Looking back Unit 2: Life in the countryside

Phần looking back giúp bạn học ôn tập lại từ vựng cũng như các kỹ năng đã học trong unit 1. Bài viết cung cấp những gợi ý để giải bài tập trong sách giáo khoa.

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.

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.

• 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.

Report your findings to the class.