Looking back Unit 2: Life in the countryside

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Looking back  Unit 2: Life in the countryside

Vocabulary

1. Use the words and phrases in the box to describe the pictures. Some words/ phrases may be used for more than one picture.

Looking back  - Unit 2: Life in the countryside

1.

  • peaceful
  • vast
  • quiet
  • pasture

2.

  • paddy field
  • quiet
  • colourful
  • paddy field
  • harvest time
  • rice
  • peaceful
  • vast

3.

  • quiet
  • nomadic life
  • inconvenient
  • ger 
  • pasture
  • cattle
  • horses 

2. Look at each picture and write a sentence describing what each person is doing. Use the verbs in brackets.

1.

  • (ride) 
  • A boy is riding a horse.

2.

(herd) 
A man is herding his cattle / sheep.

3.

  • (pick) 
  • A girl is picking apples (from an apple tree).


4.

  • (fly) 
  • A boy is flying a kite.

6.

  • (collect) 
  • A woman is collecting water from the river.

 5.

  • (run around) 
  • The children are running around in the fields / countryside.

3. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences, using suitable comparative forms of the adverbs in brackets.

Looking back  - Unit 2: Life in the countryside

Looking back  - Unit 2: Life in the countryside

 

  • 1. A lion runs _____ faster than_____ a horse. (fast)
  • 2. The Great Wall was built _____ earlier than _____ the White House. (early)
  • 3. Homes in the city are often _______better than_____ those in the countryside. (well)
  • 4. A racing driver drives _________ more skillfully than _________ a normal motorist. (skillfully)
  • 5. A house is  _______ more beautifully _______ decorated at New Year  ___ than __  during the year. (beautifully)

4. Read the situations and complete the sentences with suitable forms of the adverbs in brackets.

  • 1. A horse can run 80km/hr while a camel can only run 12km/hr. (fast)


→ A horse can run __________ faster than a camel __________.

  • 2. According to a survey, 75% of the population in the countryside are happy with their life. This rate in the city is only 47%. (happily)


→ People in the countryside live__________ more happily than those in the city ___________.

  • 3. Unlike many other jobs, farmers depend heavily on the weather. (heavily)


→ Farmers depend ________ more heavily on the weather than people in many other jobs_________.

  • 4. We are both bad at swimming but I’m better than my sister. (badly)


→ My sister swims _________ worse than I do ___________.

Communication

5. Work in groups.

  • You are planning a trip to the countryside. Work together and answer the question:
  • What will you do during the trip to the countryside?
  • Write the answer in the table below.

Person’s name

Activity

1.

 

2.

 

3.

 

4.

 


Report your findings to the class.

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Giải bài tập những môn khác

Tiếng anh 8 mới - tập 1

Unit 1: Leisure ativities

Unit 2: Life in the countryside

Unit 3: Peoples in Viet Nam

Unit 4: Our customs and traditions

Unit 5: Festivals in Viet Nam

Unit 6: Folk tales

Tiếng anh 8 mới - tập 2

Unit 7: Pollution

Unit 8: English speaking countries

Unit 9: Natural disasters

Unit 10: Communication

Unit 11: Science and Technology

Unit 12: Life on other planets