Listening lesson. ELT

Group 7 08.E5 Doan Ngoc AnhDao Van Quyet

Activity 1: Guessing city’s name Look at pictures of some famous

cities in the world before and now. Guess the cities’ names. With each correct answer in the

first 5 seconds, you get 20 points. With each correct answer in the last

5 seconds, you get 10 points. The group raising hands first has a

chance to answer.

Chinese town

Before Now

Before Now

Ha Noi city

Paris

Before Now

Before Now

Tokyo city

Ho Chi Minh city

Before Now

Before Now

Before you listen :

Look at the two pictures of the town Popffero. Discuss the differences between them .

Group 1,3: write down 4 descriptive sentences about picture in the past, basing on the structures:

“In the past, the town used to have…” “In the past, there weren’t/ wasn’t…” E.g: In the past, the town used to have only small houses

Group 2,4: write down 4 descriptive sentences about picture at the present, basing on the structures:

“but now there are/is…” “but now the town has…” E.g: but now there are tall buidings

-Group 1 work with group 2 -Group 3 work with group 4 -Match sentences in the past and now to

make reasonable sentences. Group with more reasonable sentences

will be the winner.

Atmosphere ['ætməsfiə] (n)

Coast /kəʊst/ (n) :

Vietnam has a very long coast of 3.260 Km.

The building is destroyed.

“Pull down” is another phrase for “ destroy”

What is the difference between the road in Picture 1 and 2 ?

The road in the second picture is resurfaced.

She is very beautiful.

ugly >< beautiful

“ugly” means………..???

- All of you are tourist guides at Popffero Town in England.

- There is a handsome boy, Bi Rain, who wants to visit Popffero but he does not know much about Popffero.

- You can help him by answering his five Yes-No questions based on the information that you hear from the tape.

- If your answer is No. Please, write the correct answer. Ex, “No. Popffero is on the north coast of England”

1.Is Popferro on the west coast of England?

2.Did Popffero use to be a tourist resort?

3.Does the town no longer have its old atmosphere?

4.Are there more green trees in the town now than used to be?

5.Does everybody in the town like its changes?

Listen to the talk again and fill in blank with the missing words.

The small (1)__________have been pulled down and tall buildings have been put there instead. They’ve also built a big(2)_____________in the middle of the town. The narrow streets have been(3)_________and resurfaced, so the big trees on the two sides of the streets have been(4)_______down. The large area of grass land in the suburbs of the town has been turned into an ugly(5)__________park. Even the old corner(6)___________shop isn’t there anymore. It has been replaced by a big(7)__________store. And there is an(8)____________restaurant where there used to be an old tea shop.

Listen to the talk again and fill in blank with the missing words.

The small (1)__houses___have been pulled down and tall buildings have been put there instead. They’ve also built a big(2)__hotel__in the middle of the town. The narrow streets have been(3)___widened__and resurfaced, so the big trees on the two sides of the streets have been(4)___cut__down. The large area of grass land in the suburbs of the town has been turned into an ugly(5)___car___park. Even the old corner(6)____shop___isn’t there anymore. It has been replaced by a big(7)__departement___store. And there is an (8)____expensive____restaurant where there used to be an old tea shop.

Work in pairs: Discuss with your partner about changes in your hometown or home village.

Example : Trees , houses , people , roads , etc.

Write a paragraph of 120 words about

the changes in your hometown or village town.