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The Weekend - Farm Animals (C0185)
A: Isnt 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, Idont know the first thing about farming!
A: Thats fine! Dont worry about it!
B: What was that?
A: Relax, it was just a goat!
B: And that?
A: Its just the cows that are grazing over there. Wecan milk them later.
B: What was that?
A: Honey, seriously, Its just a sheep. Relax!
A: Relax, that was just the horses and donkeys thatare in the stable .
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B: You know what? I dont think I can hack it hereout in the countryside. Im going back to the city!
Key Vocabulary
country common noun,singular
rural areas
graze principle verb,present progres-
sive
to feed in a meadow or
pasture
milk principle verb, in-finitive
get the milk from a cow
dontknow thefirst thingabout
phrase know little about
stable common noun,singular
a building for the shel-
ter and feeding of do-
mestic animals, espe-
cially horses and cattle
hack it principle verb,present simple
be able to manage or
manage successfully
Supplementary Vocabulary
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stall common noun,singular
a compartment for one
domestic animal in a
barn or shed
pig sty common noun,singular
a pen or enclosure for
pigs; pigpen
pen common noun,singular
a small enclosure for
domestic animals
chickencoop
common noun,
singular
an enclosure or cage for
chickens
herd common noun,singular
a group of cattle or
other domestic animals
of a single kind kept to-
gether
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