Bài giảng Tiếng Anh lớp 8 - Unit 2: Life in the country - Lesson 1.1: Vocab & Listening

Unit 2: Life in the country 
Lesson 1.1: Vocab & Listening 
Pages 14 & 15 
Warm-up 
Vocabulary 
Consolidation 
Wrap-up 
Reading 
Lesson Outline 
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to 
- learn vocab. related to life in the country and life in the city 
- practice listening for gist and detail 
New words 
1. entertainment 
2. nature 
3. noise 
4. peace 
5. fresh 
6. vehicle 
7. room 
8. facility 
WARM UP 
Work in pairs. 
Look at the pictures and answer the ques...tʃər/ thiên nhiên 
vehicle ( n ) /ˈviːəkl/ xe cộ 
fresh ( a ) /freʃ/ trong lành, mát mẻ 
peace (n) /piːs/ sự yên tĩnh 
noise (n) /nɔɪz/ tiếng ồn 
entertainment (n) /entərˈteɪnmənt/ sự giải trí, tiêu khiển 
room ( n) /ruːm/ không gian 
facility ( n) /fəˈsɪləti/ cơ sở vật chất 
Read the definitions, then fill in the blanks with the new words. 
Task a 
1. I want a big garden because I need __________ to grow vegetables. 
2. Many people visit Hawaii for its __________. It has lots of beau...one place to another, such as a car or a truck 
room – available empty space to use 
facility – a building, service, piece of equipment, etc. with a particular purpose 
room 
nature 
peace 
fresh 
5. I live near an airport, and I can't sleep at night because the _______ is so loud! 
6. I have to use public transportation every day because I don't have a __________. 
7. Amusement parks and theaters are two examples of _____________ in my city. 
8. I think that the new hospital is the mo...e 
noise 
vehicle 
entertainment 
facility 
Task b 
In pairs: Say where you live, and why you like/dislike living there. 
I live in a small town. I like living there because there is a lot of nature and fresh air. 
I live in a big city. I don’t like living there because there is a lot of noise and vehicles. 
Pre - Listening 
Pair work: list the advantages and disadvantages of living in the country and living in the city. 
Pre - Listening 
Living in the city 
Living in the country 
...sation and figure out what they agree on: the pollution or the noise. 
Listen to Joe and Mai talking about life in the city and in the country. What do they agree on? 
Task a 
the pollution 
the noise 
Guess the missing types of words: 
Task b 
1. Mai thinks the country is better because there is lots of ___________. 
2. Joe likes the ___________ in the city. 
3. Mai thinks there's not enough ___________ for all the people in the city. 
4. She also thinks there is too much ___________ ...She doesn't like the city because there are too many ___________. 
6. Joe prefers living in the ___________. 
 While-Listening 
1. Mai thinks the country is better because there is lots of ___________. 
2. Joe likes the _____________ in the city. 
3. Mai thinks there's not enough ___________ for all the people in the city. 
4. She also thinks there is too much ___________ in the city. 
5. She doesn't like the city because there are too many ___________. 
6. Joe prefers living in the ____...om for all the people there. 
Joe : I like lots of people. It’s exciting. For me, the country is too ... 
Mai : Really? I like .. and quiet. I think there's too much noise in the city. 
Joe : Well I think there aren't enough .. in the country. The city has better public transportation. 
Mai : That’s true, but I prefer the country because there are too many vehicles in the city. They make the air ... 
Joe : OK, You’re right about that. There’s lots of . air in the country, but I still think ...ee with Mai or Joe? Why? 
CONSOLIDATION 
Talk to your partner where you prefer living: in the city or in the country? 
I prefer living in the city because there are many modern facilities. 
I prefer living in the country because I enjoy the peace and quiet there. 
WRAP-UP 
Today’s lesson 
Vocabularies 
1. entertainment 
2. nature 
3. noise 
4. peace 
5. fresh 
6. vehicle 
7. room 
8. facility 
Today’s lesson 
Listening: 
- Understanding instructions 
Listening for specific inf