PROGRAMMA CLASSE TERZA
Module 1: LOOKING
FORWARD TO A BETTER WORLD
Unit 1 The degradation of the environment
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Agriculture
and ecosystem
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Ecological
problems in Italy
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Talking
point: protecting the environment is everybody’s job
Unit 2 Different
types of agriculture
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Conventional
agriculture
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What
is organic farming
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Talking
point: changes in agriculture
Module 2: GEOGRAPHY
AND METEREOLOGY
Unit 3 Climate
and weather
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Difference
between climate and weather
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Seasons
and farming
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The
climate in Italy
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Talking
points: making comments about the weather / planning a holiday
Unit 4 Alterations
in climate and weather
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Influence
of the climatic changes on the environment
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The
greenhouse effect
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Agriculture:
the culprit and victim at the same time
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Talking
point: who is to blame?
Module 9: HOUSING
AND BREEDING
Unit 20 The
housing of farm livestock
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Farm
buildings
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Animal
housing and breeding systems
PROGRAMMA CLASSE QUARTA
Module 3: GIVE THE
SOIL AND IT WILL GIVE BACK TO YOU
Unit 5 All farm life depends on the soil
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Soil
composition
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Soil
profile
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Soil
texture and structure
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Talking
point: let’s give to the soil a chance to recover
Unit 6 Tillage
methods
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Preparing
land for crops
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Farm
machinery
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Rotations
Module 4: GROWING
AND TAKING CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Unit 7 Manure
and fertilizers
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Organic
animal manure
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Organic
vegetable manure
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Chemical
synthetic fertilizers
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Water
pollution
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Talking
points: free fertilizers are all around us. It’s easy and convenient to be an
organic scavenger.
Module 9: HOUSING
AND BREEDING
Unit 20 The
housing of farm livestock
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Concerns
about optimal animal housing in modern farming
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Livestock
husbandry in organic farming
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Talking
point: what is it like a farmer’s wife and living in a farmhouse?