HowEstherKimaniIsChangingAfricanAgricultureUsingAIGettingstarted1.Whatchallengesdoyouthinksmallholderfarmersmightface?2.Howdoyouthinktechnologycouldinfluencefarmingindevelopingcountries?DigginginDirections:Readthetextandpletethechartbelow.HowEstherKimaniIsChangingAfricanAgricultureUsingAIEstherKimani’sachievementKimanifoundedFarmerLifelineTechnologies,usingAIandmachinelearningtofightcroppestsanddiseases,whichhelpsreducelossesforsmallholderfarmersinAfricaandimprovetheirlives.BackgroundoffoundingFarmerLifelineTechnologies?GrowingupinasmallKenyanvillage,Kimanisawtheseriouseffectsofpestsanddiseasesonherfamily’scropsandineandrecognizedagriculturallossescouldmean1.____________.?WhenstudyingattheUniversityofEldoretinKenya,Kimanilearned2.____________couldhelpsolvetheproblemsherfamilyandotherAfricansmallholderfarmersfaced.?Eachseason,Kenyansmallholderfarmersloseupto50%oftheirproducetopestsanddiseases,buttraditionalsolutionstofightingcroppestsanddiseasesarevery3.____________forthem.FarmerLifelineTechnologies’creativemethodInstalling4._________onfarmswithoutpaymentinadvance,whichscanscropscontinuouslyandreportstofarmersthroughSMSwhenpestsordiseasesarefound.Theserviceonlycosts$3permonth.EstherKimani’s5.___________toyoungpeopleDon’tbeafraidtodream.Withhardworkandbelief,anythingispossible.FurtherexplorationInwhatwaysdoesEstherKimani’screativemethodshowthepoweroftechnologytoaddressrealworldproblemsfacedbysmallholderfarmers?WhatcanyoulearnfromEstherKimani’sstory?Discusswithyourclassmates.Words1.agriculturaladj.農(nóng)業(yè)的e.g.Agriculturalworkersplayanimportantroleinfeedingtheworld.2.reducev.減少e.g.Exercisecanhelpreducestressandimprovehealth.3.ruraladj.鄉(xiāng)村的，農(nóng)村的e.g.Ienjoythequietlifeinaruralvillage.4.mitmentn.奉獻(xiàn)e.g.Thescientist’smitmenttodoingresearchledtoimportantdiscoveries.5.effectn.影響e.g.Themovieexplorestheeffectsofpollutiononnature.6.inen.收入e.g.Tourismisamainsourceofineforthecountry.Grammar1.which引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句AsthefounderofFarmerLifelineTechnologies,shehasusedartificialintelligence(AI)andmachinelearningtofightcroppestsanddiseases,whichhelpsreducelossesforruralfarmers.2.強(qiáng)調(diào)句Itwastherethatsherecognizedhowtechnologycouldhelpsolvetheveryproblemsshehadfacedasachild.3.when引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句AnAIpoweredcamerainstalledonfarmswithoutpaymentinadvance,scanningcropscontinuouslyandreportingtofarmersthroughShortMessageService(SMS)whenpestsordiseasesarefound.Exercises請根據(jù)所給提示把下列句子翻譯成英語。1.該團(tuán)隊在項目早期面臨挑戰(zhàn)，但他們最終克服了這些挑戰(zhàn)。(earlyon)__________________________________________________________2.昨天氣溫上升到了35攝氏度。(upto)__________________________________________________________3.我攢了幾個月的錢，這樣我就可以買輛新自行車了。(sothat)__________________________________________________________4.這個小男孩害怕在公共場合講話。(beafraidtodosth.)__________________________________________________________Keys:DigginginDirections:Readthetextandpletethechartbelow.1.unmetbasicneeds2.technology3.expensive4.anAIpoweredcamera5.advice/suggestionExercises1.Theteamfacedchallengesearlyonintheprojectbutso