UNIT 2.

LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

A. VOCABULARY
Part
of
No. Word Pronunciation Meaning
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1 Access n, v /’aekses/ (Sự) tiếp cận
2 Atmosphere n /ˈætməsfɪə(r)/ Bầu không khí
3 Brave adj /breɪv/ Dũng cảm
4 Collect v /kəˈlekt/ Sưu tầm, thu thập
5 Crop n /krɒp/ Mùa màng, mùa vụ
6 Convenient adj /kənˈviːniənt/ Tiện lợi
7 Cultivate v /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/ Trồng trọt
8 Catch v /kætʃ/ Đánh được, câu được (cá)
9 Cattle n /ˈkætl/ Gia súc
10 Canal n /kəˈnæl/ Con kênh
11 /ˈkɒmbaɪn
Combine harvester n Máy gặt đập liên hợp
ˈhɑːvɪstə(r)/
12 Donate v /dəʊˈneɪt/ Quyên góp
13 Dry v /draɪ/ Phơi khô, sấy khô
14 Discover v /dɪˈskʌvər/ Khám phá
15 Explore v /ɪkˈsplɔː(r)/ Khám phá
16 Excited adj /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ Phấn khích, thấy hào hứng
17 Exciting adj /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/ Phấn khích
18 Electrical appliances n /ɪˈlektrɪkl əˈplaɪəns / Thiết bị (đồ dùng) điện
19 Earthen house n / ˈɜːrθn haʊs/ Nhà bằng đất
20 Equip (with ST) v /ɪ’kwɪp/ Trang bị với cái gì
21 Equipment n /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/ Thiết bị
22 Experience v, n /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/ Trải nghiệm, kinh nghiệm
23 Trang thiết bị, cơ sở vật chất
Facility n /fəˈsɪləti/
(bao gồm phòng ốc, thiết bị, ...)
24 (City/ country) folk n /fəʊk/ Người (thành thị/ nông thôn)
25 Feed v /fi:d/ Cho ăn
26 Ferry n /'ferɪ/ Phà
27 Furniture n /ˈfɜːrnɪtʃər/ Đồ nội thất
28 Furnished adj /ˈfɜːrnɪʃt/ Được trang bị đầy đủ (tiện nghi)
29 Herd v, n /hɜːrd/ Chăn giữ vật nuôi, đàn vật nuôi
30 Harvest v, n /ˈhɑːrvɪst/ Thu hoạch, vụ thu hoạch
31 Hay n /heɪ/ Cỏ khô
32 /ˌhəʊm ˈmeɪd
n Sản phẩm tự làm
Home-made product ˈprɒdʌkt/
33 Hospitable adj /hɒˈspɪtəbl/ Mến khách, hiếu khách
34 Household chores n /ˈhaʊshəʊld tʃɔːrz/ Việc nhà
35 Load v /ləʊd/ Tải lên, chất lên
36 Lighthouse n /'laɪthaʊs/ Hải đăng, đèn biển
37 Local adj /'ləʊkl/ Địa phương
38 Milk v /mɪlk/ vắt sữa
39 Noise n /nɔɪz/ Tiếng ồn
40 Noisy adj /'nɔɪzɪ/ Ồn ào
41 Orchard n /ˈɔːrtʃərd/ Vườn cây ăn quả
42 /ˈɔːfər ən ˌɒpə
v Tạo, cung cấp cơ hội
Offer an opportunity ˈtjuːnəti /
43 Optimistic adj /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/ Lạc quan
44 Pasture n /ˈpɑːstʃə(r)/ Đồng cỏ
45 Peaceful adj /ˈpiːsfl/ Yên bình, yên tĩnh
46 Paddy field n /ˈpædɪ fi:ld/ Ruộng lúa
47 Picturesque adj /ˌpɪktʃəˈresk/ Đẹp như tranh (phong cảnh)
48 Plough v /plaʊ/ Cày (ruộng)
49 Provide SB with ST v /prəˈvaɪd/ Cung cấp cho ai cái gi
50 Provide ST for SB v /prəˈvaɪd/ Cung cấp cái gì cho ai
51 Ride v /raɪd/ Cưỡi; đạp xe
52 Remote area n /rɪˈməʊt ˈeəriə/ Vùng sâu, vùng xa
 53 Mountainous area n /ˈmaʊntənəs eəriə/ Miền núi
54 Surroundings n /səˈraʊndɪŋz/ Những thứ xung quanh
55 Speciality n /ˌspeʃiˈæləti/ Đặc sản
56 Skillful adj /ˈskɪlfl/ Giỏi kỹ thuật
57 Stretch v /stretʃ/ Kéo dài ra
58 Transport v /ˈtrænspɔːt/ Vận chuyển
59 Transportation n /ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃn/ Sự vận chuyển
60 Urban n /ˈɜːrbən/ Thuộc đô thị
61 Unload v /ˌʌnˈləʊd/ Dỡ hàng, dỡ xuống

