UNIT 2 (E8)

LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

A. NEW WORDS, STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR

I. New words
countryside (n) /ˈkʌntrisaɪd/ nông thôn tent (n) /tent/ lều
herd (v) /hɜːd/ chăn dắt pole (n) /pəʊl/ cọc lều
Local (n) /ˈləʊkl/ Địa phương
populated juleɪtɪd/ Quan
mongolia (n) /mɒŋˈɡəʊliə Mông Cổ medical help (adj) /ˈmedɪkl help/ trợ giúp y tế
/
obtain (v) /əbˈteɪn/ đạt được plough (n, v) /plaʊ/ cày, cái cày
beehive (n) /ˈbiːhaɪv/ tổ ong Entertainment (n) /ˌentəˈteɪnmənt/ giải trí
Entertain (v)
Entertaining (adj)
electricity (n) /ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/ điện Freedom (n) /ˈfriːdəm/ tự do
free (adj)
unforgettable (adj) /ˌʌnfəˈɡetəbl/ đáng nhớ Urbanization (n) /ˌɜːbənaɪˈzeɪʃn/ sự đô thị
Urban (adj) (adj) hoá thuộc
pasture (n) /ˈpɑːstʃə(r)/ đồng cỏ Inconvenient (adj) /ˌɪnkənˈviːniənt/ về đô thị
không thuận
Convenient (adj) tiện thuận
Convenience (n) tiện
grassland (n) /ˈɡrɑːslænd/ đồng cỏ dairy (adj) /ˈdeəri/ bơ, sữa
household (n) /tʃɔː(r)/ việc nhà electrical /ɪˈlektrɪkləˈpla đồ điện
chore appliance ɪəns/
surround (v) /səˈraʊnd/ bao quanh ger (n) /ɡer/ lều của
dân du
highlands (n) /'haɪləndz/ Cao nguyên racing motorist (n) /ˈreɪsɪŋ mục Mông
người lái ô tô
đua
ˈməʊtərɪst/
buffalo (n) /ˈbʌfələʊ/ trâu camel (n) /ˈkæml/ lạc đà
transport (v) /ˈtrænspɔːt/ vận chuyển cattle (n) /ˈkætl/ gia súc
harvest time (n,v) /ˈhɑːvɪst mùa gặt vast (adj) /vɑːst/ rộng lớn,
taɪm/ bát ngát
ride (v) /raɪd/ lái, cưỡi Peaceful (adj) /ˈpiːsfl/ yên bình
Peace (n) (n) hòa
Collect (v) /kəˈlekt/ Gom, sưu tập nomadic (adj) /nəʊˈmædɪk/ bình về du mục
thuộc
Collection (n) Sự sưu tập
(n) Collector (n) Người sưu
(n) tập khô
dry (v) /draɪ/ làm nomad (n) /ˈnəʊmæd/ dân du mục
load (v) /ləʊd/ tải, chất lên Brave (adj) /breɪv/ can đảm
Bravery (n) sự can đảm
buffalo- (n) /ˈbʌfələʊ - xe trâu kéo put up (n) /pʊtʌp/ xây, lắp đặt
drawn cart /drɔːnkɑːt/
colourful (adj) /ˈkʌləfl/ sặc sỡ, có blossom (n,v) /ˈblɒsəm/ hoa, ra hoa
màu sắc
paddy field (n) /ˈpædi fiːld/ đồng lúa clay (n) /kleɪ/ đất sét
hay (n) /heɪ/ cỏ khô adult (n) /ˈædʌlt/ người lớn
grow up (v) /ɡrəʊ ʌp/ lớn lên offer (v) /ˈɒfə(r)/ đưa ra
opportunity (n) /ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti cơ hội access to St (n) /ˈækses/ Sự tiếp
access st (v) cận Tiếp
facility (n) /fəˈsɪləti/ tiện nghi Crowded (adj) /ˈkraʊdɪd/ cận đúc
đông
Crowd (n) đám
folk (n) /fəʊk/ người (dùng Safe (adj) /seɪf/ đông
an toàn
với động từ Safety (n) sự an
ở số nhiều) toàn
Traditionally (adv) /trəˈdɪʃənəli/ một cách soundly (adv) /ˈsaʊndli/ hoàn toàn và
Tradition (n) truyền đầy đủ
thống
generously (adv) /ˈdʒenərəsli/ truyền
một cách Healthily (adv) /ˈhelθɪli/ Một cách có
hào phóng Healthy (adj) lợi cho sức
Healthy (n) khỏe

milk (n,v) /mɪlk/ sữa, vắt sữa optimistic (adj) /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/ lạc quan
densely (adj) /ˈdensliˈpɒp đông dân optimistically (adv) /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪkli/ một cách lạc
 II. Grammar: Comparative forms of adverbs

* S + V + short Adv + “er” + (than) ……..

