Page 73. Build Your Vocabulary. Part A. LISTEN

Unit eight

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build your vocabulary

part a: Listen

One:

E. coli bacteria are very dangerous; if food has these bacteria on it, people can become very sick or die.

Two:

Doctors say we should consume eight glasses of water each day, including the water in the food we eat and in the things we drank.

Three:

farmers grow crops such as wheat and corn.

Four:

most strawberry plants grow in warm places, however scientists want to modify strawberry plants so they can live in cold weather.

Five:

the weather this year was normal, we had the usual amount of rain and snow.

Six:

I used a pesticide to kill the ants in my kitchen.

Seven:

when the apples are ready-to-eat, the farmer picks them from the tree.

Eight:

the corn grown in the United States is used primarily for feeding animals; most corn is fed to cows, pigs and chickens, not people.

Nine:

we purchased most of our vegetables from local farmers, not a supermarket.

Ten:

I put the carrots in the refrigerator so they retain their freshness, if I don’t, they get soft and don’t taste good.

Eleven:

oceans are one source of fish; fish farms, lakes and rivers are others.

Twelve:

my mother gave us vitamins every day; we took vitamin A for healthy eyes and vitamin D for strong bones.