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In this podcast, the word “very” is used to emphasize the word that follows it: “Aren’t those the very clothes that you were wearing yesterday?” Or, “The very moment he saw Evelyn, he knew he wanted to marry her.” The phrase “one’s very own” emphasizes that something belongs to oneself and to no one else: “Karina was only 23 years old when she bought her very own home.” The phrase “the very thought of (something)” or “the very idea of (something)” means just suggesting something: “The very idea of losing my job makes me feel sick.” Finally, the formal phrase “very well” indicates that one agrees to do something: “Very well, I’ll help you move on Friday, but you have to return the favor when I move next year.” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. www.easytalk.ir English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 1036 – Farming and Agribusiness
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,036 – Farming and Agribusiness.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,036. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
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This episode is a dialogue between Brad and Irene about farming – growing food. Let’s get started.
Brad: Is this your first visit to this area?
Irene: It is, and I’m surprised to see so many farms. I thought farming was a dying industry.
Brad: Family farms and small-scale farming are disappearing, but agribusiness is alive and well, thanks to government subsidies.
Irene: Are they lucrative?
Brad: They can be, but the subsidies were originally given to protect the livelihood of farmers.
Irene: And that’s not what’s happening?
Brad: Well, agribusiness has edged out small-scale farms because output is
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