Tiêu đề 2. UNIT 2. LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE-HS.docx ✅

UNIT 2. LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE A. PHONETICS I. Put the words into the correct column. mother, pick, hospitable, village, picturesque, collect, busy, cottage, water, sing, open, sofa, milk, gather, calendar, hill, around, fish, message, famous, decide, accident, return, suppose, farmer, pretty, symbol, build, today /ə/ /ɪ/ II. Choose the word whose underlined port is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. activity B. ship C. dinner D. kitchen 2. A. begin B. possible C. sit D. harvest 3. A. sky B. shy C. mystery D. why 4. A. chicken B. excellent C. open D. problem 5. A. ago B. pasta C. banana D. shortage B. VOCABULARY I. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. hospitable paddy field cultivate load well-trained canals orchards herding surrounded combine harvester 1. Villagers in the northeast regions ______________ mostly rice and corn. 2. ______________ and rivers form the waterways of the Mekong Delta. 3. He sometimes goes ______________ the buffalos over several kilometres from home. 4. Most countryside houses are ______________ by green trees and rice fields. 5. In my province, people often ______________ rice onto boats and transport it on rivers. 6. Water buffalos are still used to pull the ploughs through the muddy and flooded ______________. 7. Vinh Long is a beautiful farm province, with grapefruit and orange ______________ everywhere.
8. Farmers in my homeland are ______________, opening to sharing, and welcoming on their farm. 9. The modern ______________ is a machine designed to harvest a variety of grain crops. 10. Rides on ______________ horses are an incredible experience in their beautiful countryside. II. Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the box. grow stretch plough fly unload feed dry milk catch harvest 1. There isn’t enough wind to ______________ a kite, so let’s walk home. 2. Our family ______________ the cabbage and turnips from our field. 3. Their fields ______________ about 5 km, or 3 miles, north to south. 4. I helped her ______________ to the cows, to feed the chickens, and to plant carrots. 5. It is important to ______________ rice grain as soon as possible after harvesting. 6. Her farm aims to grow enough barley to ______________ the pigs in all seasons. 7. The farmers ______________ their fertile fields with oxen in the traditional way. 8. If we don’t ______________ the grain soon, it will start rotting in the silos. 9. Do you want to know how to ______________ fruit trees in your own garden? 10. You can ______________ fish with a hook in a small pond near my house. III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. 1. Do you like to have a farm tour and try your hand at milking ______________? A. cows B. fish C. pigs D. dogs 2. After harvesting rice, the farmers often ______________ it in the sunlight. A. collect B. water C. dry D. plant 3. The farmers were ______________ because they warmly welcomed us and accommodated our needs. A. hospitable B. healthy C. interesting D. well-trained 4. Ploughing the ______________ with buffalos is a common cultivation method in the highlands. A. crops B. lakes C. ponds D. fields 5. It was so fun when we came to the point of herding the ______________. A. fruit B. trees C. cattle D. poultry 6. This national park is a ______________ and tranquil place to go and visit. A. crowded B. peaceful C. noisy D. busy 7. As a main source of food, paddy rice is ______________ in about 123 countries. A. picking B. growing C. loading D. herding 8. The farm has a ______________ expanse of grassland for us to play football. A. vast B. short C. limited D. narrow