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* * Unit19 Modern Agriculture agriculture farm irrigation food crop field plants plain farming grain farmer fertilizer seed prairie countryside land arable land Discuss the following questions with you partner. 1、Look at the pictures and compare traditional and modern farming. 2、What are the advantages and disadvantages of each way ? 3、What other changes have happened on farms in the last 100 years? Traditional farming--- ? Agriculture Modern farming --- ? ? Hi-tech farming --- agriculture Traditional farming Modern farming Hi-tech farming Advantages Disadvantages 1、What are the advantages and disadvantages of each way ? The farmer can keep thousands of chickens. It costs a lot of money to keep the chickens. It’s a lot of work to keep the chickens:feeding,cleaning etc. If chickens get ill,many die or must be killed. The chickens are big and fat. The meat and eggs do not taste so good. The chickens are not free. The farmer can sell the chicken dung. Large scale The farmer can keep only a few chickens. It does not cost a lot to keep the chickens. It is not a lot of work to keep the chickens. The chickens don’t have many problems. The chickens are not so fat. The eggs and meat taste very good. The chickens are free. Small scale Raising chickens It’s expensive. It is not a lot of work to mix it with the soil. It has no smell. It takes little place to store. It is easy to transport. Chemical fertiliser It’s free or can be bought at low prices. It’s a lot of work to mix it with the soil. It has a bad smell. It takes a lot of place to store. It is difficult to transport. Natural fertiliser(manure;also dung) Fertilisers They are expensive. The fuel is expensive(gasoline). They pollute the air. They can only be used on flat (level) and dry terrain. They don’t need to rest. You can use them for 5-20 or more years if you can get enough spare (repair) parts. Mac