62 Unforgettable adj /ˌʌnfərˈɡetəbl/ Không thể quên

63 Rural adj ˈrʊərəl/ Thuộc nông thôn
64 Vast adj /vɑːst/ Mênh mông
65 Well-trained adj /wel 'treɪnd/ Lành nghề, có tay nghề

B. PRONUNCIATION
Nguyên âm đơn ngắn a (sofa), e (open), u (picture), o (freedom), ou (famous)
/ə/

Nguyên âm đơn dài be (begin), de (decide), re (return), i (ship), ui (building), age (village)
/ɪ/

C. GRAMMAR
1. Comparative forms of adjectives: Review'
- So sánh hơn của tính từ sử dụng khi đưa ra phép so sánh giữa 2 đối tượng hoặc nhóm đối tượng.
Form (Cấu trúc)
S1 + be + adj-er + than S2 (S2 + be). A car is bigger than a bike.
S1 + be + more + adj + than S2 (S2 + be). He is more careful than his brother.
How to form comparative adjectives (Cách biến đổi tính từ so sánh hơn)
Đối với tính từ ngắn: (1 âm tiết)
 Kết thúc bằng “e” -» thêm r wide  wider
  Kết thúc bằng 1 nguyên âm (u, e, o, a, i) và 1 phụ hot  hotter
âm (trừ h, w, x, y, z)  nhân đôi phụ âm cuối, rồi
thêm “er”
 Còn lại + er cold  colder
Đối với tính từ dài (từ 2 âm tiết trở lên)
 Thêm “more” trước tính từ interesting  more interesting
 Lưu ý: tính từ 2 âm tiết kết thúc bằng y  đổi y pretty  prettier
thành ier
 Tính từ 2 âm tiết kết thúc bằng le, er, ow,et  narrow narrower
thêm “er” quiet quieter
clever  cleverer
Irregular comparative adjectives (Tính từ bất quy tắc)
good better tốt hơn
bad worse tệ, dở hơn
much /many more nhiều hơn
little + N số ít, không đếm được less ít hơn
few + N số nhiều, đếm được fewer ít hơn
far farther/further xa hơn
2. Comparative forms of adverbs
- So sánh hơn của trạng từ sử dụng khi đưa ra phép so sánh cách thức thực hiện 1 việc nào đó giữa 2
đối tượng hoặc nhóm đối tượng.
Form (Cấu trúc)
S1 + V + adv-er + than S2 (S2 + Vaux). She came earlier than me (I did).
S1 + V + more + adv + than S2 (S2 + Vaux). She sings more beautifully than me (I do).
* Vaux: trợ động từ (be/do/have/can...)
How to form comparative adverbs (Cách biến đôi trạng từ so sánh hơn)
Đối với trạng từ ngắn (1 âm tiết), không kết thúc
bằng đuôi -ly
 Kết thúc bằng “e” thêm r late  later
 Còn lại + er hard harder
Đối với trạng từ dài từ 2 âm tiết trở lên), kết
 thúc bằng đuôi -ly
 Thêm “more” trước trạng từ
carefully  more carefully
Irregular comparative adverbs (Trạng từ bất quy tắc)
well better tốt hơn
badly worse tệ, dở hơn
far farther/further xa hơn

