Bài Tập Chuyên Sâu Anh 8 Global Unit 2 Life In The Countryside Có Đáp Án Chi Tiết

UNIT 2. LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

II. WORD FORM

III. GRAMMAR

1. Comparative forms of adverbs - So sánh hơn của trạng từ

- Trạng từ dùng để bổ nghĩa cho động từ, tính từ hoặc một trạng từ khác. Trong tiếng Anh, các trạng từ có thể được dùng để so sánh mức độ hoặc cách thực hiện một hành động giữa hai vật, người hoặc nhóm.

a. Trạng từ ngắn & trạng từ dài

b. So sánh hơn với trạng từ

* So sánh hơn với trạng từ ngắn: Với các trạng từ ngắn có cùng dạng thức giống tính từ như: fast, last, late, hard, soon... khi chuyển sang so sánh hơn ta thêm đuôi -ER.

Cấu trúc:

S1 + V+ adv- er + than + S2 + auxiliary V

S1 + V+ adv- er + than + O/ N/ Pronoun

E.g: They work harder than I do.

= They work harder than me.

(Họ làm việc chăm chỉ hơn tôi.)

* So sánh hơn với trạng từ dài: Với các trạng từ dài, khi chuyển sang dạng so sánh hơn chúng ta thêm MORE trước trạng từ.

Cấu trúc:

S1 + V + more + adv + than + S2 + auxiliary V

S1 + V + more + adv + than + O/ N/ Pronoun

E.g: My friend did the test more carefully than I did.

= My friend did the test more carefully than me.

(Bạn tôi làm bài kiểm tra cẩn thận hơn tôi.)

c. Một số trường họp trạng từ bất quy tắc

IV. PRONUNCIATION

Sound /ə/ and /ɪ/

1. Nguyên âm ngắn /ə/

a. Cách phát âm

• E.g.

b. Dấu hiệu nhận biết âm /ə/

✓ Dấu hiệu 1: “a” được phát âm là /ə/

✓ Dấu hiệu 2: “e” được phát âm là /ə/

✓ Dấu hiệu 3: “o” được phát âm là /ə/

✓ Dấu hiệu 4: “u” được phát âm là /ə/

✓ Dấu hiệu 5. “ou” được phát âm là /ə/

2. Nguyên âm ngắn /ɪ/

a. Cách phát âm

• E.g.

Dấu hiệu 1: “a” được phát âm là /ɪ/ với những danh từ có hai âm tiết và có tận cùng bằng “age”.

Dấu hiệu 2: “e” được phát âm là /ɪ/ trong tiếp đầu ngữ “be”, “de”, “re”, “em”, “en”, “ex” và “pre”.

Dấu hiệu 3: “i” được phát âm là /ɪ/ với từ kết thúc bằng i + một hoặc hai phụ âm.

Dấu hiệu 4: “ui” được phát âm là /ɪ/

V. PRACTICE

Exercise 1. Look at the bold word, use single underline with the word containing sound /ə/ and double underline with the word containing sound /ɪ/.

1. We saw a herd of zebras grazing in the savannah during our safari.

2. We went fishing at the lake and caught a big fish.

3. She cooked a delicious roasted chicken for dinner.

4. The photographer captured a stunning picture of the sunset over the ocean.

5. She has six siblings, making her part of a large family.

6. He couldn't help but grin when he saw his favorite dessert on the table.

7. He enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, and camping.

8. She likes to collect vintage stamps as a hobby.

9. The doctor prescribed some pain relief pills for her backache.

10. I would like to suggest a new restaurant for our next dinner outing.

Exercise 2. Read the sentences in exercise 1 aloud and pay attention to the sound /ə/ and /ɪ/.

Exercise 3. Put the nouns into the correct column.

Exercise 4. Complete the sentence with the words in the box.

1. Life in the city is fast but life in the countryside is ______________.

2. The old city around the cathedral is the most ______________ part of town.

3. Our neighbors have always been very ______________.

4. I’m sure that people are ______________ to strangers in my village.

5. My father is a ______________ soldier.

6. The film was so ______________ that I fell asleep.

7. It will be very ______________for me to have no car.

8. The ______________ majority of pupils attend state-funded schools here.

9. She hoped the different ethnic groups in the area could live together in ______________ co-existence.

10. A ______________ life is hard but interesting.

Exercise 5. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets.

