In this listening comprehension exercise taken from the Voice of America Special English website, you will learn about city farms. For the comprehension questions, print out the following document. Listen as often as needed. MP3 - Listen to (MP3) 
VOCABULARY
a crop - une récolte, une culture
Example: a wheat crop, the mirabelle plum crop of the Lorraine
to expand - développer, élargir
a fellowship - une subvention
to graduate - terminer ses études
a grant - une subvention
a greenhouse - une serre
to lead to - entraîner
to lack - manquer de
low-cost - abordable, économique
to produce - produire (the verb is pronounced differently than the noun with the stress on the second syllable; Listen at Word Reference.)
produce - les fruits et les légumes (Stress on the first syllable)
Example: You buy your fruits and vegetables in the produce section of the supermarket.
to provide - fournir
a workshop - un atelier
Link to the article here: http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-10-12-voa1.cfm?renderforprint=1
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