牛津版 高三 模块十 Unit 1 Building the future

Welcome to the unit

What do these pictures remind you of? poverty

Development and the issue of poverty are the most important problem we are facing when we try to develop society. Do you know the causes of poverty?

War

diseases

disasters

poor environment

growing population

development

poverty Brainstorm: What do you think may lead to poverty? disasters diseases wars poor environment growing population limited natural resources wrong policies

Many countries are developing at a very fast rate. Is it always good for the future of a country?

Can you find possible solutions to the problem? ● hunger ● diseases ● natural disasters ● unemployment ● local environment ● wars ● growing population ● wrong policies and strategies

Possible solutions provide medical care provide educational training donate food and money improve environment and develop renewable energy short-term solutionslong-term solutions

Look at the pictures on Page 1 and discuss them in groups of four. Picture 1

Do you think food aid is a short-term 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 allow them to grow their own food in the future.

Picture 2

1. What is the man doing in the picture? He is working hard to building something because he might be poor and need the money.

2. Do you think training people to make a living is a short-term or a long-term solution to the problem of poverty? Why or why not? Training people is a long-term solution to the problem of poverty. It allows people to make a living by themselves.

Picture 3

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 building 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.

What problems may developing too fast cause? Developing too fast might 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 traveling, requires the use of Earth’s natural resources, which we may run out of one day.

Picture 4

1. What do you think the things are used for? I think the machines are used to generate electricity by using wind power.

2. What might happen to the coal, oil and other natural resources in a thousand years? The supplies of coal, oil and other natural resources might run out in a thousands 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 in the future.

Discuss the following questions in groups. 1. Is your city developing at a fast rate? What will it look like in twenty years’ time? 2. Do you think that giving food and money to poor people will solve all their problems? Why or why not? 3. Do you think that development may be bad for a country in some ways? Why or why not?

1.Read the article in Part A on Page 102 in Workbook. 2. Preview the reading part. Homework