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Unit 5 Working the land
Chemical versus Organic farming
1.To learn the differences between chemical and organic farming
2.To learn to analyze advantages and disadvantages.
3.To advocate organic farming around us
Learning aims
Lead-in
Do you know what they are doing?
getting rid of weeds/pests
fertilizing the soil
Which kind of farming is better?
1. What is the text about?
Chemical farming
Organic farming
pictures
title
2. What type of writing is it?
A. Narration(记叙文)
B. Exposition(说明文)
C. Argumentation(议论文)
Pre-reading
Fast reading
Match the main ideas with the paragraphs
Para 1-2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
A.What organic farming is
B.Why man-made chemicals are still used in farming
C.Organic methods for producing rich soil
D.The problems with chemicai farming
Paragraph Main Idea Detail
1-2 Pesticides can kill helpful .
Some pesticides have been because of the .
Crops grown with chemical fertilisers usually to be full of .
3 Many organic farmers use as fertiliser.
D
A
bacteria and insects
prohibited
damage they cause
grow too fast
nutrition
natural waste from
animals
Careful reading
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Paragraph Main Idea Detail
4 They often grown in each field .
They also plant crops that use of the soil to help keep it rich.
5 Organic farming is nowhere near able to meet the
high .
C
B
change the kind of crop
every year
different depths
demand for food around the world
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Comprehending
1.Why did many farmers welcome the introduction of chemical farming?
A.Because it cost less than traditional farming.
B.Because it can fight crop disease and increase production.
C.Because it wasn’t harmful to people’s he