Unit 12: Agriculture

Aims and Objectives

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

You will practise the following skills and functions:

• listening for detail
• passing on messages

The grammar focus of this unit is:

• Reported Speech

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

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

1. rotación [?]
2. cereales [?]
3. manada [?]
4. hábitat [?]
5. ganado [?]
6. a gran escala [?]
7. orgánico [?]
8. cebada [?]
9. agricultura [?]
10. silvicultura [?]
11. caballos [?]
12. vaca [?]
13. horticultura [?]
14. fruta [?]
15. oveja [?]
16. matadero [?]
17. maíz [?]
18. field [?]
19. de alta rendimiento [?]
20. a pequeña escala [?]
21. paisaje [?]
22. biodiversidad [?]
23. trigo [?]
24. vegetales [?]
25. pesticida [?]
26. fértil [?]
27. flores [?]
28. tierra [?]
29. pasto [?]
30. cosecha [?]
31. cerdo [?]
32. sembrar [?]
33. cultivar [?]
34. medio ambiente [?]
35. cultivos de raíz [?]
36. subvención [?]
37. cultivo [?]
38. labrar [?]
39. semilla [?]
40. granja [?]
41. aves de corral [?]
42. política [?]
43. habas [?]
44. fauna [?]
45. mecanizado [?]
46. industria lechera [?]
47. fertilizante [?]

Section 2: Listening Comprehension

Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript

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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   b. 
   c. 
   

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3. How is most food produced in developed countries?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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4. Large-scale farming depends on:

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as part of integrated food production?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript

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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   b. 
   c. 
   

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3. How have small farmers started to generate income?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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4. Which of the following would you NOT consider to be 'household essentials'?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:

1. What did Mr. Bullock do when he left school?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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2. How long has Mr Bullock been a farmer?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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3. How did Mr. Bullock get into farming?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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4. What kind of animals does he have most of?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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5. Who do farmers sell their livestock to nowadays?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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6. How has this change affected the farmer's profits?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]

Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:

1. What does Mr. Bullock grow on his farm?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
2. What does Mr. Bullock feed the young stock?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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3. Does Mr. Bullock think that subsidies are a good idea?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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4. What does Mr. Bullock find a nightmare?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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5. What are arable crops?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]

Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:

1. What does a market gardener do?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
2. Originally the Hills wanted to:

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   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
3. What do they grow?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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4. How do the Hills grow vegetables without using chemical pesticides?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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5. Why did the Hills start selling their produce?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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Section 3: General Comprehension

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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