E.g: Let’s run faster.
* S + V + more/ less + long Adv + (than) ………
E.g: Can you walk more slowly?

B. EXERCISES
I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.

1. A. country B. cloud C. loudly D. mouse

2. A. camel B. cattle C. paddy D. buffalo
3. A. populated B. loaded C. harvested D. lived
4. A. fields B. flowers C. lemons D. parks
5. A. normal B. visitor C. transport D. chore
II. Put the words in the box into two groups.

block climb Clip black blue

blow blossom Cloud clue clap

/bl/ /cl/

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III. Put the words in brackets into the right forms to complete the sentences.
1.People in my country are very open and ……………………. I like to go there when I have
free time. (friend)
2. Some of my ……………………. live in the countryside. (relate)
3. Some people say that the country is more ……………………. for the people who are
retired. (suit)
4. Entertainment is difficult to find in the country, ……………………. in the evening.
(particular)
5. Natural disasters can ……………………. destroy a harvest and leave the farmers with little
or no money until the following year. (easy)

IV. Use the adjectives or adverbs in brackets in their correct forms of comparison to
complete the sentences.
1. Minh says life in the countryside is ……………………. he expected. He’ll go there
whenever he has free time. (interesting)
2. My brother is studying at a university in Ha Noi. He often says he loves living in our village
because people here are ……………………. people in Ha Noi. (friendly)
3. Last week we went to Sa Pa. It’s ……………………. to look at the paddy fields on mountain
slops than the paddy fields on the lowlands. (wonderful)
4. My grandparents often tell us that they used to live in a ……………………. life than it is
now. (hard)
5. Living in the countryside is ……………………. and ……………………. living in big cities.
(peaceful, quiet)
6. The cost of living in my town is ……………………. in this area. (expensive)
7. Living in modern flocks of flats is ……………………. other places. You can buy everything
you want just on the ground floor. (convenient)
8. City children have ……………………. life than the country children. (exciting)
9. He is a famous athletic so of course he runs ……………………. me. (fast)
10. My grandfather says that farmers in the past worked ……………………. farmers
nowadays. (hard)

V. Fill each blank with a word/ phrase in the box.

rice countryside herding buffalo busiest time
harvest time buffalo-drawn carts colourful fantastic noisier than

1. At the ……………………., my brother always helps my parents load the rice onto the truck
and drives it home.
2. I often help my parents dry the ……………………. in the yard in front of my house.
3. Some farmers in my village still use ……………………. to transport rice home.
4. He usually goes ……………………. the buffaloes with other boys in his village.
5. My pen pal friend says he would like to visit my ……………………. at harvest time to see
what farmers do.
6. My friend has never ridden a ……………………. so he would like to try once.
7. Harvest time is the ……………………. of the year in the countryside.
8. Our garden is ……………………. in spring when almost flowers bloom.
9. I like looking at the stars on starry nights. It’s …………………….
10. My uncle lives in the city. He says it’s ……………………. my village.

VI. Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank.
 My grandmother told me that our village (1) ……………………. very poor many years
ago. The villagers had to work hard in the fields all day but they could not earn enough for their
living. Their lives were very simple. Many people had to (2) ……………………. in houses
made of straw and mud.
Nowadays my village has (3) ……………………. a lot. People live in big brick houses.
In the evening, they can listen to the (4) ……………………. on the radio or watch TV for
entertainment. All people in my village try their best to make their living better. They raise and
resurface the roads (5) ……………………. the roads will not be muddy and flooded after it
rains. They widen the roads so cars and lorries can get to the village easily. They build a
medical centre so people’s health can be looked (6) ……………………. at any time. They build
a new school so their (7) ……………………. have better learning conditions. They build a
bridge (8) ……………………. the river so villagers have a shorter way to town. They also
build a football ground so their children can (9) ……………………. sports. In addition, they
grown cash crops so people can export the crops and have more money.
I would like to become an agricultural engineer in the future so I can apply new
technology to our farming and do more for the village (10) ……………………. our parents did.

