Tiếng Anh 8 Unit 2 Chương trình mới Đầy đủ Ngữ pháp, từ vựng với từng lesson riêng và bài tập cụ thể. UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GETTING STARTED stay (n) chỗ ở harvest time: mùa gặt load (v) chất, chở buffalodrawn cart: xe trâu kéo
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GETTING STARTED
- stay (n) chỗ ở
- harvest time: mùa gặt
- load (v) chất, chở
- buffalo-drawn cart: xe trâu kéo
- home and dry: êm xuôi, hoàn thành trót lọt
- ride a cart: cưỡi xe đẩy
- herd (v) chăn, dắt
- go herding the buffaloes: đi chăn trâu
- go flying kites: đi thả diều
- countryside (n) miền quê
- city (n) thành phố
- paddy field: đồng lúa
- envious (adj) ghen tị
- guess (v) đoán
- explore (v) khám phá
- join (v) tham gia vào
- flying a kite: thả diều
- herding buffaloes: chăn trâu
- riding a horse: cưỡi ngựa
- collecting water: lấy nước
- drying the rice: phơi lúa
- loading the rice: chất lúa (lên xe)
- transport (v) chở, di chuyển
A CLOSER LOOK 1
- hay (n) cỏ khô
- a pole (n) cây sào
- camel (n) lạc đà
- tent (n) cái lều
- cattle (n) gia súc
- wild flower: hoa dại
- buffalo (n) con trâu
- horse (n) con ngựa
- ride (v) cưỡi
- put up: dựng lên
- collect (v)
- pick (v) hái
- slow (adj) chậm
- colourful (adj) nhiều màu sắc
- friendly (adj) than thiện
- hard (adj) chăm chỉ
- together: cùng nhau
- blind: mù
- blossom: hoa của cây ăn quả
- clock: cái đồng hồ
- clear: trong sạch
- brave (adj) dung cảm
- boring (adj) chán
- inconvenient (adj) bất tiện
- vast (adj) bao la
- peaceful (adj) bình yên
- nomadic (adj) thuộc về du mục
- life (n) cuộc sống
- scenery (n) phong cảnh
- blackberry (n) mâm xôi đen
- village (n) ngôi làng
- river (n) con song
- children (n) những đứa trẻ
- small (n) nhỏ
- relax (adj) thư giãn
- sky (n) bầu trời
- building (n) tòa nhà
- block (v) chặn
- climb: leo
- click: nhấp chuột
- clay: đất sét
- bloom: nở hoa
I Put the words in the box in the correct rows.
Trang 2♦ herd: _
♦collect:
♦pick:
♦ put up:
II Match the word or phrase with its definition.
1 buffalo drawn cart a a circular wooden canvas and felt tent
2 harvest time b land covered with grass where sheep, cows, horses, etc., feed
3 paddy field c a vehicle with two or four wheels pulled by buffalo
4 cattle d a structure where bees are kept for producing honey
5 pasture (đồng cỏ) e cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals
6 ger f a high mountainous area of a country
7 beehive g a field in which rice is grown
8 highlands h the time of year when crops are cut and collected from the fields
9 dairy products i a member of a community that moves with its animals from place to
place
10 nomad j food made from milk, such as butter and cheese
A CLOSER LOOK 2
I Vocabulary
good (adj) tốt, giỏi
high (adj) cao
easy (adj)
exciting (adj) thú vị
convenient (adj) thuận tiện
happy (adj) hạnh phúc
fast (adj) nhanh
safe (adj) an toàn
generously (adv) một cách hào phóng
healthily (adv) một cách lành mạnh
late (adj) trễ
optimistic (adj) tích cực
popular (adj) phổ biến
facilty (n) cơ sở vật chất opportunity (n) cơ hội crowded (adj) đông đúc noisy (adj) ồn ào
education (n) sự giáo dục access to: tiếp cận với quick (adj) nhanh traditionally (adv) truyển thống soundly (adj) ngon lành, sâu dense (adj) thưa thớt
expensive (adj) đắt đỏ # cheap
II Grammar:
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS (So sánh hơn của tính từ và trạng từ)
Ta sử dụng So sánh hơn để so sánh giữa người (hoặc vật) này với người (hoặc vật) khác
1 Comparative adjectives (So sánh hơn của tính từ)
Strawberries hay a donkey a fence sheep flowers a horse a tent grass a building grapes
Cattle a camel rainwater a bike roses buffaloes a motorcycle cows a poster stamps goats
Trang 3Cấu trúc: Short Adj: S + be + adj + er + than + Noun/ Pronoun
Long Adj: S + be + more + adj + than + Noun/ Pronoun
Ex: China is bigger than India (Trung Hoa to lớn hơn Ấn Độ.)
