English 8 revision for Unit 2

ENGLISH 8 REVISION FOR UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
A. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I)-Fill in the blanks with the correct words or phrases matching with the verbs. Maybe some verbs can be used more than once.
grapes
food
buffaloes
a camel
data

dolls
a tent
water
cattle
a flag

strawberry
a bike
a fence
tea buds
a car

goats
information
an ostrich
blackberry
sheep

a motorbike
a notice
postcards
a memorial
a donkey

ride:

collect:

pick:

herd:

put up:

II)-Match a word in column A with its definition in column B, writing the answer in each blank.
Answer
A
B

_________
cattle
food made from milk, such as butter, cheese, etc.

_________
a nomad
tasks such as cleaning, washing, ironing… that have to be done regularly at home

_________
pasture
a field planted with rice growing in water

_________
home-made
an area with mountains or hills

_________
a paddy field
a person moving from a place to another for earning a living all the time

_________
household chores
male and female cows on a farm

_________
countryside
the way that you live

_________
lifestyle
made at home

_________
dairy products
a field or land covered with grass, where cattle can feed

_________
highland
land which is away from towns and cities

III)-Fill in each blank with the correct word from the box.
ride
grassland
cattle
loaded
kites

beehive
vast
harvest
convenient
dry

Several people were flying _____________ on the field.
Russia is a ___________ country with a lot of natural resources.
My brother is learning to ____________ a horse at the moment.
Farmers often leave the rice in the sun to ______________.
They _____________ the buffalo-drawn cart with hay.
Farmers always need extra help with the ______________.
Local people are turning _____________ into farmland.
A ____________ is a type of box that people use for keeping bees in.
Is it _____________ to meet you at the moment?
My uncle raises a herd of _____________ on his farm.
IV)-Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets.
Iceland is considered the most _____________ country in the word. (peace)
A ___________ lifestyle has its advantages and disadvantages. (nomad)
My brother has been ______________ a stamp for several years.
It is a/an ______________ place to hold a picnic because it is too far from the road. (convenience)
Drinking water in some areas may be ______________. (safe)
During my stay in the village, I was ______________ with several local farmers. (friend)
Encouraging children to eat and drink ______________ is very important. (health)
Local people in the village often wear their _______________ costumes during the festivals. (tradition)
Please give ______________ to that charity to help the homeless after the flood. (generous)
The baby slept very ______________ because the bed was really comfortable. (sound)
V)-Complete the sentences, using the comparative form of the adjectives in the box.
cheap
expensive
good
small
hot

intelligent
bad
big
hard
important

An elephant is _______________ a mouse.
The weather today is ______________ it was yesterday.
A diamond costs a lot of money. A diamond is ________________ a ruby.
A lake is _________________ an ocean.
A person can think logically. A person is ________________ an animal.
Good health is _______________ money.
I can buy a bicycle, but not a motorbike. A bicycle is _____________ a motorbike.
The last question is _______________ the others.
I think my second essay is _________ the first. There were many mistakes in the first essay.
The food in a street market is ________________ than in a supermarket.
VI)-Use the adjectives in brackets in their correct forms of comparison to complete the sentences.
Tea is _____________ coffee. (cheap)
The new harvest machine is ________________ than the old one. (effective)
The countryside is ______________ the town. (beautiful)
A tractor is ______________ a buffalo. (powerful)
My sister is ________________ me. (tall)
Blue whales are _____________ elephants. (heavy)
The Mekong River is ________________ the Red River. (long)
Do you think English is ________________ French in grammar? (easy)
My new bed is ________________ my old bed. (comfortable)
The film about my village town is ________________ than the book. (interesting)
VII)-Complete the sentences with suitable forms of the adverbs given in the brackets.
I am faster worker than Tom is. (fast)