D. PRACTICE
PART I. PHONETICS
Exercise 1. Circle the words with /ə/.
sent letter tour famous handsome
open suggest banana luggage decide
Exercise 2. Circle the words with /ɪ/.
fish village massage guitar freedom
rent message return silent hill
Exercise 3. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. apartment B. afraid C. nation D. banana
2. A. answer B. mother C. generous D. term
3. A. continue B. project C. compare D. control
4. A. uncle B. picture C. suggest D. surprise
5. A. famous B. dangerous C. journey D. anxious
6. A. six B. mix C. miss D. mind
7. A. village B. damage C. cottage D. teenage
8. A. become B. sentence C. behave D. remind
9. A. suit B. guitar C. build D. guilt
10. A. find B. like C. win D. site
Exercise 4. Find the word which has different stress from the others.
1. A. cattle B. ferry C. harvest D. explore
2. A. atmosphere B. convenient C. cultivate D. furniture
3. A. collect B. pasture C. canal D. donate
4. A. discover B. equipment C. mountainous D. experience
5. A. remote B. orchard C. household D. lighthouse

PART 2. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. VOCABULARY
Exercise 1. Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks.
orchard mountainous area pasture crop load
feed paddy field cattle lighthouse canal

1. _________________________________ 2. _________________________________

3. _________________________________ 4. _________________________________

5. _________________________________ 6. _________________________________
 7. _________________________________ 8. _________________________________

