My Countryside - Dick Strawbridge
You are going to read a magazine article about Dick
Strawbridge. A childhood spent outdoors gave the presenter a lifelong love of
the natural world that he has passed on to his family.
Some parts of the article have been removed. Choose from the sentence chunks A-I and
match them with the numbers 1-9.
A./ You don’t need land to lead a more…
B./ The natural world totally fascinated me.
C./ In the holidays, Mum would kick us out…
D./ My pride and joy in those days was my …
E./ The countryside makes you take the time …
F./ I used to go tickling trout when I was a boy.
G./ I became a grandad last year, James and …
H./I had quite a free childhood, but I was …
I./ When my son James was small (he’s now 28),…
Find some expressions,
phrases in the text which are equivalent for the definitions provided.
- An idea or expression that has been too much used, a stereotyped phrase (paragraph 1)-……………………………………………………..
- steal apples from an orchard or garden (paragraph 3)-………………………………………………..………………………………………
- An awkward, heavy or stupid creature (paragraph 3)- ………………………………..……………………………………………………….
- eat hungrily or greedily (paragraph 5) -……………………………………………….
- place where monks live as a community under religious vows (paragraph 5) -………………………………………………………………………………..
- live without the usual comforts and conveniences of life (paragraph 6) -…………………………………………………………………………………
- a type of dog originating in England and Ireland (paragraph 7) - ……………………………………..
- put up a tent at a campsite (paragraph 6) -……………………………………………………………...
- the ability to provide for oneself without the help of some others (paragraph 8) - …………………………………………………………………………….
- include some disadvantages in order to get what you want (paragraph 8) - ……………………………………………………………………………………..
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