Integrating skills Farming and gardening1 warming- up1 What season do you think the 1st picture is? …2 How many months are there in spring? What are they? Jia Sixie was a great agricultural scientist of ancient China, living in Northern Wei Dynasty. He wrote a book called Qimin Yaoshu2 Pre-reading1. What can you see in the picture?2. What do you know about Jia Sixie?Qimin Yaoshu During the third and fourth decades of the sixth century, Jia Sixie wrote a book called Qimin Yaoshu, in English translated as The Manual of Important Arts for the People. The book has chapters on wine-making, recipes for cooking and instructions on farming and gardening. For many centuries it was considered an important summary of the knowledge about agriculture.Fast reading1.Why do we consider Jia Sixie as an agriculture scientist?Because he spent his time on research into agriculture & wrote a book called Qimin Yaoshu, which is about both farming & gardening.Read the passage carefully. Try to find out the main idea of each paragraph.Para 1. .Para 2. .Para 3. .About Jia SixieAbout Qimin YaoshuAbout Jia Sixie`s adviceCareful reading About Jia SixieWhen WhereWhylived in the sixth centurywas born in Yidu ( 益都 ), Shangdong Provincespent his time on research into agriculturecollected informationstudied itdid experimentslearnt from the experiences of farmersAbout Qimin Yaoshu(about farming and gardening)includeGrowing green vegetables and fruit treesKeeping cows, sheep and fishMaking wine 1. What should you do first as a farmer ?Questions: Firstly as a farmer ,you should remember to do things at the right time of the year. If so, your work will be less and the result will be better. 2.What must be done before sowing or ...