Gold is more valuable than silver (Vàng có giá trị hơn bạc.)
2 Comparative adverbs (So sánh hơn với trạng từ):
Cấu trúc: - Short Adv: S + V + adv + er + than + Noun/ Pronoun
- Long Adv: S + V + more / less + adv + than + Noun/ Pronoun Ex: - They work harder than I do = They work harder than me (Họ làm việc chăm chỉ hơn tôi.)
- 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.)
*Một số tính từ/ trạng từ bất qui tắc: good/well – better, bad/badly – worse, little – less,
many/ much – more, far - farther/ further, late – later, old – older/ elder
Ex: I believe you will be better next time.
III Bài tập:
Bài 1: Write the comparison of these adjectives and adverbs
Tính từ/ Trạng từ So sánh hơn
1 beautifully
2 hot
3 crazy
4 slowly
5 much
6 little
7 badly
8 well
9 attractively
10 big
Bài 2: Complete the dialogue with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
David: How do you like living in the big city?
Maria: There are many things that are (1) (good) than living in the country!
David: Can you give me some examples?
Maria: Well, it certainly is (2) (interesting) than the country: There is so much
more to do and see!
David: Yes, but the city is (3) (dangerous) than the counting
Maria: That’s true People in the countryside are (4) (friendly) than those in the
city
David: I’m sure that the country is (5) (relaxed), too!
Maria: Yes, the city is (6) (busy) than the country However, the country is much
(7) (slow) than the city
Trang 4David: I think that’s a good thing!
Maria: The country is so slow and boring! It’s much (8) _ (boring) than the city
David: Life in the country is a lot (9) (healthy) than in the city, I think
Maria: Sure, it’s (10) (clean) too But, the city is so much (11)
(exciting)
Bài 3: Underline the correct words or phrases.
1 Cattle usually cross over the road You should drive more careful / more carefully.
2 Life in some parts of the country is boring / more boring than that in other parts.
3 The old usually get up earlier / more early than the young.
4 An ox doesn’t plough weller / better than a buffalo.
5 These 7 thinking habits will help you become more confident / more confidently.
6 Don’t worry The river is not as deep / deeper as it looks.
7 After a hard working day, you may sleep soundlier / more soundly than usual.
8 My father has been much healthier / more healthy since he stopped smoking.
9 The air in the mountainous zones is more fresh / fresher than that in the cities.
10 I can’t understand Would you ask him to speak clearlier / more clearly?
COMMUNICATION
disturbing (adj) không gây phiền hà
beehive (n) tổ ong
space (n) không gian
field (n) cánh đồng
shout out loud: hét lên
never (adv) không bao giờ
mile: dặm
fresh air: không khí trong lành
freedom (n) sư tự do
experience (n) trải nghiệm, kinh nghiệm
street market : chợ trời
the local: dân địa phương
sell – sold – sold: bán
interesting (adj) hấp dẫn, thú vị vacation (n) kì nghỉ
running water: nước máy electricity (n) điện
entertainment (n) giải trí entertainment centre: trung tâm giải trí home-made product: sản phẩm tự sản xuất trip (n) chuyến đi
exciting (adj) thú vị - excite (v) digging holes: đào hố
planting vegetables (v) trồng rau collecting tomatoes: thu hoạch cà chua
SKILLS 1
- highland (n) cao nguyên
- normal (adj) bình thường
- pasture (n) đồng cỏ
- grassland (n)
- cattle (n) gia súc
- dairy product: sản phẩm từ sữa
- meat: thịt
- temperature: nhiệt độ
- mountain (n) ngọn núi
- world (n) thế giới
- animal (n) động vật
- horse (n) con ngựa
- ride a horse: cưỡi ngựa
- household chores: công việc nhà
Trang 5- clothing: vải vóc
- provide (v) cung cấp
- ger : căn lều truyền thống hình tròn/ lều du mục
SKILLS 2
- electrical appliance: thiết bị điện
- road (n) con đường
- entertainment(n) giải trí
- visitor (n) du khách
- Brick house: nhà gạch
- entertainment(n) giải trí
- visitor (n) du khách
REVISION TEST FOR UNIT 21
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
3 a cattle b circular c country d collect
4 a generous b ger c grassland d guess
5 a worked b watched c relaxed d crowded
II Sắp xếp cho từ có nghĩa
1 d/e/h/r
2 t/n/c/o/n/v/e/i/e/n
3 e/d/r/i
4 k/c/i/p
5 e/s/f/a
6 o/a/l/b/f/u/f
7 i/g/n/l/d/a/o - h/e/t - e/c/r/i
8 t/e/r/s/h/a/v - e/t/m/i
9 y/d/p/d/y - f/l/e/i/d
10 i/g/n/f/y/l - a - k/e/i/t
11 o/s/u/i/v/n/e
12 m/e/h/o - d/n/a – y/d/y
13 s/d/e/i/u/o/c/n/y/t/r
14 v/b/r/a/e
15 d/c/i/o/n/m/a
16 v/e/i/h/e/e/b
17 e/l/t/t/c/a
18 s/t/a/v
19 e/d/r/i – a – o/r/h/s/e
20 w/l/s/o
III Complete the passage with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Is life better now than it was in the past? Of course in many ways life is (1) _ (easy) now
We live in the world which is (2) _ (clean) and safer It is generally (3) _ (healthy) as well, and because of improvements in medical care, both men and women can expect to live (4) (long) lives Our day-to-day existence is (5) (comfortable), but are we (6) _ (happy)?
