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1、UNIT1FoodWarmup-ThinkingabouttheTopicLookatthetwopicturesbelow.Talkaboutthemwithyourpartner.1Whattypeofenvironmentdothesepeopleandtheseplantslivein?2Matchthesedescriptionstotherightpicture:a....looklikeacactus,butarenotrelated.b....growindrysandyorrockyarea
2、s.c....movearoundtheKalaharidesertinsearchoffood.d....walklongdistancesonthehotsand.e....onlygrowabout400cmtall.f...haveflowerswhichare3-4cmacross.g....aretraditionalhunter-gatherers,whodonotgrowfood.3Now,worktogetherwithapartnertomakesomesentencesabouttheS
3、anpeopleandthehoodiaplant.Speak,donotwrite.“Thesan…Hoodiaplants…TIPForIELTSreading,youneedtobeabletoreadQUICKLYtofindmainideasandthestructure,ororganisation,ofthereadingpassage.BeginningtoreadSkimming-FindingthePassageStructureandtheMainIdeaCompletetheactiv
4、itiesbelowtopracticehowtodothis.Keeptothetimelimit!HoodiaATheSanliveinthatpartofAfricacalledtheKalahariDesert.Lifethereishard,andnaturecanbeharsh.Therearesomewherebetween45,000and100,000ofthemlivingincountrieslikeZambiaandZimbabwe.They'renotrichandtheydon't
5、liveinexpensivehouses.Therearenoroadsorschoolsorhospitalsnearthem.Theydon'thavemanymaterialpossessionslikecarsorcomputers,thingsthatpeopleinthedevelopedworldcan'tdowithout.Infact,theyhavemanyproblemssuchasunemploymentandpoverty.Ontopofthis,theyalsosufferfro
6、malcoholism,drinkingtoforgettheirproblems.They'retheSan,atribeoftraditionalhunter-gatherers,whousedtotravelinsearchoffoodfortheirfamiliesinsteadofgrowingitorkeepinganimals.Theyhaveaculturethatis20,000yearsold,buttheiroldwayoflifeisdisappearingfastandhasnear
7、lygoneforever.Soyes,they'repoor,andyes,theirlifestyleisnotattractivetooutsiders,buttheydohaveonethingthatcertainpeopleinthedevelopedworldarevery,veryinterestedinandwanttohave,andthatmaymakethemsomemoney.It'scalledhoodia.BManycountrieshavebasic,commoncropsth
8、at.peopleplantforfood,suchasriceorpotatoes.PotatoesaregrowninmanyEuropeancountriesaswellasSouthAmerica(Theyoriginatedthere!),andriceisastaplefoodinAsia.Butnotallplantsaregrowjustforfood;someofthemcanal
