Learn and Talk II Lesson 19 Feeding the World (1) Content: Part 1 Warm Up 3’ Part 2 Text 7’ Part 3 Retell 3’ ©2017 Acadsoc Limited Part 4 Discussion 8’ Part 5 After-Class Review Tutor: Please keep your greeting in 2 mins. And you can go through Part 5 if time allows. 3 mins Part 1 - Warm Up What is your favorite food? Why do you like it and how often do you eat it? Tutor: Please encourage the student to answer the questions and keep this part in 3 mins. ©2017 Acadsoc Limited 1 Part 2 - Text Feeding the World (1) 7 mins Rice is low-fat and high in energy, and you can mix it with just about anything to make a wide variety of tasty dishes. Ask anyone from any country in the world to tell you their favorite rice recipe and you will get a wide selection.1 The origins of rice are uncertain, because rice has been grown for so many thousands of years. In several Asian languages, the words for food and rice, or for rice and agriculture, are the same, one of the facts that points to Asia as the origin of rice. The demand for rice is growing steadily, with consumption stretching beyond the traditional rice growing areas in Asia.2 You can find rice fields in Europe, Latin America and Australia. However, Asia is still the biggest rice producer, accounting for 90% of the world’s production and consumption of rice.3 Tutor: Please read or let the student read the text, and explain the underlined expressions in blue. 2 ©2017 Acadsoc Limited Words and Expressions 1. … you will get a wide selection. (selection: a choice or range of different types of something) E.g. The larger stores are able to stock a wider selection of goods. 2. … is growing steadily, with consumption … (gradually) E.g. Prices have risen steadily. 3. … , accounting for 90% of the … (to form the total of something) E.g. Students account for the majority of our customers. 3 mins Part 3 - Retell Now retell the passage by yourself based on what you’ve read. Hints: low-fat … energy … mix … dishes any country … rice recipe … origins … grown … thousands … Asian languages food and rice … rice and agriculture … same demand … stretch … traditional … Asia biggest producer … 90% … production and consumption Tutor: Please encourage the student to retell the text. The hints are NOT necessarily needed. ©2017 Acadsoc Limited 3 8 mins Part 4 - Discussion (Try to talk for at least 2 minutes for each question. You are encouraged to use the expressions that you’ve learned today. ) a wide selection / steadily / account for Expressions may be used 1. a wide selection Ask anyone from any country in the world to tell you their favorite rice 1. Do you think it is important to increase rice production? recipe and you will get a wide selection. 2. steadily The demand for rice is growing steadily, 2. What do you usually have for breakfast, lunch and supper? with consumption stretching beyond the traditional rice growing areas in Asia. 3. account for 3. Which do you think is more important, the nutrition or taste of the food? However, Asia is still the biggest rice producer, accounting for 90% of the world’s production and consumption of rice. Tutor: Please let the student talk freely, each question about 2 mins. Using the expressions from today is encouraged. ©2017 Acadsoc Limited 4 ₪3 After-Class Review Review the expressions you’ve learned today and try to use them to make some sentences. 1. a wide selection 广泛的选择 stretching beyond the traditional rice growing areas in Asia. selection: a choice or range of different types of something 2. Wages have steadily increased. E.g. 1. Ask anyone from any country in the world to tell you their favorite rice recipe and you will get a wide selection. 3. The company’s exports have grown steadily. 2. The company offers a wide selection of 4G LTE smartphones. 3. account for （在数量、比例上）占 3. Amazon's position as a leading online retailer of books helped the company offer a wide selection of e-books to Kindle buyers that were easy to download. to form the total of something E.g. 1. However, Asia is still the biggest rice producer, accounting for 90% of the world’s production and consumption of rice. 2. Computers account for 5% of the country's commercial electricity consumption. 2. steadily 逐渐地；稳步地 gradually 3. Electronic goods account for over 30% of our exports. E.g. 1. The demand for rice is growing steadily, with consumption ©2017 Acadsoc Limited 5 ★1