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Unit 5 Working the Land Project
Making a poster of your favourite dish,
from field to plate
Yang Shuxia
Learning objectives
Learn to list your favorite dishes with five or more ingredients
Get to know how these ingredients are produced
Learn to cherish food
Sympathy for the peasants
Hoeing millet in mid-day heat,Sweat dripping to the earth beneath.Every single grain on your plateis the result of hard work.
Discuss this line of poetry, “Every single grain on your plate is the result of hard work”. 1. What does this line mean to you? 2. How should this line affect your daily life? Share some examples with your classmates.
Step Ⅰ Lead in
Step Ⅱ Brainstorm Brainstorm a list of your favorite dishes. Each dish should be comprised of five or more ingredients.
Step Ⅲ Make a listChoose one dish from your list that everyone in your group likes. Make a list of its ingredients.
Step Ⅳ Team workResearch where and how each of these ingredients is produced. Example 1: Peanuts
Peanuts are planted in April or May. It takes around 120 to 160 days for them to be ready for harvesting. This is usually done by hand. The farmer pulls the peanut plants out of the ground and leaves them in the field to dry. The peanuts are then collected and separated from their vines. They are dried for some more time and then taken to the market for sale.
Think: What elements about peanuts are mentioned in the example?
the season , the growth cycle, the harvest and the process
Peppers are _______ (plant) from March to May. It takes around 50 to 120 days for them to be ready for _________ (harvest). Then farmers pick up peppers from plants, and dry them in the field. They are ________(dry) for some more time and then taken to the market or the factory.
planted
harvesting
dried
Step Ⅳ Team work Example 2: Peppers
①Farmers use machines to pull the garlic plants out of the ground, cut garlics from the plants, and dry them in the field.
②About 10 days later,