*Unit 2: Life in the countryside *Skill 1
*1. Quickly read the passage and choose the most suitable heading A, B, or C for each paragraph.
*1. ________________________________________ We don't live a normal life like many other people. We live a nomadic life. This means we move two or three times a year to look for new pastures - grasslands - for our cattle. The cattle provide most of our needs: dairy products, meat, and clothing *. *2. ______________________________________ We live in a _ger_, our traditional circular tent. It keeps us cool in summer and warm in winter, even when the temperature drops to -50°C. It can be put up then taken down and transported. * *3. ______________________________________ *For most of the year, we are surrounded by vast pastures, rivers and mountains. We see few people from the outside world. When we are small, we play on our land and with the animals. The horse is our best friend. Any nomadic child can ride a horse. We learn from an early age to help in the family, from household chores to heavier work like herding the cattle. We also learn to be brave.
*A. Nomadic children's lives B. The importance of cattle to the nomads C. The nomads' home
*_B. The importance of cattle to the nomads _
*_C. The nomads' home_
*_A. Nomadic children's lives_
*Words/ Phrases
*Descriptions
*a _ger_ *dairy products *cattle *nomadic life *Pastures
*a life on the move *a circular tent in which Mongolian nomads live *grasslands *milk, butter, cheese *cows, goats, buffaloes ...
*3. Read the passage again and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.
*1. We live __________ other people. *A. a different life to *B. similarly to *C. the same life as *in exactly the same way as * *2. We have to move in order to __________. *A. change our lifestyle *B. look for better weather *C. look for food for our cattle *be closer to the city * *3. Our cattle can provide us with __________. *A. most of our needs *B. food only *C. means of transport only *anything we want
*4. When we move to a new place, we __________. *A. have to make a new _ger_ *B. put up the _ger_ *C. buy a new _ger_ *share a _ger_ with our neighbours * *5. Nomadic children __________. *A. play the same games as other children in the world *B. use nature and their animals as playthings *C. do not like toys *spend all their time helping with housework * *6. Mongolian children in the Gobi learn __________. *A. to ride a goat *B. to live in the mountains *C. to be generous *D. to help with household chores
*4. Work in pairs. Interview your partner to find out what he/ she likes/ doesn't like about the life of the nomads.
*_Example:_ *A: What do you like about their nomadic life? *B: _Well, the children learn to ride a horse_ *_._ *A: And what don't you like about it? *B: _They can't live permanently in one place_.
* A;What do you like about Mongolian nomadic life? *B: _Both of us like their living space. Lan is very keen on riding horses but I'm not interested in it. _ *A; What do you dislike about Mongolian nomadic life? *B: _Uhm, Elin detests their lack of privacy but I find it interesting. Noticeably, none of us can stand the great inconvenience of having almost no access to education or modern technolo_
*5a. Work in pairs. Discuss and find.
*two things you like about life in the countryside * *- two things you don't like about life in the countryside
*_Explain your choice._
*5b. Report your findings to the class *Both of us like/ dislike ... *None of us like ... *He/ She likes ... and so do I. *He/ She dislikes ... and neither do I. *.He/ She likes ... but I'm not interested in it. *. He/ She dislikes ... but I find it interesting. *.
*EG *Both of us love picking fruit in the summer. It can be hard work but very satisfying. *Lan detests their lack of privacy but I find it interesting . *We both dislike living in a quiet place . It's boring for young people .