed a lot thanks to the knowledge their children brought home.5.What exactly did he tell his grandchildren? He told his grandchildren: “Study harder so that you can do even more for the village than your parents did.”01234What will you do to help your village when you have the chance?Build more big and convenient housesBuild a new stadium for childrenWiden the roadsPay attention to taking care of childrenWiden the roads and plant more cash crops HOMEWORKLearn by heart new wordRead the text again and translate the 1st paragraph into VietnameseDo the reading in workbookPrepare for the Speaking lesson