*Unit 2: Life in the countryside * *Lesson 2: A Closer look 1
*1. Listen and repeat the words.
*1. slow
*2. colourful
*3. friendly
*4. hard
*5. brave
*6. boring
*7. inconvenient
*9. peaceful
*10. nomadic
*8. vast
*2. Put the words in 1 into the appropriate category. Some words can be used in more thanone category.
* *To describe ...
* *Words
*people
*life
*scenery
*friendly, brave, boring, nomadic, colourful
*slow, hard, boring, inconvenient, peaceful, nomadic, colourful
*colourful, vast, peaceful
*3. Match the nouns/ noun phrases in the box with each verb.
* * hay a camel * water apples * a horse the cattle * a tent wild flowers * a pole the buffaloes
*ride
*
*
*put up
*
*
*herd
*
*
*collect
*
*
*pick
*
*
*a horse
*a camel
*a pole
*a tent
*the cattle
*the buffaloes
*water
*hay
*apples
*wild flowers
*4. Use the words in 1 and 3 to complete the sentences. Remember to use the correct form of the verbs.
*When summer comes, we enjoy __________ blackberries. *Our village has no running water, which is _______________. We have to help our parents to __________ water from the river. *In the countryside, children learn to _________ the cattle when they are small. *Have you ever __________ a horse? I think one has to be __________ to do it. *You can relax in the countryside. It's so __________. *__________ life is hard because people have to move a lot. *The sky is __________ here in the countryside. There are no buildings to block the view. *We worked together to __________ this tent. It was __________ work.
*Clusters: /bl/ and /cl/
*5. Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the initial clusters.
*1. blackberry
*2. clothing
*3. climb
*4. blind
*5. click
*6. clay
*7. bloom
*8. blossom
*9. clock
*10. clear
*6. Listen and circle the words you hear.
*1.
*blame
*claim
*2.
*class
*blast
*3.
*clue
*blue
*4.
*clock
*block
*5.
*Blow
*close
*7. Listen to the sentences and repeat.
*1. The wind is blowing so hard. *2. These people have climbed to the top of the mountain. *3. The tree is in full bloom. *4. Look at the clear blue sky.