Aims and Objectives
In this unit you will learn vocabulary related to agriculture and agribusiness.
You will practise the following skills and functions:
- Reporting on statements and questions made in a conversation
- Passing on messages
The grammar focus of this unit is:
Vocabulary
| field | |
| poultry | |
| vegetables | |
| cereal crops | |
| grass | |
| land | |
| fruit | |
| horse | |
| sheep | |
| pig | |
| cattle | |
| game; deer | |
| farmer (male) | |
| farmer (female) | |
| farm | |
| soil | |
| fertilizer | |
| gardner (male) | |
| gardner (female) | |
| large farm | |
| artificial fertilizer | |
| farmer (male) | |
| farmer (female) | |
| biosphere | |
| maize | |
| ox | |
| bull | |
| wheat | |
| biodiversity | |
| flower | |
| bean | |
| harvest | |
| forestry | |
| rotation of crops | |
| horticulture | |
| barley | |
| herd | |
| cow | |
| landscape; countryside | |
| agriculture; farming | |
| dairy-farming | |
| pesticide | |
| sowing; seed | |
| subsidy | |
| environment | |
| harvest, to | |
| productive | |
| fruitful; fertile | |
| culivate, to | |
| mechanized | |
| organic | |
| plough, to | |
| grow, to | 
Vocabulary Practice
Exercise 1: Test Yourself
Fill in the correct translation for each of the terms below.
Listening Comprehension
Exercise 1: Multiple Choice Questions
Chose the correct answer.
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice Questions
Chose the correct answer.
Exercise 3: Multiple Choice Questions
Chose the correct answer.
Exercise 4: Multiple Choice Questions
Chose the correct answer.
Exercise 5: Multiple Choice Questions
Chose the correct answer.
General Comprehension
Exercise 1: True/False Statements
For each of the statements below, choose True or False.
Exercise 2: Sentence Completion
Speaking Practice. Complete the sentences you hear, using the example as a model.
Grammar Practice
Exercise 1: Transformation
Using the example as a model, change the structure and make a new sentence.
Exercise 2: Transformation
Using the example as a model, change the structure and make a new sentence.
Exercise 3: Transformation
Using the example as a model, change the structure and make a new sentence.
Exercise 4: Selections
Chose the correct answer.
Consolidation
Exercise 1: True/False Statements
For each of the statements below, choose True or False.
Exercise 2: Dictation
Listen to the complete recording first. Then go to the textbox and use the ‘>’ key to listen to the text section by section. Type what you hear into the textbox. For detailed instructions, read the Exercise Help.
Exercise 3: Cloze
Listen to the recording carefully and then fill in the gaps in the text below using the same words.
Exercise 4: Gap Filling
Choose the correct option to fill the gaps in the following sentences.
Checklist
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- Relate what was said in a conversation
- Pass on messages