UsingLanguageEvaluatechemicalfarmingandorganicfarmingWhichtomatoesdoyouprefer?Why?ChemicaltomatoesOrganictomatoesLeadinginWhatdofarmersdotoboostyields?killoffthepestwaterthecropridthesoiloftheweedLeadinginspraypesticides

useartificialfertilisersuseorganicfertilizersWhichoneisorganicfarming?××√LeadinginWhatisthetextabout?Chemicalfarmingversusorganicfarming(definition,benefit,problem...)

PredictionThinking1.What’schemicalfarming?What’sorganicfarming?2.ReadthepassageandcompleteTask1andTask2onpage56.3.Summarizethetransitionalwords.4.Analyzethestructureofthepassage.Discussion1.What’schemicalfarming?What’sorganicfarming?2.ReadthepassageandcompleteTask1andTask2onpage56.3.Summarizethetransitionalwords.4.Analyzethestructureofthepassage.1.What’schemicalfarming?2.What’sorganicfarming?Para.1Chemicalfarmingisfarmingusingchemicalpesticidesandartificialfertilizers.Para.3Presentation1.Whydidmanyfarmerswelcometheintroduction

ofchemicalfarming?

Manyfarmerswelcomedthemasagreatwayto

fightcropdiseases

andincreaseproduction.2.Whatconcernsmanypeopleabouttheuseof

pesticides?

Theirlong-termusecansometimesharmboth

thelandandpeople’shealth.Para.13.Whatisoneproblemwiththeuseofchemical

fertilisers?

Cropsgrownwiththemusuallygrowtoofastto

berichinnutrition.Para.24.Howisorganicfarmingdifferentfromchemicalfarming?Organicfarmingissimplyfarmingwithoutusinganychemicals.

Organicfarmersfocuson

keepingtheirsoilrichandfreeofdiseases

throughnaturalmeans.Para.35.Whydoorganicfarmerschangethekindof

cropgrowninafieldeveryyear?Differentcropsaregrownbecausetheyput

importantmineralsbackintotheground,makingitreadyforthenextbatchofcrops.Para.46.

Whatisthegoalofusingorganicfarmingmethods?

Do

youthinkitcanbereached?Whyor

whynot?

Thegoalofusingdifferentorganic

farming

methodsistogrowgoodfoodwhileavoidingdamagetotheenvironmentortopeople’shealth.Para.4partmainideaDetail1-2Pesticidecankillhelpful

.somepesticideshavebeen

,becauseofthe

.Cropsgrownwithchemicalfertilisersusually

tobefullof_____.3Manyorganicfarmersuse

asfertiliser.4Theyoften

grownineachfield

.Theyalsoplantcropsthatuse

ofthesoiltohelpkeepitrich.5Organicfarmingisnowherenearabletomeetthehigh

.DACBbacteriaandinsectsprohibiteddamagetheycausegrowtoofastnutritionnaturalwastefromanimalschangethekindofcropdemandforfoodaroundtheworlddifferentdepthseveryyearPresentationTitleThe_______and_________ofchemicalfarming.

benefitsproblemsPart1:(Para1&2)Whatorganicfarmingisand__________________.howitkeepthesoilrichPart2:(Para3&4)Part3:(Para5)Conclusion

PresentationPresentationPresentation

however,but,onthecontrary,instead,ononehand…ontheotherhandforexample,forinstance,infact,suchas,take…forexampleboth…and…,notonly…butalso,inaddition,and,also,aswell,

what’smore,besides,furthermore,moreover,what’sworsewhy…isbecause…,therefore,forthisreason,thus,consequently,asaressultasfor,asanalternativecontrastillustrateaddcauseandeffectintroduceanewtopicPresentationWhat’stheauthor’sattitudetowardschemicalfarmingandorganicfarming?A.NegativeB.ambiguousC.objectiveD.supportive

What’syouropiniononchemicalororganicfarming?Let’swriteanargumentativepassageaboutit.PresentationWriting1.Structureofanargumentativeessay:

(Para.1)(Para.2)AnargumentativeessayYouropinionSupportingpoint2(Para.3)Supportingpoint3Supportingpoint1IntroductionBodyConclusionSummaryTitleDetailsDetailsDetailsPara.1stateyouropinionCurrently,thereisawidespreadconcernovertheissuethat…Asisoftenthecase,…AsfarasIamconcerned,however,…Itcanbesaidwithcertaintythat...Soinmyopinion,…Nowadays,ithastobenoticedthat…SoI’mconvincedthat…2.Usefulexpressionsforwritinganargumentativeessay:

Para.2supportingpointsanddetailsFirstofall,thereisnodenying/doubtthat...Ontheonehand,…Ontheotherhand,…Moreover,….Foronething,…Foranother,…Lastly,…Acaseinpointis...Similarly,weshouldpaymoreattentionto...Ashasbeenmentionedabove,...Personally,Iwillconcludebysaying...Therefore,Ihavethereasontobelievethat...Fromwhathasbeendiscussedabove,wemaysafelydrawtheconclusionthat…Para.3givesummaryDecidewhetheryourgroupsupportschemicalarmingororganicfarming.Comeupwiththreemainpointstosupportyouropinion,andthenaddatleastonedetailtosupporteachmainpoint.Completetheoutlinebelow.Topicsentence:Inmyopinion,

farmingispreferableto.farmingbecause

.Point1:.(Detail) .Point2: .

(Detail) .(Detail) .Point3: .Conclusion:

. . .Useyouroutlinetowriteashortessaygivingyouropiniononthetopic.YoucanusetheexpressionsonPage55whensharingyouropinion.AdvantagesofOrganicFarmingComparedtochemicalfarming,organicfarmingenjoysitsoverwhelmingsuperiority.Thereasonsareasfollows.Firstly,organicfoodishealthierandsaferasinorganicfarming,poisonouschemicalslikepesticidesareforbiddenfrombeingusedoncrops.Furthermore,organicfarmingisenvironmentallyfriendly.Forinstance,organicfarmersusenaturalwastefromanimalsasfertilizer,whichisharmlesstotheenvironment.Lastly,farmerscanincreasetheirincomethroughorganicfarming.Aspeopletendtopursueagreenlife,theyaremorelikelytobuyorganicfruitandvegetablesdespitethehighprices.Withincomparableadvantages,therefore,organicfarmingisexpectedtobenefitmorepeopleinthefuture.Sample

Inmyopinion,organicfarmingispreferabletochemicalfarming

becauseofthebenefitstotheenvironmentandtopeople,andbecauseorganicfoodismorenutritious.

Tobeginwith,chemicalfarmingharmstheenvironment.Sincechemicalpesticidesarenotfoundinnature,normalnaturalprocessescannotgetridofthem.Instead,thechemicalstendtoaccumulateinthesoilandwater,andareabsorbedinthefoodchain,wheretheypoisonwildlifeanddomesticanimals.

Thisaffectsusdirectly,becauseweendupeatingplants,dairyproducts,eggs,andmeatthathavehighlevelsofpesticides.Thinkaboutit:Thepurposeofthepesticidesistokill"pests",thatis,tokillinsects.Somethingthatcankillaninsectprobablyisnothealthyforpersontoeat.Whileitmaybetruethatthefoodweeatdoesnothaveenoughpesticideinittokillusimmediately,overtheyearsthispesticidemaycauseushealthproblemsorgiveusdiseasessucha