大连外国语大学PPT课件b2Unit-12.ppt

* Unit 12 Reading 1 The Green Revolution Pre-reading Questions 1. What does the “Green Revolution” refer to? 2. Why did various writers predict that there would be widespread famine? 3. Name some countries with serious food shortages. 4. What is “miracle rice”? 5. What are some of the factors that caused the famines? 6. What did the World Food Conference held in 1974 do for the world? 7. Can technology alone help to feed the world’s people in the future? 8. What did Dr. Borlaug think about technology development in grain production? famine: a very serious lack of food for a great people, causing illness and death. Award, reward prize Award implies a decision by judges but does not connote overt competition The Olympic winner received a gold medal as an award. He received honors and awards from the government for his contribution to agriculture. Reward:refers to sth given in recompense for a good deed or for merit He was presented with a gold watch as a reward for his service. Prize:implies sth won by competition or, often, in a lottery or game of chance Frank won the first prize in the chess tournament. breeder She was one of country’s top sheep breeders. sponsor: ????A large department store is the sponsor of the annual Christmas celebration. ??The sponsor of the TV play is Ports Garment Company.  In regard to the test tomorrow, it is postponed. I will write to you later in regard to this matter. In regard to: about organism: a single living plant, animal, bacterium or virus pathologist: an expert in study of disease, esp. one who examines a dead person’s body, often by cutting it open, to discover how they died humanitarian: l?The prisoner has been released for humanitarian reasons l The United Nations is sending humanitarian aid to the areas worst affected by the conflict. yield : n, v --- supply or produce sth as a profit l???That tree yields plenty of fruit. l?The stock yields 8% interest a year. productive l?????? Talks to end the strike