Module 10 Unit 1 Building the future
Discussion questions: 1. What will life be like in the future? Will it turn better or worse? Why?
2. Many countries are developing at a fast rate. However, quite a few countries are still in poverty. What do you think are the causes of poverty? Can you think of any solutions to the problem? (short-term and long-term solutions)
natural disasters man-made disasters volcanoes, flooding, drought, diseases, limited natural resources, … wars, growing population, wrong policies and strategies, …
3. Many villages have been developed into cities. Do you think this is good or bad? Why? urbanization
Reading Teach a man to fish What does the title mean? What proverb does the title remind you of? What is the essay about? 授人以鱼， 不如授之以渔。
First reading Para. 1 What was the purpose of Bob Geldof’s concerts? raise money and awareness What is the function of this para.?
Geldof intended the concert to raise money for hunger relief and to make the public more aware of the problem. Geldof _______________ that by means of the concert they could ________________ money to _______ the people who suffer from __________________, and that the public would know __________ about the problem. hoped/expected raise/ collect help hunger/ starvation better
The concert also received headlines around the world, and put great pressure on politicians and statesmen to do something about the problem of world hunger. _____________all over the world ________ the concert, and governmental __________ felt so much pressure that they had to take some ___________to solve the problem of world hunger. Newspapers covered officials measures
Para. 2 What is this paragraph about? In fact, hunger is the world’s number one health risk, killing more people than any disease. The fact is that hunger is the most important _________that ________ people’s health, __________it kills more people than any disease. factor affects because
Para3 Para. 3 What does this paragraph mainly discuss? What does each of the following stand for? What are their goals? WFPFFLFFGFFW
In wrestling with the dilemma of worldwide hunger, the United Nations set up an agency called the World Food Programme in In __________against the challenging ___________ of worldwide hunger, the United Nations ___________ an agency called the World Food Programme in fighting situation established
Para. 4 The author says that some developing countries are standing at a crossroads. What does “stand at a crossroads” mean? Why does the author say so?
While they are seeing great development, they are still poorer than many countries in other parts of the world, and there is a danger that they could fall further behind developed countries. It is true that they have __________greatly, but they __________poorer than many other countries, and the ______________ is that the gap between them and developed countries might become wider. developed remain chance/ possibility
Para. 5 How is this paragraph developed? TS—SS—SS—CS
One way to help a country develop is to improve its infrastructure. One way to help a country develop is to __________ more roads, to __________ the water systems, to __________ power-plants, to __________ telephone networks and to __________ more schools. construct improve set up create build
Para.6 Can you summarize this paragraph?
Another way to help a country is through the development of private enterprise along with job training in order to address the problem of unemployment. We can also help a country by ________of developing private enterprise and job training so that more people can get _________. means employed
Para. 7 What are two most important words in this paragraph?
Para. 8 What is the function of this paragraph?
Introducing the topic: poverty poverty Solution to the problem: the UN organizations; the UN organizations; crossroads; crossroads; infrastructure; infrastructure; private enterprises; private enterprises; training, education training, education Concluding the topic: teach a man to fish teach a man to fish Give a man a fish Para. ___
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