Exploring Life in the Countryside - Unit 2: Vocabulary and Activities
Dive into Unit 2 of "Life in the Countryside" where you'll learn about harvest time, buffalo-drawn carts, herding buffaloes, and more. Test your knowledge with true or false sentences, answer questions, complete sentences, and match activities with pictures. Discover Nguyen's experiences in the countryside and engage in fun learning activities related to rural life.
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Unit 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE P 9: GETTING STARTED * Vocabulary: - harvest time (n): - buffalo drawn carts (n): xe tr u k o - herding the buffaloes: ch n tr u - envious (a): ghen t , th m mu n m a g t
Unit 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED 1. Listen and read. a. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Sentences T F 1. Nguyen didn t think country life could be so interesting. 2. Nguyen never joins the boys in herding the buffaloes. 3. Rice is transported home on trucks. 4. Nick would like to visit the countryside at harvest time. 5. Nguyen thinks life in the city is faster than that in the countryside.
Unit 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED 1. Listen and read. b. Answer the following questions. 1. Where is Nguyen now? Key: 1. He s in the countryside. 2. When was he able to make new friends? 2. He was able to make new friends right on his first day there. 3. It s the biggest and most colourful. 3. What is Nguyen s kite like? 4. He is probably staying with his grandfather. 5. Yes, he does. 4. Who is Nguyen probably staying with? 5. Does Nick want to be there with Nguyen?
Unit 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED 1. Listen and read. c. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. buffalo- drawn cart, colourful, herding, move slowly, harvest time, paddy field colourful 1. When a thing has lots of bright colours, it it...................................................... move slowly 2. When people are not in a hurry, they....................................................................... harvest time 3. A busy time when people collect their crop is called.................................................. 4. A place where rice grows is called a............................................................................ paddy field herding 5. My brother is taking his buffaloes out to feed them. He s...................... them . 6. Rice is load onto a................................................to transport it home. buffalo drawn cart
Unit 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED 1. Listen and read. d. In groups, discuss and find how Nguyen feels about his stay in the countryside. Tick ( ) the appropriate box. Look for expressions from the conversation to support your ideas. Some expressions to show this: 1. He likes it. It s more interesting than I expected. 2. He doesn t mind it. It looks great up there in the sky. 3. He doesn t like it. I live more happily here, and there s still a lot more to explore.
Unit 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED 2. Match the activities with the pictures. d a 5. drying the rice 3. riding a horse 1. flying a kite 2. herding buffaloes 3. riding a horse e b 6. loading the rice 1. flying a kite 4. collecting water 5. drying the rice 6. loading the rice f c 4. collecting water 2. herding buffaloes
Unit 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED 3. Can you think of some more things that children do in the countryside? Make a list. Example: 1. They climb trees. 2. They go swimming in the river. 3. They fly the kites. 4. They help their parents dry the rice. 5. They herd buffaloes.
Unit 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED Homework: - Learn all the words related to the topic Life in the countryside in this lesson. - Read the conversation again. - Prepare A closer look 1