1. Iceland is considered the most ______________ country in the word. (peace)

2. A ______________ lifestyle has its advantages and disadvantages. (nomad)

3. My brother has been a stamp ______________ for several years. (collect)

4. It is a/an ______________ place to hold a picnic because it is too far from the road. (convenience)

5. Drinking water in some areas may be ______________. (safe)

6. During my stay in the village, I was ______________ with several local farmers. (friend)

7. Encouraging children to eat and drink ______________ is very important. (health)

8. Local people in the village often wear their ______________ costumes during the festivals. (tradition)

9. Please give ______________ to that charity to help the homeless after the flood. (generous)

10. The baby slept very ______________ because the bed was really comfortable. (sound)

Exercise 6. Fill each blank with a word/phrase in the box.

1. At the ______________, my brother always helps my parents load the rice onto the truck and drives it home.

2. I often help my parents dry the ______________ in the yard in front of my house.

3. Some farmers in my village still use ______________ to transport rice home.

4. He usually goes ______________ the buffaloes with other boys in his village.

5. My pen pal says he would like to visit my ______________ at harvest time to see what farmers do.

6. My friend has never ridden a ______________ so he would like to try once.

7. Harvest time is the ______________ of the year in the countryside.

8. Our garden is ______________ in spring when almost flowers bloom.

9. I like looking at the stars on starry nights. It's ______________.

10. My uncle lives in the city. He says it’s ______________ than my village.

Exercise 7. Put the adverbs ill the comparative form.

Exercise 8. Fill in the blank with the correct comparative form of the adverbs.

E.g: He is singing more loudly than the other singers. (loudly)

1. He arrived _________________ expected. (early)

2. We walked _________________ the rest of the people. (slowly)

3. They called us _________________ in the afternoon. (late)

4. My mother and my sister talked _________________ the other guests. (loudly)

5. He hit his arm _________________ before. (hard)

6. The Spanish athlete ran _________________ the other runners. (fast)

7. Jim threw the ball _________________ Peter. (far)

8. We answered all the questions _________________ the other students. (well)

9. Our new teacher explains the exercises _________________ our old teacher. (badly)

10. The new mechanic checked the car _________________ the old mechanic. (thoroughly)

Exercise 9. Fill in the blanks with suitable comparative forms of the words provided.

1. Towns are ____________ than village. (big)

2. A sofa is ____________ than a chair. (comfortable)

3. Does an ox run ____________ than a horse? (slowly)

4. Laura sings ____________ than her sister. (well)

5. My house is ____________ from Ha Noi than Nam s house. (far)

6. Minh plays the flute ____________ than Quang. (badly)

7. Traffic in the city is always ____________ than that in the countryside. (busy)

8. This year the farmers work ____________ than they did last year. (hard)

9. Villages are ____________ than towns. (quiet)

10. People in this area live ____________ than those in other areas. (happily)

Exercise 10. Underline the mistake in each sentence and correct it.

1. Their life has been more comfortably since they moved to the city. ____________

2. She looks more pretty in this white dress. ____________

3. The manager wants us to work more hardly. ____________

4. This week you look more healthily than last week. ____________

5. Everyone in my town is looking for more better crop this year. ____________

6. Jim runs more fastly than his friends. ____________

7. I think a settle life is more better than a nomadic life. ____________

8. Today Jim performs more confident than usual. ____________

9. The heavy rain makes it more difficultly to drive. ____________

10. Their team preformed much more well than our team. ____________

Exercise 11. Fill in the blanks with suitable comparative forms of the words provided.

1. I speak English ____________ now than last year. (fluently)

2. They smiled ____________ than before. (happily)

3. Tom arrived ____________ than I expected. (early)

4. We will meet ____________ in the afternoon. (late)

5. Mary dances ____________ than anyone else. (gracefully)

6. Could you speak ____________? (loud)

7. Jim could do the test ____________ than Jane. (well)

8. We walked ____________ than other people. (slowly)

9. Planes can fly ____________ than birds. (high)

10. I can throw the ball ____________ than anyone else in my team. (far)

11. James drives ____________ than his wife. (carefully)

12. I visit my grandmother ____________ than my brother. (often)

13. No one can run ____________ than John. (fast)

14. My sister cooks ____________ than I. (badly)

15. Everyone in the company is working ____________ than ever before. (hard)

Exercise 12. Complete the sentences with the correct form of adjectives or adverbs in brackets.

