1、He devoted all his life to growing the hybrid rice.Do you still remember what motivated Yuan Longping to study agriculture? What is his lifelong pursuit? Watch a short video and explore the present situation of world hunger problem. earthquakesdroughtfloodWhat other causes may lead to the world hung
2、er problem? natural disastersFarmland used for not farmingwarshuman activities1. What is the FAO? What is its mission?FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organisation. Its aim is to eliminate world hunger.2. What can seriously affect crop production?Droughts, floods, and climate change.3. What does
3、the FAO think about nutritious food?The FAO believes everyone should have the right to get healthy food.Listen to a radio interview and take notes. Then answer the following questions.adj. 有营养有营养的的4. What is the FAO doing to alleviate world hunger? The FAO runs a project called Climate-Smart Agricul
4、ture, which helps countries to develop sustainable agriculture.5. What does the FAO suggest countries do? Every country needs to focus on making new achievements in agriculture too, which can often benefit the whole world.vt. 减轻；缓解减轻；缓解Identify Supporting EvidenceWhen people present important facts,
5、 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. 1 According to our latest figures, .2 There is strong evidence to suggest that .3 Our research indi
6、cates 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 worlds population.C many people just cant afford to eat well.1. What does
7、the FAO think about nutritious food? nutritious: adj. containing many of the substances needed for life and growth 有营养的；营养丰富的有营养的；营养丰富的 那本烹饪书里有许多简单而营养价值却那本烹饪书里有许多简单而营养价值却很高很高的食谱。的食谱。e.g. The cookbook contains many simple yet highly nutritious meals. (翻译翻译) The chicken seems delicious and nutritious,
8、 but it is easy to make you fat. Luckily, there are alternative sources of nutrition to animal meat.鸡腿看起来是很美味和有营养的，但是，鸡腿看起来是很美味和有营养的，但是，它很容易让你长胖。它很容易让你长胖。有能替代动物肉类的其他营养来源。有能替代动物肉类的其他营养来源。 营养和运动是保持健康所必不可少的。营养和运动是保持健康所必不可少的。 Nutrition and exercise are essential to fitness and health. nutritional: adj.
9、relating to the substances in food that help you to stay healthy 营养（物）的营养（物）的Cooking vegetables for too long lessens their nutritional value. 烹饪烹饪蔬菜时间过长会降低其营养价值。蔬菜时间过长会降低其营养价值。nutritious 意思是有营养的；指事物或食物的用途，给人带来营养；nutritional 意思是营养的；指事物的性质，即有关营养方面的知识或有关营养学方面的知识。2. What is the FAO doing to alleviate wo
10、rld hunger? alleviate: to make sth. less painful or difficult to deal with vt. 减轻；缓解减轻；缓解 World Food Day (WFD) was created by the FAO in 1979. It falls on Oct. 16 and is celebrated in more than 150 countries, raising awareness and knowledge of the problems and causes behind world hunger and poverty. 这些药物对减轻她的病痛痛苦没有这些药物对减轻她的病痛痛苦没有丝毫丝毫作用。作用。 The drugs did nothing to alleviate her pain/suffering. 瑜伽、太极或者类似的活动会帮你减缓压力。瑜伽、太极或者类似的活动会帮你减缓压力。Yoga, tai chi, or similar activities can help to alleviate stress.
