Unit 5 Working the land Using language 课件 -2023-2024学年人教版高中英语选择性必修第一册

选择性必修一 Unit 5 My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger. —Yuan Longping 我毕生的追求是让所有人远离饥饿。 ——袁隆平 1 P. 54 Explore the world hunger problem The first photo represents the idea of drought. Either a liver 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 fam, or they cannot work to earn money to buy food. And, even if they had money to buy food, the markets might be empty or closed. The third photo 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 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. 2 P. 54 Explore the world hunger problem 1 What is the FAO? What is its mission? 2 What can seriously affect crop production? 3 What does the FAO think about nutritious food? 4 What is the FAO doing to alleviate world hunger? 5 What does the FAO suggest countries do? FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organisation. Its aim is to eliminate world hunger. Every country needs to focus on making new achievements in agriculture too, which can often benefit the whole world. Droughts, floods, and climate change. The FAO believes everyone should have the right to get healthy food. The FAO runs a project called Climate Smart Agriculture, which helps countries to develop sustainable agriculture. 3 P. 54 1 According to our latest figures, … 2 There is strong evidence to suggest that …