Changing Colours of Our Crops

1、The Changing Colours of Our CropsInstructor:Wang Xuan (王璇)Class:Class One, Senior OneDining hall/CanteenBefore they get to our dinner table, how are these vegetables raised in the field?planting seedsfertilizingwateringharvestingHow are vegetables raised in the field?Cultivation Process of Tradition

2、al FarmingStep OneStep TwoStep Three- to nourish the plantsGreen agricultureChanging colours of the agriculture1.Where is this passage from?A. An advertisement.B. A newspaper.C. A magazine.2.What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Fun food.B. Colourful crops in our daily lives.C. The latest devel

3、opments in agriculture.Skimming1. What are the three kinds of agriculture?2. What are the two functions of Sunqiao Modern Agricultural Development Zone?3. What is the authors attitude towards Sunqiao?A. Positive.B. Negative.C. Indifferent (漠不关心).Green agriculture; blue agriculture and white agricult

4、ure.An experimental research facility and a business enterprise.ScanningPara 1-2 DetailsGreen AgricultureBlueAgricultureTraditional farming It grows plants in soil. It farms fish or water plants in natural sources of water.Definition of three kinds of agricultureWhiteAgriculturewater:sand and stones

5、:to help hold up the plantsa mixture of water and fertilizer to nourish the plantsplaces:Applied into _both water and fertilizerwith poor soil qualitymake the best use of Is white agriculture a big improvement on green/blue agriculture? Why or why not?Further thinking:WhiteAgriculturewater:sand and

6、stones:to help hold up the plantsa mixture of water and fertilizer to nourish the plantsplaces:Applied into _both water and fertilizerwith poor soil qualitymake the best use of Practied inSunqiaoSunqiaoPara 3-4Topic sentence:Sunqiao is both an experimental research facility and a business enterprise

7、.Para 3A Research Facility1. Making _ 2. Finding _ 3. Producing _4. Researching _Businessgreen agriculture more profitable ;farming techniques without man-made chemicals; seeds to help farmers grow better crops; white agriculture.A Business Enterprise1. Becoming _2. Seeds and new varieties of plants

8、 bringing _3. Farmers having _ Para 4 one of the fastest developing areas in China benefits to farming families (more than 16,000); bigger and better harvest and their lives economic changed forever.Do you think Sunqiao proves to be successful as an example of white agriculture? How?Further thinking

9、:White AgricultureSunqiaoPara 5Why is Sunqiao famous?How do they feel about this zone ? Why?Why does Sunqiao deserve mentioning in a newspaper? Because of the introduction of modern technology.They are amazed because vegetables are grown without soil.Because it is a place where technology and nature

10、 work well together.Contrast:Farming used to be _ and _.(Green Agriculture)(White Agriculture)Now farming has become _ and _.high-techboring backward exciting Change of viewsChange of coloursInfluence of white agriculture on peoples viewsWhat is your view on agriculture before reading the text? Is i

11、t changed now?Further thinking:Pair WorkSuppose you have just finished a school tour to Sunqiao and please deliver a speech about it on Monday assembly.Make sure you include an general introduction to Sunqiao and how you feel about this development zone.Assignments1. Read the text at least 3 times and pay attention to new words and phrases.2. Finish Exercises on 79.3. Please summarize the te