Intro
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2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
Do you ever wonder where your food comes from? Like the glass of milk you’re drinking, to the plate of vegetables for dinner? A farmer had to raise a cow for the milk, and to grow crops of carrots and lettuce for your salad.
Many of us live in cities and don’t know very much about farm life. For example, farmers have a different schedule than city people. They get up very early, just as the sun is rising. There’s also a lot of physical work around the farm.
Gary tells Jessica about his experience at a farm, and how he enjoys the animals but not the work. Find out more in today’s English lesson about life in the country.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Gary: I don’t know if you know this, Jessica. Every month in the summer, at least once a week, I go up to a farm and volunteer.
Jessica: That’s so cool.
Gary: It is such a learning experience because I love going up there and seeing the animals and such. But I have certainly learned that I do not want to be a farmer and be up with the sun, and go out and harvest all of the food that’s growing.
Jessica: I bet it’s neat, though, to see all of the different crops as they grow. Hang out with the birds and the bees. It must be relaxing.
Gary: Yeah, in the barn, all the animals are there. And they are so cool to hang out with. But I don’t want to do that, though.
Jessica: Aww. See, and I’m jealous. I think I would love to work on a farm.
Gary: That’s awesome.
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Discussion
In the summer, Gary volunteers on a farm. His favorite part about farm life is hanging out with the animals in the barn. He now knows that he doesn’t want to be a farmer, though. It’s hard work!
Even though Gary says that living on a farm is a lot of tough work, Jessica is still jealous. She’s interested in working on a farm. She thinks that it must be relaxing to be around all of the animals, and to watch the vegetables grow.
Does living on a farm sound interesting to you? What do you think would be your most and least favorite parts of being a farmer?
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