agriculture
part of speech
noun (agriculture, uncountable); adjective (agricultural)
meaning for a pupil
1) Agriculture is farming: growing crops and keeping animals for food, wool and other products. tree →
2) Agriculture is also the science and business of farming. tree →
sense in the lessons
In geography and history lessons, agriculture began when early people stopped wandering and started growing wheat and keeping animals (the first farmers), which allowed villages and towns to grow. Pupils learn about arable farming (crops), pastoral farming (animals), mixed farming, irrigation, machines, and how agriculture uses land and water. In science, fertilisers and pesticides help crops but can harm the environment. Phrases: «modern agriculture», «organic agriculture», «agricultural land», «agricultural show».
examples
- Agriculture began when people started to grow crops. tree →
- Most of the land in this county is used for agriculture. tree →
- Many people in Kenya work in agriculture. tree →
- We went to the agricultural show and saw prize cows. tree →
- Machines changed agriculture a lot. tree →
- Agriculture needs a lot of fresh water. tree →
- She presided over all inventions connected with agriculture, invented the plough, and taught mankind how to use oxen for farming purposes. tree →
note
Uncountable: «agriculture», not «an agriculture». Adjective: «agricultural». Everyday word: «farming». Spelled agri + culture ("field" + "growing").
Trees and pragmatics
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