Acknowledgement

Acknowledgement

• This power point presentation is part of the collaborative work of fifteen ELI / KAU female English language instructors.

• The project comprises the PowerPoint presentations which are presented to the students, the worksheets uploaded on the contributors websites and the

revision units.

• The names of the teachers who collaborated in the project are as follows according to alphabetical

order as per first name:

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Acknowledgements

1.1. Ms. AmanyMs. Amany AbulielAbuliel 2.2. Ms. AmalMs. Amal ShoushaShousha 3.3. Ms. Dahlia YuosriMs. Dahlia Yuosri 4.4. Ms. Fatima AtteyaMs. Fatima Atteya 5.5. Ms. GihanMs. Gihan IsmailIsmail 6.6. Ms. HananMs. Hanan OrabiOrabi 7.7. Ms. HebaMs. Heba TantawyTantawy 8.8. Ms. IngieMs. Ingie ZakariaZakaria 9.9. Ms. JehanMs. Jehan jahinjahin 10. Ms. 10. Ms. MarwaMarwa EldeebEldeeb 11. Ms. 11. Ms. NahedNahed MoussaMoussa 12. Ms. 12. Ms. RagiaRagia MagdeldinMagdeldin 13. Ms. Rosa 13. Ms. Rosa RawehRaweh

14. Ms. 14. Ms. SherineSherine El DeebEl Deeb 15. Ms. 15. Ms. ZainabZainab Al HefnawyAl Hefnawy

North Star: Reading and Writing Unit 7

Organic Produce: Is It Worth the Price?

1- Focus on the Topic Predicting

Look at the picture, and discuss these questions 1- Where do you buy fruits and vegetables?

2- How do you choose the fruits and vegetables you buy?

What do you look for?

3- Read the title of the unit. What do you think it means?

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Sharing Information

When you shop, how do you choose your fruit? Check (√) each box that shows how you choose that fruit.

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Vocabulary for Comprehension

Read the sentences. Try to understand the underlined words without looking them up in a dictionary.

1- Orange juice really is orange. But many sodas are made with artificial colors. These colors come from chemicals.

2- Sometimes bananas are green and hard. To ripen them, put them in a paper bag. In one or two days, they should be yellow and soft.

3- Some fruits, like apples, grow on trees. Some, like blackberries, grow on bushes. And some, like grapes, grow on vines.

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Vocabulary for Comprehension

4- Growing your own tomatoes is difficult, but it’s worth the work.

Tomatoes from your own garden are better than tomatoes from the store.

5- The old-fashioned way to make ice cream took a lot of time and hard work. Today, the way we make ice cream is fast and easy.

6- Fresh fruit tastes much better than fruit from a can.

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Now match the words with their definitions.

____ 1. artificial a- become ready to eat ____ 2. ripen b- not modern or new

____ 3. vine c- it will be useful, you will gain from it ____ 4. it’s worth it d- not canned or frozen

____ 5. old-fashioned e- not natural

____ 6. fresh f. a plant that grows up and around a a stick.

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Answers

1. E 2. A 3. F 4. C 5. B 6. D

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2- Read the sentences. Try to understand the

underlined words without looking them up. Then use the underlined words to complete the chart.

1- You’ll find bananas in the produce section of your supermarket or grocery store.

2- I hate insects! Mosquitoes bite me every time I go outside, and ants get into all the food in my cupboards.

3- Sometimes I have trouble growing vegetables, but I never have trouble growing weeds ! They just take over the garden.

4- Farmers use pesticides and herbicides to kill insects and weeds.

5- Cancer kills millions of people every year.

6- These tomatoes don’t look very nice, but they taste wonderful.

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Illnesses Insects

Senses Plants

Produce Chemicals

1. the flu 1. mosquitoes

1. feel

1. flowers 1. apples

1. pesticides

2. a cold 2. flies

2. smell

2.

vegetables 2. oranges

2. herbicides

3.AIDS 3.ants

3. hear

3. trees 3. broccoli

4.cancer 4.see

4. weeds 4. lettuce

5. taste

2 Focus on Reading

A- Reading One: Organic Produce vs. Regular Produce

Mr. Green has a newspaper advice column called “ Ask Mr. Green.”

People with shopping problems write to him. Read this letter to Mr.

Green. The writer asks two questions. How will Mr. Green answer these questions?

Dear Mr. Green:

Lately, I see more and more “organic” fruits and vegetables in the supermarkets. I’m confused. Often the organic apples or strawberries aren’t as red or as large as the

regular ones. They sometimes have spots or insect holes. Also, organic produce can cost three times as much as regular produce! So, tell me, what exactly are organic fruits and vegetables? And why are they so expensive?

Confused Shopper Bakersfield, CA

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Now read Mr. Green’s answer.

Ask MR. GREEN:

Organic Produce vs. Regular Produce

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Reading For Main Ideas

Check (√) the ideas that Mr. Green discussed in his letter.

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He explained how much organic fruits and vegetables cost.

____2- He discussed the first farmers to grow organic produce.

____3- He discussed the use of chemicals in growing regular produce.

____4- He explained why regular produce may be bad for your health.

____5- He explained what organic produce is.

____6- He explained why organic fruits and vegetables are expensive.

____7. He explained where people can buy organic produce.

Answers

Check: 3,4,5,6

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Reading for Details

Read each statement decide if it is true or false. If the statement is false, write a true statement after it.

2. T

3. F Herbicides kill weeds. Pesticides kill insects.

4. F Some scientists believe that chemical build up can cause cancer.

5. F Organic fruits and vegetables are ripened naturally.

6. T

7. T

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Answers

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Agree: 1, 4, 5 Disagree: 2, 3, 6 2

Organic: 1, 3, 6 Regular: 2, 4, 5

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