+ Task 1:
- Ask sts to read the passage about a farmer, Mr.
Vy and his wife, Mrs. Tuyet. and do Task1.
- Ask sts to work individually in 5 minutes to do
this task.
- Translate number 4 into Vietnamese in case sts
do not know the word "contented with" and three
options.
+ Task 2:
- Ask sts to read the passage again and answer the
questions about Mr. Vy and Mrs. Tuyet.
- Ask them to work in pairs, one asks and one
answers.
- Ask some sts to report and give feedback.
+ Task 3:
- Ask sts to read the passage again, and explain
what they are going to do.
- Ask them to complete the note in 7 minutes,
then discuss their answers with their partners.
- Ask three sts to report their answers aloud.
- Check and give remarks.
Work in groups to discuss.
- Ask one member of their groups to report if
possible.
4. After you read: (9 mins)
- Aims: to help sts to consolidate what they have
read.
- Ask sts to close their books.
- Ask them to work in small groups of three or
four to talk about Mr. Vy and Mrs. Tuyet's daily
routines basing on their note in Task 3.
- Encourage them to use their own words.
- Ask one or two pairs to report.
5. Homework: (1 min)
- Ask sts to write full passage about Mr. Vy and
Mrs. Tuyet basing on what they have discussed in
Post- Reading.
S4: He gets up at 4.30, then he goes down to
the kitchen to boil some water for his morning
tea.
S5: What does he do in the morning?
S6: In the morning he ploughs and harrows his
plot of land, drinks tea and smokes local
tobacco during his break.
S7: What do Mr. Vy and his wife do in the
afternoon?
S8: They repair the banks of their plot of land.
Mr. Vy pumps water into it while his wife does
the transplanting.
S9: Are they happy with their lives or not?
Why?
S10: Yes, they are. Because they love working
and they love their children.
- In the morning:
+ 4.30: The alrm goes off and Mr. Vy gets up,
goes down to the kitchen, boil water for tea, has
a quick breakfast, leads the buffalo to the field.
+ 5.15: he leaves the house
+ 5.30: he arrives in the field, ploughs and
harrows his plot of land.
+7.45: He takes a rest
+ 10.30: he gose home
+ 11.30: he has lunch with his family.
- In the afternoon:
+ 2.30: they go to the field again, repair the
bank of the plot of land. He pumps water into it,
she does the transplanting.
+ 6.00: they finish work.
+ 7.00: they have dinner.
- After dinner:
+ They watch TV, sometimes they see their
neighbours for a cup of tea and chat with them.
+10.00: they go to bed.