Unit 2 Working the land Using the language 教学设计

Unit 5 working the land: using language Listening and speaking

Learning goals:

1. Master vocabulary related to the world hunger problem

2 improve listening and speaking skills

3 give opinions on the world hunger and the solutions

Step1 Learn some related expressions

1有营养的 __________ 2 完全必要的___________

3 浪费 __________ 4 肥料 __________

5 农业 __________ 6 贫穷 __________

7 shortage___________ 8 famine ____________

9 drought ___________ 10 global conflict _______

11 alternative___________ 12 eliminate ____________

Step2 How much do you know the hunger?

Picture1: the photo represents ______. A child is _______ water onto the ground.

Crops may _________when drought occurs.

Picture2:

The ______destroyed everything. Hunger often comes with war because people

can’t_____________.

Picture3: There is not enough food to ______ in this country. So famine leads to

________.

Step3 Listening:

a radio interview between the host and David Bond from the UN’ FAO.

Listening for the detailed information and answer some questions 1. What is the FAO? What is its mission? FAO_________ Food and Agriculture

Organization. Its aim is to ________ world hunger

2. What can seriously affect crop production?

So I guess things like _______ _________ and climate change are all major factors in

this.

3 .What does the FAO think about nutritious food?

The FAO believes everyone should have the ______ to get healthy food4 What is the

FAO doing to alleviate world hunger?

The FAO ______ a project called Climate-Smart Agriculture, which helps countries

to _______ sustainable(可持续的)agriculture.

5 What does the FAO suggest countries do?

Every country needs to ______ _______making new achievements in agriculture

too, which can often benefit the whole world.

Listen again and identify how the speaker supports his facts.

Match the supporting evidence with the facts.

1 And our aim is simple---to eliminate world hunger, which, according to our latest

figures, stands at around ___________of the world's population.

2 There is strong evidence to suggest that many people just can't _______ to eat well.

3 Absolutely true. Our research indicates that wars can heavily affect food _____ and

_____, meaning that millions of people have to go hungry.

Step4 Discuss : make a list of solutions to getting rid of hunger floods, drought,

poverty, war, extreme weather......new forms of agriculture; build green house/ dams;

learn modern farming skills develop local economy by doing; provide more work/opportunity to do

Possible cause

possible solution ___________________________

drought/floods ____________________________________

poverty ____________________________________

the war ____________________________________

Step5 Role play: an interview on how to organize some school activities to celebrate

WFD make a dialogue between a host and an interviewee

Make a poster

Visit a farm

Have a debate on how to save food

Carry out the Empty Plates Movement Value the food

Learn to cook

The following expressions will help you:

I'd rather...

From my point of view....

Without a doubt...

I have a feeling that...It's a pity that...

My impression is that...I think/guess....

My view/belief is that....In my eyes...The advantages are...

I'd prefer...because..

Step 6 summary and homework

测评练习一、填空题 1.Modern means of __________(fertilise) can be energy-saving and environmentally

friendly.

2.__________(essential), he is not a man of career.

3.Food produced from chemical farming is no __________(nutrition).

4.Chewing plays an important role in one's _________(digest).

5.They all wanted to go for a picnic, but I would rather ________(stay) home.

二选词填空.

set up, separate from, from my point of view, in turn, carry out, over time, without a

doubt, focus on

(1).__________, it's a wonderful feeling to know that somebody is waiting for you.

(2).__________, social development brings lots of pollution.

(3).People try to avoid transportation delays by using their own cars, and this

__________ creates further problems.

(4).__________, as the population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces

so it would cook more quickly.

(5).If you are going to follow someone, __________ their talent, not their bad character

or unacceptable behaviors.

(6).All these experiments __________ with practical rather than scientific aims in view.

(7).The organization __________ to preserve endangered species from extinction.

(8).In no way can teaching in school __________ practice.