Unit 12
Unit 12
Reading 1 The Green Revolution
Reading 1 • The Green Revolution
Pre-reading Questions 1. What does the "Green revolution refer to? y did various writers predict that there would be widespread famine? 3. Name some countries with serious food shortages 4. What is "miracle rice"?
• 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?
• 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
famine: • a very serious lack of food for a great people, causing illness and death