1、 persimmon roast duck Unit 19Modern Agriculture (Reading)No 17 Middle School of Laiwu,Shandong YU KEFENGTask 1 Task 1 Pre-readingPre-reading Look at the pictures below and decide which are about traditional agriculture and which are about modern agriculture.24735168Hi-techFast readingTask 2 Task 2 w
2、hile-readingwhile-reading Para 1 1.Hi-techgreenhouse Para 2 2.the relation between modern technique and environment Para 3 3.Modern farming techniques Para 4 4.GM production in the future Para 5 5.Hi-tech-GM Para 6 6.Traditional agriculture agricultureTraditional farming Modern farming Hi-tech farmi
3、ng(para1)(para2 and 3)(para4,5,6)1.It is on this arable land that the farmers produce food for the whole population of China.2.Many farming techniques have been modernised.3.The biggest problem of Chinese farmers is the shortage of arable land.4.The tomato is one of nearly 4,500 different plants tha
4、t are genetically modified.(land that is)suitable for ploughing and for growing cropsmade modernnot enough of somethingCareful reading 1.Read the whole text carefully and then answer the following questions.Questions1.How much does arable land take up in China?2.What have Chinese farmers used to mak
5、e their land to produce more?3.When did scientists start to develop new techniques?4.What do new techniques mean?5.Whats the biggest problem of Chinese farmers?6.What does the word“they”mean in the sentence“they are protected from the wind,rain and insects”?7.what does GM stand for?8.How many resear
6、ch stations are now doing GM research?1.How much does arable land take up in China?2.What have Chinese farmers used to make their land produce more?3.When did scientists start to develop new techniques?4.What does new techniques mean?Arable land only takes up seven percent of the land.They have long
7、 used techniques such as fertilisation and irrigation to make the land produce more.They started to develop new techniques from the early 1990s.They mean those that are used to increase agricultureproduction without harming the environment.5.Whats the biggest problem of Chinese farmers?6.What does t
8、he word“they”mean in the sentence“they are protected from the wind,rain and insects”?7.what does GM stand for?8.How many research stations are now doing GM research?Their biggest problem is the shortage of arable land.They refer to vegetables in the greenhouse.G stands for“genetically”,while M stand
9、s for“modified.”There are about 100 research stations.Task 3 Task 3 post-readingpost-readingProblems worth thinking over1.At the beginning,there is a sentence“It is on this arable land that the farmers produce food for the whole population of China.”Why does the writer say so?2.At the end of the tex
10、t,what can we learn from the sentence“In China,about one hundred research stations are now doing GM research.”?Activities 1.Make up a dialogue.Suppose a foreigner comes to buy some products of your hometown,try to make him believe that your product is the best.Student A-Farmer A Student B-Farmer B S
11、tudent C-the foreigner 2.Through GM it is possible to change fruits,vegetables and even animals.Have a discussion and decide which you will change,you may draw a picture and explain how you would change them and why.把深山的水果卖到欧洲的人把深山的水果卖到欧洲的人 中国杂交水稻之父中国杂交水稻之父Traditional agricultureModern agricultureHi
12、gh-techagricultureFuture?在我国，任何转基因农作物在进入在我国，任何转基因农作物在进入商业化生产之前都需要得到农业部颁发商业化生产之前都需要得到农业部颁发的的生物安全证明书生物安全证明书。农业部每年通。农业部每年通过组织生物安全委员会会议对各地的转过组织生物安全委员会会议对各地的转基因农作物申请进行审核和安全评估，基因农作物申请进行审核和安全评估，并根据评估结果决定是否批准某种转基并根据评估结果决定是否批准某种转基因作物进入商业化生产。到目前为止，因作物进入商业化生产。到目前为止，我国农业部并没有批准任何一种转基因我国农业部并没有批准任何一种转基因水稻进行商业化生产。水
13、稻进行商业化生产。因此，市场上所因此，市场上所出现的转基因稻米是不为国家法律所允出现的转基因稻米是不为国家法律所允许的。许的。Genetically modified riceHomework:Homework:In the text,we have learnt something about traditional,modern and hi-tech agriculture.But what will happen in future agriculture?Just imagine it and write a short composition.Words limit:100-120 words1。http:/
