Let's talk about farming Klara Levstek 0 Klara Levstek Let's talk about farming Naslov: Let's talk about farming Izobraževalni program: Kmetijsko-podjetniški tehnik Modul / predmet: Angleščina Sklop: Uporaba angleščine v stroki Avtor: Klara Levstek Strokovni/-a recenzent/-ka: Petra Grmek Lektor/-ica: Petra Grmek © Avtorske pravice ima Ministrstvo za šolstvo in šport Republike Slovenije. Gradivo je sofinancirano iz sredstev projekta Biotehniška področja, šole za življenje in razvoj (2008-2012). Operacijo delno financira Evropska unija iz Evropskega socialnega sklada ter Ministrstvo za šolstvo in šport. Operacija se izvaja v okviru operativnega programa razvoja človeških virov za obdobje 2007 – 2013, razvojne prioritete: Razvoj človeških virov in vseživljenjskega učenja, prednostna usmeritev Izboljšanje kakovosti in učinkovitosti sistemov izobraževanja in usposabljanja. Vsebina tega dokumenta v nobenem primeru ne odraža mnenja Evropske unije. Odgovornost za vsebino dokumenta nosi avtor. 1 Klara Levstek Let's talk about farming KAZALO ANIMAL FARMING ................................................................................................................ 6 1.1. Animals ........................................................................................................................ 6 1.2. Buildings on a farm ......................................................................................................... 8 1.3. A farmer's chores ....................................................................................................... 10 1.3.1. Farming tools ...................................................................................................... 11 1.3.2. Farming machinery ............................................................................................ 11 1.4. Vocabulary revision ................................................................................................... 11 1.5. Different purposes of animal farming ....................................................................... 13 1.5.1. The history of raising animals ............................................................................ 13 1.5.2. Dressage ............................................................................................................. 14 1.5.3. Transhumance .................................................................................................... 14 1.5.4. Chicken farming ................................................................................................. 17 1.6. Writing ....................................................................................................................... 18 1.6.1. A composition .................................................................................................... 18 1.6.2. A letter of reservation ......................................................................................... 19 2. Winegrowing .................................................................................................................... 20 2.1. Wine culture in Slovenia ........................................................................................... 20 2.1.1. Some facts .......................................................................................................... 20 2.1.2. Crowning the Slovenian wine queen .................................................................. 21 2.1.3. Personal attitude ................................................................................................. 21 2.2. Growing conditions ................................................................................................... 21 2.3. Work in the vineyard ................................................................................................. 24 2.3.1. The parts of the vine ........................................................................................... 24 2.3.2. Tools and equipment .......................................................................................... 24 2.3.3. A winegrower's chores ....................................................................................... 25 2.3.4. Safety at work ..................................................................................................... 28 2.4. Winemaking............................................................................................................... 30 2.4.1. Equipment .......................................................................................................... 30 2.4.2. Wine labelling .................................................................................................... 30 2.4.3. Glossary of wine terms ....................................................................................... 31 2.4.4. Winemaking process .......................................................................................... 32 2.4.5. Wine barrel care ................................................................................................. 33 2.5. Revision ..................................................................................................................... 35 2 Klara Levstek Let's talk about farming 2.6. Having your own business ......................................................................................... 36 2.7. Writing ....................................................................................................................... 37 2.7.1. A composition .................................................................................................... 37 2.7.2. A letter of enquiry .............................................................................................. 37 3. FRUIT GROWING .......................................................................................................... 38 3.1. Fruit trees ................................................................................................................... 38 3.1.1. Parts of a tree ...................................................................................................... 38 3.1.2. Parts of a flower ................................................................................................. 38 3.1.3. Pollination .......................................................................................................... 39 3.1.4. Functions of different plant parts ........................................................................... 39 3.2. Fruit ........................................................................................................................... 40 3.3. Fruit growing in the past and today ........................................................................... 41 3.4. Fruit tree propagation ................................................................................................ 42 3.5. Pruning....................................................................................................................... 43 3.5.1. Pruning equipment ............................................................................................. 43 3.5.2. Types of pruning ................................................................................................ 43 3.5.3. Reasons for pruning ........................................................................................... 44 3.6. Planning a new orchard ............................................................................................. 46 3.7. Revision ..................................................................................................................... 47 4. BEEKEEPING ................................................................................................................. 50 4.1. Facts on honey bees and honey ................................................................................. 50 4.2. Members of the bee family ........................................................................................ 51 4.3. Beekeeping glossary .................................................................................................. 52 4.4. Products from the hive ............................................................................................... 55 4.5. Setting up your apiary................................................................................................ 57 4.6. A beekeeper's equipment ........................................................................................... 59 4.7. Revision ..................................................................................................................... 61 5. ARABLE FARMING ...................................................................................................... 63 5.1. Arable crops and vegetables ...................................................................................... 63 5.2. Work in the field ........................................................................................................ 64 5.3. Tools and farm machinery ......................................................................................... 65 5.4. Sowing ....................................................................................................................... 67 5.5. The Life Cycle of a Plant ........................................................................................... 68 5.6. Vocabulary revision ................................................................................................... 69 5.7. Grammar revision .....................................................................................................