Unit 6 Fun Food
The Changing Colors of Our Crops
Reading Comprehension
Why does the writer say agriculture has become more colorful?
What does green agriculture mean?
What does blue agriculture mean?
What does white agriculture mean?
What are sands or small stones used for?
With white agriculture, how do plants get the necessary nutrition?
What are the advantages of white agriculture?
Apart from white agriculture, what other things does Sunqiao research?
What does Sunqiao produce?
How are the lives of farming families changed forever because of Sunqiao?
Why are the the people coming to Sunqiao amazed?
Part I Text Dictation
Recently, agriculture has become more colorful. Green agriculture means ______. Blue agriculture ______.White agriculture is practised at ______.
With white agriculture, ______. Sometimes sand and small stones are used to ______. The plants are nourished by ______. White agriculture is useful for ______.
Sunqiao is both___and ___. The research involves 1) ______ 2) ______ 3) ______ 4) ______
Part II Text Dictation
Through this new technology, Sunqiao __________. It has helped the farmers greatly. First, _______. Secondly, _____.
People who live in cities _____. However, ______ has made Sunqiao famous. Now the visitors _____. Sunqiao has become a place ______.
Sunqiao is both___and ___. The research involves 1) ______ 2) ______ 3) ______ 4) ______
Through this new technology, Sunqiao __________. It has helped the farmers greatly. First, _______. Secondly, _____.
Definition
(定义)
Advantages
(优点)
Disadvantages
(缺点)
Green
agriculture
Blue
agriculture
White
agriculture
Part I
Recently, agriculture has become more colorful.
“Blue agriculture” farms fish or water plants in natural sources of water.
Sand or small stones are used to help hold up the plants.
The plants are nourished only by a mixture of water and fertilizer.
It is useful for places with poor soil quality since it makes the best use of both water and fertilizer.
Sunqiao is both an experimental research facility and a business enterprise.
The research involves making green agriculture more profitable and finding farming techniques which do not use man-made chemicals
practise
----[intransitive and transitive] to do actively in order to improve your skill
practise doing something
Today we're going to practise parking.
---[transitive] to use a particular method or custom
This farming technique is not widely practised in Europe
N. practice
Adj. Practical/impractical
hold up
to support something and prevent it from falling down
The roof is held up by massive stone pillars.
to delay someone or something
Sorry I'm late - I was held up at work.
The accident held up the traffic.
raise
Hold up your hands if you agree to the statement.
involve(v)
----if an activity or situation involves something, that thing is part of it or a result of it涉及,含有
involve sth/doing something
I didn't realize being a monitor involved so much responsibility.
Running your own business usually involves working long hours.
----to include or affect someone or something涉及,牵涉
These changes will involve everyone on the staff.
involve somebody in (doing) something----to ask or allow someone to take part in something使卷入
Try to involve as many children as possible in the game.
Tom didn’t want to involve his younger sister in the trouble.
Be involved in
All the children were involved in the school play.
technique
----[countable] a special way of doing something技术,方法,表演手法
There are various techniques for dealing with industrial pollution.
In mathematics, we use many techniques to work out different kinds of problems.
Part II
The most unusual aspect of Sunqiao is the research on white agriculture,
Through the new technology, Sunqiao has proved to be one of the fastest developing areas in china.
Seeds and new varieties of plants have brought economic benefits to farming families.
People who live in cities used to regard farming as boring and backward.
The introduction of modern technology has made Sunqiao famous.
They appear amazed to see the plants grown there.
man-made chemicals
fast-developing areas
chemicals which _______
Areas which _______
snow-_____(cover) street
school-______(educate) students
English-______(speak) countries
rapidly-______(grow) population
widely-_____(speak) language
aspect
one part of a situation, idea, plan etc that has many parts
Dealing with people is the most important aspect of my work.
The most important aspect of life is _______.
Through technology, SQ has changed a lot.
?BY MEANS OF
She got her first job through an employment agency.
His success was achieved through hard work.
Prove(v)
----prove sth/that
He couldn’t prove what he had said.
----prove sth (to be)+adj/n.
The teacher proved the book useful.
----sth proves (to be) adj/n
The book proves to be useful.
The advertisement proved very profitable.
eco'nomic(adj.)
----[only before noun] relating to trade, industry, and the management of money
Economic growth is slow.
the government's economic policy
E'conomy
Eco'nomical
E'conomist
Eco'nomics
benefit(n)
?ADVANTAGE?
the benefits of credit card
The benefits of school uniforms
We want him to get maximum benefit from the course.
benefit(vi & vt)
Morning exercise benefits our health.
Our health benefits from morning exercise.
Many farming families have benefited from the new technology.
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appear
= seem
The small room appears much bigger with the bright paint.
It appears that the small room is much bigger with the bright paint.
Appear/seem to do
It appears/seems that
He appears to be satisfied with my answer.
It appears that he is satisfied with my answer.
amazed(adj)
amaze v.
----amazed/amazing(adj.)
----amazement(n.)
Angela’s winning the grand prize amazed everyone.
It ________
It _________
Everyone _______
To ________