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Unit 1
Welcome to the
unit &Reading
What is the most important problem
we are facing when we try to develop
society?
Please research on the Internet or in
books anything related to the
problem of poverty and its possible
solutions.
Causes of poverty:
• wars
• diseases
• natural disasters
• local environment
• wrong policies and strategies
• growing population
• limited natural resources
Poverty: if everyone cared
The bad natural environment
Natural disasters
Natural disasters
Conflicts
Diseases
Possible solutions to the problem:
• stop wars
• give medical care and training
• improve local environment
• provide educational training
• donate food and money
• develop renewable energy
Work in group of four. Discuss
the four pictures in the textbook.
You can use the following
questions to help you.
Picture 1
1.What are these people doing?
They are standing in a queue for food.
2. What can food aid do to help solve
the problem of poverty?
Food aid can help feed people who
have no food.
3. Do you think food aid is a shortterm or a long-term solution to the
problem of poverty? Why or why not?
Food aid is a short-term solution, as
it gives food immediately to people
who are very hungry, but it does not
provide them food for the future.
Picture 2
1. What does this picture show?
This picture shows vegetables
growing in a greenhouse.
2. What do you think of growing
vegetables in greenhouses?
Greenhouses are ideal for growing many
types of vegetables. Growing vegetables in
a greenhouse not only allows you to enjoy
flavorful vegetables out of season, but also
to save space and protect the environment.
Moreover, it gives you a chance to harvest
all your long.
Picture 3
1. What has happened to the village?
It has become a city. With the
development of society, many villages
have changed a lot over the years. Tall
buildings have been built and motorways
and bridges have been constructed. The
living conditions of local people have
been greatly improved. Small villages
have been developed into towns or cities.
2. What problems may rapid development
cause?
Rapid development can harm the
natural environment. For example, many
trees have been cut down in order to
build factories, roads and bridges. Also,
almost everything we do in our modern
lives, be it cooking or travelling, requires
the use of the Earth’s natural resources,
which we may run out of one day.
Picture 4
1. What do you think these things are used for?
I think these machines are used to
generate electricity using wind power.
2. What might happen to our coal, oil and
other natural resources in a thousand
years?
The supplies of coal, oil and other natural
resources might run out in a thousand
years.
3. What is renewable energy? Can you
suggest some good examples of energy
for the future?
Renewable energy is energy that comes
from a source that will not run out.
Solar wind and hydroelectric or water
energy are all sources of renewable
energy that could be used for the future.
Fast reading
Listen to the record and answer these
questions.
1.When was Live Aid held?
On 13 July 1985.
2. What does WFP stand for?
The World Food Programme.
3. How many people has the WFP helped
since it was founded?
More than one billion.
Careful reading
Read the passage once again.
Answer the following questions.
1. Why was the Live Aid concert
organized by Geldof so important?
Because it raised＄100 million for the
victims of hunger in Ethiopia and also
raised public attention. It also put
pressure on politicians and statesmen
to do something about the problem of
world hunger.
2. What has the United Nations done
to fight the problem of world hunger?
In 1963, the United Nations set up the
World Food Programme(WFP) aiming
to reduce the problem of world hunger.
A number of programmes have been
organized and the WFP has helped
more than one billion people around
the world.
3. Why is food aid alone not enough
to help poor countries?
Because it is merely a short-term
solution to a long-term problem, and
poverty still exists after the food has
been eaten up.
4. What do countries need to do to
find a permanent solution to the
problem of poverty?
They need to develop so that they can
either grow the food they need, or
have enough money to buy this food
on the world market.
5. What things are included in the
infrastructure of a country?
Things like transport, irrigation,
electricity, telephones and schools
are included.
6. Why is education and training for
young people in developing countries so
important?
Because the future of a country lies
in the hands of its children.
7. Why is it better to teach a man to fish
than to give him a fish?
Because if you give a man a fish, you
only feed him for a day, but if you
teach a man how to fish, you feed him
for the rest of his life.
Group work
• What should we do to fight
poverty of our country?
• What are the measures already
taken?
• What further steps should we take?
From Africa and Asia to Latin America and
the Near East, there are 925 million people
in the world who do not get enough food to
lead a normal, active life.
WFP (World Food Programme) logo
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the
food aid branch of the United Nations, and the
world's largest humanitarian organization
addressing hunger worldwide. WFP provides
food, on average, to 90 million people per year,
58 million of whom are children. From its
headquarters in Rome and more than 80
country offices around the world, WFP works
to help people who are unable to produce or
obtain enough food for themselves and their
families.
Fill the Cup
Kaka’s propaganda film for WFP