Bài tập bổ trợ Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 Global Success - Unit 2: Life in the countryside

 harvest (n, v) /ˈhɑːvɪst/ vụ thu hoac, gặt hái, thu 
 24
 hoạch
 25 chore (n) /tʃɔː/ thám hiểm, thăm dị
 26 envious (adj) /ˈenviəs/ ghen tị, thèm muốn
 27 explore (v) /ɪkˈsplɔː/ thám hiểm, thăm dị
 28 cultivate (v) /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/ trồng trọt
 29 ferry (n) /ˈfɛri/ phà
 30 hospitable (a) /ˈhɒspɪtəbl/ mến khách, hiếu khách
 31 lighthouse (n) /ˈlaɪthaʊs/ hải đăng
 32 orchard (n) /ˈɔːʧəd/ vườn cây ăn quả
 33 picturesque (a) /ˌpɪkʧəˈrɛsk/ đẹp, gây ấn tượng
 34 well-trained (a) /wɛl/-/treɪnd/ lành nghề, cĩ tay nghề
 35 plough (v) /plaʊ/ cày
 36 load (v) /ləʊd/ chất, chở
 37 unload (v) /ʌnˈləʊd/ dỡ hàng
 38 speciality (n) /ˌspɛʃiˈỉləti/ đặc sản
 PARTS OF SPEECH
1 cultivate v /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/ trồng trọt
 → cultivation n /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃn/ sự trồng trọt, sự dạy dỗ
 → cultivated a /ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪd/ được trồng, được dạy dỗ
2 explore v /ɪksˈplɔː/ Khám phá
 → exploration n /ˌɛksplɔːˈreɪʃn/ Sự khám phá
 → exploratory a /ɛksˈplɔːrətəri/ Cĩ tính khám phá
 → unexplored a /ˌʌnɪksˈplɔːd/ Chưa ai thăm dị
 → explorer n /ɪksˈplɔːrə/ Người tham dị, khám phá
PRACTICE
1. The land here has been intensively _______________ for generations. (cultivation)
2. The _______________ of wheat required the most fertile lands. (cultivate)
3. At the height of poppy _______________ in the late 1990s, Afghanistan produced more than 2,000 
tons of raw opium annually (cultivated)
4. You can use _______________ mushrooms, but a few wild ones add a better taste. (cultivation)
5. You can then use this hut as a base for _______________ into the mountains around. (explore)
6. Magellan was a famous 16th-century _______________. (exploration)
7. The study looks at a relatively _______________ area of human relationships. (explore)
8. _______________ discussions between management and the unions have ended in stalemate. 
(explore)
 2 3. Cấu trúc câu so sánh hơn trong tiếng Anh 
 3.1. Cấu trúc so sánh hơn trong tiếng Anh với tính từ và trạng từ ngắn
Cấu trúc: Thực hiện: Trịnh Kim Son 0908854232
 S + V + (Adj/Adv) + “-er” + than
E.g: Jennie’s grades are higher than her sister’s. 
 Today is colder than yesterday.
 My girlfriend came later than me.
 Lindy is shorter than her younger sister.
 My ruler is longer than yours.
 3.2. Cấu trúc so sánh hơn trong tiếng Anh với tính từ và trạng từ dài
Cấu trúc:
 S + V + more + Adj/Adv + than
E.g: He is a more professional soccer player than me.
 He speaks Korean more fluently than his friend.
 She visits her family less frequently than I used to.
 This hat is more expensive than the others.
 My father drives more carefully than my brother.
Note: Cĩ thể thêm far hoặc much trước cụm từ so sánh để nhấn mạnh. 
 E.g: Mike’s phone is much more expensive than mine.
4. Cấu trúc câu so sánh hơn nhất trong tiếng Anh
 4.1. Cấu trúc so sánh hơn nhất trong tiếng Anh với tính từ và trạng từ ngắn
Cấu trúc:
 S + V + the + Adj/Adv + -est
E.g: My brother is the tallest in our family.
 Sunday is the coldest day of the month so far.
 He runs the fastest in my city.
 Linda is the youngest person in my office.
 My house is the highest one in my neighborhood.
 4 PART II - PRACTICE
 A. PHONETICS
TASK 1: Put the underlined words in the right column:
 hit ago sofa sick till album 
 investment kin sin been dill misconduct 
 rip combat bin until bitastonish
 fill congress fist fit gin consistent 
 hill hit is did imprison it 
 lick atlantic lid around cactus 
 /ɪ/ /ə/
 TASK 2: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that 
 of the rest:
1. A.countryB.cloudC.loudlyD.mouse
2. A.camelB.cattleC.paddyD.buffalo
3. A.populatedB.loadedC.harvestedD.lived
4. A.fieldsB.flowersC.lemonsD.parks
5. A.normalB.visitorC.transportD.chore
 6 Task a
 1. In Vietnam, the __________________________ occurs in 
 September when autumn comes.