9. _________________________________ 10. _________________________________

Exercise 2. Reorder the letters to make correct words, then match them with their meanings.
A B
1. O-P-R-C A. cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals for their milk or
 ______________________ meat
2. E-A-L-T-C-T B. a piece of land, normally separated from the surrounding area,
 ______________________ in which fruit trees are grown
3. K-O-F-L C. a boat or ship that carries people, vehicles and goods across a
 ______________________ river or across a narrow part of the sea
4. R-Y-R-E-F D. pretty, especially in a way that looks old- fashioned
 ______________________
5. S-T-G-E-I-O-H-U-H-L E. a type of food or product that a restaurant or place is famous
 ______________________ for because it is so good
6. O-R-R-H-A-C-D F. the amount of grain, fruit, etc. that is grown in one season
 ______________________
7. P-E-R-U-T-A-S G. land covered with grass that is suitable for feeding animals on
 ______________________
8. I-C-R-P-U-U-E-T-Q-E-S H. people from a particular country or region, or who have a
  ______________________ particular way of life
9. A-L-C-P-E-T-I-S-Y-I I. to spread over an area of land
 ______________________
10. H-S-C-T-E-T-R J. a tower or other building that contains a strong light to warn
 ______________________ and guide ships near the coast
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Exercise 3. Circle the odd one out.
1. A. collect B. cultivate C. noise D. dry
2. A. convenient B. feed C. catch D. load
3. A. vast B. hospitable C. friendly D. skillful
4. A. mountainous B. folk C. peaceful D. rural
5. A. picturesque B. ride C. plough D. transport
Exercise 4. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
harvest cattle load inconvenient atmosphere
well-trained pasture collect vast donate
1. My uncle raises a herd of _______________ on his farm.
2. There was a long drought which produced a very poor _______________.
3. Many millionaires _______________ a great deal of money to the poor in this remote area yearly.
4. All people in this small village have to _______________ water from remote rivers to their homes
every day.
5. It is very _______________ to live in the mountainous areas because of the lack of transportation.
6. On the way to my hometown, I can see the _______________ fields stretching to the horizon.
7. _______________ workers in this factory can produce quality performance.
8. When I go to the countryside, I enjoy the peaceful _______________ and the clear blue sky there.
9. I usually help my grandfather _______________ the rice onto the ox-drawn cart during harvest
time.
10. Look! A little boy is driving the herd of buffaloes to the _______________.
II. GRAMMAR
Exercise 1. Write the comparative form of these adjectives and adverbs.
Adjectives / Adverbs Comparative form
 1 hot
2 beautiful
3 crazy
4 slowly
5 early
6 much
7 badly
8 well
9 big
10 wonderful
11 happy
12 clever
13 far
14 convenient
15 dangerously
Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with the correct comparison.
1. She can’t stay (long) _______________ than 30 minutes.
2. The red shirt is better but it’s (expensive) _______________ than the white one.
3. Being a firefighter is (dangerous) _______________ than being a builder.
4. Lan sings (sweet) _______________ than Hoa.
5. The weather this summer is even (hot) _______________ than last summer.
6. Your accent is (bad) _______________ than mine.
7. Hot dogs are (good) _______________ than hamburgers.
8. French is considered to be (difficult) _______________ than English.
9. This flower is (beautiful) _______________ than that one.
10. My house is (big) _______________ than yours.
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. I think living in the city is _______________ than living in the country. (convenient)
2. That boy is only 18 years old. He is _______________ than me. It’s incredible! (young)
3. My performance is _______________ than Sam’s. (bad)
4. No one in my class is _______________ than Jack. (clever)
5. This high-tech mobile phone is much _______________ than my old one. (expensive)
6. I have _______________ patience than my friends, so I can’t wait for even five minutes. (little)
7. The house we lived in was _______________ than my flat now. (modem)
8. In my opinion, country folks are _______________ than city dwellers. (friendly)
9. My tutor always helps me to be _______________ when I speak in public. (confident)
10. All the fanners in the village have to work hard to have a _______________ life. (good)
Exercise 4. Complete the sentences with a suitable comparative form of the words provided.
1. Traffic in the city is always _______________ than that in the countryside. (busy)
2. A sofa is _______________ than a bench. (comfortable)
3. Does a tiger run _______________ than a horse? (slow)
4. Anna sings _______________ than her classmates. (good)
5. My house is _______________ from the city centre than Lucy’s house. (far)
6. John plays the flutes _______________ than Henry. (bad)
7. Cities are _______________ than villages. (big)
8. This year, the farmers in my village work _______________ than they did last year. (hard)
9. Villages are _______________ than cities. (quiet)
10. I think people in rural areas live _______________ than those in urban areas. (happy)
Exercise 5. Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adverbs in brackets.
1. Julia can speak English _______________ than I do. (fluently)
2. The visitors are expected to arrive _______________ than the scheduled time. (early)
3. Tony submitted his assignment _______________ than me yesterday. (late)
4. Mary won the competition because she danced _______________ than anyone Else. (beautifully)
5. I asked Anna to speak _______________ because it was too noisy in the room. (loud)
6. I quite believe that our team can do this project _______________ than the other one. (well)
7. Dan won the medal because he could jump _______________ than other students in the sport
event. (high)
8. If you use this latest model car, you can go _______________ than when you use your old car. (far)
9. I’m afraid that I can’t let James drive because he drives _______________ than I do. (carelessly)
10. My sister is very clumsy. She cooks _______________ than my brother. (badly)
Exercise 6. Use the word in brackets in their correct comparative forms to complete the sentences.
1. Cattle usually cross over the road here, so you should drive more _______________. (careful)
2. Life in cities is _______________ and _______________ than that in the countryside. (fast,
convenient)
3. Fanners often have to start a day _______________ than city dwellers. (early)
4. I think people in the countryside are _______________ than those in the city. (friendly)
5. Living in this small town is _______________ than I expected. (peaceful)
6. Houses in cities are much _______________ than those in the countryside. (tall)
7. Air pollution in our city is much _______________ than it used to be. (bad)
8. The modern harvest machine is _______________ than the old one. (effective)
9. The road in this small town is crowded and narrow, so you had better drive a bit _______________.
(slow)
10. The food in a floating market is _______________ than that in a supermarket. (cheap)
Exercise 7. Read the information about France and Spain. Complete the sentences about the
countries, using a comparative form of the words in brackets.
FRANCE SPAIN

