Unit 2: Life In The Countryside - Skills 1

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below 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 (1) __________ at any time. They build a new school so their (2) __________ have better learning conditions. They build a bridge (3) __________ the river so villagers have a shorter way to town. They also build a football ground so their children can (4) __________ sports. In addition, they grown 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 (5) __________ our parents did.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions Last week Nick and some of his classmates went to the countryside. They went to visit a farm of Nick’s uncle. They left early in the morning and went there by bus. Nick’s uncle, Mr. Brown met them at the bus stop and took them to his farm. On the way, Uncle Brown showed them the field of wheat and vegetables where some tractors were running up and down, ploughing and breaking soil, distributing manure and planting potatoes. After lunch, they all went for a walk. In the large yard of the farm, they saw some farm machines. Among them is the biggest machine which is called a combine harvester. They were told that this machine can cut and thresh corn at the same time. In the afternoon, they went to the paddy field, the place where cattle such as horses, sheep and cows were raised. They were very excited to see how cows were milked by the workers there. Uncle Brown also spoke about many interesting things in the countryside. After having some fruits and cakes, they said goodbye and went home.