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The document discusses sustainable farming practices. It provides examples of intercropping onions and carrots. Intercropping involves planting two crops together which can benefit each other. For example, onions are said to protect carrots from pests because pests prefer to attack the onions rather than the carrots, and the onions' smell masks the scent of the carrots so they are less detectable to pests. The expert recommends the farmer try intercropping onions and carrots on his farm to deal with pest issues in a sustainable way.

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Agriculture

The document discusses sustainable farming practices. It provides examples of intercropping onions and carrots. Intercropping involves planting two crops together which can benefit each other. For example, onions are said to protect carrots from pests because pests prefer to attack the onions rather than the carrots, and the onions' smell masks the scent of the carrots so they are less detectable to pests. The expert recommends the farmer try intercropping onions and carrots on his farm to deal with pest issues in a sustainable way.

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o Read the sentence pair.

Choose where the words best Speaking


fit the blanks.
o With a partner, act out the
1 compost / monoculture roles below based on Task 7.
A is disappearing as more farmers Then, switch roles.
embrace biodiversity.
USE LANGUAGE SUCH AS:
B Using is a great way to fertilize soil.
I have a question for you,
2 economic sustainability / soil amendments if you don't mind.

A A farm will fail if it lacks _ _ __ __ Do you think I should try


intercropping?
B Most farmers add _ _ __ __ to fields.
Really? How does that work?

o" Listen and read the flyer for a discussion on


sustainable farming again. What will Lisa Perry's Student A: You are a farmer.
lecture focus on? Ask Student B about:

Listening intercropping

crops you grow


o " Listen to a conversation between a farmer and a avoiding pesticides
sustainable farming expert. Choose the correct answers.
1 What is the man seeking advice about? Student B: You are a sustainable
A preparing fields for the growing season farming expert. Answer Student
A's questions.
B planting two kinds of vegetables together
C using pesticides to get rid of flies
D giving a presentation on agriculture

2 How do onions protect carrots?


Writing
A pests will attack the onions instead o Use the conversation from
Task 8 to write notes on a
B pests do not like how the onions smell
talk about sustainable
C carrots' smell is masked by the onions farming. Include information
D onion leaves hide the carrot tops about intercropping and its
benefits.
8 " Listen again and complete the conversation.
Farmer: Professor Perry, I 1 _ _ _ _ _ __ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , if you don't
mind? Sustainable farming
Speaker: 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Farmer: Well, I grow onions and carrots, but I've always
3 fields.
Do you think I should try intercropping?
Speaker: Absolutely, Ed. Onions and carrots grow 4 _ _ __
_ _ __ . Onions are perfect for protecting carrots
from pests.
Farmer: Really? How does that work?
Speaker: Well, 5 _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ __ _
types of crops. You've 6 _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ~~

_ _ __ attacking your carrots.

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