countryside
What are these pictures tell you about?
Friday October 10th, 2014
UNIT 3:
A TRIP TO THE COUNTRYSIDE
GETTING STARTED LISTEN & READ
Watering
the vegetables
Swimming
SOME ACTIVITIES IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Collecting
the eggs
Harvesting

Feeding
the pig
Plowing with
his buffalo
Flying
the kite
Playing
football
What are there in Ba’s home village?

On Sunday, Ba invited Liz to join his family on a day trip to his
home village about 60 kilometers to the north of Ha Noi. The village lies near the foot of a mountain and by a river. Many people go there on weekends to have a rest after a hard working week. The journey to the village is very interesting. People have the chance to travel between the green paddy fields and cross a small bamboo forest before they reach a big old banyan tree at the entrance to the village.
Liz met Ba’s family at his house early in the morning; and after two hours traveling by bus, they reached the big old tree. Everyone felt tired and hungry, so they sat down under the tree and had a snack
After the meal, they started to walk into the village for about thirty minutes to visit Ba’s uncle. Then, they walked up the mountain to visit the shrine of a Vietnamese hero and enjoyed the fresh air there. In the afternoon, they went boating in the river and had a picnic on the river bank before going home late in the evening. It was an enjoyable day. Liz took a lot of photos to show the trip to her parents.
“I wish I could visit your village again some day,” Liz told Ba.
“ You’ll always be welcome here, Liz,” Ba replied.
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bamboo forest
banyan tree
shrine
Paddy field
boat
river
mountain
river bank
entrance
visited
Ba’s uncle
walk up the
mountain
went
boating
had
picnic
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What did Ba, Liz and his family do on
their journey to his home village ?

On Sunday, Ba invited Liz to join his family on a day trip to his
home village about 60 kilometers to the north of Ha Noi. The village lies near the foot of a mountain and by a river. Many people go there on weekends to have a rest after a hard working week. The journey to the village is very interesting. People have the chance to travel between the green paddy fields and cross a small bamboo forest before they reach a big old banyan tree at the entrance to the village.
Liz met Ba’s family at his house early in the morning; and after two hours traveling by bus, they reached the big old tree. Everyone felt tired and hungry, so they sat down under the tree and had a snack
After the meal, they started to walk into the village for about thirty minutes to visit Ba’s uncle. Then, they walked up the mountain to visit the shrine of a Vietnamese hero and enjoyed the fresh air there. In the afternoon, they went boating in the river and had a picnic on the river bank before going home late in the evening. It was an enjoyable day. Liz took a lot of photos to show the trip to her parents.
“I wish I could visit your village again some day,” Liz told Ba.
“ You’ll always be welcome here, Liz,” Ba replied.
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60 kilometers
How far is it from Ba’s home village to Ha noi?
How did they get to the village?
What did they see on the mountain?
Where did they have their picnic?
Where is the banyan tree?
What did Liz do to show the trip
to her parents ?
1. Where is Ba’s village ?
-It’s about 60 kilometers to the north of Ha Noi.
2. How did Ba and his family get to the village ?
-Ba and his family got to the village by bus.
3. Where is the banyan tree ?
-The banyan tree is at the entrance to the village.
4. What did they see on the mountain ?
-They saw the shrine of a VietNamese hero on the mountain.
5. Where did they have their picnic ?
-They had their picnic on the river bank.
6. What did Liz do to show the trip to her parents ?
-She took a lot of photos to show the trip to her parents.
7. What does Liz wish ?
-She wishes she could visit Ba’s village again.
Answer the questions
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1. Ba and his family had a
to their home village.
two - day trip
2. Many people like going there for the weekends.
3. There is a
bamboo forest at the entrance to the village.
small
at the house of Ba’s uncle.
4. Liz had a snack
5. There is a shrine on the mountain near Ba’s village.
6. Everyone had a picnic on the
mountain.
7. Everyone left the village late in the evening.
8. Liz had a
videotape
to show the trip to her parents.
9. Liz wants to go there again.
a. True or false? Check ( ) the boxes. Then correct the false sentences
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day trip

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1. Ba and his family had a
to their home village.
2. Many people like going there for the weekends.
3. There is a
at the entrance to the village.
day trip
small bamboo forest
big old banyan tree
at the house of Ba’s uncle.
4. Liz had a snack
under the banyan tree
5. There is a shrine on the mountain near Ba’s village.
6. Everyone had a picnic on the
mountain.
river bank.
7. Everyone left the village late in the evening.
8. Liz had a
videotape
lot of photos
to show the trip to her parents.
9. Liz wants to go there again.
a. True or false? Check ( ) the boxes. Then correct the false sentences
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On Sunday, Ba invited Liz to join his family on a day trip to his
home village about 60 kilometers to the north of Ha Noi. The village lies near the foot of a mountain and by a river. Many people go there on weekends to have a rest after a hard working week. The journey to the village is very interesting. People have the chance to travel between the green paddy fields and cross a small bamboo forest before they reach a big old banyan tree at the entrance to the village.
Liz met Ba’s family at his house early in the morning; and after two hours traveling by bus, they reached the big old tree. Everyone felt tired and hungry, so they sat down under the tree and had a snack
After the meal, they started to walk into the village for about thirty minutes to visit Ba’s uncle. Then, they walked up the mountain to visit the shrine of a Vietnamese hero and enjoyed the fresh air there. In the afternoon, they went boating in the river and had a picnic on the river bank before going home late in the evening. It was an enjoyable day. Liz took a lot of photos to show the trip to her parents.
“I wish I could visit your village again some day,” Liz told Ba.
“ You’ll always be welcome here, Liz,” Ba replied.
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*New structure:
Meaning: a desire for one’s ability to do something which can not be done at the time of speaking or in the future.
She wishes she could visit Ba’s village again some day.
S1 + wish(es) + S1/S2 + could / would + V(inf)
Ex: I can’t swim now
I wish I could swim now
A desire
for an ability
to do something
Can it be done at the time of speaking or in the future?
No, it can not
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Bamboo forest
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buffalo
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Paddy fields
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Here are the top six popular things that the
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mountain
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boat
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river
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After the meal, they started to walk into the village
for about thirty minutes to visit Ba’s uncle. Then, they…………... the mountain to .…. the shrine of a Vietnamese hero and ………. the fresh air there. In the afternoon, they …......boating in the river and …….a picnic on the river bank before going home late in the evening. It was an enjoyable day. Liz …. a lot of photos to show the trip to her parents.
walked up
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Fill in the blanks with the words given