Unit 19 Modern agriculture By Katherine

Words and expressions in Unit19

agriculture Step 1 Task 1: Brainstorming Fruits Crops Vegetables What will you think of when you see the word “agriculture”? Fruits Crops agriculture Vegetables Animals

Can you name these plants and animals? cotton grain soybean silkworm cow pig sugarcane tobacco

How are people’s eating habits changing over the years? Cotton Sugar Fish How are people’s eating habits changing over the years? Why do you think this happens? 2. How has agricultural product changed during these years? What do you think caused these changes? 3. What effects do you think the changes in eating habits will have on agriculture or nature?

1 How are people’s eating habits changing over the years? A. People eat more Sugar, Fish and Meat. B. People eat more Meat, Fish and Fruit. C. People eat more Sugar, Fish and Oil.                            C                                                                              2 What effects do you think these changes may have on agriculture products? Farmers may grow more grain and keep more fish. Farmers may grow more grain and keep less fish. Farmers may grow more fruit trees and keep more fish. Farmers may grow less fruit trees and keep less fish.

Eating habits Agricultural produce Farming habits

Step 3: Listening Task 1 Pre listening Agriculture depends on … ? weather & climate water other natural resources places Question: If we changed the structure of agriculture, what do you think will happen to the nature?

Task 3: listening 1 Listen to the tape. The passage you hear talks about ( ) history of farming ( ) farmers in America ( ) fishing ( ) protection of nature ( ) farmers in China ( ) pigs ( ) environmental problems ( ) trees ( ) dikes 2 Which of the following sentences are true & which are false? 1 In early times farmers in China moved around & burnt forests. ( ) 2 All farmers in South America burn forests to create farmland. ( ) 3 Flood & droughts are disasters that farmers cannot stop. ( ) 4 Some of the land in China is too wet to grow crops. ( ) 5 Fish farmers damage nature. ( ) T F F T F

3 Listen to the tape & complete the sentences by using your own words. When farming goes against nature, ______________________________ are the result. The earliest farmers ___________nature. Their way of agriculture led to ______________ & _____________. It is an old truth that __________ should not ____________________. The land that Tan & Xiao Zao bought was _________ & could not be used for ____________. Instead they changed the fields into _______. On their farm they kept __________________ & grew _________. all kinds of environmental problems destroyed floods droughts farming go against nature too wet farming fishponds fish/ducks/chickens fruit trees

Task 3 Post listening ……… Suppose you are Tan & Xiao Zao. Because of your successful farming on the field, you are invited to a big meeting that many local farmers will attend. You are asked to give a lecture about your experience telling how you have worked on the nearly deserted field & become a successful farmer.

Speaking

How lucky! What shall I do with it?

D A B Village Leader C

How to lead a discussion: How to lead a discussion: Shall we begin? Do we/you all agree with him? Is there any thing else? / Anything more? Let’s sum up what we have discussed so far. How to participate in a discussion: In my opinion you/we should…/ Personally, … As far as I can see, the best thing would be to… If I were you, I would… Wouldn’t it be better if…? Could I make a suggesting that… I think I have a point to make that…

How to express agreement: I quite agree with you. I think he is right. So it is. That’s how I see it too./ That’s just what I think. Exactly / Definitely / Of course. There is no doubt about it. How to express disagreement: Oh, do you really think so? I cannot quite agree with you. The other idea sounds better to me. Not exactly,/ To tell the truth, /As a matter of fact There’s something in what you’ve said, but…

to participate in a discussion to lead a discussion to participate in a discussion to express agreement To express disagreement Shall we begin? Do we/you all agree with him? Is there any thing else? / Anything more? Let’s sum up what we have discussed so far. Village Leader In my opinion you/we should…/ Personally, … As far as I can see, the best thing would be to… If I were you, I would… Wouldn’t it be better if…? Could I make a suggesting that… I think I have a point to make that… I quite agree with you. / So it is. I think he is right. That’s how I see it too./ That’s just what I think. Exactly / Definitely / Of course. There is no doubt about it. Oh, do you really think so? I cannot quite agree with you. The other idea sounds better to me. Not exactly,/ To tell the truth, /As a matter of fact There’s something in what you’ve said, but…

Homework P46-47 Post-reading 1 2.新学案阅读 A B C D 1.Preview “Modern Agriculture” P46-47 Post-reading 1 2.新学案阅读　A B C D

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