 2. In the family, everyone has his own job. What the youngest 
 child has to do every day is to 
 __________________________.
 3. He loves living with his grandparents in the countryside 
 because he can __________________________ with his 
 friends every day.
 4. You cannot find any __________________________ in 
 the countryside. 
 5. __________________________ is very hard because nomads 
 often move from one place to another. However, it is also 
 interesting.
 6. The city children are very excited because it is the first time, 
 they have __________________________ in a garden.
 Task b
 paddy field herd load 
 harvest time combine harvester
1. It took them an hour to _______________ all the goods onto the truck.
2. Nowadays, people in my village use a _______________ to harvest their rice and separate the grains 
from the rest of the plant.
3. Today it is my turn to _______________ the cows.
4. A place in which people grow rice is called a ________________.
5. A busy time when people cut and gather their crops is called _______________.
 TASK 3: Fill in the blanks with the correct words or phrases matching the verbs. 
 Maybe some verbs can be used more than one.
 8 5. Their farms produce rice, crops, and dairy ___________________.
 A. facilitiesB. comfortC. productsD. cargo
6. Some large cities have to find measures to protect them from air ___________________.
 A. rubbishB. garbageC. wastesD. pollution
7. The streets in cities are ___________________ than those in the countryside.
 A. crowdedB. more crowdedC. crowdederD. less crowded
8. City drivers have to drive___________________ than country ones.
 A. more carefulB. more carelessC. more carefullyD. more carelessly
9. Harvesting the rice is much ___________________ than drying the rice.
 A. more harder B. more hardlyC. hardlierD. harder
10. In my opinion, country people are ___________________ than city people.
 A. more friendly B. friendlier C. more friendlier D. both A & B.
11. A village is often ___________________ than a city.
 A. more densely populatedB. less densely populated
 C. more densely populatingD. less densely populating
12. My family is going to come back to the hometown to ___________________ a visit to our 
grandparents.
 A. makeB. payC. doD. make
13. Last week was the harvest time. I was staying with my uncle, and I helped him load the rice onto the 
___________________.
 A. buffalo – drawn cartB. cart buffalo – drawn
 C. cart – drawn buffaloD. cart – buffalo drawn
14. We often spend a lot of time talking with our ___________________ during Tet holiday.
 A. relationB. relationship C. relativesD. relative
15. ___________________people in the countryside are not rich, they often have a peaceful and happy life.
 A. BecauseB. AlthoughC. Despite D. When
16. Except for some minor changes, life in my hometown has generally remained at a slow ______.
 A. speedB. rhythmC. pace D. both B & C
17. Which one do you prefer, life in the___________________ area or life in a modern town?
 A. farB. furtherC. distanceD. remote
18. I have stayed in a ___________________ area for two weeks. The transportation was very 
inconvenient and there was no entertainment canter to relax.
 A. ruralB. urbanC. outskirtsD. suburb
19. It is ____________________ in the city than it is in the country.
 A. noisilyB. more noisierC. noisierD. noisy
20. The English test was____________________ than I thought it would be.
 A. the easierB. more easyC. easiestD. easier
21. English is thought to be ____________________ than Math.
 A. harderB. the more hardC. hardestD. the hardest 
 10 40. She is the ____________________ girl in our town.
 A. more beautiful B. beauty C. most beautiful D. more beautifully
 TASK 6 Use the adjective in brackets in their correct forms of comparison to 
 complete the sentences.
1. Tea is _________________coffee. (cheap)
2. The new harvest machine is _________________than the old one. (effective)
3. The countryside is _________________the town. (beautiful)
4. A tractor is_________________ a buffalo. (powerful)
5. My sister is _________________me. (tall)
6. Blue whales are _________________elephants. (heavy)
7. The Mekong River is _________________the Red River. (long)
8. Do you think English is_________________ French in grammar? (easy)
9. My new bed is _________________ my old bed. (comfortable)
10. The film about my village town is than the book. (interesting)
11. The countryside is (crowded) _________________ and (tranquil) _________________ than cities.
12. I guess that ploughing machine can plough very much (fast) _________________ than a buffalo.
13. Good healthcare service can be (easy) _________________ found in rural areas than in cities.
14. Farmers often have to get up (early) _________________ than city dwellers.
15. Houses in big cities are often (well-furnished) _________________ than those in villages.
 TASK 7 Use the correct form of the WORDS and the VERBS in parentheses:
 1. There is a _________________of books on the shelf. (collect) 
 2. It is very _________________for people in remote areas to get to hospitals. (convenience)
 3. He is very _________________with his hands. (skill) 
 4. It is said that water collected from the local streams is _________________ to drink. (safe)
 5. We want _________________relations with all countries. (friend)
 6. I like to eat _________________, so I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables every day. (health)
 7. John adores _________________ (play) badminton in the winter.
 8. My father sometimes goes _________________ (hunt) in the forests. He’d like to find some more 
 food for our family.
