(
课件网) Unit 5 WORKING THE LAND 1. To practice the use of some words and phrases by completing a passage about Jia Sixie and his Qi Min Yao Shu. 2. To practice the subject clause. Min Nong By Li Shen Farmers weeding at noon, Sweat down the field soon. Who knows food on a tray, Due to their toiling day. v. 除杂草 What actions about farming do you know ploughing (犁田) seeding 播种 fertilizing 施肥 irrigating 灌溉 transplanting 插秧 harvesting 收割(庄稼) Have you heard of the book Qi Min Yao Shu What is it about Qi Min Yao Shu (《齐民要术》) is a comprehensive agricultural book written by Jia Sixie (贾思勰), an outstanding Chinese agronomist in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and one of the earliest monographs in the history of agronomy in the world. It is the most complete agricultural book extant in China. Read and complete the passage with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box. attain be comprised of depth diverse essential for instance output soil Jia Sixie was a government official from Shandong Province who conducted a lot of agriculturalresearch in the sixth century. In his travels, he observed that some farmers had much better _____ than others, so he decided to investigate the best ways of _____ good output attaining 显示答案 attain be comprised of depth diverse essential for instance output soil harvests. After retiring, he wrote a book, Qi Min Yao Shu, which _____ sound advice and practices for people doing agricutural work. In one piece of advice, _____, he told farmers to clear weeds from the ground before planting crops. They could either let the animals eat the weeds or turn the _____ over so that the weeds were covered. Then he gave advice on ploughing, was comprised of for instance soil 显示答案 attain be comprised of depth diverse essential for instance output soil suggesting that the autumn ploughing should be at a greater _____ than the spring ploughing. He also suggested changing crops to get better harvests every year. Finally, he suggested that farmers grow a _____ range of crops next to each other in the felds. Although it has been centuries since Jia Sixie died, Qi Mn Yao Shu is still considered a(an) _____ book in China’s agricultural history. diversity essential depth 显示答案 Answer the following questions. Why did Jia Sixie investigate good ways of farming 2. What makes Qi Min Yao Shu an important book in China’s agricultural history It provides sound advice and practices for people doing agricultural work. He wants to help more people attain good harvests. Fill in the blanks with that, whether, or wh- question words to complete the sentences. 1. _____ the research centre is to be set up has not been decided. 2. _____ many countries still face food shortages remains a big problem. 3. _____ impressed me most was that the hybrid rice enabled farmers to expand their output greatly. 4. _____ the plan is to be carried out still needs discussing. Where That ... ...
