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UNIT 2. LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE A. Pronunciation I. Find the word having a different sound in the underlined part. Say them aloud. 1. A. activity B. sick C. think D. city 2. A. busy B. picturesque C. support D. campus 3. A. orange B. village C. buffalo D. cabbage 4. A. begin B. women C. harvest D. entertainment 5. A. police B. cover C. collect D. combine II. Give the names of the following pictures. Then read the words aloud. (The first letter of each word is given.) 1. c______________ 2. d______________ 3. m______________ 4. o______________ 5. h______________ 6. c______________ /ɪ/ /ə/ B. Vocabulary & Grammar I. Choose the noun (A, B, C, or D) that does NOT go with the given verb.
1. to ride... A. a buffalo B. a bicycle C. a ship D. a horse 2. to collect... A. wood B. water C. eggs D. chickens 3. to pick... A. plants B. flowers C. tomatoes D. grapes 4. to herd ... A. fish B. horses C. buffaloes D. cows 5. to catch... A. fish B. fruits C. mice D. rabbits II. Use the verbs in I to complete the following sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs. 1. The children in my village enjoy _____________ blackberries to eat in the nearby forest. 2. After school, we have to help our parents _____________ water from the village well. 3. Can you _____________ a horse? 4. My cat is very good at _____________ mice. 5. They trained the dog to _____________ sheep. III. Choose the correct words to complete the following sentences. 1. The workers are _____________ a truck with timber. A. unloading B. loading C. taking D. filling 2. He often _____________ holes in his garden to plant trees. A. ploughs B. picks C. digs D. collects 3. My uncle hired extra workers to help at harvest _____________. A. time B. point C. period D. season 4. From the hilltop, we can see row after row of orange trees _____________ to the horizon. A. running B. expanding C. enlarging D. stretching 5. People in my village grow rice in vast _____________ fields. A. corn B. wheat C. pad D. paddy IV. Underline the correct words or phrases to complete the following sentences. 1. It usually rains (heavier/ more heavily) in my country than in yours. 2. People in the countryside work (harder/ more hard) than those in the city. 3. Nowadays children adapt (more quickly/ quicklier)to technical developments than their parents.
4. I think countryside dwellers live (happier / more happily) than city dwellers. 5. This morning, the farmers in my village got up (more early / earlier) than usual. V. Complete the sentences with the suitable forms of the adverbs in the box. fluently carefully fast hard early 1. Horses can run _____________ than buffaloes. 2. You made the same mistake again. You should check your paper _____________ before handing it in. 3. All these students are good, but some work _____________ than others. 4. Girls normally become mature _____________ than boys. 5. My sister speaks English much _____________ than I do. C. Speaking I. Choose the most suitable response A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following exchanges. 1. A: You look nice today. B: _________________________ A. Do you really think so? B. I don’t think so. C. I beg your pardon. D. I’m fine, thank you. 2. A: I’ve had a very enjoyable summer holiday with my family. B: _________________________ A. I’m jealous of your holiday. B. I envy you. C. That’s great, thanks. D. No, I don't envy you. 3. A: Ooh, what a great tie! Where did you get it? B: _________________________ A. Oh, thank you! I got it at a shop in Le Loi street. B. Don’t mention it. I bought it at a shop in Ha Noi. C. No, it doesn’t look great at all. D. Yes, I like it very much. 4. A: Why do you like living in the countryside? B: _________________________ A. Because there’s a great sense of community there. B. Because I like the excitement of the city. C. Because life in the countryside is boring. D. Because I don’t like the public transport here. 5. A: Let me congratulate you on your cake! A. That’s my strong point! B. Making cakes is not my forte.
B: _________________________ C. Why do you say that? D. That’s very kind of you! II. Binh and Lan are talking about lives in the city and in the countryside. Choose A- E to complete their conversation. Then practise it with a friend. Binh: Are you OK? You look ... nervous. Lan: (1) _________________________ Binh: I’m from the countryside too! And I understand. When I first came here, I also felt lost. Lan: So, do you like living in the countryside or in the city? Binh: (2) _________________________ Lan: Why? Binh: (3) _________________________ Lan: Well, there is more excitement in the city and there might be more jobs too. But the countryside is closer to nature. The city isn't very beautiful, and it’s noisy and dirty. Binh: (4) _________________________ Lan: That’s another thing that is different. People in the countryside are friendlier. They always say hello. Here, no one says hello. I think city people A. The city is exciting! It has more interesting things to do than in the countryside. And there are more jobs. That’s why I’m here. B. I like living in the city more. C. I agree that countryside people are friendlier. But I think city people aren’t rude, they’re just busy. D. Well, this is my first visit to Ho Chi Minh City. I’m from a small village in the countryside. I feel a little lost. E. I disagree. I think all the different types of buildings in the city are beautiful. And I like to watch all the different people.