Project gym skotoussa_2013

Think Teen Advanced 1st Grade

Unit 3 – Project

Teacher: Julia Aivazoglou

-To involve learners in using the language of comparison in a new context.

- To encourage learners to “play the role “ of the reporter journalist and translator using research and interview.

-To integrate speaking and writing with reading.

- To promote cross – curriculum work .( with Home Economics, ICT).

Step 1: To divide the class into smaller groups

Step 2: To decide about the topic we are going to work on and analyze it .

Step 3: To find Information on the net ,Library , Home Economics book and to interview local people

Step 4: Power – point presentation

“ The crops of our area: Rice and Corn “

1st title: “ Ways of growing corn and rice - What a farmer says.”

2nd title:“ Their nutritious value and their place in the food pyramid”

3rd title: “ The words of an agronomist “ (interview )

To grow corn a farmer uses only agricultural machines To grow corn a farmer uses only agricultural machines whereas to grow rice – specifically to sow a field with rice – a whereas to grow rice – specifically to sow a field with rice – a

farmer can work on his own , without machines.farmer can work on his own , without machines.

That’s why 1.Growing rice is Cheaper than growing corn .

2.Growing corn is easier than growing rice

The best season to sow a field with corn or rice is spring. April for corn and May for rice.

Rice is a source of carbohydrate whereas corn is a rich source of vitamins A , B , E. of minerals and fibre. Moreover , corn can help us prevent health problems such as digestive problems

Therefore :1. Corn is more nutritious than rice and

2. Rice doesn’t help us so much as corn with health problems

Rice is at the bottom of the food pyramid because it belongs to the cereal family

But

1 Corn is one step higher than rice in the food pyramid : because it belongs to the family of vegetables

2 Both corn and rice are in more important positions in the food pyramid than other kinds of food

Meat and sweets

Dairy products

vegetables

cereal

The agronomist Ms Hatzisava : “Nowadays the pesticides and fertilizers which the farmers of our area use are more drastic than 20 years ago . That is, a very large number of acres need much smaller quantity of non organic fertilizers and pesticides than in the past . Most farmers don’t use organic fertilizers and Pesticides because they are more expensive than the non – organic ones . However ,

they agree that the organic crops are the healthiest and most delicious of all crops .