E2School Lesson 2: Practise Your Speaking

Results are loaded Lesson 2: Practise Your Speaking Last Access: Speaking The final part of the lesson is productive . This means you have a chance to practice producing the language you've been learning. This is a key step in the learning process. Click Next to practice reading aloud followed by speaking activities . Return to Video Back Viewing 1 of 11 Next Close Back Next Close Viewing 1 of 11 Results are loaded Lesson 2: Practise Your Speaking Last Access: Read Aloud 1. Practice: Read the text below out loud. 2. Record: Read again and record yourself. 3. Compare: Click 'sample' to hear the original. Return to Video Farmers in Singapore have been using vertical farming to better utilise the available land on the island nation. In the east region of Changi one farmer has set up a vertical farm in an empty warehouse. Since 2013, they have grown rice crops here, and have been able to produce those crops more efficiently by controlling the atmosphere. Previously rice could be harvested four times a year, now, they can harvest once every two months. Over the last five years, more and more Singaporean farmers have adopted this new technique of farming and this has reduced Singapore’s overall pollution levels significantly. Return to Video Record and Playback Microphone is disabled by your browser, please select your audio file. Change Remove Troubleshooting Tips Submit Sample Back Viewing 2 of 11 Next Close Back Next Close Viewing 2 of 11 Results are loaded Lesson 2: Practise Your Speaking Last Access: 2-Minute Speech Now you're ready to speak about vertical farming. Read the prompt below Make notes Practice Record yourself (try to speak for 2 minutes) Return to Video Describe a type of crop (plant/vegetable) that farmers grow in your region. You should say: What it is What you know about it How important it is for your country And explain how you feel about farming in general. Return to Video Record and Playback Microphone is disabled by your browser, please select your audio file. Change Remove Troubleshooting Tips Submit Sample Back Viewing 3 of 11 Next Close Back Next Close Viewing 3 of 11 Results are loaded Lesson 2: Practise Your Speaking Last Access: Discussion How many words and collocations from this lesson can you use? Ready? Return to Video Back Viewing 4 of 11 Next Close Back Next Close Viewing 4 of 11 Results are loaded Lesson 2: Practise Your Speaking Last Access: 1. Which types of countries would vertical farming be useful for? Return to Video Record and Playback Microphone is disabled by your browser, please select your audio file. Change Remove Troubleshooting Tips Submit Sample Back Viewing 5 of 11 Next Close Back Next Close Viewing 5 of 11 Results are loaded Lesson 2: Practise Your Speaking Last Access: 2. Would you mind if your food was farmed vertically or traditionally? Return to Video Record and Playback Microphone is disabled by your browser, please select your audio file. Change Remove Troubleshooting Tips Submit Sample Back Viewing 6 of 11 Next Close Back Next Close Viewing 6 of 11 Results are loaded Lesson 2: Practise Your Speaking Last Access: 3. How do food shortages affect society? Return to Video Record and Playback Microphone is disabled by your browser, please select your audio file. Change Remove Troubleshooting Tips Submit Sample Back Viewing 7 of 11 Next Close Back Next Close Viewing 7 of 11 Results are loaded Lesson 2: Practise Your Speaking Last Access: 4. How important is it to maintain stable food prices? Return to Video Record and Playback Microphone is disabled by your browser, please select your audio file. Change Remove Troubleshooting Tips Submit Sample Back Viewing 8 of 11 Next Close Back Next Close Viewing 8 of 11 Results are loaded Lesson 2: Practise Your Speaking Last Access: 5. In the future, do you think there will be more or less vertical farming? Why? Return to Video Record and Playback Microphone is disabled by your browser, please select your audio file. Change Remove Troubleshooting Tips Submit Sample Back Viewing 9 of 11 Next Close Back Next Close Viewing 9 of 11 Results are loaded Lesson 2: Practise Your Speaking Last Access: Download the questions as a pdf here Return to Video M1-verticalfarming-speaking.pdf Return to Video Back Viewing 10 of 11 Next Close Back Next Close Viewing 10 of 11 Results are loaded Lesson 2: Practise Your Speaking Last Access: Congratulations ! This is the end of Module 1, Lesson 2 You've done A LOT of work! Be sure to return to this lesson and review the vocabulary and collocations regularly. Want more?! Click the links below to learn more about the topic and continue building your language skills. Watch this TED talk A Garden in my apartment Read this article by Forbes Investing in Vertical Farming Listen to this Urban Farm podcast Robert Colangelo on Indoor Vertical Farming Return to Video Back Viewing 11 of 11 Next Close Back Next Close Viewing 11 of 11