3． A sample lesson plan for Using Language
(Organic Farming)

Aims
To help students read the passage Organic Farming.
To help students to use the language by reading, listening, speaking and writing.
Procedures

I. Warming up
Warming up by listening and reading aloud
Language is created to be listened to and spoken first. So open your book to page 13 and read it aloud while listening to the recording. Watch your pauses between the thought groups.
 
II. Guided reading
1. Reading and translating
Read the text sentence by sentence, and put it into Chinese. Who will be the first to try. I will only have four of you to do this task. OK, Wang Shan. You got it, the opportunity, I mean. 
2. Reading and underlining
Next you are to read and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them to your notebook after class as homework.
Collocations from ORGANIC FARMING
gain a meaning, refer to…, make the soil fertile, natural waste from animals, put…in the field, make the soil rich, become healthy, develop a healthy soil, reduce diseases, grow strong and healthy, keep…free from…, leave…in the ground, as a result, get exhausted, kill bacteria and pests, insist on…, change crops, be followed by…, put…back into …, need a deeper level of soil, prefer doing sth, plant…between crops, prevent…from…, carry away…, make sure that
3. Doing exercises
Now you are going to do exercises No. 1, 2 and 3 on page 14 following the article.
4. Listening
For listening turn to page 14 and then 15 for the listening exercises 1, 2 and 3.  Are you ready?
5. Reading, speaking and writing
When trying to argue people into or out of doing something we may use the following expressions:
I would rather… I don’t like…because…
I’d prefer…because It’s a great pity that…
Should I / we…? It’s better to…
This is good value because… If I have a choice I’d choose…because
What is the advantage of…? You need to…
In pairs you are to make up a dialogue to argue each other into or out adopting organic farming. I will argue with your monitor, Liang Bochao. Get started.

III. Guided writing
1. Writing a poster
Writing a poster which includes all the information about the uses of computer so that you will encourage more farmers to buy and use. You are asked to base your poster on the overall pattern of the article you learned Organic Farming. Limit your poster to between 200 and 250 words.
 2. Writing a speech
Write a speech for Professor Yuan Longping. He is to attend an international conference on modern agriculture. You may also make use of the library and network resources for the task.

IV. Further applying 
Finding information
Read online to find as much information as possible about Professor Yuan Longping and his research group. Share your findings with you partner next time you are here.
Writing a report
Go back home to interview your parents or your grandparents about China’s agriculture, its past and present situations. Write a report in English in about 500 words as a weekly project.
Acting a text play
Turn either one of the two articles into a text play. Rehearse it and play it in front of the class. The play shall last at least 10 minutes.

V. Closing down
Closing down by filling a form
To end the period please fill in the form below.
What is organic farming?
definition 
characteristics 
potentials 

Closing down by imaging
Imagine and write about what the agriculture will be like 50 years from now in the future. Use your imagination to compete for “wild thinking prize”.

Words and expressions from Unit 2 Working the land

I. Words for Reading
hunger n. 饥饿，欲望；vt. & vi. (使)饥饿：feel hunger, die of hunger, have a hunger for fame， hunger for [after] friends 渴望朋友
sunburn vt. & vi. 日晒：She sunburns easily. 她很容易晒黑。 get sunburnt 晒黑
sunburnt a. 晒黑的：a sunburnt face
struggle vt. & vi. 斗争，努力：struggle to get out， struggle with [against]…, struggle for…
super a. 特级的： a super star, a super software, a super highway
hybrid a. 混合的：hybrid news, Hybrid cars take hold in US. 混合（动力）汽车登陆美国市场。
output n. 产量，输出：the daily output of a factory, the monthly output of TV sets
strain n. 种类：come of a good strain 出自名门，new HIV strain 爱滋病新变种
expand vt. & vi. 使变大：expand one’s wings, expand one’s business, expand…into…, expand into…
circulate vt. & vi. 循环，传播：Blood circulates in the body., He circulated a false rumor.
rid…of  摆脱， 除去：We have to rid the garden of weeds. At last I’m rid of debt.
satisfied a. 满意的：be satisfied with…, be satisfied to do sth., be satisfied of…确信……， be satisfied that… 确信……
lead a … life： 过……生活
equip vt. & vi. 配备：equip sb. with… 给某人配上，be equipped with…
freedom n. 自由：have the freedom to do sth., freedom of speech, enjoy freedom from poverty 享受免于贫困的生活 / The French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau asserted that the condition of freedom was inherent to humanity, an inevitable facet of the possession of a soul and sapience, with the implication that all social interactions subsequent to birth imply a loss of freedom, voluntary or involuntary.
would rather宁愿，宁可：I would rather not go. I would rather drink tea than coffee.
violin n. 小提琴：play the violin, play music on the violin, He is the first violin. 他是第一小提琴手。
motorcycle n. 摩托车：ride a motorcycle, the motorcycle riders
sorghum n. 高粱：grain sorghum production，sorghum flour高粱面，sweet sorghum growing at a research station in China
grain n．谷物；粮食；颗粒：grain sorghum, a grain of rice, grains of sands, grind grain into flour把谷物磨成粉
peanut n. 花生：a peanut farmer, a peanut grower, spread peanut on the bread 把花生酱抹在面包上
export vt. & vi. 输出， 出口：export… to a country 向某国出口某物