1. Some people think that health is ____________ than money. (important).

2. The pollution in our city is much ____________ than it used to be. (bad)

3. My new teacher explained the lessons ____________ than my old teacher. (clear)

4. He doesn't play volleyball as ____________ as his brother. (good)

5. Get rid of the sorrow! You will do it ____________ next time. (good)

6. Communication is a lot ____________ than it was 50 years ago. (easy)

7. People in rural areas wear ____________ than those in cities. (simple)

8. Robert arrived at the meeting ____________ than Francis. (late)

9. These trousers are too wide. Do you have any that are ____________? (narrow)

10. My mother always gets up ____________ than everybody else in the house. (early)

11. Trang speaks ____________ than the other ESL students in the class. (fluent)

12. Can't you think of anything ____________ to say? (intelligent)

13. I think his new book is much ____________ than his last one. (boring)

14. Max finished his homework ____________ than anyone else in the class. (fast)

15. He doesn't look as ____________ as he used to. (happy)

Exercise 13. Read the passage and choose the correct option to fill in the blank. :

Life is changing rapidly in the large cities of England. However, life in other areas remains much the (1) ____________ as it has been for centuries. Factories have brought huge population increases to the cities, and city life boomed.

City residents have discovered a new (2) ____________ of life, but in country villages the traditional lifestyle has remained nearly (3) ____________. There have been a few changes, particularly the new steam-powered machinery. It made farm production more (4) ____________. But for the people who remain in the countryside, daily life continues much as it had before the (5) ____________ revolution. Life in country villages continues to (6) ____________ at a slow pace. The daily schedule depends on the times that the sun rose and set and on the weather. In a typical village, the (7) ____________ number of workers is still employed in agriculture or in domestic service. A smaller number of people work in various trades. Even (8) ____________ work in the professions.

1. A. similar B. same C. different D. both A & B

2. A. method B. walk C. way D. path

3. A. changeful B. changeable C. unchanged D. Change

4. A. efficient B. efficiently C. efficiency D. inefficient

5. A. Industry B. Industrial C. Industrialize D. Industrialized

6. A. run B. walk C. move D. drive

7. A. largest B. biggest C. highest D. all are correct

8. A. more B. less C. few D. fewer

Exercise 14. Read the text and choose the correct answer.

Living in the country is something that people from the city often dream about. However, in reality, it has both advantages and disadvantages.

There are certainly many advantages to living in the country. First, you can enjoy peace and quietness. Moreover, people tend to be friendlier. A further advantage is that there is less traffic, so it is safer for young children.

However, there are certain disadvantages or drawbacks to life outside the city. First, because there are fewer people, you are likely to have few friends. In addition, entertainment is difficult to find, particularly in the evening. Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer shops and services means that it is hard to find jobs.

In short, it can be seen that the country is more suitable for some people than others. On the whole, it is often the best for those who are retired or who have young children. In contrast, young people who have a career are better provided in the city.

1. According to the passage, living in the country has ____________.

A. only good points B. only bad points

C. both good and bad points D. no disadvantages

2. How many advantages does living in the country have?

A. Two B. Three C. Four D. No

3. Living in the country is safer for young children because ____________.

A. there is less traffic B. there are few shops

C. there are fewer people D. there are few services

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. People in the country tend to be friendlier than people in the city.

B. It's hard to find entertainment in the country.

C. There are fewer shops and services in the country.

D. The country is only suitable for retired people.

5. Having few friends is ____________.

A. one of drawbacks to life in the country

B. the only disadvantage to living in the country

C. one of certain drawbacks to life outside the city

D. one of certain advantages to life outside the city

Exercise 15. Read the text and answer the questions below.

Last week Nick and some of his classmates went to the countryside. They went to visit a farm of Nick's uncle.

They left early in the morning and went there by bus. Nick's uncle, Mr. Brown met them at the bus stop and took them to his farm. On the way, Uncle Brown showed them the field of wheat and vegetables where some tractors were running up and down, ploughing and breaking soil, distributing manure and planting potatoes. ,...

After lunch, they all went for a walk. In the large yard of the farm, they saw some farm machines. Among them is the biggest machine which is called a combine harvester. They were told that this machine can cut and thresh com at the same time.

In the afternoon, they went to the place where cattle such as horses, sheep and cows were raised. They were very excited to see how cows were milked by the workers there. Uncle Brown also spoke about many interesting things in the countryside. After having some fruits and cakes, they said goodbye and went home.

1. How did Nick and his classmates go to Uncle Brown's farm?

__________________________________________________________________________________

2. What does his uncle grow on his farm?

__________________________________________________________________________________

3. What can a tractor do?

__________________________________________________________________________________

4. What is typical of a combine harvester?

__________________________________________________________________________________

5. Which kinds of cattle are raised on Uncle Brown's farm?

__________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 16a. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings. Use the right comparative forms of the words in brackets.

