HowtowriteanargumentativeessayUnit5Workingtheland--ReadingforwritingInthisclass,youwill:knowmoreaboutthewordsandexpressionsrelatedtochemicalandorganicfarming;graspthewritingtechniquesofanargumentativeessaybyexploringthestructureandlanguagefeaturesofthesampletext;developcriticalthinkingonsustainableagriculture.Learningobjectives:1.Whichricedoyouprefer?Why?Lead-inChemicalrice

￥5/kgOrganicrice

￥20/kgorChemicalvsorganicSubmitanessaytoCHINADAILYvoiceyouropiniononChemicalvsorganicfarming.Lead-inTask1:Findoutthedefinitionofchemicalandorganicfarming.

Chemicalfarming:

(Para1)

usingchemicalpesticidesandartificialfertilizers

Organicfarming:(Para3)

withoutusinganychemicalsReadforinformation2minTask2:Finishthemind-mapabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofchemicalandorganicfarming.fightcropdiseaseincreaseproductiondamagethelanddamagehuman'shealthmakethefoodshortofnutritionReadforinformation4minTask2:Finishthemind-mapabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofchemicalandorganicfarming.Disadvantagekeepsoilrich&freeofdiseasethroughnaturalmeansnaturalwastecropsgrowndiversecropsReadforinformationTask3:Matchthemainideasbelowwiththeparagraphs.Para1-2:Para3:Para4:

Para5:ReadforstructureA:WhatorganicfarmingisB:Whyman-madechemicalsarestillusedC:OrganicmethodsforproducingrichsoilD:Theproblemswithchemicalfarming2minTask4:Dividethepassageinto2partsandanalyzethestructureofit.ReadforstructurePara1-2Para3-51.Whatisthetopicsentenceofthefirstpart?(Para.1-2)ReadforstructurePoint1:Chemicalfarmingcanharmboththelandandpeople'shealth.2.Whatisthetopicsentenceofthesecondpart?(Para.3-5)Point2:Organicfarmingkeepssoilrichandfreeofdiseasethroughnaturalmeans.Readforstructure2.Whatevidenceisemployedtosupportpoint1?(Para.2)Point1:Chemicalfarmingcanharmboththelandandpeople'shealth.killhelpfulbacteriastayinsoilandundergroundwatermakethefoodshortofnutritionSupportingevidence1:Supportingevidence2:Supportingevidence3:1minReadforstructure2.Whatevidenceisemployedtosupportpoint2?(Para.3-5)usenaturalwasteasfertilizerchangecropgrownineachfieldeveryyearplantdiversecropsindifferentdepthsPoint2:Organicfarmingkeepssoilrichandfreeofdiseasethroughnaturalmeans.Supportingevidence1:Supportingevidence2:Supportingevidence3:1minReadforstructure3.Summary:theoutlineofanargumentativeessay.BeginningBodyEndingReadforstructureIntroducethetopicPoint1+evidence

Point2+evidencerestatethetopicTask5:Locatesignposts(銜接詞)andworkouttheirfunctions.P1ReadforstructureTask5:Locatesignpostsandworkouttheirfunctions.P2ReadforstructureTask5:Locatesignpostsandworkouttheirfunctions.P3ReadforstructureTask5:Locatesignpostsandworkouttheirfunctions.P4ReadforstructureTask5:Locatesignpostsandworkouttheirfunctions.P5ReadforstructureTask5:Locatesignpostsandworkouttheirfunctions.Introducinganopposingview:however/asanalternative/neverthelessGoingintomoredetailsonapoint:forexample/forinstanceContinuingapointwitharelatedone:inaddition/moreover/besidesSummarizingthepoints:therefore/hence/consequently/asaresultGivingopinions:inmyopinion/personally/asfarasI’mconcernedReadforstructureTask6:Discussthequestionsingroups

Areyoufororagainstorganicfarming?Comeupwithtwomainpointstosupportyouropinionandthenaddatleastonedetailtosupporteachmainpoint.ReadforcriticalthinkingfocusedconcisecoherentlogicalconvincingdiverseaccurateBeginningBodyEndingIntroductionArgumentationConclusionReview1.Writeanargumentativeessayonchemicalversusorganicfarming.

10月16日是世界糧食日，聯合國糧農組織(FAO)在CHINADAILY組織了一場征文比賽。請你以Chemicalversusorganicfarming為題寫一篇文稿參賽，內容包括：1.分析化學耕作與有機農業的優勢與不足；2.提出觀點與呼吁。注意：1.詞數120左右；2.可適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。5minReadforwriting1.Writeanargumentativeessayonchemicalversusorganicfarming.5minReadforwriting

Inmyopinion,organicfarmingispreferabletochemicalfarmingbecauseitcangrowgoodfoodwhileavoidingdamagetotheenvironmentortopeople’shealth.

Ontheonehand,organicfarminghastheadvantagesofkeepingsoilrichandfreeofdiseasethroughnaturalmeans.Forinstance,manyorganicfarmersusenaturalwasteasfertilizerandchangethekindofcropgrowneveryyear.Inaddition,theyalsoplantdiversecropsthatusedifferentdepthsofsoil.

Ontheotherhand,thelong-termuseofchemicalscanharmthelandandpeople’shealthbecausepesticideskillhelpfulbacteriaandinsects.Furthermore,thesecropsusuallygrowtoofasttoberichinnutrition.

Therefore,it’sessentialtofindasuitablesolutiontopursuesustainableagriculture.Readforwriting:Onepossibleversion

Inmyopinion,organicfarmingispreferabletochemicalfarmingbecauseitcangrowgoodfoodwhileavoidingdamagetotheenvironmentortopeople’shealth.Ontheonehand,organicfarminghastheadvantagesofkeepingsoilrichandfreeofdiseasethroughnaturalmeans.Forinstance,manyorganicfarmersusenaturalwasteasfertilizerandchangethekindofcropgrowneveryyear.Inaddition,theyalsoplantdiversecropsthatusedifferentdepthsofsoil.Ontheotherhand,thelong-termuseofchemicalscanharmthelandandpeople’shealthbecausepesticideskillhelpfulbacteriaandinsects.Furthermore,thesecropsusuallygrowtoofasttoberichinnutrition.Therefore,it’sessentialtofindasuitabl