1、Listening and Speaking P54-55 Unit 5 Working the Land Lookdiscuss： What can you see in the photos? How do you think each photo relates to world hunger? The first photo represents the idea of drought. Either a river or a lake bed has been exposed by receding waters, leaving behind cracked soil. A chi
2、ld is pouring water onto the ground. When there is drought, crops cannot grow and animals may die. Lookdiscuss： What can you see in the photos? How do you think each photo relates to world hunger? The second photo represents the idea of war.Hunger often comes with war, as often people cannot farm, o
3、r 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. Lookdiscuss： What can you see in the photos? How do you think each photo relates to world hunger? The third photo represents famine. The child in the photo is a victim of fami
4、ne, 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 weat
5、her that was either too hot or too cool for the crops to grow properly. Discuss what we should do to improve this situation and help the people in hunger. Pre-listening 联合国粮食及农业组织 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
6、的发 展并保证人类免于饥饿。组织总部在 意大利罗马，现成员共有194个成员 国、1个成员组织（欧洲联盟）和2个 准成员（法罗群岛、托克劳群岛）。 The world organizations devoted to the hunger problem. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO Listen and answer Answers: 1 FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organisation. Its aim is to eliminate world hu
7、nger. 2 Droughts, floods, and climate change. 3 The FAO believes everyone should have the right to get healthy food. While-listening 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 allevi
8、ate world hunger? 5 What does the FAO suggest countries do? Answers: 4 The FAO runs a project called Climate-Smart Agriculture, which helps countries to develop sustainable agriculture. 5 Every county needs to focus on making new achievements in agriculture too,which can often benefit the whole worl
9、d. 听力原文（听力原文（1） Host: David: Host: David: Good morning, listeners. Today is World Food Day, and David Bond from the UNs FAO is here to talk to us about world hunger. Welcome, David! Please explain what the FAO is and what its aims are. Good morning. For those who dont know, FAO stands for Food and A
10、griculture Organisation. And our aim is simple to eliminate world hunger, which, according to our latest figures, stands at around 11% of the worlds population. So I guess things like droughts, floods, and climate change are all major factors in this. Yes, thats right, they can all seriously affect
11、crop production. And another factor is poverty. There 听力原文（听力原文（2） Host: David: Host: David: is strong evidence to suggest that many people just cant afford to eat well. And its not just about having enough food to eat; people need to eat enough nutritious food, which often they cannot afford or do
12、not have access to. The FAO believes everyone should have the right to healthy food. And what about war? Ive seen many researchers say that it directly leads to mass hunger. Absolutely true. Our research indicates that wars can heavily affect food production and transportation, meaning that millions
13、 of people have to go hungry. So what can we do to alleviate world hunger? Well, the UN is making efforts to reduce climate 听力原文（听力原文（3） Host: change, and the FAO runs a project called Climate-Smart Agriculture, which helps countries to develop sustainable agriculture. However, every country needs t
14、o focus on making new achievements in agriculture, too, which can often benefit the whole world. Like China, for example, whose development of hybrid rice has greatly increased rice production in many other countries. And, of course, global conflict must be eliminated. And dont forget that we as ind
15、ividuals can also make a difference: buy food that supports the environment, and never waste food. David Bond, thank you very much. Just a quick 听力原文（听力原文（4） message to our listeners: you can find more information on world hunger on the FAO website. Identify supporting evidence When people present i
16、mportant 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. Listen and identify how the speaker supports his facts. Match the supporting evidenc
17、e with the facts. 1 According to our latest figures, 2 There is strong evidence to suggest that 3 Our research indicates that A wars can heavily affect food production and transportation. B (world hunger) stands at around 11% of the worlds population. C many people just cant afford to eat well. Read
18、discuss Post-listening What are all the possible causes of worldhunger that you can think of? Droughts; floods; poverty; war. 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-resistan
19、t 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. Brainstorm ideas for some school activities that celebrate World Food Day. World Food Day (WFD) was created by the FAO in 1979. It is celebrated in more than 150 countries, raising awareness and knowledge of the problems and causes behind world hunger and poverty. Useful expressions: Thank you!
