Exercise 4

Complete the notes. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Alice works on 1. ……………………….

– grows 2. ……………………….

– keeps 3. ………………………., ducks and cows

– worst part of job: going out in winter to feed 4. ……………………….

– likes working outdoors in the 5. ……………………….

– trucks deliver to 6. ……………………….

– supplies 7. ………………………. with milk, eggs, cheese

– sells directly to 8. ………………………. in farm shop.

Transcript:

My name’s Alice and (1) I work on a farm in the south east of England. (2) Mostly, we grow fruit, (3) but we also keep chickens, ducks and dairy cows. So, we have to work outside quite a lot, even in the winter, when it’s cold and dark. That’s the worst part of the job, really. (4) You know, having to go out in the rain and snow to feed the animals. (5) But the summer’s totally different. I really enjoy being outdoors, helping the fruit pickers and loading the trucks. (6) We deliver most of our fruit to supermarkets. (7) But we also supply local shops with our milk, eggs and cheese. In fact, we produce so much cheese and fruit that (8) we even sell them directly to the public in our farm shop.

Answers:

1. a farm

2. fruit

3. chickens

4. (the) animals

5. summer

6. supermarkets

7. local shops

8. (the) public