English 8 Unit 2 Đầy đủ Ngữ pháp + Từ vựng

UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
GETTING STARTED
- stay (n) chỗ ở
- envious (adj) ghen tị
- harvest time: mùa gặt
- guess (v) đoán
- load (v) chất, chở
- explore (v) khám phá
- buffalo-drawn cart: xe trâu kéo
- join (v) tham gia vào
- home and dry: êm xi, hồn thành trót lọt
- flying a kite: thả diều
- ride a cart: cưỡi xe đẩy
- herding buffaloes: chăn trâu
- herd (v) chăn, dắt
- riding a horse: cưỡi ngựa
- go herding the buffaloes: đi chăn trâu
- collecting water: lấy nước
- go flying kites: đi thả diều
- drying the rice: phơi lúa
- countryside (n) miền quê
- loading the rice: chất lúa (lên xe)
- city (n) thành phố
- transport (v) chở, di chuyển
- paddy field: đồng lúa

- 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

A CLOSER LOOK 1
- 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.
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Strawberries
Cattle

hay

a camel

a donkey
rainwater

a fence
a bike

sheep
roses

flowers

buffaloes

a horse

a tent

a motorcycle

grass

cows

a building

a poster

grapes

stamps

goats

♦ride:______________________________________________________________
♦ 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
facilty (n) cơ sở vật chất
high (adj) cao
opportunity (n) cơ hội
easy (adj)
crowded (adj) đông đúc

exciting (adj) thú vị
noisy (adj) ồn ào
convenient (adj) thuận tiện
education (n) sự giáo dục
happy (adj) hạnh phúc
access to: tiếp cận với
fast (adj) nhanh
quick (adj) nhanh
safe (adj) an toàn
traditionally (adv) truyển thống
generously (adv) một cách hào phóng
soundly (adj) ngon lành, sâu
healthily (adv) một cách lành mạnh
dense (adj) thưa thớt
late (adj) trễ
expensive (adj) đắt đỏ # cheap
optimistic (adj) tích cực
popular (adj) phổ biến
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)
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Cấu 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 tơi.)
*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.
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David:
Maria:
David:
Maria:

I think that’s a good thing!

The country is so slow and boring! It’s much (8) ___________ (boring) than the city.
Life in the country is a lot (9) ______________ (healthy) than in the city, I think.
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
interesting (adj) hấp dẫn, thú vị
beehive (n) tổ ong
vacation (n) kì nghỉ
space (n) khơng gian
running water: nước máy
field (n) cánh đồng
electricity (n) điện
shout out loud: hét lên
entertainment (n) giải trí
never (adv) khơng bao giờ
entertainment centre: trung tâm giải trí
mile: dặm
home-made product: sản phẩm tự sản xuất

fresh air: khơng khí trong lành
trip (n) chuyến đi
freedom (n) sư tự do
exciting (adj) thú vị - excite (v)
experience (n) trải nghiệm, kinh nghiệm
digging holes: đào hố
street market : chợ trời
planting vegetables (v) trồng rau
the local: dân địa phương
collecting tomatoes: thu hoạch cà chua
sell – sold – sold: bán

- 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

SKILLS 1
- 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
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- clothing: vải vóc
- provide (v) cung cấp
SKILLS 2
- electrical appliance: thiết bị điện
- road (n) con đường
- entertainment(n) giải trí
- visitor (n) du khách

- ger : căn lều truyền thống hình trịn/ lều du
mục

-

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.
1. a. ride
b. excite
c. ridden
d. beehive
2. a. pasture
b. vast
c. brave
d. farm
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
11. o/s/u/i/v/n/e
2. t/n/c/o/n/v/e/i/e/n
12. m/e/h/o - d/n/a – y/d/y
3. e/d/r/i
13. s/d/e/i/u/o/c/n/y/t/r
4. k/c/i/p
14. v/b/r/a/e
5. e/s/f/a
15. d/c/i/o/n/m/a
6. o/a/l/b/f/u/f
16. v/e/i/h/e/e/b
7. i/g/n/l/d/a/o - h/e/t - e/c/r/i
17. e/l/t/t/c/a
8. t/e/r/s/h/a/v - e/t/m/i
18. s/t/a/v
9. y/d/p/d/y - f/l/e/i/d
19. e/d/r/i – a – o/r/h/s/e

10. i/g/n/f/y/l - a - k/e/i/t
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.
a.on
b. with
c. for
d. of
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2. We usually spend our holiday in the village _______ our grandparents live.
a.what
b. where
c. which
d. when
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.
a. plough
b.produce
c. pick
d. put up
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 _______.
a. kites
b.hay
c. cattle
d. blackberries
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.
A
B
C
D
2. I love farm work, such as digging holes, sowing seeds and I pick fruit.
A
B
C
D
3. Life in the countryside is much peaceful and the life is also slower.
A
B
C
D
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.
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(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___________________________________________________________

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