Welcome to the countryside! In this vocabulary lesson, we’ll explore the words associated with farms, agriculture, and rural life. Whether you’re interested in farming practices or simply want to describe the charm of the countryside, these words will help you paint a vivid picture.
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Farm vocabulary
- Farm: (noun) An area of land, typically rural, devoted to growing crops or raising animals for food or other products.
- Crops: (noun) Plants cultivated for food, fodder, or an industrial product, such as wheat, corn, or cotton.
- Livestock: (noun) Farm animals, collectively, raised for agricultural purposes, including cattle, sheep, and poultry.
- Harvest: (noun/verb) The season when crops are gathered; the process of gathering mature crops from the fields.
- Tractor: (noun) A powerful motor vehicle with large rear wheels, used in farming for plowing, cultivation, or hauling.
- Barn: (noun) A large building on a farm used for storing grain, hay, or other agricultural products and for housing animals.
- Pasture: (noun) Land covered with grass and other low plants suitable for grazing animals.
- Orchard: (noun) A piece of land planted with fruit trees, such as apple or cherry trees.
- Plow: (noun/verb) A farming implement used to cut, lift, and turn over soil, especially for preparing a seedbed.
- Hay: (noun) Grass, clover, or alfalfa that has been cut, dried, and stored for use as fodder for animals.
- Fertilizer: (noun) A substance, often in the form of manure or a chemical mixture, spread or added to soil to increase its fertility.
- Hive: (noun) A structure for housing a colony of bees, often used in beekeeping for honey production.
Congratulations on expanding your farm vocabulary! Whether you’re discussing agricultural practices, imagining life on a farm, or describing the beauty of rural landscapes, these words will help you communicate effectively. Stay tuned for more vocabulary lessons on our language-learning journey, and enjoy exploring the world of farms!
