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Exercises

39.1 Cover the left-hand page. How many names of things in the countryside can you remember?

39.2 Fill the gaps in thse sentences.
1 My brother is a ..farmer,....... He lives oi... a farm.
2 Irsnota big house, if'sjusta................. .
3 The farmisneara.............. ; it has 800 people.
4 20 kilometres from the village there is a small...................... . It has 9,000 people.

39.3 Match the beginning of the sentences on the left with the ends of the sentences on the right.
Draw lines.
1 We went swimming sitting by the river.
2 We went walking in the national park.
3 We went skiing in the lake. The water was warm.
4 We saw some wonderful wildlife along a 5-kilometre path.
5 We had a picnic down the mountain.

39.4 Describe the typical countryside where you come from. Write four sentences about it. Use
these questions to help you.
1 Are there any woods or forests? 5 Are there farms?
2 Are there any hills or mountains? 6 Are there paths where you can walk?
3 Are there any lakes or rivers? 7 Can you go skiing?
4 Are there many villages or small towns? 8 Can you see wildlife?

39.5 Put the in the sentence if necessary.
1 He loves ........... nature.
2 She wants to live in........... country.
3 They are interested in ........... wildlife.

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