广东省中山市高中英语 unit 2 working the land listening课件 新人教版必修4.pptVIP

* Unit 2 Listening Working the land Pre-listening on Page14 valley competitor determined pour carrots cucumbers 河谷，山谷 竞争者 有决心的；坚决的 倒；浇 胡萝卜 黄瓜 pumpkins attack spread like wildfire sigh solid 南瓜 攻击,　袭击 像野火般蔓延， 迅速传开 叹息 坚实的 Listening Farming Practices Mr. Jone’s farm Mr. Smith’s farm Crops grown Fertilizer Carrots, cucumbers, pumpkins Carrots, cucumbers, pumpkins chemical natural Farming Practices Mr. Jone’s farm Mr. Smith’s farm Other plant nutrition Results water water empty inside solid and healthy inside Why do you think the results from the two farmers are so different? Because Mr. Smith used natural fertilizer and kept his soil healthy, which helped his plants fight the disease and grow healthily. Look at the summaries of the story. Decide which is correct and explain why the others are wrong. A. This is a story about two farmers who hated each other. F The two farmers did not hate each other though they competed with each other. B. This is a story about a competition and how one farmer cheated. There was a competition but neither farmer cheated. F C. This is a story about one farmer who worked hard to produce healthy crops and the other who did not. Both farmers tried their best to produce the healthiest crops. D. This is a story about two ways of farming and how successful they were against disease. F T Listening text Once there lived two excellent farmers in a very rich valley. They grew wonderful crops. Their farms lay next to each other but instead of being happy together they were competitors. Neither would agree that the other did anything right when it came to farming practices. As soon as they heard of the local harvest competition, they were both determined to win. Mr. Jones went immediately to the shops to buy as much chemical fertilizer as he could. He poured it around his carrots, cucumbers and pumpkins, watered them every day and watched over them. However, Mr. Smith planted