Unit 2 Working the land 2 Why do you think the results from the two farms are so different? 3 Look at these summaries of the story. Decide which is correct and explain why the others are wrong A This is a story about two farmers who hated each other. B This is a story about a competition and how one farmer cheated C This is a story about one farmer who worked hard to produce healthy crops and the other who did not D This is a story about two ways of farming and how successful they were against disease Reading, speaking and writing 1 Read this passage and make sure you understand it. Then repeat after the recording and pay attention to pausing when you read long sentences You are a producer of"green food"-that is to say your food is certain to be healthy and safe for people's health. It is also free of chemical fertilizers and grown away from industrial areas and dirty water supplies. This is the food you want to sell. The problem is people do not know about your food and how good it is. You know that every weekend people leave the cities and go to the countryside to buy food like yours. Your food is, however, more expensive than other food which is not so safe 2 In pairs try to find reasons to persuade people to buy your food. These words and expressions may help you I would rather I dont like because T'a prefer.because it's a great pity that Should I/we.? It's better to his is good value because If I have a choice ld choose.because What is the advantage of.? You need to Then explain your reasons to the class and see if they agree with you Next write a poster which includes all the information about the safety and importance of your food so that you will encourage more people to buy your green food. The information you have collected in the speaking activity will help you. But do not give your reasons in full sentences, eg you will write"No chemical fertilizers used. instead of "there have been no chemical fertilizers used to grow these crops
Unit 2 Working the land This is an example of how to present your poster. Main heading This explains that you sell green food Reasons to buy I (one reason) 2(one reason) 3(one reason) 4 (one reason) Why it is good value SLIMMING UP Write down what you have learned about working the lond. From this unit you have also learned e useful verbs useful nouns useful adjectives ond adverbs other expressions e new grammar item: LEARNING TIP Remember that using notes is very useful for planning your writing as well as putting down your reasons clearly on a poster. You can use them when you are planning any kind of speaking or writing. They will make your ideas clearer and help you organize your work better
Unit 3 tasted冒 English humour Warming Up How many kinds of humour do you know? 2 Look at this chart. It shows you some examples of English humour. Do you know these kinds Types of humour Example of English humour Do you have this humour in China? nonverbal Charlie Chaplin mime and farce Mr Bean verbal joke play on words, usually two lines Mark Twain funny poems Edward Lear 3 Do you have other kinds of humour in China? Pre-reading What do you like to laugh at? 2 What does humour mean? Is humour always kind? 6uipead NONVERBAL HUMOUR Do you find it funny to see someone sliding on a banana skin, bumping into someone else round a corner, or falling down a hole in the road? If you do. you are not alone. Some humour can be cruel but some people seem to enjoy seeing other people's bad luck at times. Perhaps it makes us feel more content with our life because we feel there is someone else worse off than ourselves However, some actors can astonish us with the deep feelings they can inspire in us for a character they are playing. Charlie Chaplin was just such an actor. He was bom in poverty in 1889 and at that time films were silent. He became famous for using a particular form of acting, including mime and farce. His entertaining silent movies are still popular today. His charming character The Little
Unit 3 A taste of English humour Tramp is well known throughout the world. He played a poor and homeless person, who wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat and carried a walking stick. This character was a social failure but he was loved by all who watched the films for his determination in overcoming difficulties and being kind even when people were unkind to him So how did he make a sad situation entertaining? Imagine you are hungry and all there is to eat is a boiled shoe. How would you make eating a boiled shoe funny? That was the problem facing Charlie Chaplin in one of his most famous films The Gold Rush. He solved it by using nonverbal humour and this is how it was done The film is set in California in the middle of the nineteenth century when gold was discovered and thousands of people rushed there in search of it. In the film. Chaplin and his friend are in Califomia, too. Their job is"panning for gold". They wash sand from the river in a pan of water and expect to pick up gold, but they have been not fortunate enough to find any Instead they are caught on the edge of a mountain in a snowstorm in a small wooden house, where they have nothing to eat. They are so hungry that they have to boil a pair of leather shoes in a pan and eat it. Chaplin sits down at the table with his plate and drinking cup. First he picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti. Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe, treating it as if it were the finest meat. Finally he tries cutting and eating the bottom of the shoe. You can imagine how difficult it is to chew, but he seems to eat every mouthful with great enjoyment. He makes it seem as if it were one of the best meals he has ever had! How hungry would you have to be to eat a shoe? Chaplin produced, directed, and wrote the movies he starred in. In 1972 he was given a special Oscar for his lifetime outstanding work. He lived the last years of his life in Switzerland, where he was buried in 1977. Comprehending 1 Write notes about Charlie Chaplins career. Notes on Charlie Chaplin,s career Died Type of acting Character Costume Reason for success
Unit 3 A taste of English humour 2 Find the words or expressions that mean almost the same as these in italics I I know there are many people worse off than me. A richer B earlier C poorer D later 2 She has the determination to be successful A skill B communication C will D confidence 3 He was in such a hurry that he bumped into an old lady A knocked into B came across C waved goodbye to D looked up at 4 The problem Charlie Chaplin was having to deal with would not go away. A practising B preferring to talk to C trying to understand D facing Learning about Language Discovering useful words and expressions 1 Look at the reading passage again to find words and expressions that mean the same Alternative expressions Words and expressions from the text break down food using teeth outer covering of a body or plant the lower part or point of something be happy and satisfied with; not wanting more surprise greatly in every part of special. more than usual someone or something that is not successful extremely goo when water is hot enough to tum into gas 2 Complete the passage with some of the words and expressions above in the correct form Once I had a dog. He was always hungry. One day he tried to a pair of my shoes It me that he was able to separate the of the shoe from the upper part and he laces. No with such a strange dinner, he went into the garden and started to eat 19