Size: 550,000 sq km Size: 500,000 sq km

Population: 64 million Population: 40 million

Summer temperature: 18°C Summer temperature: 24°C

Winter temperature: 5°C Winter temperature: 11°C

Rainfall: 650mm Rainfall: 300mm

1. France _____________________________ Spain. (big)

2. Spain _____________________________ France.(small)
3. France’s population _____________________________ Spain’s population. (large)
4. Spain’s population _____________________________ France’s population. (small)
5. Spain _____________________________ France in summer. (hot)
6. France _____________________________ Spain in winter. (cold)
7. France _____________________________ Spain. (rainy)
Exercise 8. Circle the correct answers.
1. I like living in this village because it is (morepeaceful /peacefuller) than living in the city.
2. City dwellers are (more anxious / anxiouser) about noise pollution than those in small towns.
3. More and more people move to a (bigger / biggest) city to get more job opportunities every year.
4. This board game is (more exciting / the more exciting) than the one I played yesterday.
5. Sam is (more intelligent/most intelligent) than Jack.
6. My new car is (costlier / more costly) than the old one.
7. When we have enough money, we will move to a (more comfortable / more comfortable than)
apartment next year.
8. I hope you will get (gooder /better) results in the next exam.
9. My sister loves to live in Da Lat because it is (more quiet / quieter) than her area.
10. The more my daughter grows up, the (more independent /independenter) she is.
Exercise 9. Circle the correct answers.
1. It’s incredible, your house is much (bigger / more big / biger) than mine.
2. Bill has a good mood today, he looks (more happy / happier / more happily) than he was yesterday.
3. Pat’s car is (faster / fastest / more fast) than Peter’s.
4. This picture is (colourfuler / more colourful / more colourfully) than the one in the hall.
5. Most people like working with Tom because he always does his work (more responsibly /
responsibler / more responsible) than others.
6. This vegetable soup tastes (well / best / better) if you add more salt.
7. My new job is (hardly / harder / hardlier) than my old one.
8. Lucy is the (prettier / prettiest / more pretty) of the two students.
9. Does Fred feel (weller / better / gooder) today than he did yesterday?
10. We must come (early / more early / earlier) than other people to get the best seats.
Exercise 10. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
1. Quang helps his parents ______________ the rice onto the ox-drawn cart.
A. load B. collect C. dry D. ride
2. In my opinion, city life is more ______________ than country life.
A. friendly B. exciting C. natural D. peaceful
3. I love this view because the sky is ______________ here in the countryside because there are no
buildings to block the view.
A. tidy B. close C. dense D. vast
4. Look! Some boys are ______________ the buffaloes.
A. picking B. playing C. driving D. herding
5. Julia plays the guitar ______________ than Anna does.
A. more goodly B. more well C. better D. gooder
6. Medical help is ______________ easily obtained in big cities than in remote areas.
A. more B. fewer C. less D. higher
7. Today I got up ______________ than I did yesterday.
A. earlier B. more early C. more earlily D. more earlier
8. This student seems to be ______________ than we thought.
A. more quick B. more quickly C. quicklier D. quicker
9. The wind is blowing ______________ than it did last night.
A. stronger B. more strongly C. stronglier D. more stronger
10. Is living in the city ______________ than living in the country?
A. more convenient B. more convenienter
C. as convenient D. convenienter
Exercise 11. Choose the best answers.
1. It is ______________ in the city than it is in the country.
A. noisily B. more noisier C. noisier D. noisy
2. The Maths test was ______________ than I thought.
A. the easier B. more easy C. easiest D. easier
3. Japanese is thought to be ______________ than English.
A. harder B. the more hard C. hardest D. the hardest
4. My apartment is ______________ hers.
A. cheap than B. cheaper C. more cheap than D. cheaper than
5. Her school is ______________ from home than mine.
A. father B. more far C. farther D. farer
6. Tom is ______________ than any students in his class.
A. handsome B. the more handsome
C. more handsome D. the most handsome
7. He did the exam ______________ I did.
A. as bad as B. badder than C. more badly than D. worse than
8. Travelling by car is ______________ than travelling by plane.
A. slower B. slowest C. more slow D. more slower
9. My new bed is ______________ than the old one.
A. more comfortable B. comfortably
C. more comfortabler D. comfortable
10. My sister plays the piano ______________ than me.
A. gooder B. weller C. better D. more good
11. This road is ______________ than that road, so we can’t drive here.
A. narrower B. narrow C. the most narrow D. more narrower
12. Antony drives ______________ his brother.
A. more careful than B. more carefully
C. more carefully than D. as careful as
13. It is ______________ in January than in November.
A. the colder B. the coldest C. coldest D. colder
14. She is ______________ than other students in my class.
A. most hard-working B. more hard-working
