WELCOME TO OUR CLASS UNIT 2 : LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE LOOKING BACK-PROJECT
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- colourful

2- peaceful

3- nomadic life

4- vast

5- quiet

6- inconvenient

7- ger
8- pasture

9- cattle

10- rice

11- horses

12- paddy field

13- harvest time
1. Use the words and phrases in the box to describe the pictures. Some words/ phrases may be used for more than one picture.

2-peaceful

4-vast

5-quiet

8-pasture

12-paddy field

5-quiet

1-colourful

12-paddy field

13-harvest time

10-rice

2-peaceful

4-vast

5-quiet

3-nomadic life

6-inconvenient

7-ger

8-pasture

9-cattle

11-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)

3. (pick)

4. (fly)

6. (collect)

5. (run around)
1. (ride)

A boy is riding a horse.

2. (herd)

A man is herding his cattle / sheep.

3. (pick)

A boy is picking apples

(from an apple tree).

A boy is flying a kite.

4. (fly)

6. (collect)

5. (run around)

The children are running around in the fields / countryside.

A woman is collecting water from the river.
3. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences, using suitable comparative forms of the adverbs in brackets.

1. A lion runs ____________ a horse. (fast)

_faster than_
2. The Great Wall was built __________

the White House. (early)

3. Homes in the city are often _______ furnished _____ those in the countryside. (well)

4. A racing driver drives _______________ _ a normal motorist (skillfully)

5. A house is ________________ decorated at New Year _____ during the year. (beautifully)

_earlier than_

_better_

_than_

_more skillfully than_

_more beautifully_

_than_
4. Read the situations and complete the sentences with suitable forms of the adverbs in brackets.

*A horse can run 80km/hr while a camel can only run 12km/hr. (fast)

→A horse can run ____________________. *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 _____________________________. *Unlike many other jobs, farmers depend heavily on the weather. (heavily)

→Farmers depend ________________________________________. *We are both bad at swimming but I'm better than my sister. (badly)

→ My sister swims _____________.
_faster than a camel_
4. Read the situations and complete the sentences with suitable forms of the adverbs in brackets.

*A horse can run 80km/hr while a camel can only run 12km/hr. (fast)

→A horse can run ____________________. *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 _____________________________. *Unlike many other jobs, farmers depend heavily on the weather. (heavily)

→Farmers depend ________________________________________. *We are both bad at swimming but I'm better than my sister. (badly)

→ My sister swims _____________.
_faster than a camel_

_more happily than those in the city_

_more heavily on the weather than people in many other jobs_

_worse than I do_
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.

communication
Person's name

Activity
1.
2.
3.
4.
_Report your findings to the class._
Finished! Now I can...

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*use words/ phrases to describe life in the countryside *use comparative forms of adverbs of manner *pronounce words containing cluster /bl/ and /cl/ corectly in isolation and in sentences *talk and write about life in the countryside and ways it has changed
Work in groups of four or five. Take turns to draw a group picture of a place you would like to live in the countryside. Then make a list of:

project

*the things you have in your picture *the activities you can do there
Show your drawing to the class and talk about it.

Example:

1.

*a wooden house *a beautiful river *a boat *a field of wild flower
2.

*biking along the river *picking wild flowers *swimming in the river *boating on the river