In the countryside

The countryside and the country both mean 'not the city'. Country can also mean a nation (e.g. France, China).

farm

Living and working in the countryside

In the countryside, people usually live in a small town (e.g. 6,000 people) or village /v111d3/ (e.g. 700 people).

A farmer lives on a farm and works in the fields.

My friend lives in a cottage. /^lkDt1d3/ [small house in a village or the countryside]

There is wonderful wildlife in the north of the country. [animals, birds, fish and insects]

Near the village there is a conservation area. [place where wildlife and nature are protected]

In the south of the country, there is a national park. [very big national conservation area]

Things to do in the countryside

You can take food and drink and have a picnic.

You can go walking / skiing in the mountains.

28.1 Cover the opposite page. How many names of things in the countryside can you remember?

7

6

28.2 Fill the gaps in these sentences.

1 My brother is a farmer. He lives on a faxm 2 It's not a big house; it's just a .

3. The farm is near a .. which has 800 people.

4. Twenty kilometres from the village there is a smallIt has 9,000 people.

28.3 Match the beginning of the sentences on the left with the ends of the sentences on the right.

1. We went swimmingsitting by the river.

2. We went walkingin the national park.

3. We went skiingin the lake. The water was warm.

4 We saw some wonderful wildlife	along a five-kilometre path.
5 We had a picnic	down the mountain.

Put the in the sentences if necessary.

1. My parents live in .th.e.. countryside.

2. He loves .. nature.

3. She wants to live in .country.

4. They are interested in .wildlife.

28.5 Describe the typical countryside where you come from. Write eight sentences about it. Use these questions to help you.

1. Are there any woods or forests? There are some big foresbs.

2. Are there any hills or mountains?

3. Are there any lakes or rivers?

4. Are there many villages or small towns?

5. Are there farms?

6. Are there paths where you can walk?

7. Can you go skiing?

8. Can you see wildlife?

Animals

animal		baby
horse	hair, meat	foal
cow	milk, leather, meat (beef)	calf
sheep	wool, meat (lamb)	lamb
pig	meat (pork, bacon, ham)	piglet
chicken / hen	eggs, meat (chicken)	chick
goat	milk, goatskin, meat	kid

lion

Pets

These animals are often pets.

A parrot is a bird.

Expressions

Take your dog for a walk every day.

You must feed your animals and give them water every day. Do you have any pets?

29.1 Complete these sentences.

1goes to sleep in winter.

2has a very long neck.

3. and . are birds.

4. and . are large cats.

5. You can ride a . and an

6. . swim and fly.

7. are farm birds.

8. are very good at hopping and jumping.

9. Don't forget to the cat and to. it some water. 10 1. my dog for a walk every day before school.

2. Match the animal with its meat and with its young animal.

animal young goatcalf sheeppiglet cowlamb henkid pigchick

2. Look at the animals opposite. Find three animals which:

1. eat meat.

2. give us things that we wear.

3. produce their babies in eggs.

4. we can eat.

29.4 Look at the pictures and complete the crossword.

	5

1 Across Down 1

2

4

5

9

29.5 There are 18 different animals in the pictures on the opposite page. Close the book. How many of these animals can you remember?