C. the most hard-working D. as hard-working
15. No other planet in the solar system is ______________ than Jupiter.
A. the biggest B. the bigger C. bigger D. biger
Exercise 12. Circle and correct the mistake in each of the following sentences.
1. Thanks to the development of technology, ploughing machine can plough very much more fastly
than a buffalo.
A. ploughing B. can C. much D. more fastly
2. Harvest time is often more busy and harder for farmers.
A. Harvest B. is C. more busy D. harder
3. The streets in the city are much crowded than those in the countryside.
A. in B. are C. crowded D. those
4. Last summer holiday, I had a very forgettable time in my hometown when I spent a lot of time
flying kites on the field with my old friends.
A. a B. forgettable C. when D. flying
5. Although Jane lives in a small village, her house is comfortably furniture.
A. Although B. in C. comfortably D. furniture
6. In my view, villagers think more optimistic than city-dwellers.
A. In my view B. more C. optimistic D. than
7. My family has lived happilier in the country than in the big city since last year.
A. has lived B. happier C. than D. since
8. A tractor can plough welly than a buffalo or a horse.
A. can B. welly C. than D. or
9. I find living in a town more boringer than living in a city because it lacks many forms of
entertainment.
A. living B. more C. boringer D. lacks
10. Many years ago, our grandparents used to live in an earth house with deficient facilities.
A. our B. used to C. in D. earth
III. READING
Exercise 1. Read the passage and choose the best answers.
Many people enjoy living in a big city because they think life is more exciting there. However, I
come from a small village and in my view, there are lots of benefits. The main reason I prefer village
life is because it’s very quiet, so 1 always feel calm when I’m here. Another reason is that the air is so
fresh and clean. We have more green spaces and bigger gardens, too. In addition, I think the people
here are friendlier. Personally, I’m interested in wildlife photography, so the countryside is perfect for
me.
The only downside is transport. I have an early start for a long journey to school in Faro and the
school bus is always stopping to pick up more people. Also, it’s boring sometimes, but I enjoy chatting
to my friends. Fortunately, I’m learning to ride a moped. On balance, I disagree that city life is better,
as I think my village lifestyle is healthier and more relaxing. In spite of that, some of my friends
couldn’t cope with life in the country, so it comes down to personal opinion.
Adapted from: https://www.eslprintables.com/
1. Where does the writer come from?
A. a big city B. a small village C. a countryside D. a small town
2. One reason why he prefers village life is that ______________.
A. it’s very noisy B. the air is so fresh and clean
C. life is more exciting there D. village lifestyle is healthier
3. What does he think about the people in his village?
A. friendlier B. boring C. exciting D. kind
4. According to the writer, what is the disadvantage of living in the village?
A. weather B. facilities C. transport D. service
5. How does he go to school?
A. bicycle B. train C. moped D. school bus
Exercise 2. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answers.
Nowadays, some people choose to live and work in the countryside. New ways of working, such
as online working, have made it possible for more people to live there. There are both advantages and
(1) ______________ to living in the countryside.
On the one hand, life in the countryside is very peaceful. There are less cars and that means that
there is less noise, and that it is less (2) ______________. Furthermore, there is more land available in
the countryside, and people can often live in (3) ______________ houses or flats than in cities. Finally,
it is easier to do a lot of outdoor activities such as walking or cycling if you live in the countryside. On
the other hand, life in the countryside can be (4) ______________. There are fewer restaurants,
cinemas and shops to go to. Moreover, there is little public transport, which makes it difficult to get
around if you don’t have a car. Finally, you can feel isolated if you live a long way from other people.
In conclusion, there are both pros and cons to living in the countryside. However, in my opinion,
the (5) ______________ of the countryside makes it a very attractive option.
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1. A. good points B. disadvantages C. benefits D. merits
2. A. polluted B. clean C. noisy D. crowded
3. A. smaller B. more expensive C. bigger D. cheaper
4. A. interesting B. exciting C. amazing D. Boring
5. A. peacefulness B. advantages C. carefulness D. noisiness
Exercise 3. Fill each blank with a suitable word in the box to finish the passage.
cultivate traffic outdoors orchards fresh
effect livestock slower cleaner milking
Life in the countryside is a bit (1) ______________ than life in the cities. It isn’t as exciting as life
in the city. But in general people work hard - they work in the fields, in the garden, in the woods, etc.
They grow vegetables, (2) ______________ crops and raise cattle (cows, horses, buffaloes, ...). Some
people even have vineyards and fruit (3) ______________.
