Career Paths - Agriculture Teacher's Book + Student's Book + Cross-platform Application with Audio

Career Paths English: Agriculture is a new educational source for agriculture professionals who want to improve their English communication in a work environment. Incorporating career-specific vocabulary and contexts, each unit offers step-by-step instruction that immerses students in the four key language components: reading, listening, speaking and writing. Career Paths English: Agriculture addresses topics including soil preparation, seeding methods, farm equipment, livestock and organic farming.

The series is organized into three levels of difficulty and offers over 400 vocabulary terms and phrases. Every unit includes a test of reading comprehension, vocabulary and listening skills and leads students through written and oral production.

Included Features

• *A variety of realistic reading passages
• *Career-specific dialogues
• *45 reading and listening comprehension checks
• *Over 400 vocabulary terms and phrases
• *Guided speaking and writing exercises
• *Complete glossary of terms and phrases

The Teacher's Pack contains:

• Student's Book (with DigiBooks App)
• Teacher's Guide

The Teacher´s Guide contains teacher's notes, a full answer key and audio scripts.

Books 1-3 of Career Paths English: Agriculture are rated for the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages at A1, A2 and B1 respectively.

Table of Contents:
Book 1
- The history of agriculture
- Plant products
- Animal products
- Soil
- Water
- Seeds
- Plant growth
- Harvest
- Storage
- Feed and nutrients
- Housing animals
- Breeding
- Slaughter and processing
- Cultivation and planting equipment
- Harvest equipment
- Glossary

Book 2
- Beef industry
- Swine industry
- Poultry industry
- Dairy industry
- Sheep industry
- Equine industry
- Apiculture
- Classification and Composition
- Salts and acidity
- The nitrogen cycle
- Soil conservation
- Preparing, seeding and planting
- Climate and weather
- Pricing
- Government intervention
- Glossary

Book 3
- Animal behavior
- Animal health
- Animals and grain
- Bioengineering
- Cropping systems
- Growing seasons
- Weeds, pests, and disease
- Diagnosing crop problems
- Agribusiness management
- International trade
- The futures market
- Sustainable farming
- Technological advances
- Organic farming
- GMOs
- Glossary