Vocabulary:
- disturb (v)
beehive (n)
experience (n)
home-made product (n)
dig (v)
hole (n)
: quấy rầy
: tổ ong
: việc từng trải
: sản phẩm làm ở nhà
: Đào
:cái hố


1. Farmers collect fruit _______than others. (fast)
2. That young nomad herds his livestock _______ than his father. (well)
3. City children seem to react ____________ than those in the countryside. (quickly)
4. After the summer holiday in a remote area, Jim studies ________. (hard)
5. My cousin painted his own room _____________ than I did. (skillfully)
1,Complete the sentences with comparative forms of the adverbs in brackets
faster
better
more quickly
harder
more skillfully
1. Read the posts on ‘Holidays in the Countryside’.
THE COUNTRYSIDE THROUGH VISITORS’ EYES
- There was so much space! We could run around the fields and shout out loud without disturbing anybody. (Dennis from London)
- Swimming in the river, picking blackberries, collecting honey from beehives ... I have never had a more interesting vacation. (Julie from Paris)
- No running water. No electricity. And the only entertainment centre is miles away. Can’t stay here any longer! (Phirun from Phnom Penh)
- I love the vast open spaces, the fresh air and the feeling of freedom in the countryside. They are experiences I can never have in Seoul. (Yumi from Seoul)
- I don’t mind visiting those street markets where the locals sell their home-made products. However, city life is more exciting. (Emi from Tokyo)
- Last week I went on a trip to the countryside and had my first experience of farm work: digging holes, planting vegetables and collecting tomatoes. Unforgettable! (Lan from Ha Noi)
- Country life doesn’t excite me at all. So boring and inconvenient. (Bob from Hong Kong )




2. What are the attitudes of these people towards their experiences? Tick () the appropriate box.


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3. Work in groups. Reply to the posts in 1. Write
down your replies.
Example:
@ Bob: In my opinion, the countryside has benefits that a boring person would never discover.
Helen from Devonshire
@ Bob: I think this is one of the reasons for urbanisation.
Vu from Da Nang
Discuss and share your replies with the class.
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*ÔN LẠI BÀI VÀ LÀM BÀI TRONG SÁCH BÀI TẬP
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