人教新课标必修4Unit2Workingtheland[全套课件].ppt

Listening – I ( 18ms )Listening on Page 14. 1. Listen to the passage for twice, then finish the chart in Ex.1 on Page 14. Answer keys: Farming practices Mr Jones’ farm Mr Smith’s farm Crops grown fertilizer Other plant nutrition Results Carrots, cucumbers, pumpkins Carrots, cucumbers, pumpkins chemical natural water water empty inside Solid and healthy inside 2. Listen to the tape for the third time and try to find the answers for Ex.2 and Ex.3 on Page 15, then check the answers. Suggested answer to Ex.2: The results from the two farms are so different because the healthy soil from Mr Smith’s farm helped his plants fight the disease and grow healthily. Suggested answer to Ex.3: Summary D is the correct answer. Listening – II ( 6ms )Listening Task on Page 50. 1. Listen to the tape for twice and finish the exercise on 51, then check the answers. Suggested answer: A Greece B Rome C Middle East and Africa D North America Speaking -- I ( 8ms )1. Imagine you want to start your own farm. Discuss how you would start it with your partners. Think about the following points( in groups): A) kind of farm (give reasons for your choice) B) where you would like your farm to be C) what crops you would grow D) what animals you would have on the farm E) how you would get everything you need F) selling your produce etc. 2. Ask some groups to show their group work. Do you believe that soil is precious? Why/ why not? What is used to feed the soil in your area? Do you think that is a good/ bad idea? Give your reasons. Speaking -- II ( 5ms ) Discussion Farmers’ proverbs sayings The wisdom of farmers about the weather farming is collected in many popular proverbs passed on from generation to generation. The following proverbs tell you sth. About the weather din England. Are they true for China? Post reading 1 No weather is ill, if the wind be still. 2 Yellow sky at sunset, wind in the morrow. 3 Rain before seven, clear by eleven. 4 April showers b