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

	jatka
	poľnohospodárstvo
	jačmeň
	fazuľa
	biodiverzita
	dobytok
	obilie
	vidiek
	krava
	plodina, úroda
	mliekárska výroba
	enviromentálny
	farma, hospodárstvo
	úrodný
	priemyselné hnojivo
	pole
	kvety
	lesníctvo
	ovocie
	tráva
	biotop
	zbierať úrodu
	črieda
	vysoko výnosný
	kone
	pozemok
	vo veľkom
	dobytok
	kukurica
	zeleninová a ovocná farma
	(z)mechanizovaný
	organický
	pesticíd
	prasa
	postup
	hydina
	koreňové rastliny
	striedanie
	semäno
	ovca
	v malom
	pôda
	dotácia
	starať sa
	pestovať
	zasadiť
	obrábať
	zelenina
	pšenica
	zvieratá

Exercises

Section 1: Vocabulary Practice

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

1. semäno [?]
2. koreňové rastliny [?]
3. úrodný [?]
4. zvieratá [?]
5. kone [?]
6. zbierať úrodu [?]
7. mliekárska výroba [?]
8. priemyselné hnojivo [?]
9. pole [?]
10. ovca [?]
11. jatka [?]
12. prasa [?]
13. jačmeň [?]
14. dobytok [?]
15. zasadiť [?]
16. vo veľkom [?]
17. ovocie [?]
18. lesníctvo [?]
19. obrábať [?]
20. striedanie [?]
21. pestovať [?]
22. fazuľa [?]
23. farma, hospodárstvo [?]
24. krava [?]
25. tráva [?]
26. vysoko výnosný [?]
27. starať sa [?]
28. hydina [?]
29. v malom [?]
30. (z)mechanizovaný [?]
31. črieda [?]
32. obilie [?]
33. zeleninová a ovocná farma [?]
34. biotop [?]
35. kvety [?]
36. kukurica [?]
37. pozemok [?]
38. poľnohospodárstvo [?]
39. vidiek [?]
40. pšenica [?]
41. enviromentálny [?]
42. biodiverzita [?]
43. organický [?]
44. pesticíd [?]
45. zelenina [?]
46. dotácia [?]
47. postup [?]
48. pôda [?]
49. plodina, úroda [?]

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. 
   

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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. 
   

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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.