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