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Unit 2 Working the land
farming
Can you name the following crops ?
wheat
rice
tomatoes
sorghum
corn
potatoes
peanut
cotton
Have you ever planted anything?
We make food
to feed ourselves,
to enjoy ourselves ,
to satisfy ourselves,
and to improve our life quality.
Is working the land always as romantic as planting flowers?
Do the peasants live the same way as we do?
We plant flowers
for fun,
for relaxation
and for entertainment.
Have you ever been to the countryside?
Have you ever seen peasants plant the rice?
What do you know about working the land?
ploughing(犁田)
seeding (播种)
transplanting(移栽)
fertilizing
(施肥)
irrigating(灌溉)
Though most Chinese peasants work hard, at least they have enough to feed the family.
But not everyone is so lucky.
News 1.
The hunger problem is expanding in the world.
Therefore...
Some poor people in Hayti have to eat the mud cakes as
their main food now.
the mud cakes
News 2.
To rid the India of hunger, the Indian government
decided