The Weekend - Farm Animals (C0185)
| A: | Isn't this great? I always wanted to own a farm, live out in the country, grow my own food! |
| B: | This is very beautiful. Though I have to confess, I don't know the first thing about farming! |
| A: | That's fine! Don't worry about it! |
| B: | What was that? |
| A: | Relax, it was just a goat! |
| B: | And that? |
| A: | It's just the cows that are grazing over there. We can milk them later. |
| B: | What was that? |
| A: | Honey, seriously, It's just a sheep. Relax! |
| A: | Relax, that was just the horses and donkeys that are in the stable . |
| B: | You know what? I don't think I can hack it here out in the countryside. I'm going back to the city! |
Key Vocabulary
| country | rural areas | |
| graze | to feed in a meadow or pasture | |
| milk | get the milk from a cow | |
| don't know the first thing about | know little about | |
| stable | a building for the shelter and feeding of domestic animals, especially horses and cattle | |
| hack it | be able to manage or manage successfully |
Supplementary Vocabulary
| stall | a compartment for one domestic animal in a barn or shed | |
| pig sty | a pen or enclosure for pigs; pigpen | |
| pen | a small enclosure for domestic animals | |
| chicken coop | an enclosure or cage for chickens | |
| herd | a group of cattle or other domestic animals of a single kind kept together |
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