1、Reading for WritingChemical Versus Organic FarmingIt is fertilizer. What is the substance we put on the soil to make crops grow?Pre-readingAChemical fertilizersWhat kind of fertilizers do farmers use?BNatural fertilizersNatural waste from animals and dead plantsWhat kind of fertilizers do farmers us
2、e?Its a product of organic farming.AIts a product of chemical farming.Borganic farmingchemical farmingorganic farmingorganic farmingchemical farmingorganic farmingMake a judgement: which is chemical farming and which is organic farming.BNow, which one do you prefer?A1. in my eyes/ in my opinion from
3、 my point of view My view/ opinion is that .2. Id prefer . Id rather .A. What organic farming is B. Why man-made chamical are still used in farming C. Organic methods for producing rich soilD. The problems with chemical farminngPara. 1-2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Read the text and then Match the main
4、idea with each paragraph.Chemical farmingOrganicfarmingThinking (Para.1-2)chemical farmingAdvantages Disadvantages 1. 2. u harming the land: killing harmful _ as well as _u harming peoples health: These chemicals may make people _and even _u Crops grow too fast to be _.bacteria and insectsthe helpfu
5、l onesillrich in nutritioncause cancerfight crop diseaseincrease productionAs an alternative, Id like to switch to organic farming!What is organic farming and how is it different from chemical farming?Organic farming is simply farming without using any chemicals.Organic farmers focus on keeping thei
6、r soil rich and free of disease through natural means.What are the organic methods mentioned in the text?(Para3&4) 1. use natural waste from animals as fertilizer. 2. change the kind of crop grown in each field every year. 3. plant diverse crops that use different depth of soil to keep it rich.use n
7、atural waste from animals as fertilizerchange the kind of crop grown in each field every year.to put important minerals back into the ground to make the soil in the fields richer in mineralsplant diverse crops that use different depth of soil to keep it rich.to keep the soil richMethods Purposes Wha
8、ts the goal of using different organic farming methods?（Para.4）The goal of using different organic farming methods is to grow good food while avoiding damage to the environment or to peoples health.Why cant we stop the use of man-made chemicals in agriculture entirely? A. Organic farming cost us a l
9、ot of money. B. Organic farming can meet peoples need. C. Chemical farming brought us huge profit. D. Chemical farming helps serve the need for food. Benefits Problems SolutionsFarming Benefit Problem Solution Chemical farming Organic farmingfight crop disease and increase productionsometimes harm b
10、oth the land and peoples healthswitch to organic farmingmake the soil rich; keep the air, soil, water and crops free of chemicalscannot meet the needstill a long way to find a suitable solutionFill in the table according to the passageTo make the passage more coherent, wed better use some transition
11、s between ideas. Find some in Para.2 and name their functions.Transition wordsFunction For example,Illustrating, but alsoAdding more information and emphasisingIn addition,Adding more informationIn turn,SequencingIn fact,Illustrating / EmphasisingAs forIntroducing a new topic / thing, butContrasting, and as wellAdding more informationWritingTopic sentence: In my opinion, _farming is preferableto _ farming because_.Point 1: _ Detail:_Point 2: _ Detail:_Point 3: _ Detail:_Conclusion: _ chemical farming VS organic farming
