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.
2. Look at each picture and write a sentence describing what each person is doing. Use the verbs in brackets.
Grammar
3. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences, using suitable comparative forms of the adverbs in brackets.
1. A lion runs _________ a horse. (fast)
2. The Great Wall was built _________ the White House. (early)
3. Homes in the city are often _________ furnished _________ those in the countryside. (well)
4. A racing driver drives _________ a normal motorist. (skillfully)
5. A house is _________ decorated at New Year _________ 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 ________________________________________________.
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 _______________________________________.
3. Unlike many other jobs, farmers depend heavily on the weather. (heavily)
→ Farmers depend ________________________________________________.
4. We are both bad at swimming but I'm better than my sister. (badly)
→ My sister swims ________________________________________________.
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 answers in the table below. Report your findings to the class.
| Person's name | Activity |
| 1. | |
| 2. | |
| 3. | |
| 4. |
Report your findings to the class.
| Finished! Now I can... | ✔ | ✔✔ | ✔✔✔ |
| • use words/ phrases to describe life in the countryside | |||
| • use comparative forms of adverbs of manner | |||
| • pronounce words containing cluster /bl/ and /cl/ corectly in isolation and in sentences | |||
| • talk and write about life in the countryside and ways it has changed |