VII. Read the text and answer the questions below.

Last week Nick and some of his classmates went to the countryside. They went to visit a
farm of Nick’s uncle.
They left early in the morning and went there by bus. Nick’s uncle, Mr. Brown met them
at the bus stop and took them to his farm. On the way. Uncle Brown showed them the field of
wheat and vegetables where some tractors were running up and down, ploughing and breaking
soil, distributing manure and planting potatoes.
After lunch, they all went for a walk. In the large yard of the farm, they saw some farm
machines. Among them is the biggest machine which is called a combine harvester. They were
told that this machine can cut and thresh corn at the same time.
In the afternoon, they went to the place where cattle such as horses, sheep and cows
were raised. They were very excited to see how cows were milked by the workers there. Uncle
Brown also spoke about many interesting things in the countryside. After having some fruits
and cakes, they said goodbye and went home.
1. How did Peter and his classmates go to Uncle Brown’s farm?
 …………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. What does his uncle grow on his farm?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. What can a tractor do?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. What is typical of a combine harvester?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Which kinds of cattle are raised in Uncle Brown’s farm?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

VIII. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following
passage.
My parents are farmers. They work very (1) ………… on the paddy fields. They usually
get (2) ………… very early in the morning. After (3) ………… breakfast, they feed the
buffaloes, pigs, chickens, ducks and they (4) ………… the eggs. From about eight, they work
on the fields. They (5) ………… rice but their main (6) ………… is vegetables. From eleven
thirty to one thirty, they rest and have lunch. They continue to work until five in the afternoon,
then they come back home. My mother (7) ………… the animals again while my father (8)
………… the buffalo shed and the chicken coop. They usually finish their work at about six
thirty. Twice a week, my mother (9) ………… the vegetables and eggs to the town market to
sell them then she often buys the things we need for our daily life. She also (10) ………… me a
small present each time.
1. A. hard B. hardly C. harder D. hardest
2. A. on B. off C. up D. in
3. A. to have B. having C. have D. had
4. A. take B. see C. have D. collect
5. A. plant B. water C. grow D. cut
 6. A. period B. crop C. time D. harvest
7. A. leads B. feeds C. gives D. calls
8. A. cleans B. washes C. polishes D. clears
9. A. makes B. takes C. carries D. brings
10. A. buying B. buys C. to buy D. bought

IX. Find and correct ten mistakes in this passage.

Last summer, Tuan invited me go to his village in Thai Binh 1. ……………………….
Province with his father.
It’s harvest time, so all people there were very busy. The 2. .……………………….
villagers got up very early and go to the fields to cut rice,
loaded it onto buffalo-drawn carts or tractors and drove it 3. .……………………….
home. Tuan helped his parents on the farm work. Tuan and I
followed his father to go to the fields. There was so many space 4. .……………………….
and I love the vast open space, the fresh air and the feel of
freedom in the countryside. We could run around the fields and 5. .……………………….
shout out loudly without disturbing anybody. I have never saw
any interesting place like this. In the afternoon, some of Tuan’s 6. .……………………….
cousins take us to the fields to fly kites – It’s was so exciting!
The next morning, Tuan and I went to the market with his 7. .……………………….
grandmother. There were many interesting thing there. Locals
seld their home-made products and many fresh fruits such as 8. .……………………….
bananas, oranges, apples and they also sold animals such as
chickens, geese, ducks, cats, dogs and pigs. I enjoyed the 9. .……………………….
atmosphere there.
The trip to the countryside gave me my first experience of 10. . ….………………….
farm work: cutting rice, dry rice, planting vegetables, collecting
potatoes. It’s re
ally unforgettable!

X. Make up sentences using the words and phrases given.

Example: countryside/ children/ more/ freely/ city.
->In the countryside, children play more freely than in the city.
1. can/ you/ speak/ more/ slowly/ so/ I/ can/ understand/ you/?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Tet/ our house/ beautifully/ decorated/ than/ during/ year/.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. homes/ city/ often/ better/ equipped/ with/ electrical appliances/ those/ countryside/.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. nowadays/ more/ villagers/ use/ motorcycles/ for/ transport/ instead/ riding/ horse/ walking/.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. thanks/ TV/ Internet/ people/ my/ village/ have/ more/ fun/ and/ know/ more/ life/
outside/ village/.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………….

XI. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meanings. Use
the right comparative forms of the adverbs in brackets.
1. Hung drives more carefully than his brother. (carefully)
Hung’s brother ……………………………………………………………………………
2. The laboratory in my school is now better equipped than some years ago. (badly)
Some years ago the laboratory ……………………………………………………………
3. Nam works more lazily so he often gets worse marks than Quang. (hard, good)
Quang works ………………………………………………………………………………
4. Trung drives more carefully than Minh so he has rarely had an accident. (carelessly)
Minh drives………………………………………………………………………………...
5. Going by taxi is faster than going by bus but it costs more than a bus. (slow, little)
Going by bus……………………………………...………………………………………..