[ 学习目标 ]

• 阅读一篇关于介绍传统，海洋及现代农业的文章，对“白色农业”这一新兴现代农业有初步的认识。

• 听一段介绍上海现代农业开发区的讲话，完成相关听力练习。

Before reading: new words

agriculture

feed- fed

introduce-introduction

man-made

pronounce-pronunciation

nature-natural

backward-forward

1 People use different colors to talk

about _______________ agriculture.

2 Green agriculture means

_____________________________

_____________________.

3 Blue agriculture refers to _________

_____________________________

_____________________________.

the various kinds of

the traditional method of growing

plants in soilgrowing fi

sh or plants in areas of natural water such as oceans or lakes.

Fast reading

4 White agriculture is ____________

____________________________

____________________________

________________________.

5 ________ is known as the home of

white agriculture.

a very special

way of growing crops, because the

plants are grown in pools of water

prepared by people.

Sunqiao

Second- reading: answer the questions

1 What is traditional agriculture? What

is special with it?

2 What is used to feed plants in white

agriculture?

3 Why white agriculture can help

farms with bad quality soil?

Green agriculture. It requires a lot of good quality land and uses a lot of energy.

Water, sand or small stones

It makes the best use of both water and fertilizer.

B 篇： before reading

It is one of + 最高级 + 名词复数

as you can see

three times more than

economic benefits

used to do

They are amazed to see …

Farming is exciting …

1st listening: Listen to Para. 1 and fill in the blanks.

• Sunqiao is one of the ___________ developing areas in China. There are _________ _________ greenhouses here. Because of the new ______________, the greenhouses here produce ________ _______ more than normal agricultural land.

fastest

hundreds of technology

3times

2. 2nd listening: Listen again and finish Part B Exx. on P45.

1 Sunqiao is one of ______ ______

___________ areas in China.

2 White agriculture is a new _______

used to grow plants in ___________.

the fastest devel

oping

technolog

y greenhouse

s

3 Many farming families produce

______ and ______ harvests each

year with the _____ and ______

from Sunqiao.

4 People think the idea of growing

vegetables _______ _______ is

exciting and high-tech.

bigger better

seeds plants

without soil

理解并记忆以下短语 / 句子。• refer to• make profits• regard … as• 近义词组： ________________/________

_______/ _______________ /_______________/• White agriculture is useful for places with

poor quality soil since it makes the best use of both water and fertilizer.

consider …as look on … as

take …as see …as

[ 巩固练习 ] • 1 ．请根据课文 A Colourful agriculture 填空• In “White agriculture”, crops are grown in pools of __

________. __________ is not used at all. A mixture of ____________ and _____________ is used to feed the plants. People sometimes use sand or small stones to help ________ _______ the plants. Because “White agriculture” makes _______ _______ _______ of both water and fertilizer, it is useful for places with _____________ quality soil. As a _____________ kind of agriculture, “White agriculture” is now practiced at ____________ Modern Agricultural Development Zone in _____________.

consolidation

1 Please give an i___________ about the

beautiful plant.

2 The football match is e______ and all of

us feel e_______.

3 It is not m_________, and it has been

here for thousands of years.

4 He f____ the little mouse some bread

this morning.

ntroduction

xciting

xcited

an-made

ed

Read the notice below. Work in groups to discuss how the suggestion will affect your city (e.g., farmers, tourism and restaurants). Use the expressions in the box to help you.

Homework