II. Words for Learning about Language
suitable a. 合适的；适当的：be suitable for…， a suitable answer， be suitable to do sth.
darken vt. & vi. (使)变暗；(使)变黑：He darkened the room by turning out the light. The sky darkened as the storm approached.
organic a. 有机的；器官的：organic life生物, organic farming 有机农业耕作
chemical a. 化学的；关于化学的：a chemical change, 化学变化, a chemical experiment 化学实验
fertilizer n. 肥料，化肥：fertilizer manufacturing company，a fertilizer spreader化肥撒播器
III. Words for Using Language
(ORGANIC FARMING)
refer to查阅：谈到，指的是：refer to it indirectly 间接提到它，refer to web documents 查阅我的网页
mineral n. 矿物， 矿石：mineral exploration and mining 矿物勘探和开采，Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources 土地和矿产资源部/ Minerals are natural compounds formed through geological processes. The term "mineral" encompasses not only the material's chemical composition but also the mineral structures. Minerals range in composition from pure elements and simple salts to very complex silicates with thousands of known forms (organic compounds are usually excluded). The study of minerals is called mineralogy.
fertile a. (指土地)肥沃的：fertile land, a fertile imagination丰富的想象, a place fertile of wheat 盛产小麦的地方
reduce vt. 减少：reduce… to… 把……减少到……， reduce staff裁员
supply n. vt. 补给， 供应：supply sb. with…，supply… to sb. , have enough supply of food
bacteria n. 细菌：I do not know how bacteria spreads. / Bacteria (singular, bacterium) are a major group of living organisms. They are microscopic and mostly unicellular, with a relatively simple cell structure lacking a cell nucleus, cytoskeleton, and organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts. Their cell structure is further described in the article about prokaryotes, because bacteria are prokaryotes, in contrast to organisms with more complex cells, called eukaryotes. The term "bacteria" has variously applied to all prokaryotes or to a major group of them, depending on ideas about their relationships.
pest n. 害虫：pest control technicians 害虫控制技术员， natural enemies of pest species 害虫的天敌
soybean n. 大豆：soybean products，soybean farmers，soybean grower，in many soybean growing regions
level n. 水平，级别：a high level of civilization, above [below] the ordinary level, attain the world level
whatever pron. 凡是……；无论什么 a. 无论怎样的：eat whatever you like, Whatever you do, do your best.
summary n. 总结；摘要：a summary of the discussion, the Summary Report
exchange vt. & n. 交换，兑换；exchange sth. with sb. 与某人互换某物， exchange A for B ，以A交换B
nutrition n. 营养；食物：Public Health and Nutrition Research，learn about eggs and good nutrition/ Nutrition is interpreted as the study of the organic process by which an organism assimilates and uses food and liquids for normal functioning, growth and maintenance and to maintain the balance between health and disease. Also included is the idea of an optimal balance of nutrients and whole foods, to enable the optimal performance of the body.
certain a. 确定的；必然的：be certain that, be certain why, be certain of, be certain to do sth. It is certain that, for certain, make certain