Unit 02. Life in the Countryside. Lesson 2. A Closer Look 1

Unit 2: Life in the countryside
Lesson 2: A closer look 1
Vocabulary
1. Listen and repeat the words.
1. slow
2. colourful
3. friendly
4. hard
5. brave
6. boring
7. inconvenient
9. peaceful
10. nomadic
8. vast
2. Put the words in 1 into the appropriate category. Some words can be used in more thanone category.
friendly, brave, boring, nomadic, colourful
slow, hard, boring, inconvenient, peaceful, nomadic, colourful
colourful, vast, peaceful
3. Match the nouns/ noun phrases in the box with each verb.


hay a camel
water apples
a horse the cattle
a tent wild flowers
a pole the buffaloes

ride
put up
herd
collect
pick
a horse
a camel
a pole
a tent
the cattle
the buffaloes
water
hay
apples
wild flowers
4. Use the words in 1 and 3 to complete the sentences. Remember to use the correct form of the verbs.
When summer comes, we enjoy __________ blackberries.

Our village has no running water, which is _______________. We have to help our parents to __________ water from the river.

In the countryside, children learn to _________ the cattle when they are small.

Have you ever __________ a horse? I think one has to be __________ to do it.

You can relax in the countryside. It’s so __________.

__________ life is hard because people have to move a lot.

The sky is __________ here in the countryside. There are no buildings to block the view.

We worked together to  __________ this tent. It was __________ work.
picking
inconvenient
herd
collect
brave
hard
peaceful
ridden
put up
vast
Nomadic
pronunciation
Clusters: /bl/ and /cl/
5. Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the initial clusters.
6. Listen and circle the words you hear.
7. Listen to the sentences and repeat.
1. The wind is blowing so hard.  
2. These people have climbed to the top of the mountain.  
3. The tree is in full bloom.  
4. Look at the clear blue sky.