The Green Banana Donald Batchelder Book 1 Lesson 10 Part One: Warm-up Part Two: Background Information Part Three:Text Appreciation Part Four: Language Study Part Five: Extension Book 1 Lesson 10 Contents B T L E W Lesson 10 - The Green Banana Part One Warm-up ENTER Lesson 10 - The Green Banana Contents Warm-up Bananas Sing a song about the world Phrases of Colors Comparison and Contrast Lesson 10 - The Green Banana Bananas Recently, some concerns have been _______ about the health of the world’s banana plants. A number of _______reports have said that bananas may ____________ disappear. Some _______ that this could happen in as little as ten years. Complete the spots while listening to the article. To be continued on the next page. raised media completely claim To be continued on the next page. Lesson 10 - The Green Banana Bananas Bananas are one of the world’s most important food_______. They are also the fourth most _________ export. Bananas do not grow from seeds. Instead, they grow from existing plants. Bananas are ___________ by disease because all the plants on a farm are ______ of each other. They all share the same ic weaknesses. crops valuable threatened copies To be continued on the next page. Lesson 10 - The Green Banana Bananas The work for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain supports _________ on bananas. The group has ______________ in France and other offices in the major banana- growing areas of the world. The group says that more research must be done to develop _________ kinds of bananas. research headquarters improved The end of “Bananas”. Lesson 10 - The Green Banana Bananas The UN agency says farmers should grow different kinds of bananas. This ________ against diseases that ______ only one kind. Experts warn that disease may cause the Cavendish banana to disappear. This has already __________ to one popular banana because of its ic weakness against
