Look at the two pictures. Discuss the 
differences between them.


  Look at the two pictures and match column A with 
column B to describe the differences between them.
A. Pas t

B. No w

1. The town used to have only
small houses
2. There were crows on the
field.
3. The roads were narrow.
4. There were a lot of trees.
5. There weren’t any cars
6. There weren’t any hotels

a. The town has many tall
buildings.
b. The roads today are wide.
c. There is a hotel in the town.
d. There are more trees now.
e. there weren’t any cows grazing
in the field.
f. There are many cars in the
street


Before you listen


Before you listen
• Answer these questions:
1. Have you heard of “ Pofferro”?
2. What is it?
3. Where is it?


Answer:
1. Yes, I have.
2. It’s a town
3. It’s in England


Vocabulary
1. atmosphere /'ætməsfiə/ :Khíquyển
2. Wide (a)- widen (v) : Rộng, mở rộng
3. suburb /'sʌbə:b/(n) :Ngoại ô, ngoại thành
4. ugly /'ʌgli/ (a)
: Xấu xí, khó chịu
5. department /di'pɑ:tmənt/ (n): Gian hàng,
khu bày hàng


While you listen


Task 1: Listen and write True

(T) or False (F)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

F. It’s on the south coast of England.
F. It used to be a small quiet town.
T.They’ve completely destroyed its old atmosphere.
F. A lot of trees have been cut down for wider streets.
F. Some people don’t like the changes, they miss quiet and
peaceful life of the old town.


Task 2:Listen and write in the
missing words
The small old (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)
………… isn’t there any more, it has been replaced by a big (7)
…………….. store. And there is an (8)
…………………..restaurant where there used to be an old tea
shop.



Past
* small old houses
* the narrow streets
* a lot of trees
* grass land in the 
suburbs
* the old corner shop
* an old tea shop

Now
* tall buildings/a big hotel
* the wide streets
* no more trees
* an ugly car park
* a big department store
* an expensive restaurant


Homework
* Do exercise in textbook part Listening.

* prepare new lesson



Ho w de e p is  yo ur 
lo ve ? ­ Be e  Ge e s

And in your eyes in the _________(1) sun
I feel you touch my ________(2) in the pouring rain