HomePairworkWarmingupListeningSpeakingGroupworkDiscussionSummaryExercisesUnit19ModernagriculturePairwork•---Wouldyoulike…?---Ilike…/Iliketo…eggplantspotatoestomatocarrotscabbage•Ifyouweregivensomeseeds,howwouldyouusethem?cucumbersgreenpeppercornsWarmingup1.Whatdoyouthinkcausedthesechanges?2.Whateffectsdoyouthinkthechangesineatinghabitswillhaveonagricultureornature?Listening•1.Listentothetape.Thepassageyouheartalksabout.•()historyoffarming()farmersinAmerica•()fishing()protectionofnature•()farmersinChina()pigs•()environmentalproblems()trees•()dikes•2.Whichofthefollowingsentencesaretrue(T)andwhicharefalse(F)?•InearlytimesfarmersinChinamovedaroundandburntforests.()•AllfarmersinSouthAmericaburnforeststocreatefarmland.()•Floodsanddroughtsaredisastersthatfarmerscannotstop.()•SomeofthelandinChinaistoowettogrowcrops.()•Fishfarmersdamagenature.()TFFTF•3.Listentothetapeandcompletethesentencesbyusingyourownwords.•Whenfarminggoesagainstnature,__________________________________aretheresult.Theearliestfarmers_________nature.Theirwayofagricultureledto________and________.Itisanoldtruththat________shouldnot__________________.ThelandthatTanandXiaoZaoboughtwas________andcouldnotbeusedfor________.Insteadtheychangedthefieldsinto__________.Ontheirfarmtheykept_________andgrew___________.(allkindof)environmentalproblemsdestroyedfloodsdroughtsfarminggoagainstnaturetoowetfarmingfishpondsfishfruittreesSpeaking•Workingroupoffive,eachgroupmemberwillplayoneoftheroles,anddiscusstheproblemandtrytomakeadecision.•RoleAyouarearicefarmer.•RoleByouareasugarcanefarmer.•RoleCyouarealocalfarmer.•RoleDyouarealocalfarmer.•RoleEyouarethevillageleader.Inmyopinionyoushould…/Ithinkheisright…IfIwereyou…/wehavetomakeachoice…AsfarasIcanseethebestthingwouldbeto…Wouldn'titbebetterif…?/wecan’tdoboth,so…Groupwork•Imagineyouwanttostartyourownfarm.Discusshowyouwouldstartitwithyourpartners.Thinkaboutthefollowingpoints:•A)kindoffarm(givereasonsforyourchoice)•B)whereyouwouldlikeyourfarmtobe•C)whatcropsyouwouldgrow•D)whatanimalsyouwouldhaveonthefarm•E)howyouwouldgeteverythingyouneed•F)sellingyourproduceetc.Discussion•Doyoubelievethatsoilisprecious?Why/whynot?•Whatisusedtofeedthesoilinyourarea?Doyouthinkthatisagood/badidea?Giveyourreasons.Summary•raise/feed•too…to…•leadto•change…into…•makeadecision•areasonwhy…isthat…•awasteoftime•makegoodmoney•dowhatisbestforeverybody•takenotesofUsefulexpressions•Inmyopinionyoushould…•IfIwereyou…•AsfarasIcanseethebestthingwouldbeto…•Wouldn'titbebetterif…?•Ithinkheisright…•Wehavetomakeachoice…•Wecan’tdoboth,so…•Theotherideasoundsbettertome…SummaryExercises1.They____chickens,cattleandcropsaswellonthefarm.A.raiseB.feedC.keepD.bringup2.MybrotherstayedathomestudyingEnglish_____goingtothecinema.A.insteadB.insteadofC.withoutDdidn't3.Theaccidentwasmyfault,soIhadtopayforthedamage______theothercar.A.ofB.atC.toD.onABC4.Theoldmanisstillsufferingfrompain.Itseemsthatthemedicinehas_____him.A.noeffecttoB.littleeffectonC.someeffectinD.agoodeffecton5.Ahammer_______drivinginnails.A.isusedtoB.isusedforC.IsusedasD.isusedofBB