There is a ton of work to be done on the farm - (4) ______________ cows, taking care of (5),
______________ mucking out, ploughing fields, sowing seeds, fertilizing, harvesting,... . It is said that
a fanner works from sunrise to sunset. People use farm machinery and drive tractors.
Children can freely play (6) ______________. In rural area people know each other better. There
are no skyscrapers in the countryside. People’s home may be either a farmhouse or a cottage.
People sniff air that is definitely (7) ______________ than air in the cities. There is also less
violence and vandalism. The (8) ______________ isn’t as dense as in the cities. There are no rush
hours. Furthermore, it isn’t as noisy as it is in cities.
People living in the countryside can enjoy the green scenery. They can enjoy nature. They can
hear birds chirping, deer stopping in a clearing in a wood. Besides, people can eat (9)
______________ home-grown vegetables and fruit, ft seems that life in the countryside is not that
stressful. Altogether that must have a positive (10) ______________ on their health.
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VI. WRITING
Exercise 1. Reorder the words to make correct sentences.
1. I / travelling / think / by / plane / is / much / more / by/ than/ expensive / train.
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2. me, / is / more / To / health / important / money / than.
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3. in / the / is / Life / more / countryside / peaceful / the / that / in / than / city.
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4. service / healthcare / The / in / the / than / is / the / better / city / that / in / countryside.
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5. air / areas / The / is / in / fresher / urban / rural / than / in / the / that / one.
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6. looks / David / than / stronger / John.
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7. I / at / than / better / my / English / am / sister.
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8. in / city / Roads / the / often / are / in / crowded / more / those / the / than / small / town.
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9. Is / tastier / cake / this / that / than / one?
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10. and / Fruits / vegetables / are / fast / than / healthier / food.
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Exercise 2. Write sentences using the suggestions below.
1. I/ play/ badminton/ badly/ Tom /.
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2. Anna/ behave/ politely/ her younger brother /.
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3. Now /I/ drive/ carefully/I/ used to /.
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4. You / perform / task / well / Lucy/.
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5. Today/ the/ sun/ shine/ brightly / yesterday /.
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6. You / decorate/ house/ beautifully/I/ do /.
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7. Nancy / work/ hard/ other/ students/ class /.
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8. Jack/ swim/ fast/ any/ other/ people/ the/ race /.
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9. Librarian/ told/ us/ talk/ a bit/ quietly /.
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10. If/ you/ not/ run/ fast,/ you/ not/ go/ school/ time /.
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Exercise 3. Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.
1. I arrived at the meeting at 8.00 a.m. However, the manager had already been there. (than)
 The manager arrived
2. This board game is more interesting than that video game. (boring)
 That video game
3. James is a more skillful football player than David. (skillfully)
 James
4. Julia is a better cook than I am. (cooks)
 Julia
5. Susan finished this project in 5 days, but Henry finished it in only 2 days. (than)
 Henry
6. Life in the countryside isn’t as stressful as life in the city. (more)
 Life in the city
7. It is quite easy to find a shopping centre in the city, but it is not easy to find one in the countryside.
(than)
 Finding
8. I spent two hours doing this task and three hours doing that one. (than)
 That task
9. Where I live is not as noisy as where you live. (than)
 Where you live
10. Living costs in the city are much more expensive than those in the countryside. (than)
 Living costs in the countryside
Exercise 4. Rewrite each sentence so it has the same meaning. Use a comparative form of the
adjective in brackets.
1. Tim is older than Sarah. (young)
 Sarah
2. Our house is larger than yours. (small)
 Your house is
3. Bill is not as tall as David. (short)
 Bill is
4. Jack’s marks are worse than mine. (good)
 My marks
5. This book is cheaper than that one. (expensive)
 That book is
6. Your bike runs faster than mine. (slowly)
 My bike
7. Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today it’s only six degrees. (cold)
 It’s
8. The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train. (more)
 It takes
9. We were very busy at work today. We are not as busy as that every day. (busy)
 We
10. Jane cooks better than her sister. (bad)
 Jane’s sister