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Duong Lam village

Unit2:
Life in the
countryside
Lesson 5: Skills
1

READING

1. Work in pairs. Look at the picture and discuss
the following questions.
1. What can you see in it?
2. Which of the following
adjectives describe the
picture?

noisy

vast
peaceful

picturesqu

crowded

2. Read the text about life in a village in Viet Nam. Match
the highlighted words in the text with their meanings

1. stretching

a.

2. canals

b.

3. cultivate

c.

4. orchards

small passages used for
carrying water to fi elds, crops,
etc.

places where people grow
fruit trees
covering a large area of
land

d.

to grow plants or crops

1. stretching c. covering a large area
of land

stretch (v) /stretʃ/ trải dài

2. canals a.

small passages used for
carrying water to fields, crops,
etc.

canal (n) /kəˈnæl/ kênh đào

3. cultivate

d.

to grow plants or
crops

cultivate (v) /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/ canh tác

4. orchards

b.

places where people
grow fruit trees

orchard (n) /ˈɔːtʃəd/ vườn cây ăn quả

Vocabulary
- stretch (v)

/stretʃ/

trải dài

/kəˈnæl/

kênh đào

- cultivate (v)

/ˈkʌltɪveɪt/

canh tác

- orchard (n)

/ˈɔːtʃəd/

vườn cây ăn quả

- canal (n)

2. 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.

Farm
Animals

Let's choose an
animal.

1. Life in the
author's village is
very peaceful.
I feel fortunate that I am living in
a peaceful village in southern
Viet Nam.

2. The people in
the village work
very hard.

The people work very

3. Villagers live only by
catching fish in lakes,
ponds, and canals.

They grow vegetables, cultivate rice,
and raise cattle.
Many families live by growing fruit trees
in the orchards.
Other live by fishing in lakes, ponds and

4. The children
are always busy
helping their
parents.

They play traditional
games. Sometimes
they help their parents
pick fruit and herd

5. The villagers
get along well.

People in my village know
each other well.

Look at the answers again.

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.

SPEAKING

Bat Trang village

4. Make notes about the village or town where you
live or which you know.

Example:

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.

Example:
I live in Bat Trang. It's an old village in
Gia Lam district. It is 13 kilometers….

Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
read about different aspects of a Vietnamese
village;
talk about a village or town where one lives or
which one knows;

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YOU!

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