Working_the_land_I.pptVIP

Working the land Look at the title of the unit “Working the land”. What does it mean? 本ppt来自：千教网() a. to work sth. to manage or operate sth to gain benefit from it: to work the land (= grow crops on it, etc.) to use the land to make money through farming or mining. b. to make a machine or piece of equipment do what it is supposed to do My parents can’t even work the video. 本ppt来自：千教网() I. Warming Up 1. What words to do with agriculture can you think of ? agriculture plant, grow, produce, feed, harvest, farming, tools … field, farm, rice, wheat, crops, seeds, weeds fruit and vegetables, corn, peanuts … 本ppt来自：千教网() 1. What are the serious problems the world faces today? Environment Population Natural resources Wars Poverty Hunger … II. Pre-reading 本ppt来自：千教网() Pre-reading More than 800 million people go to bed hungry every day. - the World Health Organization (WHO) One billion people in the world suffer from hunger and malnutrition. About 24,000 people die every day from hunger or hunger-related causes. Three- fourths of the deaths are children under the age of five. - 本ppt来自：千教网() More than 800 million people ________________________________ One billion people in the world _________________________________ About 24,000 people _______________________________________ Three-fourths of the deaths ________________________________________ go to bed hungry every day suffer from hunger and malnutrition. die every day from hunger or hunger-related causes. are children under the age of five. 本ppt来自：千教网() 2. What can we do to solve world hunger? Control the population b. Open more areas for growing c. Increase the output of crops 本ppt来自：千教网() 1. Prediction Title: A Pioneer for All People What kind of person is Yuan Longping? Reading simple, kind, committed, down-to-earth, careful, risk-taking, not afraid of failures, creative, serious,