 9. The boy _________________ (pick) up a stone and threw it in to the river.
 10. He _________________ (collect) stamps from many countries since he ___________ (be) eight.
 11. Which sports do you like _________________ (play)?
 12. Hoa’s teacher wants her (spend) _________________more time on math.
 13.I promise I (try) _________________my best next semester.
 14.Sandra needs (improve) _________________ her English writing.
 15.You should (underline) _________________the word you want (learn) _________________.
 16.Can you help me (move) _________________ this table?
 17.Nam always (get) __________ grade A in Physics, but last semester he (get) ___________ B.
 18.They were proud of (be) _________________ so successful.
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 giaoandethitienganh.info sưu tầm Eg: A ger is a place which the Mongolian live in.
 TASK 2: Fill in the changes in the countryside that you have ever observed (or heard 
 from your parents or grandparents) in the box below then talk about these changes.
 Things In the past At present
 Roads Eg: Dirt, stone, one lane for all Eg: Paved, more lanes for
 kinds of vehicles specific vehicles
 Trees
 Housings
 Means of 
 transport
 Services
 Tradition
 Eg: There are a lot of changes in my village. First, roads are now paved and divided into more lanes 
 for specific vehicles instead of dirt roads which have the only lane for all kinds of vehicles. Second, 
 TASK 3: Decide whether the statement is an advantage (A) or a disadvantage (D) of the nomadic 
 life and write the answer in the blank. Then practise the conversation about what you like or 
 dislike about it.
 1. A nomad constantly changes locations, switching from one place to another. ___________
 2. It is hard to maintain a relationship. ___________
 3. This constant process of change is a great learning experience, and when you learn, you become 
smarter. ___________ 
 4. Nomads don’t take life very seriously, and they think about life very optimistically. ___________
 5. You can learn to ride a horse from the early age, and travel everywhere by horse or camel. 
 ___________
 6. Nomads think and adjust fast. ___________
 7. The basic understand for nomads is that “everything is temporary, and nothing is yours. ______
 8. Being a nomad, you never really have a feeling of real home. ___________
 DIALOGUE:
 A: What do you like about the nomadic life?
 B: Well, 
 A: And what don’t you like about it?
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 TASK 4: Complete the conversation, using the phrases/sentences (A-H) given. 
 A. It’s a real life, I think.
 B. You don’t worry about delay or being late anymore.
 14 8. France ____________________ Spain. (rainy)
 TASK 2: Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
 The country is (1) beautiful than a town and pleasant to live in. Many people 
think so and go to the country (2) the summer holiday although they can’t live (3)
 all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village (4) that they can go there 
whenever they (5) find the time.
 English villages are not all alive, but (6) some ways there are not very different from 
(7) other. Almost every village (8) , a church, the round or square tower of which 
car (9) seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, (10) 
people are buried.
 TASK 3: Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word
 My grandmother told me that our village (1) very poor many years ago. The 
 villagers had to work hard in the fields all day, but they could not earn enough for their living. Their 
 lives were very simple. Many people had to (2) in houses made of straw and mud.
 Nowadays my village has (3) a lot. People live in big brick houses. In the evening, 
 they can listen to the (4) on the radio or watch TV for entertainment. All the people in 
 my village try their best to make their living better. They raise and resurface the roads (5)
 the roads will not be muddy and flooded after it rains. They widen the roads so cars and lorries 
 can get to the village easily. They build a medical centre so people's health can be looked (6)
 at any time. They build a new school so their (7) have better learning 
 conditions. They built a bridge (8) the river, so villagers have a shorter way to 
 town. They also build a football ground so their children can (9) sports. And they 
 grow cash crops so people can export the crops and have more money.
 I would like to become an agricultural engineer in the future so I can apply new technology to our 
 farming and do more for the village (10) our parents did. 
 TASK 4: Read the passage. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
 If you had your own apple orchard, it means you have a busy, year-around job. Apple growers 
 schedule tasks all year long to have a good harvest in the fall and to get the apples to your grocery 
 store while they are still fresh. Early in the spring, you will be out in the orchard fertilizing the trees 
 and planting new trees. Maybe you are just replacing a few old trees that no longer produce many 
 apples, or maybe you are adding rows of trees to enlarge your orchard or to try a new variety of 
 apples. Soon the trees begin to show their pink and white blooms. Don’t spend too much time 
 admiring the flowers! You need to rent some beehives to pollinate all your trees. You don’t want 
 your trees to grow lots of tiny apples. You want to grow nice big ones, so after the blooms fade you 
 start checking your trees to see if the buds need to be thinned. Maybe you will thin them by hand, or 
 maybe you will use chemicals to do the job.
 1. Apple growers always have things to do with their apple orchard. ____________
 2. Apples are harvested in the fall and brought to the stores after that season. ___________
 3. Apple growers use fertilizers for apples trees. ____________
 4. After each harvest season, all apple trees are replaced with new ones. ____________
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