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Unit 2 Life in The Countryside Lesson 1 Getting Started

The document describes a conversation between Nguyen and his friend Nick, in which Nguyen details his experiences staying in the countryside, including helping with rice harvesting, riding buffalo-drawn carts, herding buffaloes, flying kites with new friends, and finding country life more exciting and happier than city life.

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Unit 2 Life in The Countryside Lesson 1 Getting Started

The document describes a conversation between Nguyen and his friend Nick, in which Nguyen details his experiences staying in the countryside, including helping with rice harvesting, riding buffalo-drawn carts, herding buffaloes, flying kites with new friends, and finding country life more exciting and happier than city life.

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WARM UP

Match the activities with the pictures.


d a
5. drying the rice 3. riding a horse
1. flying a kite
2. herding buffaloes
e b
3. riding a horse
1. flying a kite 6. loading the rice
4. collecting water
5. drying the rice
f 6. loading the rice c
2. herding buffaloes 4. collecting water
- Unit 2 -
Life in the countryside
1. Listen and read.
Nguyen: Nguyen speaking. 
Nick: Hi Nguyen, how's your stay there? 
Nguyen: Hi Nick! Well, it's more exciting than I expected. 
Nick: What are you doing? 
Nguyen: Lots of things. It's harvest time, so we help load the rice onto buffalo-drawn carts, ride it home and dry it. Have you ever ridden
a cart? 
Nick: No, but I'd like to. 
Nguyen: And sometimes I go herding the buffaloes with the boys. 
Nick: You've made new friends?
Nguyen: Yeah - right on my first day. They came and we went flying kites together.
Nick: Where can you buy a kite in the countryside?
Nguyen: The people here don't buy kites - they make them. My grandfather's made me the largest, most colourful kite I've ever had. It
looks great up there in the sky.
Nick: Oh, I'm so envious!
Nguyen: Ha...ha... I guess. I live more happily here, and there's still a lot more to explore.
Nick: Sounds great!
Nguyen: And everything seems to move more slowly here than in the city.
Nick: I wish I could join...
Unit 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
GETTING STARTED
* Vocabulary:
- harvest time (n): mùa gặt
- buffalo – drawn carts (n): xe trâu kéo
- herding the buffalo: chăn trâu
- envious (a): ghen tị, thèm muốn
New words
• To harvest (v) : thu hoạch
• To herd (v) : chăn (trâu, bò,...)
• To dry (v) : làm khô
• To load (v) : chất hàng
• To transport (v) : vận chuyển
• A buffalo-drawn cart (n) : xe kéo
• To explore (v) : khám phá
• Envious (a) : ghen tị
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.
1b. Answer the following questions:
1. Where is Nguyen now?
He’s in the countryside.
_________________________
2. When was he able to make new friends?
Right on his first day here.
_________________________
3. What is Nguyen's kite like?
It’s big and colorful.
_________________________
4. Who is Nguyen probably staying with?
His grandfather.
_________________________
5. Does Nick want to be there with Nguyen?
Yes, he does.
_________________________
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..................................................

paddy field
4. A place where rice grows is called a............................................................................

herding
5. My brother is taking his buffaloes out to feed them. He’s...................... them .

buffalo – drawn cart


6. Rice is load onto a................................................to transport it home.
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.
1. He likes it.  Some expressions to show this:

2. He doesn’t mind it. It’s more interesting than I expected.


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
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”

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