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Unit 2

Working the land学案

Warming up

Learning Procedures: I. Leading in by enjoying a song. What is the song mainly about? II. Warming up 1.

Free talk How much do you know about farming? 2.

Guessing time (1)What are they doing in the fields? 生单词：fertilize[fɜ:tlaɪz]施肥

sow [səu]播种

grain [ɡrein]谷物

harvest [hɑ:vist]收获

spray [sprei]喷洒

pesticide [pestisaid]农药

irrigate [ɪrɪgeɪt]灌溉

transplant[trænsplɑ:nt]移植

seed [si:d]种子

plough [plau]犁地

winnow [wɪnəʊ]扬谷

seedling [si:dlɪŋ]秧苗(2) Answer the following questions. If they were your families, how would you feel when seeing them work? What do you think of the traditional farmers and farming? Do you want to change the traditional farming? What would you do to change the traditional farming? 5.

Make a dialogue Work in pair to make a dialogue about what you think about traditional farming and what you will do to change it. •

Sample: A: What do your family use to work the land? B: Simple tools, animals and so on. A: How do you feel when seeing them working in all kinds of weathers? B: I feel they are so uneasy. A: What would you do to help them? B: I’ll collect some related information to help them harvest more. 6.

Thinking and answering (1)

Introduce modern faming ,compare traditional and modern farming.

Why could China feed 22%of the world’s people from just 7%of the farmland?

What plays such an important part in Chinese agriculture? (2)

Compare traditional and modern farming by describing these pictures and then introduce the advantages and disadvantages of modern farming. What can you see in the picture? Modern farming examples Advantages 1.These chickens can be kept on a large scale to meet people’s needs.

2.The chickens’ price is cheap.

Help to stop crop disease and - 1 - Disadvantages 1.These chickens can be kept in small cages and never see the sunlight. 2.The disease spread easily and quickly. It’s harmful to the environment Chicken farms Chemical fertilizers

produce more crops. and people’s health. 7.

Group work There are two situations and choose one to discuss it in group of four and then ask some of them to give a report in the front of the classroom. Situation 1 Situation 2 You are a vegetable grower and think about how to plant and sell the vegetables better? You are a chicken farmer and think about how to keep and sell the chickens better? Sample: If I were a

, I would plant vegetables in a healthier way. At first, I would

. Secondly, I would

.At last, I would

. As for selling vegetables, I would like to use a different way to sell them. For example, I can sell them

.At the same time, I can also advertise(宣传/打广告) them by

. I must succeed in the future if I do it like that. Ⅲ. Summing up by finishing a report Ⅳ.Homework 附录:（有机农业的方法和好处）：

现代农业的相关词汇：

温室/大棚蔬菜

greenhouse vegetables 反季节蔬菜out of season vegetables

动物防疫

animal epidemic prevention 有机农业

organic farming 科学技术

science and technology

最新的信息

latest information

代言人spokesperson

专业人才

professional

专家

expert 机械

machine

管理

manage

控制

control

经营runMethods of organic farming 1.

Farmers use natural waste from animals. 2.

Farmers often change the kind of crop(庄稼) in each field(田地) every few years. 3.

Farmers plant crops with different lengths(长度) of roots(根). 4.

Farmers sometimes plant grass between crops and leave it in the ground. Advantages of methods 1.

This makes the soil(土壤) richer in minerals(矿物质) and so more fertile(肥沃). 2.

Changing the crops renews(更新) the minerals in the soil and helps it become rich and healthy. 3.

This uses different levels(水平) of soil. 4.

This prevents wind or water from carrying away soil and acts as(充当) a natural fertilizer(肥料).

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