Vocabulary

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.

• peaceful
• vast
• quiet
• pasture

2.

• paddy field
• quiet
• colourful
• paddy field
• harvest time
• rice
• peaceful
• vast

3.

• quiet
• nomadic life
• inconvenient
• ger 
• pasture
• cattle
• 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) 
A man is herding his cattle / sheep.

3.

• (pick) 
• A girl is picking apples (from an apple tree).

4.

• (fly) 
• A boy is flying a kite.

6.

• (collect) 
• A woman is collecting water from the river.

 5.

• (run around) 
• The children are running around in the fields / countryside.

3. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences, using suitable comparative forms of the adverbs in brackets.

• 1. A lion runs _____ faster than_____ a horse. (fast)
• 2. The Great Wall was built _____ earlier than _____ the White House. (early)
• 3. Homes in the city are often _______better than_____ those in the countryside. (well)
• 4. A racing driver drives _________ more skillfully than _________ a normal motorist. (skillfully)
• 5. A house is  _______ more beautifully _______ decorated at New Year  ___ than __  during the year. (beautifully)

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

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

→ A horse can run __________ faster than a camel __________.

• 2. 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__________ more happily than those in the city ___________.

• 3. Unlike many other jobs, farmers depend heavily on the weather. (heavily)

→ Farmers depend ________ more heavily on the weather than people in many other jobs_________.

• 4. We are both bad at swimming but I’m better than my sister. (badly)

→ My sister swims _________ worse than I do ___________.

Communication

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.

Report your findings to the class.