Unit 12 The Green Revolution.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 petition
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 pense for a good deed or for merit
He was presented with a gold watch as a reward for his service.
Prize:implies sth won petition 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.