Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 8 (Global Success) - Unit 2: Life in the countryside. Lesson 5: Skills 1

 LESSON 5: SKILLS 1
WARM-UP Task 1: Work in pairs. Look at the picture and discuss the 
 questions.
 • Vocabulary
 • Task 2: Read the text and match the highlighted words in 
 the text with their meanings.
 READING • Task 3: Read the text again and tick T (True) or F (False) for 
 each sentence.
 • Task 4: Make notes about the village or town where you live 
 or which you know.
SPEAKING • Task 5: Work in groups. Take turns to talk about the village 
 or town where you live or which you know. Use the 
 information in 4.
 • Wrap-up
 CONSOLIDATION • Homework READING
 stretch (v)
 /stretʃ/
 trải dài READING
cultivate (v)
 /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/
 canh tác READING
 New words Pronunciation Vietnamese equivalent
 1. stretch (v) /stretʃ/ trải dài
 2. canal (n) /kəˈnỉl/ kênh đào 
 3. cultivate (v) /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/ canh tác
 4. orchard (n) /ˈɔːtʃəd/ vườn cây ăn quả READING
 3 Read the text again and tick T (True) or F (False) for each sentence.
 T F
1. Life in the author’s village is very peaceful.
2. The people in the village work very hard.
3. Villagers live only by catching fish in lakes, ponds, 
and canals.
4. The children are always busy helping their parents.
5. The villagers get along well. SPEAKING
 Work in groups. Take turns to talk about the village or town where you live or which 
5 you know. Use the information in 4.
 Example:
 I live in Duong Lam. It’s an old 
 village outside Hanoi. It has ... CONSOLIDATION
2 Homework
 ➢ Do exercises in the workbook.