At the Farm

I. Read the text.

We often go to visit our uncle and aunt at their farm. We usually leave town on Saturday afternoon and return Sunday night. Sometimes we stay until Monday.

We like the peace and quiet of farm life. We also like the good food. Our aunt is the best cook in the world!

II. Complete the sentences with the missing verbs:

1. We ________ to the farm on Saturday.
2. We ________ to town on Sunday.
3. We ________ the good food on the farm.
4. We ________ at the farm for two days.
5. Our aunt ________ to cook good food.

III. Answer the questions:

1. Where do we often go?
2. When do we usually leave town?
3. Do we return on Monday?
4. Do we stay until Wednesday?
5. What do we like about farm life?
6. Who is a good cook?
7. Do we like good food?

IV. SPEAKING PRACTICE
Practice reading the two sentences below aloud; then say them from memory with a classmate, as a short dialog.
YOU SAY: Do you like farm life?
YOUR FRIEND SAYS: Yes, I do. I like the peace and quiet.

V. DICTATION
Copy the reading as your teacher reads it aloud. Correct your errors.

VI. GRAMMAR PRACTICE

A. Give the correct form of the verb in the present tense according to the subject.

1. We ________(go) to the farm on Saturday.
He ________(go) to the farm on Saturday.

2. We ________(return) to town on Sunday.
They ________(return) to town on Sunday.

3. We ________(stay) until Monday.
I ________(stay) until Monday.

4. We ________(like) good food.
She ________(like) good food.

5. She ________(be) the best cook.
I ________(be) the best cook.

6. We ________(leave) on Saturday morning.
You ________(leave) on Saturday morning.

В. Place the letters of the adverbs from the reading passage before their synonyms.

Adverbs a. also b. often с. sometimes d. usually

Synonyms _____ 1. frequently _____ 2. at times _____ 3. commonly _____ 4. now and then _____ 5. besides _____ 6 many times _____ 7. too _____ 8. habitually

VII. SPEAKING PRACTICE
Practice reading the two sentences below aloud; then say them from memory with a classmate, as a short dialog.
YOU SAY: How long do you stay at the farm?
YOUR FRIEND SAYS: A day or two. We usually return home Sunday night.

VIII. OPTIONAL ACTIVITY
Rewrite the reading passage using “my cousin” as the subject and make any necessary changes in verb forms, possessives, and subject and object pronouns.

IX. OPTIONAL ACTIVITY
In “Answer the Questions,” change WE in questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 to YOU and ask the new questions of your classmates.