高中英語4Module4GreatScientistsFoodWaste課堂教學(xué)學(xué)案

1、Food WastePassage 1. New words:double v. 加倍crisis n. 危機(jī)issue n. 問題worsen v. 惡化epidemic n. 疫情import v./n.進(jìn)口Food production must double by 2050 to meet the demand of a growing population, according to the United Nations. Yet about one-third of the food produced globally is either lost or wasted every

2、year.The impacts of food loss and waste globally are great. The cost of food waste globally is about $750 million per year, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN. And food loss and waste result in about 8 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions(溫室氣體排放). Nearly 30 percent of th

3、e worlds agricultural land is currently used to produce food that is finally wasted. About 690 million people in the world are hungry, and that less than 25 percent of the food wasted globally every year could feed these people.China is no exception. According to Future Direction International, more

4、 than 35 million tons of food, 6 percent of Chinas food production, are lost or wasted in China every year: enough to feed 100 million people. And about half it, 17-18 million tons, is wasted at the retail or consumption stage（零售和消費(fèi)階段）every year, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.The COVI

5、D-19 pandemic has further worsened the situation. The stop in supply chains（供應(yīng)鏈） which resulted from the lockdown（活動限制）and transport restrictions（交通限制）have greatly increased food loss and waste, especially of agricultural produce, such as fruits and vegetables, fish, meat and dairy products. Moreove

6、r, the closure of many restaurants and schools has resulted in a loss of markets for producers, making the situation even more challenging.Although media said that China is in a worrying food crisis, which is worsened by the epidemic, floods in southern China, and food imports, Chinese agriculturali

7、sts (農(nóng)學(xué)家)said the above factors will not lead to a food crisis in China, but that wasting food is an issue that deserves(值得) more attention.Q: 1. In Para. 2 & , in order to show how serious the situation of food loss and waste is, the author uses numbers B. stories According to Chinese agriculturali

8、sts, what deserves more attention?Discuss: 1. Have you ever wasted food?2. Can you list some examples of food waste in our school?Think deeply: Why do some students waste food?Passage 2. New words:widespread adj. 普遍的grain n. 糧食unaware adj. 未意識到的decreasing adj. 漸減的 generosity n. 慷慨security n. 安全While

9、 the rest of his family was happily feasting (享用美食) during Spring Festival, Zu Xinming, a Senior 2 student in Shaanxi province, was frowning (皺眉). “Every time my relatives leave after dinner, almost half of the dishes are unfinished and we throw away a lot of food,” he said. Nowadays in China, food

10、waste is a widespread problem. Each year, Chinese people throw away the equivalent (相等的量) of about 50 million tons of grain, an amount which could feed 200 million people, according to Xinhua News Agency.One reason is that people are unaware of the issue. “Some of my friends dont care at all when th

11、ey cant finish the food on their plates,” said Zu, “and they even throw it away if they dont like the taste.” Gong Tao, an official from the Communist Youth League of China Committee of Central South University in Hunan province, is worried about the decreasing awareness of food waste on his campus

12、in recent years. “Students dont know how much hard work others go through in order to provide their food,” Gao told China Education Daily.One deeper factor is the Chinese cultural value of “face”. In a Chinese banquet (宴會) setting, the host feels it a great shame(羞恥) when guests plates are empty. Se

13、rving lots of food is the Chinese way of showing respect to guests and displaying generosity,” Yu Changjiang, a sociologist at Peking University, told Xinhua.Huge public spending on government banquets is also worsening the situation. Government banquets at the taxpayers expense (納稅人承擔(dān)費(fèi)用) have becom

14、e “a major source (來源) of waste”, commented Peoples Daily.What concrete（具體的） actions can be proposed （建議） to prevent and reduce food loss and waste, which would improve food security, and reduce hunger and help fight climate change?Q: 1. Please divide the passage into 3 parts Part (Para. ): an intro

15、duction to food waste in China Part (Para. ): reasons for food waste in China Part (Para. ): a question raised by the author What reasons have been mentioned for food waste in China in this passage?Passage 3. New words:launch v. 發(fā)起shortage n. 短缺threat n. 威脅promote v. 促進(jìn)policy n. 政策portion n. (食物的)一份

16、In 2023, China launched the “Clean Your Plate Campaign”, urging people not to waste food.Specific requirements for reducing waste are also given in schools and promoting students awareness and practices of being thrifty(節(jié)約的).On Aug. 12, food wastage on live streams(視頻直播), in which hosts eat a lot to

17、 attract viewers and throw up（嘔吐）later, were criticized(批評) and banned(禁止). Policies during the epidemic, which encouraged separate meals(分餐) and reduced dining out(外出進(jìn)餐), actually reduced food wastage, experts said. Food banks are established in Shanghai to collect donated products from supermarket

18、s, producers and restaurants and redistribute（重新分配) them to the poor who live in the neighborhood. The establishment of such food banks is aimed not only at collecting food that otherwise (否則)would be wasted, but also at protecting the environment and helping low-income individuals and families.Other solutions: Young Voice “ One restaurant in my hometown offers cash incentives(獎勵). We can get 5 yuan for each empty plate. I also suggest that people be allowed to change a set meal (套餐) so that students dont have to ta