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Eating HabitsEating HabitsAgricultural
ProduceAgricultural
ProduceNatureNature
What are the relations between them?
Eating habits affect the changes in agricultural produce, at the same time the development of agriculture has effects on nature.
Look at the pictures and classify traditional and modern farming, then compare these two ways.
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Traditional farming (12 3 4)
Agriculture
Modern farming (5 6 7 8)
AgricultureTechniques
Traditionalagriculture
Modern agriculture
Raising animals
in small scale in large scale
cheap, eggs and meat are tasty
expensive, chickens are big and fat
Advantages and disadvantages of
traditional and modern agriculture.
Advantages and disadvantages of
traditional and modern agriculture.
AgricultureTechniques
Traditional agriculture
Modernagriculture
Fertilisers
natural (manure)
chemical
free, cheap, bad smell, difficult to transport
expensive, no smell, easy to transport
AgricultureTechniques
Traditional agriculture
Modern agriculture
Farming tools
Animals Machines
cheap, no pollution,need to rest
expensive, air pollution,convenient, use longer
AgricultureTechniques
Traditional agriculture
Modern agriculture
Climate control
Open air Greenhousecontrolled by weather and land condition
expensive, but can be built where necessary
Q1: What’s the biggest problem to Chinese farmers?
Q2: What does GM mean?
The shortage of arable land.
“G” stands for “genetically”“M” stands for “modified” (changed)
1. In China only seven percent of the land is used for farming. This is _____. A. because farmers don’t need more land
to produce food for the whole population B. because China needs more and more
land to build cities C. because there are not enough farmers
to work on the land D. because the other land cannot be used
for agriculture
Choose the best answer.
2. Fertilisation is a technique that is used t
o ______.
A. make poor soil better
B. make wet land drier
C. make dry land better
D. grow vegetables with their roots
in water instead of earth
3. Modern agriculture means finding
ways to _____.
A. increase irrigation and stop using f
ertilisers
B. stop irrigation and using fertilisers
C. increase production and be friendly
to the environment
D. produce the same amount while tak
ing better care of nature
4. In the sentence “… they are protected
from the wind, rain and insects”, “they”
means _____.
A. greenhouses B. roots
C. vegetables D. tomatoes
5. In GM “M” stands for “modified”,
which means “changed”. What changes is
______.
A. the way in which poor soil is made better
B. the way in which Chinese farmers work on their land
C. the way in which crops develop from seed
D. the way in which farmers take care of the environment
Divide the text into four parts.Divide the text into four parts.
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
(Para 1) A brief introduction to agriculture and arable land in China
(Para 2) How to use advanced techniques to improve agricultural production
(Para 3)
Scientists started to develop new techniques to increase agricultural production without harming the environment
(Para 4-6)Using the latest technologies to settle the problem with the shortage of arable land
Modern agriculture has developed through periods according to the text. What was mainly developed in each period ?
Period 1 : More advanced technical information was brought in from abroad in the 1980s.Period 1 : More advanced technical information was brought in from abroad in the 1980s.
Period 3 : Using the latest technologies to grow vege-tables, such as greenhouses, GM.Period 3 : Using the latest technologies to grow vege-tables, such as greenhouses, GM.
Period 2 : Scientists started to develop new techniques to increase agricultural production without harming the environment from---
Period 2 : Scientists started to develop new techniques to increase agricultural production without harming the environment from---
With the development of m________ agriculture , farmers are realizing more and more the importance of protecting nature. Since the early 1990s, scientists have been trying to develop new t________ to increase agricultural p_________ and protect the e_____________ at the same time. Some c________ can help to produce better crops but are very h_________to our environment. Some have a very good e__________on removing weeds but they damage crops at the same time. So new techniques should not only help increase production but also be f__________ to the environment. We should depend on high technology and t_____________ methods as well to develop our agriculture because food production and taking care of the environment are of the same i____________.
odern
echniquesroductionnvironment hemical
sarmful
ffect
riendlyraditional
mportance
Discussion How can we develop modern agriculture to meet
the change of people's eating habits without destroying or damaging the environment?
1.Modern agriculture should not go against nature.
2.We can develop Eco-agriculture.
3. Use less chemical fertilizers, pesticide.
4. Protect the soil from being lost. Improve the soil conditions.
5. Grow different plants in different areas.
HomeworkHomework 1. The text doesn't have an endin
g , please imagine an ending for it.
1. The text doesn't have an ending , please imagine an ending for it.
2. Preview the language points in the text.2. Preview the language points in the text.
Genetically Modified (GM) food
cherry tomato
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