The rhythm of life is faster, and (7) _ (stressful) People are always in a hurry In the end it
is hard to say things were (8) _ (good) or (9) _ (bad) before As the saying goes ‘the grass is always (10) _ (green) on the other side of the fence’
IV Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
1 I went on a trip to the countryside and had my first experience _ farm work
Trang 62 We usually spend our holiday in the village _ our grandparents live.
3 I think country life is so boring and _ because you’re not close to shops and services
a unhealthy b inconvenient c comfortable d peaceful
4 On the farm, uncle Duong showed us how to _ cucumbers
5 Mongolian children start to learn _ before they can walk
a horse riding b.riding horse c ride horse d horse ridden
6 On the side of the road, a herd boy was herding _
7 Mongolian children learn to ride when they are _ as three years old
a as young b.younger c younger than d so young
8 Does your new stereo play music _ than your old one did?
a louder b more loudly c loudlier d more louder
9 Countryside is not polluted _ you can breathe there fresh air
a although b however c therefore d as
10 ‘Children in my village often fly their kites in dry rice fields.’ ‘ _’
a It’s right up my street! b That’s awesome
c Exactly what I want d How interesting!
V Choose the underlined word or phrase, A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
1 The test was more difficult than I expected I could finish it at least 20 minutes early
2 I love farm work, such as digging holes, sowing seeds and I pick fruit
3 Life in the countryside is much peaceful and the life is also slower
VI For each group, choose the correct sentence A or B (Với mỗi nhóm, chọn câu đúng A hoặc B).
1 A It usually snows more heavily in the mountains than in the lowlands
B It usually snows heavier in the mountains than in the lowlands
2 A Those farmers work much harder on their farms than we can imagine
B Those farmers work much more hard on their farms than we can imagine
3 A City children often react more quickly to technical developments country children
B City children often react more quickly to technical developments than country children
4 A The colour orange shines more brightly in the sun than the colour blue
B The colour orange shines brightly in the sun than the colour blue
5 A I'm not sure who lives more happily: nomads or City dwellers
B I'm not sure who lives happier: nomads or City dwellers
6.A A ger can be more easy pulled down than a house.
B A ger can be more easily pulled down than a house.
VII Use verb in the brackets in their correct forms of comparison to completethe sentences.
Trang 7(Sử dụng động từ trong ngoặc ở thể đúng của so sánh để hoàn thành câu.)
1 A village is much _ a city in size (small)
2 Of the three types of cattle in the Mongolian desert, the sheep is _ (slow)
3 A City has _ activities than the countryside (interesting)
4 The City offers more services It's much _ the countrỵside (convenient)
5 My village has onlỵ 1,200 people It's not _ the City, (crovvded)
6 In the countryside, harvest time is often _ and _ time (busy, hard)
7 Some people think that country folk are _ cityvpeople (friendlỵ)
8 Which one is _, the City or the countryside? (noisy)
VIII Complete the sentences with suitable forms of the adverbs given in the brackets.
1 Nick is a careful writer than Phuc (carefully)
Nick writes essays
2 A snail is slower than a crab (slowly)
A snail moves
3 My father’s explanation about the subject was clearer than my brother’s (clearly)
My father explained the subject
4 My cousin is a better singer than I am (well)
My cousin sings _
5 Phong is a faster swimmer than Phuc (fast)
Phong swims _