Unit 12: Agriculture

Index:

Aims and Objectives

In this unit you will learn and practise vocabulary related to agribusiness.

You will practise the following skills and functions:

The grammar focus of this unit is:

Vocabulary

matadero
agricultura
cebada
habas
biodiversidad
ganado
cereales
paisaje
vaca
cultivo
industria lechera
medio ambiente
granja
fértil
fertilizante
field
flores
silvicultura
fruta
pasto
hábitat
cosecha
manada
de alta rendimiento
caballos
tierra
a gran escala
ganado
maíz
horticultura
mecanizado
orgánico
pesticida
cerdo
política
aves de corral
cultivos de raíz
rotación
semilla
oveja
a pequeña escala
tierra
subvención
cultivar
cultivar
sembrar
labrar
vegetales
trigo
fauna

Exercises

Section 1: Vocabulary Practice

Exercise 1: Test Yourself

Exercise Help

Fill in the correct translation for each of the terms below.

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Section 2: Listening Comprehension

Exercise 1: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise Help

Chose the correct answer.

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This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. How many people worldwide work on farms?
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    b. 
    c. 
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  2. Where do the majority of farmers live?
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  3. How is most food produced in developed countries?
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    c. 
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  4. Large-scale farming depends on:
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    c. 
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  5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as part of integrated food production?
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Exercise 2: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise Help

Chose the correct answer.

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This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. Who are farms mostly owned by in the developing world?
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    b. 
    c. 
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  2. What do these small farmers do mostly with their produce?
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  3. How have small farmers started to generate income?
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  4. Which of the following would you NOT consider to be 'household essentials'?
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Exercise 3: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise Help

Chose the correct answer.

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This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. What did Mr. Bullock do when he left school?
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  2. How long has Mr Bullock been a farmer?
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  3. How did Mr. Bullock get into farming?
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  4. What kind of animals does he have most of?
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  5. Who do farmers sell their livestock to nowadays?
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  6. How has this change affected the farmer's profits?
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Exercise 4: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise Help

Chose the correct answer.

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This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. What does Mr. Bullock grow on his farm?
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    b. 
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  2. What does Mr. Bullock feed the young stock?
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  3. Does Mr. Bullock think that subsidies are a good idea?
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  4. What does Mr. Bullock find a nightmare?
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  5. What are arable crops?
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Exercise 5: Multiple Choice Questions

Exercise Help

Chose the correct answer.

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This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. What does a market gardener do?
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  2. Originally the Hills wanted to:
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  3. What do they grow?
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  4. How do the Hills grow vegetables without using chemical pesticides?
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  5. Why did the Hills start selling their produce?
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Section 3: General Comprehension

Exercise 1: True/False Statements

Exercise Help

For each of the statements below, choose True or False.

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:
  1. If you don't use pesticides you can grow organic food.


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  2. Some crops can be grown both in winter and in summer.


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  3. Supermarkets never buy organic vegetables or fruit from local market gardens.


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  4. Most small farmers have control over the distribution of their produce.


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  5. Natural fertiliser comes from farm animals such as cows, horses and pigs.


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  6. Large-scale commercial farming damages the environment.


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  7. More and more people want to know where the food they eat comes from.


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  8. Large-scale farmers sell nearly all their produce.


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  9. Most food in developed countries is organically grown.


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  10. Farmers need to know what crops to rotate.


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