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UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

PRACTICE 1: VOCABULARY, PHONETICS AND GRAMMAR
PART 1: VOCABULARY
I. Fill in the blanks with the correct words or phrases matching with the verbs. Maybe some
nouns can be used more than once.

grapes food buffaloes a camel data hay a horse

dolls a tent water cattle a flag vegetables apples

strawberries a bike a fence tea buds a car wood rice

a goat information an ostrich blackberries sheep wild flowers a buffalo

a motorbike a notice postcards a memorial a donkey your hand grass

1. ride: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. collect: …………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. pick: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. herd: …………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. put up: …………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. milk: ………………………………………………………………………………………….………...
7. grow: …………………………………………………………………………………………………...

II. Match a word in column A with its definition in column B, writing the answer in each blank.

ANSWER WORDS MEANINGS

1. 1.forest A. a community of people smaller than a town

2. 2. stream B. a small house in the country

3. 3. village C. grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

4. 4. lake D. a person moving from a place to another for earning a living all the
time

5. 5. cottage E. tasks such as cleaning, washing, ironing … that have to be done

regularly at home

6. 6. paddy field F. deep hole in the ground from which people obtain water

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7. 7. waterfall G. the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

8. 8. hay H. a circular tent

9. 9. pasture I. a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

10. 10. cattle J. food made from milk, such as butter, cheese, etc.

11. 11. nomad K. a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

12. 12. home- L. land which is away from towns and cities
made

13. 13. household M. an area with mountains or hills

chores

14. 14. countryside N. a steep descent of the water of a river

15. 15. lifestyle O. way or track made for or by people walking

16. 16. dairy P. domesticated bovine animals such as cows, buffaloes

products

17. 17. highland Q. the way that you live

18. 18. path R. a field planted with rice growing in water

19. 19. ger S. made at home

20. 20. well T. land covered with grass and other low plants suitable for grazing
animals / a field or land covered with grass, where cattle can feed

III. Fill in each blank with the correct word from the box.

ride grassland cattle loaded kites

beehive vast harvest convenient dry

1. Several people were flying _______________ on the field.

2. Russia is a _____________ country with a lot of natural resources.
3. My brother is learning to _____________ a horse at the moment.
4. Farmers often leave the rice in the sun to ________________ it.
5. They ____________ the buffalo-drawn cart with hay.
6. Farmers always need extra help with the _______________.
7. Local people are turning __________________ into farmland.
8. A______________ is a type of box that people use for keeping bees in.

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9. Is it_________________ to meet you at the moment?

10. My uncle raises a herd of _________________ on his farm.

IV. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the bold words in brackets.
1. Iceland is considered the most _________________ country in the world. (peace)
2. A ________________ lifestyle has its advantages and disadvantages (nomad)
3. My brother and I have been stamp_______________ for several years. (collect)

4. It is a/an_________________ place to hold a picnic because it is too far from the road.
(convenience)
5. Drinking water in some areas may be___________________. (safe)
6. During my stay in the village, I was _________________ with several local farmers. (friend)
7. Encouraging children to eat and drink__________________ is very important. (health)

8. Local people in the village often wear their_________________ costumes during the festivals.
(tradition)
9. Please give___________________ to that charity to help the homeless after the flood. (generous)
10. The baby slept very__________________ because the bed was really comfortable. (sound)

PART 2: PHONETICS
Read the following sentences aloud, and put the words with the cluster /bl/ or /kl/ into the correct
column.

1. My father usually has a cup of black coffee for breakfast.

2. His eyes were bright blue.

3. Take a deep breath and blow out the candles on the candles on the birthday cake.

4. Today she is wearing a white silk blouse.

5. I went for a walk around the block.

6. The teacher blamed me for the accident.

7. If you can’t answer the question, leave a blank.

8. The apple tree is covered in blossom.

9. He became completely blind after the car accident.

10. “Oh, dear! You blinked just as I took the photograph!”

11. I went to the table tennis club yesterday.

12. Mai and Phong are in the same class.

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13. Do you like classical music?

14. Cats are very clean animals.

15. The water was so clear that we could see the bottom of the lake.

16. She’s so clever with her hands.

17. It is a humid, tropical climate.

18. He was climbing up the wall.

19. She works as a clerk in an office.

20. Is our hotel close to the beach?

/bl/ /kl/

PART 3: GRAMMAR
I. Use the adjectives in brackets in their correct forms of comparison to complete the sentences.
1. Tea is ___________________________ coffee. (cheap)
2. The new harvest machine is ________________________________ the old one. (effective)
3. The countryside is _______________________________ the town. (beautiful)
4. A tractor is ____________ _____________________ a buffalo. (powerful)
5. My sister is _________ ____________________ me. (tall)
6. Blue whales are _____________________________elephants (heavy)
7. The Mekong River is__________________________the Red River. (long)
8. Do you think English is___________________________French in grammar? (easy)
9. My new bed is _______________________________ my old bed. (comfortable)
10. The film about my village town is___________________________ the book. (interesting)

II. Complete the sentences, using the comparative form of the adjectives in the box.

cheap expensive good small hot

intelligent bad big hard important

1. An elephant is _____________________ a mouse.

2. The weather today is ________________________ it was yesterday.
3. A diamond costs a lot of money. A diamond is _____________________ a ruby.

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4. A lake is ______________________ an ocean.

5. A person can think logically. A person is _____________________ an animal.
6. Good health is __________________________ money.
7. I can buy a bicycle, but not a motorbike. A bicycle is______________________ a motorbike.
8. The last question is ____________________________ the others.

9. I think my second essay is _________________________ the first. There were many mistakes in the
first essay.
10. The food in a street market is __________________________ that in a supermarket.

III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
correct form of the word given.
1. I am a faster worker than Tom is. (fast)
 I work ………………………………………………………………………………...……………….
2. Mai’s singing is more beautiful than Mi’s. (beautiful)
 Mai sings …………………………………………………………………….………….……………
3. We were earlier at the party than the Smiths last night. (early)
We arrived ………………………………………………………………………..…….…. last night.
4. Phong’s voice is louder than Nick’s. (loudly)
 Phong speaks ………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. My English is more fluent than my sister’s. (fluently)
 I speak ………………………………………………………………………………………….……..
6. Your car was cheaper than mine. (cost)
 My car ………………………………………………………………………………………………...
7. I’m not as good as Maths as you are. (well)
 You study ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. John isn’t as good at skating as Barbara is. (well)
 Barbra can ……………………………………………………………………………………….....
9. This film wasn’t as good as I expected. (good)
 I thought this film ……………………………………………………………………………………
10. Home computers aren’t as cheap as they used to be. (expensive)
 Home computers used to be ………………………………………………………………..………..