Unit5WorkingthelandUsinglanguage--listening:

ExploretheworldproblemLearningObjectivesToknowthefactofworldhungerproblem,andthefunctionandmissionsofFAO.Tobeabletoanalyzeandjudgethecausesoftheworldhungerproblem,andproposesolutions.TobeabletodescribeandexplaintheactivitiesofcelebratingtheWorldFoodDay,andbuildawareness.ⅠLead-inLeadinExplaretheworldhungerproblemUnitedNations(UN)聯(lián)合國FoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations(FAO)聯(lián)合國糧食及農(nóng)業(yè)組織WorldHealthOrganization(WHO)世界衛(wèi)生組織UnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)世界教科文組織Learnaboutsomeoftheworldimportantorganizationsandticktheorganizationthatwillbementionedintheinterview.√Hereisashortvideoforustoexplorethepresentsituationofworldhungerproblem.Whatcanyouseeinthephotos?Howdoyouthinkeachphotorelatestoworldhunger?Achildispouringwaterontothecrackedground.Whenthereisdrought,cropscannotgrowandanimalsmaydie.drought

warHungeroftencomeswithwar,asoftenpeoplecannotfarm,ortheycannotworktoearnmoneytobuyfood.And,themarketsmightbeemptyorclosed.Thechildisavictimoffamine,whichiswhyhis/herarmandhandaresothin.Famineiswhenthecropsdonotgrowandthereisnotenoughfoodforeveryonetoeat.Whilefaminecanbecausedbydrought,someoftheworstfaminesintheworldhistoryhadothersources,suchasinsectsordiseasesthatdestroyedthecrops,orweatherthatwaseithertoohotortoocoolforthecropstogrowproperly.famineIIListeningandSpeaking1WhatistheFAO?Whatisitsmission?2Whatcanseriouslyaffectcropproduction?3WhatdoestheFAOthinkaboutnutritiousfood?4WhatistheFAOdoingtoalleviateworldhunger?5WhatdoestheFAOsuggestcountriesdo?嚴(yán)重影響作物產(chǎn)量adj.

營養(yǎng)的n.

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Listentoaradiointerviewandtakenotes.Thenanswerthefollowingquestions.

聯(lián)合國糧食及農(nóng)業(yè)組織簡稱“糧農(nóng)組織”，于1945年10月16日正式成立，是聯(lián)合國系統(tǒng)內(nèi)最早的常設(shè)專門機(jī)構(gòu)，是各成員國間討論糧食和農(nóng)業(yè)問題的國際組織。其宗旨是提高人民的營養(yǎng)水平和生活標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，改進(jìn)農(nóng)產(chǎn)品的生產(chǎn)和分配，改善農(nóng)村和農(nóng)民的經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況，促進(jìn)世界經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展并保證人類免于饑餓。組織總部在意大利羅馬，現(xiàn)成員共有194個(gè)成員國、1個(gè)成員組織（歐洲聯(lián)盟）和2個(gè)準(zhǔn)成員（法羅群島、托克勞群島）。Theworldorganizationsdevotedtothehungerproblem.FoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations,FAO1WhatistheFAO?Whatisitsmission?FAOstandsfor__________________________________.Itsaimisto___________________________.2Whatcanseriouslyaffectcropproduction?_________________________________canseriouslyaffectcropproduction.3WhatdoestheFAOthinkaboutnutritiousfood?TheFAObelieveseveryoneshould__________________________________.FoodandAgricultureOrganisationeliminate(消除)worldhungerDroughts,floods,andclimatechangehavetherighttohealthyfood4WhatistheFAOdoingtoalleviateworldhunger?

TheFAO__________________calledClimate-SmartAgriculture,whichhelpscountriesto____________________________________.5WhatdoestheFAOsuggestcountriesdo?Everycountryneedstofocuson________________________inagriculturetoo,whichcanoften_________thewholeworld.runsaprojectdevelopsustainableagriculturemakingnewachievementsbenefitIdentifySupportingEvidenceWhenpeoplepresentimportantfacts,theyusuallygivesomeevidencetosupporttheirclaims.Theevidenceisusuallymentionedatthestartofasentence.Listenoutforkeywordslikereport,research,studies,figures,findings,etc.

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1Accordingtoourlatestfigures,...2Thereisstrongevidencetosuggestthat...3Ourresearchindicatesthat...Listenagainandidentifyhowthespeakersupportshisfacts.Matchthesupportingevidencewiththefacts.Awarscanheavilyaffectfoodproductionandtransportation.B(worldhunger)standsataround11%oftheworld'spopulation.Cmanypeoplejustcan'taffordtoeatwell.聽力原文（1）Host:David:

Host:David:Goodmorning,listeners.TodayisWorldFoodDay,andDavidBondfromtheUN’sFAOisheretotalktousaboutworldhunger.Welcome,David!PleaseexplainwhattheFAOisandwhatitsaimsare.Goodmorning.Forthosewhodon’tknow,

FAOstandsforFoodandAgricultureOrganisation.

Andouraimissimpletoeliminateworldhunger（1）,which,accordingtoourlatestfigures,standsataround11%oftheworld’spopulation.SoIguessthingslikedroughts,floods,andclimatechangeareallmajorfactorsinthis.（2）Yes,that’sright,theycanallseriouslyaffectcropproduction.Andanotherfactorispoverty.聽力原文（2）David:

Host:David:Host:David:Thereisstrongevidencetosuggestthatmanypeoplejustcan’taffordtoeatwell.Andit’snotjustabouthavingenoughfoodtoeat;peopleneedtoeatenoughnutritiousfood,whichoftentheycannotaffordordonothaveaccessto.TheFAObelieveseveryoneshouldhavetherighttohealthyfood（3）.Andwhataboutwar?I’veseenmanyresearcherssaythatitdirectlyleadstomasshunger.Absolutelytrue.Ourresearchindicatesthatwarscanheavilyaffectfoodproductionandtransportation,meaningthatmillionsofpeoplehavetogohungry.Sowhatcanwedotoalleviateworldhunger?Well,theUNismakingeffortstoreduceclimatechange,聽力原文（3）David:Host:andtheFAOrunsaprojectcalledClimate-SmartAgriculture,whichhelpscountriestodevelopsustainableagriculture.（4）However,everycountryneedstofocusonmakingnewachievementsinagriculture,too,whichcanoftenbenefitthewholeworld（5）.LikeChina,forexample,whosedevelopmentofhybridricehasgreatlyincreasedriceproductioninmanyothercountries.And,ofcourse,globalconflictmustbeeliminated.Anddon’tforgetthatweasindividualscanalsomakeadifference:buyfoodthatsupportstheenvironment,andneverwastefood.DavidBond,thankyouverymuch.Justaquickmessagetoourlisteners:youcanfindmoreinformationonworldhungerontheFAOwebsite...

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Discussthefollowingquestionsandthenshareyouranswersinclass.Useatableliketheonebelowtohelpyouorganiseyourthoughts.PossiblecausePossiblesolution

Groupdiscussion1.Whatareallthepossiblecausesofworldhungerthatyoucanthinkof?2.Whatcanpeopleandcountriesdotohelpalleviatethesecauses?droughtsWithdroughts,wecaninventnewforms

ofagriculturethatdonotrelysomuch

onwater,anddrought-resistantcrops;b.floodscanoftenbepreventedbythe

buildingofdams;c.povertyisbestsolvedthrougheconomic

developmentandprogrammesthatgive

peoplemoreopportunities;d.warmaybesolvedthrough

internationalcooperation(合作).floodsc