What do these pictures remind you of? poverty

poverty disasters limited natural resources wrong policies &strategies diseases poverty growing population wars poor environment

Possible solutions 授人以鱼不如授人以渔 ---老子 provide educational training donate food and money 授人以鱼不如授人以渔 ---老子 improve environment and develop renewable energy provide medical care

M10U1 Reading Teach a man to fish

Fast Reading 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.

True or false Bob Geldof organized the charity concert to help war victims in Ethiopia. 2. According to the UN, ten million people die of hunger and malnutrition every year. 3. Food aid is a great program and it can surely help all the poor countries. 4. Development aid can help to improve a country’s infrastructure. 5. Children will one day take control of the future of developing countries. 6. To give a man a fish is the long-term solution to the problem of poverty. hunger F T Can’t F T T Short-term F

Careful reading gravity rainfall Live Aid hunger relief aware (Para1) gravity problem the _________of the situation in Ethiopia: poor harvest rainfall cause little _______ the death of cattle Live Aid solution a charity concert called____________ hunger relief raise money for _________________and to make the public more_______of the problem purposes aware $100 million was raised results headlines make the ____________ and put great __________on politicians and statesmen pressure

Paras2 -3 What are still serious problems and what’s the number one global health risk?(para2) What has the United Nations done to fight the problem of world hunger?(para3) Disease and poverty are still serious problems and hunger is the number one global health risk. 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.

worldwide hunger Individual aid International aid Para 4 A joint effort International aid worldwide hunger It’s only to give a man a fish. It’s a short-term solution to a long-term problem. Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for the rest of his life.

Para4 What’s the function of Paragraph4? A . concluding B linking C supporting To sum up what is talked about. To tell us the origin of the title. To indicate what is to be discussed in the following paragraphs.

The first solution:(para5) improve a country’s infrastructure what why What does infrastructure include? transport irrigation electricity telephones schools provide a framework for new jobs to be created, and allow…

The second solution(para6) through the development of private enterprise along with job training where who how housewives and widows Afgha- nistan taught to sew clothing be trained to use …to develop… eastern Nigeria young people people without jobs or homes providing training and help South Africa

The third solution: (para7) education and training for young people The reason why education is so important is that the future of a country ____________________________ lies in the hands of its children

Para.8 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 can only feed him for a day, but if you teach a man how to fish you feed him for a lifetime.

Title Teach a man to fish Reading strategy Title Teach a man to fish Teach a man to fish Give a man a fish Paras5~7 Paras1~3 Para4 a link between paragraphs Para8 Conclusion Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for the rest of his life.

consolidation

(1) _______people face in developing countries Natural (2)_________ ,such as continuous dry weather, earthquake and flood can cause heavy losses. Disease and (3)_________ still play a leading role in threatening people’s lives. Ten million lives are claimed by hunger and malnutrition (4)_________. Solutions Give a man a fish Bob Geldof organized a concert to collect money for the sake of the (5)________ of the hunger that struck Ethiopia. The World Food Programme has organized several helpful programmes (6)________ people most at risk. Teach a man to fish Improve the (7)_____________, which will create many jobs, making people become (8) _____________of others. Educate and train young people so that they can obtain the necessary (9)______ to make a living. Conclusion Giving a man a fish can only feed him for a day while teaching a man to fish is the (10)_______________ solution to the problem of poverty. disasters Problems poverty yearly victims targeting infrastructure independent skills long-term

Group work: Discussion As a senior student, how should we do to improve the situation of poverty in the world?

Tips Donate money, food, and clothes. Send specialized people. Go to the remote areas to be volunteers. Make them aware of the importance of education. Help them to develop their living skills. Teach them knowledge of disasters, diseases, and many other aspects. Take advantage of the Internet tools to raise the awareness of the public. Appeal to the society and government to take measures to help those people in need. . …

Write a short passage according to what you have discussed. Homework Write a short passage according to what you have discussed.

Thank you!