> UNIT 8 HI-TECH FARMING

(Bloque 1 Comprensión oral: 7. Comprender los puntos principales de programas de radio y televisión; Bloque 3 Comprensión escrita: 1.
Comprender instrucciones; Bloque 4 Producción escrita: 3. Tomar notas;
4. Escribir notas, anuncios, mensajes y comentarios)

> WHILE YOU WATCH

1 Complete the sentences.
1 The farm controls the .............................................................. in the warehouse.
2 The crops take between and
..............................................................
.............................................................. days to grow.
3 The farm doesn’t use any .............................................................. .
4 It’s easy for the farm to transport the produce because the farm
is .............................................................. .

2 Answer the questions.

1 What crops does the farm grow?
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2 Why does the farm use racks?

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3 What does the farm use instead of soil?

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4 What is the waste water from the fish used for?

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5 How much fish does the farm sell?

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(Bloque 3 Comprensión escrita: 1. Comprender instrucciones)

> AFTER YOU WATCH

3 What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of growing your own fruit and vegetables? What crops
would you choose to grow?

4 Eating fruit and vegetables is good for you. Complete the sentences with a suitable fruit or vegetable below.

banana | avocados | kiwis | peppers | apples | broccoli

1 Some ............................................. can stop bleeding.

2 ............................................. contains more protein per calorie
than steak.
3 ............................................. are the world’s most nutritious fruit.
4 There is more vitamin C in ............................................. than in
oranges.
5 It is believed that the ............................................. was the world’s
first fruit.
6 There are over 7,000 types of ............................................. .