NorthStar Basic/ Low Intermediate

1. NorthStar Basic/ Low Intermediate Unit 7: Organic Produce: Is It Worth the Price? Prepared by: Azza Khattab

2. The main idea of the unit • People buy products according to their colours , size , hardness ,softness, smell and price. Products are either regular or organic. Organic produce is grown without chemicals. Regular produce is grown with chemicals. • Some people prefer regular produce because it has better colours and size and it has convenient prices. Others, prefer organic produce because they believe that it is healthier for eating.

3. Vocabulary • Artificial (adj): not natural • Ripen (v): to become suitable for eating • Vines (n) : the climbing plant which produces grapes as its fruit • It’s worth : something which deserves • Old-fashioned (adj): not modern • Fresh (adj): natural and not tinned / canned • Produce (n) (v) : food that is grown or obtained through farming • Insects (n) : such as flies / bees • Weeds (n) : harmful / unwanted plants • Natural (adj) : not artificial

4. More vocabulary • Pesticides (n): chemicals used to kill pests • Herbicides (n) : chemicals used to kill harmful herbs • Cancer (n): a dangerous disease • Taste (n) (v) : the flavour of something • Organic (adj) : not using artificial chemicals in the growing of plants and animals for food and other products – non organic • Regular (adj) : using chemicals in farming • Ripe (adj): completely developed and ready to be collected or eaten:

5. Writing skills • Audience – Content – Tone • Audience : people who read what you write • Content : how you say it • Tone : will depend on your audience Tips on content : • Write about what your audience needs to know • Write about what will interest your audience • Write about what will be appropriate for your audience

6. More writing skills Tips on tone : • A letter to a close friend may have a lot of slang and may sound very casual. • When you write to a friend , you can express negative emotions like anger. • When you write to your teacher or your boss, you should avoid expressing these negative emotions directly.

7. Grammar Count and Non-Count Nouns • Count nouns: are nouns that can be counted. They have singular and plural shapes. ( a car ……cars / an orange……..oranges) Before a singular noun we use a / an When we change count nouns into plural we add “s or es”. a brush …………..brushes

8. More about Count and Non-Count nouns Non-Count nouns don’t have plural forms. We don’t use “a or an” before them. We use singular verbs after them. Money ………….money Produce ……………produce News ……………….news Money is necessary in our daily life. My furniture needs some wax. No news is good news.

9. Using some / any / a lot of with count and non-count nouns • We use “some” before count nouns in the plural forms. I have some books in my bookcase. They bought some clothes last week. • We use “some” in affirmative sentences. • We use “some” before non-count nouns in affirmative sentences. I have some money in my purse. She has some work to do today.

10. More about count and non-count nouns • We use “any” count nouns in the plural forms. We use “any” in negative sentences and questions. You don’t have any pens to give me. Do you have any books with you? • We use “any” before non-count nouns in negative sentences and questions. He doesn’t have any work to do now. Do you need any help with your lessons?

11. More about count and non-count nouns • We use “a lot of” before count plural nouns. I saw a lot of people in the party last week. • We use “ a lot of” before non-count nouns. I have a lot of money with me. She has a lot of furniture in her room. It’s very crowded.

12. Review Exercises • Choose the correct answers: • 1- Today most of our clothes are made of …………….fibers. They are produced rather than • natural. • a) organic b) artificial c) fat d) serving • 2- The ……….. that farmers spray on their crops kill pests but they can also damage people's • health. • a) herbicides b) natural materials c) pesticides d) spices • 3- I love the …………………… of garlic. Any dish which includes garlic is really delicious. • a) taste b) leave c) flower d) fruit • 4- …………………..means not using artificial chemicals in the growing of plants and animals for • food and other products. • a) Artificial b) Organic c) Inorganic d) Regular • 5- The summer sunshine ………………………… the melons. They become ready to eat. • a) damages b) spoils c) ripens d) appears • 6- …………………….means not canned or frozen. • a) Artificial b) Fresh c) Icedd) Preserved

13. Review Exercises • 7- When you write a letter to your boss or teacher, you will be more………………… • a) formal b) informal c) casual d) rude • 8- A letter to a close friend may have a lot of …………………………. • a) formal words b) slang c) anger d) tone • 9- You can express negative emotions such as anger when writing a letter to a • ……………… • a) teacher b) boss c) friend d) manager • 10- The ………………………….. was clearly delighted with the performance. • a) tone b) audience c) slang d) advice • 11- A letter to a close friend can be ……………………………………………….. • a) informal and casual b) formal and accurate • c) rude and insulting d) emotionless and cold

14. More exercises • 16- I buy a produce at the supermarket. • ( Correct the mistake ) • a) I buy an produce at the supermarket. • b) I buy produce at the supermarket. • c) I buy one produce at the supermarket. • d) None of the above. • 17- I have some bread in the cupboard. ( Change into negative ) • a) I don’t have some bread in the cupboard. • b) I didn’t have some bread in the cupboard. • c) I don’t have any bread in the cupboard. • d) I have a lot of bread in the cupboard.