What is American farming like? John knows. John is a farmer. This is John’s farm. He drives a tractor. His tractor is red. The tractor helps John do work. John needs to plow the land to plant seeds. The tractor plows the land for him.
Farmer John plants corn in the spring. It grows all summer long. John picks the corn when it’s ready. He puts all of the corn into big containers.
Animals live on John’s farm. The animals love eating corn. It is cheap for John. He doesn’t pay for the corn. He grows it. So, Farmer John feeds it to the animals. He feeds pigs, chickens, and cows with the corn. He pours the corn into their stalls. They eat the corn.
The animals are growing. They are getting bigger. Soon, John will slaughter a cow and eat it. John’s son loves the cows. He doesn’t want John to kill them. John explains, “We have to eat them. If we don’t kill them, we can’t eat.”
“Let’s eat the corn,” John’s son says. “The animals eat the corn and we eat the animals. Why don’t we just eat the corn.”
“We do eat the corn,” John says. “But that’s not enough. We need to eat different foods to be healthy.”
“I don’t want to kill Spotty.” John’s son says. Spotty is the name of one of the cows. “When I grow up, I’m going to be a vegetarian,”
Questions: John’s Farm
1.Why does John feed corn to the animals?
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2. What doesn’t John’s son want to do?
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3. What does John’s son want to do instead?
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Listening Exercise: Verbs
What is American farming like? John ___________. John ____________ a farmer. This is John’s farm. He ____________ a tractor. His tractor is red. The tractor ____________ John do work. John ____________ to plow the land to plant seeds. The tractor ____________ the land.
Farmer John ____________ corn in the spring. It ____________ all summer long. John ____________ the corn when it’s ready. He ____________ all of the corn in a big container.
Animals ____________ on John’s farm. The animals ____________ eating corn. It is cheap for John. He ____________ pay for the corn. He grows it. So, Farmer John ____________ it to the animals. He ____________ the corn into their stalls. He ____________ pigs, chickens, and cows with the corn. They ____________ the corn.
The animals ____________ growing. They are getting bigger. Soon, John will ____________ a cow and eat it. John’s son ____________ the cows. He ____________ want John to kill them. John ____________, “We have to eat them.” If we don’t kill them, we ____________ eat.
“Let’s eat the corn,” John’s son ____________. “The animals eat the corn and we ____________ the animals. Why don’t we just eat the corn.”
“We do eat the corn,” John says. “But ____________ not enough. We ____________ to eat different foods to be healthy.”
“I don’t ____________ to kill Spotty.” John’s son says. Spotty is the name of one of the cows. “When I ____________ up, I’m going to be a vegetarian,”
Fill-in-the-Blanks: Farm Vocabulary
Use the words below:
| eat | different |
| pigs | spring |
| seeds | healthy |
| cows | animals |
| work | vegetarian |
| chickens | tractor |
| growing | plow |
| grow | pay |
| grows | corn |
| slaughter | land |
| farmer | stalls |
What is American farming like? John knows. John is a ___________. This is John’s farm. He drives a ___________. His tractor is red. The tractor helps John do ___________. John needs to ___________ the land to plant ___________. The tractor plows the ___________.
Farmer John plants corn in the ___________. It ___________ all summer long. John picks the ___________ when it’s ready. He puts all of the corn in a big container.
Animals live on John’s farm. The ___________ love eating corn. It is cheap for John. He doesn’t ___________ for the corn. He grows it. So, Farmer John feeds it to the animals. He pours the corn into their ___________. He feeds ___________, ___________, and cows with the corn. They eat the corn.
The animals are ___________. They are getting bigger. Soon, John will ___________ a cow and eat it. John’s son loves the cows. He doesn’t want John to kill them. John explains, “We have to ___________ them.” If we don’t kill them, we can’t eat.”
“Let’s eat the corn,” John’s son says. “The animals eat the corn and we eat the animals. Why don’t we just eat the corn.”
“We do eat the corn,” John says. “But that’s not enough. We need to eat ___________ foods to be ___________.”
“I don’t want to kill Spotty.” John’s son says. Spotty is the name of one of the ___________. “When I ___________ up, I’m going to be a ___________,”
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Questions
1. Why do people farm?
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2. What food did you see in this video?
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3. What animals did you see?
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