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Unit5 Working The Land
My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger.
-Yuan Longping
Learning Aims
通过听一段访谈节目，了解当今世界的饥饿问题及主要原因
思考消除饥饿的办法
In pairs, discuss what you can see in the photos and how you think each photo relates to the world hunger.
This photo represents the idea of drought. Either a river or a lake bed has been exposed by receding waters, leaving behind cracked soil. A child is pouring water onto the ground. When there is drought, crops cannot grow and animals may die.
The second photo represents the idea of war. Hunger often comes with war, as often people cannot farm, or they cannot work to earn money to buy food. And, the markets might be empty or closed.
Photo 3 represents famine. The child in the photo is a victim of famine, which is why his / her arm and hand are so thin. Famine is when the crops do not grow and there is not enough food for everyone to eat. While famine can be caused by drought, some of the worst famines in the world history had other sources, such as
insects or diseases that destroyed the
crops, or weather that was either too
hot or too cool for the crops to grow
properly.
联合国粮食及农业组织（Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations，FAO）简称“粮农组织”，于1945年10月16日正式成立，是联合国系统内最早的常设专门机构，是各成员国间讨论粮食和农业问题的国际组织。其宗旨是提高人民的营养水平和生活标准，改进农产品的生产和分配，改善农村和农民的经济状况，促进世界经济的发展并保证人类免于饥饿。
1 What is the FAO What is its mission
FAO stands for _______ and __________ Organisation. Its aim is to eliminate ________ _________.
2 What can seriously affect crop production
Droughts, floods, and _______ ________.
3 What does the FAO think about nutritious food
The FAO believes everyone should have the ______ to get ________ food.
Listen to a radio interview and take notes. Then answer the following questions.
adj. 有营养的
Food
Agriculture
world
hunger
climate
change
right
healthy
4 What is the FAO doing to alleviate world hunger
The FAO runs a project called _____________Agriculture, which helps countries to ________ sustainable agriculture.
5 What does the FAO suggest countries do
Every country needs to_______ ______ making new ____________ in agriculture too, which can often _______the whole world.
vt. 减轻；缓解
Climate-Smart
develop
focus
on
achievement
benefit
Identify Supporting Evidence
When people present important facts, they usually give some evidence to support their claims. The evidence is usually mentioned at the start of a sentence. Listen out for key words like report, research, studies, figures, findings, etc.
Listening strategies
1 According to our latest figures, ...
2 There is strong evidence to suggest that ...
3 Our research indicates that ...
Listen again and identify how the speaker supports his facts. Match the supporting evidence with the facts.
A wars can heavily affect food production and transportation.
B (world hunger) stands at around 11% of the world's population.
C many people just can't afford to eat well.
Discuss the following questions and then share your answers in class. Use a table like the one below to help you organise your thoughts.
Possible cause Possible solution
1 What are all the possible causes of world hunger that you can think of
Droughts, floods, poverty, war…
2 What can people and countries do to help alleviate these causes
With droughts, we can invent new forms of agriculture that do not rely so much on water, and drought-resistant crops; floods can often be prevented by the building of dams and levees; poverty is best solved through economic development and programmes that give people more opportunities; war may be solved through international negotiation.