1. Hung drives more carefully than his brother. (carefully)

__________________________________________________________________________________

2. The laboratory in my school is now better equipped than some years ago. (badly)

__________________________________________________________________________________

3. Nam works more lazily so he often gets worse marks than Quang. (hard, good)

__________________________________________________________________________________

4. Trung drives more carefully than Minh so he has rarely had an accident. (carelessly)

__________________________________________________________________________________

5. Going by taxi is faster than going by bus but it costs more than a bus. (slow, little)

__________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 16b. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings. Use the comparative form with less.

E.g: Ann speaks French more fluently than James.

🡪 James speaks French less fluently than Ann.

1. This summer I go to the beach more often than last summer.

__________________________________________________________________________________

2. This cake is more freshly made than that one.

__________________________________________________________________________________

3. Jim behaves more politely than his younger brother.

__________________________________________________________________________________

4. Teenagers act more violently these days than in the past.

__________________________________________________________________________________

5. Your mother is more patient than my mother.

__________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 17. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings.

E.g: This exercise is easier than that one.

That exercise is more difficult than this one.

1. Mr. Smith is wealthier than Mr. Brown.

🡪 Mr. Brown

2. My house is smaller than my parent's house.

🡪 My parent's house

3. The black dress is more expensive than the red one.

🡪 The red dress

4. Today it is colder than yesterday.

🡪 Yesterday

5. I don't think you are taller than me.

🡪 I don't think I

6. Is Jim worse at Math than John?

🡪 Is John

7. Jim looks much younger than his classmates.

🡪 Jim's classmates

8. Your hair is longer than mine.

🡪 My hair

9. My sister speaks more quickly than me.

🡪 I speak

10. Mary drives more carefully than Tony.

🡪 Tony drives

ĐÁP ÁN

UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

Exercise 1.

1. We saw a herd of zebras grazing in the savannah during our safari.

2. We went fishing at the lake and caught a big fish.

3. She cooked a delicious roasted chicken for dinner.

4. The photographer captured a stunning picture / picture of the sunset over the ocean

5. She has six siblings, making her part of a large family.

6. He couldn't help but grin when he saw his favorite dessert on the table.

7. He enjoys outdoor activities / activities such as hiking, biking, and camping.

8. She likes to collect vintage stamps as a hobby.

9. The doctor prescribed some pain relief pills for her backache.

10. I would like to suggest a new restaurant for our next dinner outing.

Exercise 2. (student's answer)

Exercise 3.

Ride: a camel, a bike, a motorbike, a donkey, a car, an ostrich

Collect: food, water, data, information, dolls, postcards

Pick: grapes, blackberry, strawberry, tea buds

Herd: buffaloes, cattle, goats, sheep

Put up: a flag, a fence, a memorial, a notice, a tent

Exercise 4.

Exercise 5.

Exercise 6.

Exercise 7.

Exercise 8.

Exercise 9.

Exercise 10.

Exercise 11.

Exercise 12.

Exercise 13.

Exercise 14.

Exercise 15.

1. They went there by bus.

2. He grows wheat, vegetables and potatoes.

3. It can plough and break soil, distribute manure and plant potatoes.

4. It can cut and thresh corn at the same time.

5. The cattle such as horses, sheep and cows are raised on Uncle Brown's farm.

Exercise 16a.

1. Hung's brother drives less carefully than he does./ Hung's brother doesn't drive as carefully as he does.

2. Some years ago the laboratory in my school was worse equipped than now.

3. Quang works harder so he often gets better marks than Nam.

4. Minh drives more carelessly than Trung so he often has had an accident.

5. Going by bus is slower than going by taxi but it costs less than a taxi.

Exercise 16b.

1. Last summer I went to the beach less often than this summer.

2. That cake is less freshly made than this cake.

3. Jim's younger brother behaves less politely than Jim.

4. In the past teenagers acted less violently than these days.

5. My mother is less patient than your mother.

Exercise 17.

1. Mr. Brown is poorer than Mr. Smith.

2. My parent's house is larger than my house.

3. The red dress is cheaper than the black dress.

4. Yesterday it was warmer than today.

5. I don’t think I am shorter than you.

6. Is John better at Math than Jim?

7. Jim's classmates look much older than him.

8. My hair is shorter than your hair.

9. I speak more slowly than my sister.

10. Tony drives less carefully than Mary.