Warmingup.

Unit2WorkingthelandWarmingupEnjoyaPoemByLiShenFarmersweedingatnoon,Sweatdownthefieldsoon.Whoknowsfoodonatray,Duetotheirtoilingday.Whatdoyouknowabout“farming”?wheatricecornpotatoespeanuttomatoessorghumcottonAgricultureinthepastAgricultureinthemoderntimesHaveyoueverbeentothecountryside?Whatdidyouseeordothere?Areyoufromafarmer’sfamily?Whatdoyouknowaboutfarming?ploughing(犁田)seeding(播种)fertilizing(施肥)irrigating(灌溉)harvesting(收获)winnowing(扬谷)growsomeyoungplantsinserttheyoungplantsintothefieldHaveyouevergrownanyplants?Ifso,whatdidyoudotogrowthem?Ifnot,whatkindofplantwouldyouliketotrygrowing?Howwouldyougrowit?riceReadthestatisticsbelow.Didyouknowthesefactsbefore?Whatproblemdotheyshow?WhatisthemainfoodinallEastAsianandSoutheastAsiancountries?Rice.Itissaidthatthereare2.4billionpeoplewhoeatriceeverydaythroughouttheworld.Ifthathappened,peoplemightdieofhunger.Thewholeworldwouldgetintotrouble.Whatdoyouthinkwouldhappeniftomorrowtherewassuddenlynoricetoeat?Hungern.饥饿,饥渴;渴望vi.渴望;渴求Dosomethingtohelpendhungerintheworld!!!Theonlywaytosolvethefoodshortageproblemistoincreasetheyieldofthegraincropperlandareathroughtheadvancementofscienceandtechnology.Inthelate1990s,Brown,anAmericanscholar,cameupwiththetheoryofChineseMenace(威胁),whichsaidthatinthe2030s,Chinesepopulationwilladdupto1.6billion,andhadthequestionwhowouldfeedthelargepopulationinChinaaswellasintheworld.Justatthattime,aChinesescientistdeclaredtotheworldthatChinacansolvetheproblembyhimselfandhelptosolvethesameproblemintheworld.YuanLongping“FatherofHybridRice”辣椒杂交棉杂交梨重穗型超高产杂交稻杂交甜椒杂交茄子杂交玉米BrainstormingWhatwillyouthinkofwhenyouseetheword“farming”?farmingfarmersfieldricefertilizerwheatcottonHomework1.SurftheInternettofindmoreinformationaboutfarming.2.Previewthereading.