Skyscraper farms: opinions and main ideas

Curriculum topic

Grade

Grade 10

Subject

Английский язык

Term

2

Lesson

№ 38

Section

Unit 2 Virtual reality

Learning objectives

• 10.3.3explain and justify one's own and others' opinions on a wide range of topics specified in the curriculum
• 10.4.1understand the main idea of ​​additional texts on general and some unfamiliar topics specified in the curriculum

Sample questions

1. 1
   What is the main idea of a text about skyscraper farms?

   Cities should build taller skyscrapers. Farmers should leave the countryside. Food can be grown in tall buildings inside cities. People should stop eating vegetables.
2. 2
   In the title "Growing up", what does the phrase mean?

   becoming an adult building higher floors getting more expensive planting more trees
3. 3
   Which sentence expresses an opinion, not a fact?

   Lettuce can be grown without soil in water. Some vertical farms are built inside old factories. Vertical farming is the most exciting idea in modern agriculture. Vertical farms use LED lamps instead of sunlight.