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Unit 5 Working the land
Chemical Versus Organic farming
Selective Optional Book 1
Match the main ideas(A-D) below with paragraphs and find out the supported sentences to prove your answer right.
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
Para 1-2
The problems with chemical farming
Para Main Idea Detail
1-2 Pesticides can kill helpful _________________
Some pesticides have been ___________ because of the ________________
Crops grown with chemical fertilizers usually _____________ to be full of ______________.
bacteria and insects
prohibited
damage
grow too fast
nutrition
D
The problems with chemical farming
In addition, these chemicals can stay in the soil and underground sources for a long time. This affects the crops grown on the land and, in turn, the animals and humans who digest them.
→In addition, these chemicals can stay in the soil and underground sources for a long time, which affects/affecting the crops grown on the land and, in turn, the animals and humans who digest them.
Para 3 What organic farming is
definition
·How is paragraph 3 develop?
By listing data.
By comparing
By defining and giving instances.
By explaining and analyzing.
The advantages of organic farming
Para 4 Organic methods for producing rich soil
main point
specific example1
general example
reason
specific example2
general example
purpose
Para 5 Why man-made chemicals are still used in farming
·What’s the author’s attitude towards organic farming?
Objective.
Doubtful.
Supportive.
Critical.
Advantages: 通过自然的方式保持土壤肥沃和无疾病
keep the soil rich and free of disease through natural means
Disadvantages:不能满足食物的高需求
nowhere near able to meet the high demand for food
Advantages of organic farming
Many organic farmers use natural waste from animals as fertilizer. This makes the soil in their fields richer in minerals. It also keeps the air, soil, water, and crops free of chemicals.
句式升级:
Why different crops are grown is that they put important minerals back into the ground, making it ready for the next batch of crops.
Why many organic farmers use natural waste from animals as fertilizer is that it makes the soil in their fields richer in minerals while keeping the air, soil, water, and crops free of chemicals.
Disadvantages of organic farming
Organic farming is nowhere near able to meet that need.
_____________________________(我坚信的是)organic farming enjoys its overwhelming superiority,____________
________________(与化学耕作相比). The reasons are as follows.
Firstly, organic food has a higher level of health and safety.
________________________________________(有机农耕更健康、更健康的原因是) in organic farming, poisonous chemicals like pesticides ___________________________(被禁止使用) on crops. Furthermore, organic farming is environmentally friendly. ___________(例如), organic farmers use natural waste from animals as fertilizer,______________________
____________(这对环境是无害的)./_____________________
(保持土壤肥沃和无疾病)
What I am firmly convinced is that
compared to
chemical farming
Why organic food is healthier and safer is that
are forbidden from being used
For instance
which is harmless to the
environment
keeping the soil rich and free of disease
Lastly, farmers can increase their income buy selling organic food at high price._________________________
_________(因为人们倾向于追求绿色生活), they are more likely to buy organic fruit and vegetables ____________
___________(尽管价格很高).
In conclusion, with incomparable advantages, therefore, organic farming is expected to benefit more people in the future.
As people tend to pursue a
green life
despite the high
prices
Advantages of Organic Farming
What I am firmly convinced is that organic farming enjoys its overwhelming advantage, compared to chemical farming. The reasons are as follows.
Firstly, organic food has a higher level of health and safety.
Why organic food is healthier and safer is that in organic farming, poisonous chemicals like pesticides are forbidden from being used on crops. Furthermore, organic farming is
environmentally friendly. For instance, organic farmers use natural waste from animals as fertilizer, which is harmless to the environment. Lastly, farmers can increase their income buy selling organic food at high price. As people tend to pursue a green life, they are more likely to buy organic fruit and vegetables despite the high prices.
In conclusion, with incomparable advantages, therefore, organic farming is expected to benefit more people in the future.
Advantages of chemical farming:
1. 对抗农作物疾病和提高产量的好方法
A great way to fight crop disease and increase production
2. 满足世界各地对食物的高需求
serve the high demand for food around the world
Disadvantages of chemical farming
长期使用会伤害到土地和人们的健康
Their long-term use can sometimes harm both the land and people’s health.
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