内容正文:
Unit 5 Using Language (II)
【学习目标】
Learning Objectives
1.To understand the differences between chemical and organic farming and their advantages and disadvantages, analyse the structure and learn writing techniques of argumentative essay
2.To write an essay to express your views on chemical farming or organic farming
【学习过程】
Learning activities
目标一:To understand the differences between chemical and organic farming and their advantages and disadvantages, analyse the structure and writing techniques of argumentative essay
Activity 1: Look through page 55 and page 56, find out the new words and phrases, read them in pairs. Then read together as a whole and share their usage.
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Activity 2: Look at the title and the pictures in the passage, think about what it is about.
Chemical Versus Organic Farming
Answer:
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Activity 3: Read and 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 chemical farming
Activity 4: Read the text, and then answer the questions.
1 Why did many farmers welcome the introduction of chemical farming?
2 What concerns many people about the use of pesticides?
3 What is one problem with the use of chemical fertilizers?
4 How is organic farming different from chemical farming?
5 Why do organic farmers change the kind of crop grown in a field every year?
6 What is the goal of using organic farming methods? Do you t