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Unit 19 Modern agriculture

Warming up

Listening

speaking

Home

Pair work

Warming up

Listening

Speaking

Group work

Discussion

Summary

Exercises

Pair work

---Would you like …? --- I like …/ I like to…

eggplants

potatoes

tomato

carrots

cabbage

If you were given some seeds ,how would you use them?

cucumbers

green pepper

corns

Warming up

1. What do you think caused these changes?

2. What effects do you think the changes in eating

habits will have on agriculture or nature?

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 (T) and which are false (F)?

In early times farmers in China moved around and burnt forests. ( )

All farmers in South America burn forests to create farmland. ( )

Floods and droughts are disasters that farmers cannot stop. ( )

Some of the land in China is too wet to grow crops. ( )

Fish farmers damage nature. ( )

3. Listen to the tape and 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 ________ and ________. It is an old truth that ________ should not __________________. The land that Tan and Xiao Zao bought was ________ and could not be used for ________. Instead they changed the fields into __________. On their farm they kept _________ and grew ___________.

(all kind of) environmental problems

destroyed

floods

droughts

farming

go against nature

too wet

farming

fishponds

fish

fruit trees

Speaking

Work in group of five, each group member will play one of the roles, and discuss the problem and try to make a decision.

Role A you are a rice farmer.

Role B you are a sugarcane farmer.

Role C you are a local farmer.

Role D you are a local farmer.

Role E you are the village leader.

In my opinion you should…/ I think he is right…

If I were you…/we have to make a choice…

As far as I can see the best thing would be to…

Wouldn't it be better if…?/ we can’t do both, so…

Group work

Imagine you want to start your own farm. Discuss how you would start it with your partners. Think about the following points:

A) kind of farm (give reasons for your choice)

B) where you would like your farm to be

C) what crops you would grow

D) what animals you would have on the farm

E) how you would get everything you need

F) selling your produce etc.

Discussion

Do you believe that soil is precious? Why/ why not?

What is used to feed the soil in your area? Do you think that is a good/ bad idea? Give your reasons.

Summary

raise/ feed

too…to…

lead to

change…into…

make a decision

a reason why …is that…

a waste of time

make good money

do what is best for everybody

take notes of

Useful expressions

In my opinion you should…

If I were you…

As far as I can see the best thing would be to…

Wouldn't it be better if …?

I think he is right…

We have to make a choice…

We can’t do both, so…

The other idea sounds better to me…

Summary

Exercises

1. They ____ chickens, cattle and crops as well on the farm.

A. raise B. feed C. keep D. bring up

2. My brother stayed at home studying English _____ going to the cinema.

A. instead B. instead of

C. without D didn't

3. The accident was my fault, so I had to pay for the damage ______ the other car.

A. of B. at C. to D. on

A

B

C

4. The old man is still suffering from pain. It seems that the medicine has _____ him.

A. no effect to B. little effect on

C. some effect in D. a good effect on

5. A hammer _______ driving in nails.

A. is used to B. is used for

C. Is used as D. is used of

B

B

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