Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Unit 2: Life in the countrysise - Period 16: Revision for Units 1,2

English 8UNIT 2 . LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSISEPERIOD 16: REVISION FOR UNITS 1,2Welcome to our classtexting loading the riceplaying beach games collecting waterLABEL THE NAMES OF THE PICTURESdoing Diy Making crafts Herding buffaloes drying the rice* Warm up A. LISTENING Listen to the passage and choose the correct answer.What percentage of Britain’s population dream of living in the country? A. 18 % B. 80% C. 20%2. English village communities are often small and . A. close B. poor C. unknown3. Which is village life good for, according to Maggie? A. Childen B. People who have money C. People who don’t have money.A. LISTENING Listen to the passage and choose the correct answer.4. People in English villages use private transport A. a little B. less C. more5. The environment of English villages is A. spoil B. not spoilt much C. not safe.Audio script:Life in the English countryside According to a recent survey by Country Life magazine, about 80 percent of Britain’s population dream of living in the countryside. In fact the countryside of England today shows the wealth of landowners and those who can afford to escape the busy and noisy city life. English village communities are often small and close. They are warm and usually welcoming. Maggie, who lives in North Yorkshire, says: “ Village life is wonderful and safe for the kids. There is a great sense of community here. It is more relaxing and you can’t tell who has money and who doesn’t”. People in the English countryside use private transport more, and the environment hasn’t been spoilt much.B. LANGUAGE FOCUSI. Choose the best answer. 1. Nam fancies his homework in the morning. A. doing B. to do C. am doing2. My father doesn’t mind my me from school every day. A. pick up B. picked up C. picking up3. The boys help load the rice buffalo – drawn carts. A. into B. onto C. to4. I’ve been kind of addicted .. the net. A. to B. on C. from 5. If you have to do home improvements, . is the good way to save money. A. eating out B. walking C. doing DIYB. LANGUAGE FOCUSI. Choose the best answer. 6. A busy time when people collect their crops is called ....paddy fields B. harvest time C. pasture7. She speaks English....... now than last year.A. better than          B. good          C. better                 8. Which one is the odd one out?A. love B. fancy C. detest 9. Choose the word that has a different stressed syllablefrom that of the others. A. addicted B. leisure C. pasture10. My father this wall for 2 hours.A. paint B. has painted C. painted B. LANGUAGE FOCUSII. Use the correct form of the words to complete the sentences. The children enjoy . around the fields. (run) 2. The have a very hard life. They can’t live permanently in one place. (nomadic)3. The hills are . in spring when the wild flowers bloom. (colour)4. Everybody has to work hard for world . (peaceful).5. If you want to stay slim, you have to eat more . (healthy)colourfulrunningnomadspeaceheathilyC. READINGIn today's world, teenagers rely on technology more than in the past .This can be a (1) . because using computers too much may have harmful effect on both their minds and bodies. They prefer (2). TV and playing computer games to reading books, perhaps because they don't have to think and imagine as much. They don’t (3) clubs or have hobbies and they don't play sports. They sit in front of the (4) all the time. They don't get out of the house, even for a walk. They are in a world that doesn't existI.Fill in the gaps with the words provided.problem watching join computerworld D. WRITINGMr Hung can drive 50km/hr while Mr Minh can only drive 20km/hr. (fast) (rewrite sentences)→ Mr Hung can run ____________________. 2. to / I / 5 pm / going / at / hang / with / am / my / out / cousins / . (reorder sentence) 3. We are both bad at swimming but I’m better than my sister. (badly) (rewrite sentences)→ My sister swims ____________________. faster than Mr Minh →I am going to hang out with my cousins at 5 pm .worse than I do* Rewrite these sentences with the cues given or directed in the brackets.D. WRITING4. enjoys / Lan / read / news / surfing / Internet / to / the / . (reorder sentence)5. We / fancy / relax / with / relatives / downtown / . (complete sentence)Lan enjoys surfing Internet to read news .  We fancy relaxing with our relatives downtown. D. WRITINGPLAY GAME* Rewrite these sentences with the cues given or directed in the brackets.To pick up flowers25671483 1. Mr Hung can drive 50km/hr while Mr Minh can only drive 20km/hr. (fast) To pick up flowers___ Mr Hung can drive ____________faster than Mr Minh2. to / I / 5 pm / going / at / hang / with / am / my / out / cousins / . (reorder sentence) To pick up flowers I am going to hang out with my cousins at 5 pm .3. We / fancy / relax / with / relatives / downtown / . (complete sentences)To pick up flowers We fancy relaxing with our relatives downtown . 4. enjoys / Lan / read / news / surfing / Internet / to / the / . (reorder sentence) To pick up flowers_______________Lan enjoys surfing Internet to read news . 5. We are both bad at swimming but I’m better than my sister. (badly)To pick up flowers→ My sister swims _______________worse than I do.D. WRITING* Write a short paragraph about the changes in the countryside. Using the cues:How does the life in the countryside change?-Houses. (in brick houses , earthen ones or cottages. ) - Equipment ( electric fans and TVs, electric lights .)- Means of transport (motorcycles for transport instead of riding a horse or walking.) - school , hospital- the place for children to play. ( a park in the village)D. WRITING* Write a short paragraph about the changes in the countryside.*Life in the countryside changes so much. Firstly, Some villagers now live in brick houses instead of earthen ones or cottages. Secondly, Their houses are better equipped with electric fans and TVs, electric lights .Thirdly, More villagers are using motorcycles for transport instead of riding a horse or walking. Besides, there’s a school , a hospital nearby the village. The last change is the place for children to play. There is a park in the village Review all the vocabularies and structures. Do exercises 3, 4, 5, 6 /p.36 in textbook. Write a short paragraph about the changes in the countryside. Be ready for TEST 1. E. AT HOME