Task 1. Verbs and nouns that go together. In each box, circle one noun which does not go with the verb.

(Động từ và danh từ đi với nhau. Trong mỗi ô, khoanh tròn một danh từ mà không đi với động từ.) 

Task 2. Choose one noun from each box and write a sentence using it with the corresponding verb.

(Chọn một danh từ từ mỗi ô và viết một câu dùng danh từ đó với một động từ tương ứng.)

Task 4. Use the words in the right-hand column in the correct forms to complete the sentences.

(Sử dụng từ ở cột bên tay phải ở dạng đúng để hoàn thành câu.) 

run            nomadic              colour                 peaceful                 ride                collect

1. We children enjoy ___________ around the fields, shouting and laughing happily.

2. The ___________ have a very hard life. They cannot live permanently in one place.

3. The hills are ___________ in spring when the wild flowers bloom.

4. Everybody has to work hard for world  ___________.

5.  ___________ a horse is one of the skills every nomadic child in Mongolia has to learn.

6. My sister has a beautiful ___________ of paper dolls.

Task 5. Some of the comparisons in these sentences are incorrect. Underline and correct the mistakes.

(Một vài so sánh trong các câu sau bị sai. Gạch chân và sửa lỗi sai.)

1. The cost of living in the countryside is more low than in the City.

2. In general, putting up a tent is not as difficult than building a house.

3. Harvest is the busiest time of year in the countryside.

4. Dogs are much more better than human beings at detecting smells.

5. Life in a big city is more exciting than life in a small town.

6. This cottage is near to the main road than that red one.

7. The paddy fields in the mountains are usually not as large as those in the lowlands.

8. The path through Dead Valley is the most dangerous in my countrỵ.

Task 6. Use verb in the brackets in their correct forms of comparison to completethe sentences.

(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. (crowded)

6. In the countryside, harvest time is often _________ and _________ time. (busy, hard)

7. Some people think that country folk are  _________ city people. (friendlỵ)

8. Which one is _________, the City or the countryside? (noisy)

Task 7. 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.