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Suggested terms: VOA Special English Agriculture Report
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on the rise
Meaning: Increasing in number or becoming more common.
Example: Animal diseases are on the rise around the world.
deal with
Meaning: To manage or handle a difficult situation.
Example: Britain has been dealing with foot‑and‑mouth disease.
spread through
Meaning: To move from one place to another by means of something.
Example: The virus can spread through water contaminated by sick animals.
free of
Meaning: Not having or containing something harmful or unwanted.
Example: Many nations have declared themselves free of rinderpest.
lead to
Meaning: To cause something to happen.
Example: Rinderpest can lead to starvation in areas dependent on cattle.
rinderpest
IPA (UK): /ˈrɪn.də.pest/
IPA (US): /ˈrɪn.dɚ.pest/
Meaning: A highly contagious viral disease affecting cattle and other ruminants.
Meaning: A highly contagious viral disease affecting cattle and other ruminants.
Example: Rinderpest once killed up to 90% of cattle in parts of Africa.
foot‑and‑mouth disease
IPA (UK): /ˌfʊt ən ˈmaʊθ dɪˌziːz/
IPA (US): /ˌfʊt ən ˈmaʊθ dɪˌziːz/
Meaning: A severe, highly contagious viral disease affecting livestock.
Meaning: A severe, highly contagious viral disease affecting livestock.
Example: Britain has struggled with outbreaks of foot‑and‑mouth disease.
blue‑tongue disease
IPA (UK): /ˈbluː tʌŋ dɪˌziːz/
IPA (US): /ˈbluː tʌŋ dɪˌziːz/
Meaning: A viral disease spread by biting midges, affecting sheep, cattle, and other ruminants.
Meaning: A viral disease spread by biting midges, affecting sheep, cattle, and other ruminants.
Example: Blue‑tongue does not affect humans but can kill livestock.
midges
IPA (UK): /mɪdʒɪz/
IPA (US): /mɪdʒɪz/
Meaning: Small biting flies that transmit diseases like blue‑tongue.
Meaning: Small biting flies that transmit diseases like blue‑tongue.
Example: The blue‑tongue virus is spread by tiny biting insects called midges.
ruminant
IPA (UK): /ˈruː.mɪ.nənt/
IPA (US): /ˈruː.mə.nənt/
Meaning: A hoofed animal that chews cud, such as cattle, sheep, goats, and deer.
Meaning: A hoofed animal that chews cud, such as cattle, sheep, goats, and deer.
Example: Blue‑tongue affects sheep, cattle, and other ruminant animals.
Other Listening Exercises
Animal Diseases Foot-and-mouth Bluetongue and Rinderpest
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