高一英语Unit 19 reading课件.pptVIP

Intensive reading (True or False) 1. Although China is a large country, only 7% of the land can be used for farming.( ) 2. More advanced technical information was brought in in the 1970’s.( ) 3. Long before the early 1990’s scientists started to develop new techniques without harming the environment.( ) 4. The biggest problem of Chinese farmers is water. ( ) * Task 2: Discussion What kind of food do we eat at breakfast, lunch supper at present time? What kind of food did we eat at breakfast, lunch supper in the past? What can we learn from the differences between the food in the past at present time? Questions. 1 How are people’s eating habits changing over the years? Why do you think this happens? 2 How has agricultural product changed during these years? What do you think caused these changes? 3 What effects do you think the changes in eating habits will have on agriculture or nature? EXAMPLE: First, Chinese people are eating more meat. Next, farmers have to raise more pigs, sheep cattle. So, more grass is needed to feed more sheep cattle. So… It shows two bags of chemical fertilizer. It shows a pile of animal manure. Describe the photos and then make a summary. It shows thousands of chickens sit in small cages inside a large building. It shows a farmer is feeding the chickens. Chickens can walk freely in the yard. It shows a farmer working on the land with a buffalo(水牛). The buffalo pulls the plough to work the land. It shows a tractor. In this picture, the farmers use the tractor to work the land. It shows dry, poor land. The earth is so dry that nothing can grow there. It shows a greenhouse, where plants grow in a building made of glass. In the past, farmers grow crops in the traditional way. Using cattle to plough the field, farmers work most of the day all year around, but they could not produce enough food for the whole population. At present, they use modern