Unit 2 life in the countryside

(Bài 1 - Pronunciation trang 11) (Điền khuyết chọn từ danh sách) Find the word having a different sound in the underlined part. 1. A. activity B. sick C. think D. city: ____ 2. A. busy B. picturesque C. support D. campus: ____ 3. A. orange B. village C. buffalo D. cabbage: ____ 4. A. begin B. women C. harvest D. entertainment: ____ 5. A. police B. cover C. collect D. combine: ____

(Bài 2.1 - Pronunciation trang 11) (Kéo thả vào chỗ trống) Look at the pictures and complete the words. The first letter of each word is given. 1. c[ ___ ] 2. d[ ___ ] 3. m[ ___ ] 4. o[ ___ ] 5. h[ ___ ] 6. c[ ___ ]

(Bài 2.2 - Pronunciation trang 11) (Phân nhóm) Put the words into the correct groups according to the pronunciation of the underlined part.

(Bài 1 - Vocabulary & Grammar trang 11, 12) (Điền khuyết chọn từ danh sách) Choose the noun that does NOT go with the given verb. 1. to ride: ____ 2. to collect: ____ 3. to pick: ____ 4. to herd: ____ 5. to catch: ____

(Bài 2 - Vocabulary & Grammar trang 12) (Điền khuyết chọn từ danh sách) Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs. 1. The children in my village enjoy ____ blackberries to eat in the nearby forest. 2. After school, we have to help our parents ____ water from the village well. 3. Can you ____ a horse? 4. My cat is very good at ____ mice. 5. They trained the dog to ____ sheep.

(Bài 3 - Vocabulary & Grammar trang 12) (Điền khuyết chọn từ danh sách) Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. 1. The workers are ____ a truck with timber. 2. He often ____ holes in his garden to plant trees. 3. My uncle hired extra workers to help at harvest ____. 4. From the hilltop, we can see row after row of orange trees ____ to the horizon. 5. People in my village grow rice in vast ____ fields.

(Bài 4 - Vocabulary & Grammar trang 12, 13) (Điền khuyết chọn từ danh sách) Choose the correct comparative form. 1. It usually rains ____ in my country than in yours. 2. People in the countryside work ____ than those in the city. 3. Nowadays children adapt ____ to technical developments than their parents. 4. I think countryside dwellers live ____ than city dwellers. 5. This morning, the farmers in my village got up ____ than usual.

(Bài 5 - Vocabulary & Grammar trang 13) (Điền khuyết chọn từ danh sách) Complete the sentences with the correct comparative forms of the adverbs. 1. Horses can run ____ than buffaloes. 2. You made the same mistake again. You should check your paper ____ before handing it in. 3. All these students are good, but some work ____ than others. 4. Girls normally become mature ____ than boys. 5. My sister speaks English much ____ than I do.

(Bài 1 - Speaking trang 13, 14) (Điền khuyết chọn từ danh sách) Choose the most suitable response to complete each exchange. 1. A: You look nice today. B: ____ 2. A: I’ve had a very enjoyable summer holiday with my family. B: ____ 3. A: Ooh, what a great tie! Where did you get it? B: ____ 4. A: Why do you like living there? B: ____ 5. A: Let me congratulate you on your cake! B: ____

(Bài 2 - Speaking trang 13, 14) (Điền khuyết chọn từ danh sách) Complete the conversation between Binh and Lan. Binh: Are you OK? You look nervous. Lan: (1) ____ Binh: I’m from the countryside too! And I understand. When I first came here, I also felt lost. Lan: So, do you like living in the countryside or in the city? Binh: (2) ____ Lan: Why? Binh: (3) ____ Lan: Well, there is more excitement in the city and there might be more jobs too. But the countryside is closer to nature. The city isn’t very beautiful, and it’s noisy and dirty. Binh: (4) ____ Lan: That’s another thing that is different. People in the countryside are friendlier. They always say hello. Here, no one says hello. I think city people are rude. Binh: (5) ____

(Bài 3.1 - Speaking trang 14) (Phân nhóm) Put the ideas into the correct groups.

(Bài 3.2 - Speaking trang 14) (Phân nhóm) Put the ideas into the correct groups.

(Bài 1 - Reading trang 14) (Điền khuyết chọn từ danh sách) Choose the correct answer to complete the passage. I live in a small village in Ninh Binh. I love the (1) ____ peace and quiet of my village. The air is unpolluted, and the (2) ____ of life is slow. The people in my village are friendly and hospitable. They are always willing (3) ____ each other. We cultivate mainly rice and beans. We raise cows and buffaloes too. We can also enjoy (4) ____ in the nearby area. It is actually a national park, so the wildlife there can live and move about (5) ____. All these things make me love my village more and intend to live here my whole life.

(Bài 2.1 - Reading trang 14, 15) (Lựa chọn) Read the passage about the countryside in Britain and choose the correct answer.

The countryside of Britain is NOT famous for its:

(Bài 2.2 - Reading trang 14, 15) (Lựa chọn) Read the passage about the countryside in Britain and choose the correct answer.

Individual people or independent companies own:

(Bài 2.3 - Reading trang 14, 15) (Lựa chọn) Read the passage about the countryside in Britain and choose the correct answer.

Many British people associate countryside life with:

(Bài 2.4 - Reading trang 14, 15) (Lựa chọn) Read the passage about the countryside in Britain and choose the correct answer.

The word “commute” in the passage is closest in meaning to:

(Bài 2.5 - Reading trang 14, 15) (Lựa chọn) Read the passage about the countryside in Britain and choose the correct answer.

What does the word “they” in “so that they would have a better and healthier lifestyle” refer to?

(Bài 3 - Reading trang 15, 16) (Điền khuyết chọn từ danh sách) Read the passage about the countryside in America and choose True or False. 1. A large number of people live in the Western states of Montana and Wyoming. ____ 2. There are very large fields of corn or wheat in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and other Midwestern states. ____ 3. The majority of Americans live outside cities or towns. ____ 4. Many Americans choose to live in the countryside because everything is convenient there. ____ 5. Many Americans living in the countryside like its safe, clean, and attractive environment. ____

(Bài 1 - Writing trang 16) (Điền khuyết chọn từ danh sách) Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the word in brackets. 1. His car can run 220 km/hr while my car can run only 180 km/hr. (faster) His car can run ____. 2. The workers in your factory work more responsibly than those in my factory. (carelessly) The workers in my factory work ____. 3. More than 60% of the people in my town are happy with their life while the rate in her city is only 38%. (happily) The people in my town ____. 4. I can’t cook as well as my mother. (better) My mother can ____. 5. Living in the countryside is not as convenient as living in the city. (than) Living in the city ____.

(Bài 2 - Writing trang 16) (Điền khuyết chọn từ danh sách) Complete the information about a rural village. 1. What is the name of the village? It is ____. 2. Where is it? It is ____. 3. What is the scenery like? It is ____. 4. What are the people there like? They are ____. 5. What do they do for a living? They make their living by ____. 6. Does the village have any historical buildings? Yes. It has ____. 7. What is the most interesting part of it? It is ____. 8. Is it a good place to live in? Why? Yes, because ____.

(Bài 3 - Writing trang 16) (Điền khuyết chọn từ danh sách) Complete the paragraph describing a rural village. I live in Tan Yen, a rural village in Nghe An. Its scenery is (1) ____, with rolling hills and vast green fields. The villagers are (2) ____. Most of them make their living by (3) ____. Tan Yen also has (4) ____ where villagers gather for festivals and other events. The beauty of nature and the warmth of the community make Tan Yen (5) ____.