WORKING IN THE FIELDS

WORKING IN THE FIELDS

Fields                                                Campos

Farm tools/field tools                     Herramientas del campo

Hoe                                                   hazada

Weeder/two headed                        escardillo

To weed                                            arrancar la mala hierba

To plant                                            plantar

Planting the seeds                           plantar las semillas

Shoots/sprouts                                plantones

Crop                                                 cultivo

Signpost/label                                  postas/letreros

Beans                                                habas

Chard                                                acelgas

Leek                                                  puerro

Lettuce                                             lechuga

Chives                                               cebolleta

Red-cabbage                                    lombarda

Escarole                                           escarola

Endive                                              endivia

Spinach                                            espinaca

Strawberry                                       fresa

Pea                                                    guisantes

Plough                                              harar

Irrigate                                             regar

To harvest                                        recolectar

A harvest                                          una cosecha

To water                                           regar

Watering can                                   regadera

Onion                                              cebolla

Garlic                                               ajo

Aubergine                                        berengena

Coriander                                         cilantro

Parsley                                             perejil

Herbs                                                hierbas

Basil                                                  perejil

Carrots                                             zanahorias

Sweetcorn                                         maiz

Beetroot                                           remolacha

Harmful products                             productos nocivos

Noxious                                            nocivo

Toxic                                                 tóxico

EXERCISE 1# FILL IN THE BLANKS

1.     _________________ is a green plant that we usually use in salads.

2.     _________________ is an orange vegetable. Rabbits love them.

3.     _________________ is a yellow vegetable. Chickens love it.

4.       _________________ is a white vegetable. We use it in salads and cooking and it makes me cry.

EXERCISE 2# MATCH THE VERBS WITH THE APROPIATE MEANING

To plant                                Arar

To harvest                            Regar

To weed                               recolectar  

To water                              Plantar

To plough                            Arrancar la mala hierba

EXERCISE 3# FILL IIN THE BLANKS WITH THE VERBS above (use the appropriate tense)

1.     When I put water in the field I am ___________ it.

2.     When I put the seeds inside the fields I am __________ them.

3.     I need to remove the earth so I am ________ the field.

4.     Bad plants are bad for my crops so I need to ____________.

5.     I want to try the lettuces; I am going to ___________ them.