Listening English A1

Animals on the Farm

La gita di classe in una fattoria. Guarda il video, leggi il testo e allena il past simple e there was/were a livello A1.

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1 Read

Last month, my class visited a farm just outside town. The farmer showed us all the animals.

There were cows, sheep, pigs, chickens, and two big horses. The cows were black and white. They were very large and calm. The farmer let us pat one of them. Her skin felt rough and warm.

The pigs were in a muddy pen. They made loud grunting noises. One small piglet came very close to the fence and looked at us with tiny eyes.

The chickens ran around the yard making noise. The farmer collected the eggs every morning. He showed us a basket with twenty brown eggs.

The horses were in a field. They were tall and beautiful. The farmer gave me a piece of carrot to feed one of them. The horse took it very gently from my hand with its big lips.

I learned a lot about where our food comes from. I will never forget that visit.

Traduzione del testo

Il mese scorso la mia classe ha visitato una fattoria appena fuori città. Il contadino ci ha mostrato tutti gli animali.

C'erano mucche, pecore, maiali, galline e due grandi cavalli. Le mucche erano bianche e nere. Erano molto grandi e calme. Il contadino ci ha lasciato accarezzarne una. La sua pelle era ruvida e calda.

I maiali erano in un recinto fangoso. Facevano forti grugniti. Un piccolo maialino si è avvicinato molto alla staccionata e ci ha guardato con occhietti piccoli.

Le galline correvano per il cortile facendo rumore. Il contadino raccoglieva le uova ogni mattina. Ci ha mostrato un cesto con venti uova marroni.

I cavalli erano in un campo. Erano alti e bellissimi. Il contadino mi ha dato un pezzo di carota per darlo da mangiare a uno di loro. Il cavallo l'ha preso molto delicatamente dalla mia mano con le sue grandi labbra.

Ho imparato molto su da dove viene il nostro cibo. Non dimenticherò mai quella visita.

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2 Vocabulary
farmer /ˈfɑːmə/
il contadinoa person who works on a farm
calm /kɑːm/
calmo / tranquilloquiet and relaxed
pat /pæt/
accarezzareto touch gently with your hand
muddy /ˈmʌdi/
fangosocovered with wet earth
grunting /ˈɡrʌntɪŋ/
il grugnitothe low noise a pig makes
gently /ˈdʒentli/
delicatamentein a soft, careful way
rough /rʌf/
ruvidonot smooth to touch
3 Grammar — rules from the text
Past Simple — regular & irregular
Al passato: regolari (visited, showed) e irregolari (be→was/were, come→came, run→ran, give→gave, take→took).
regular + -ed  ·  come → came   give → gave   take → took
My class visited a farm.One piglet came close to the fence.The farmer gave me a piece of carrot.
There was / There were (past)
"there was" (singolare) e "there were" (plurale) al passato: There were cows and horses.
There was + singular  ·  There were + plural
There were cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens.There was one small piglet near the fence.
Adjectives & senses (felt rough)
Dopo "felt" si usa un aggettivo: her skin felt rough and warm.
be / feel + adjective
The cows were very large and calm.Her skin felt rough and warm.The horses were tall and beautiful.
Future with will
"will" per una promessa o previsione futura: I will never forget that visit.
will + base verb
I will never forget that visit.I will tell my family about the farm.
4 Quiz — check your understanding
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Multiple choice
1 When did the class visit the farm?
2 What did the cow's skin feel like?
3 How many brown eggs were in the basket?
4 What did the writer feed the horse?
True or False
5 There were cows, sheep, pigs, chickens, and two horses.
6 The pigs were quiet and made no noise.
7 The writer will never forget the visit.

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