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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.
Person’s name | Activity |
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Report your findings to the class.