国际交流英语知识视听说.ppt

Example Answers fertilizers: substances that add nutrients to soil fungi: plants like mushrooms with no leaves or green coloring insecticides: substances that kill insects herbicides: substances that kill weeds fungicides: substances that kill fungi Before Viewing C| Use complete sentences to explain the information in the chart in exercise B to your partner. Then listen while your partner explains the chart to you. Before Viewing Example Answers In organic farming, farmers use natural fertilizers such as animal waste or seaweed to improve the soil. In conventional farming, farmers use chemical fertilizers with nitrogen for soil improvement. In organic farming, farmers use beneficial insects, soil bacteria, and fungi to fight insects and diseases and protect plants in low-tech ways. In conventional farming, farmers use chemical insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides to fight insects and diseases. Before Viewing A | Read the statements. Then watch the video and complete each statement with no more than three words you hear in the video. 1. EARTH University is an _____________ college in eastern Costa Rica. 2. The college runs a plantation that produces bananas to sell in ______________________. 3. Many of the college’s students come from poor backgrounds in ____________________. 4. The plastic bags the college uses to protect bananas from insects are _____________. 5. Other banana growers are now adopting EARTH’s organic fertilizing _____________. While Viewing agricultural Whole Foods stores developing countries recycled techniques B | Read the statements. Then watch again and check (?) T for true or F for false. While Viewing 1. The video begins at a Whole Foods store in Los Angeles. 2. The banana plantation at EARTH University covers 600 acres. 3. EARTH University has over 400 students. 4. Bananas from EARTH University are organically grown. 5. People can also buy pineapples and oranges at Whole Foods Market from EARTH. T F ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?