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Unit 5
WORKING THE LAND——Using Language
Evaluate chemical farming and organic farming
WORKING THE LAND —— Using Language
Chemical Versus Organic Farming
Li Ziqi is expert at planting. She has a magic yard full of plants, such as vegetables, fruits and flowers.
She also encounters some problems when tending to the plants in the yard.
pesticide
insecticidal lamp
(杀虫灯)
natural enemy (天敌)
compost (堆肥)
chemical/artificial fertilizer
manure (粪肥)
fertilizer
Fertilize the soil
rid the soil of the weed
kill off the pest
pesticide
chemical/artificial fertilizer
insecticidal lamp(杀虫灯)
natural enemy
compost(堆肥)
manure(粪肥)
Versus
What is to be included in the passage with the title?
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 chemical farming
Para. 1-2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
chemical pesticides
artificial fertilisers
in widespread use in farming
The middle of the 20th century
many farmers welcomed
fight crop disease
increase production
long-term use can sometimes harm both the land and people's health.
Some scientists have found
Now
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Para1
Para1
Para 1
stay in the and
pesticide
bacteria & insects
harmful+helpful
affect the
the animals and humans
who digest
may make them ill and cause cancer
Para 2
soil
underground water
crops
destroy
in turn转而
less nutrition
less essential minerals
less flavour
prohibited
2.keep the air, soil, water, and crops ______________
Q1. What’s organic farming?
Q2. What are the benefits of oragnic farming?
Organic farming is simply farming without using any chemicals.
Organic farmers focus on keeping their soil rich and free of disease through ____________ .
benefits
1.make the soil _______________
Para 3
e.g. use natural waste from animals as fertiliser
natural means
richer in minerals
free of chemicals
As an alternative?
less nutrition
less essential minerals
less flavour
Paragraph4?
produce rich soil
Para