泗洪县洪翔中学 赵小永 M10U1 Reading Give a man a fish In your opinion, what serious problems are the developing countries facing? World Hunger and Poverty Over 50 million children died between 2000 and 2005. It means that there is 1 child dying every 3 seconds. ● ● every minute 20 children dying ____________. 27,000–30,000 Around the world, _____________ children die every day. ● Bob Geldof 2005年“现场八方Live 8”慈善演唱会,仍旧是由20年前发起 Live Aid的爱尔兰籍歌星鲍勃·格尔多夫(Bob Geldof)发起。 The World Food Program, set up in 1963, aims at ending world hunger, which is the number one risk to global health today. Over the past 40 years, the WFP has worked hard to provide food aid for the weak and the poor, and to improve the nutrition and quality of life. “李连杰壹基金计划” 是由中国红十字会博爱大使李连 杰先生发起和倡导的一项为公益事业的筹款计划,他倡 导每人每月最低捐出1元钱,帮助那些确实需要帮助的 人们。该计划期待人人参与,捐一元钱,出一点力,献 一份爱。赠人玫瑰手有余香,在帮助他 人的时候, 您一定会感受到更多的幸福和快乐。 We welcome you to join us and make a donation to the Jet Li One Foundation Project. Is it enough? Fast reading Scan the passage quickly and find the answers to the following questions. Only focus on the information needed to answer the questions, please. 1.When was Live Aid held? On 13 July 1985. 2. How many people has the WFP helped since it was established? More than one billion. 3. What is the saying mentioned in the passage? Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him a lifetime. Careful reading Read the passage carefully and deal with the following exercises . 1. Find special information to answer the following questions. 1) Why was the Live Aid concert so important? 2)What has the United Nations done to fight the problem of world hunger? 3) Why is food aid alone not enough to help poor countries? 4) What things are included in the infrastructure of a country? 5) What is the long-term solution to the problem of poverty? 6) Why is education and training for young people in developing countries so important? 1.Why was the Live Aid concert so important? (L7) Because it raised $100 million for famine victims in Ethiopia and also raised public attention. It also put pressure on politicians to do something about the famine. 2.What has the United Nations done to fight the problem of world hunger? (L7) WFP was set up in1963 3. Why is food aid alone not enough to help poor countries? (L38) The poverty will still exist after the food has been eaten up. 4. What things are included in the infrastructure of a country? (L38) Things like transport, irrigation, electricity, postal service, telephones and schools are included. 5. What is the long-term solution to the problem of poverty? (L41)Development aid together with food aid. 6. Why is education and training for young people in developing countries so important? (L43)Because the future of developing countries lies in the hands of children. 2. Choose the right answer according to the text. 1)In countries where there are too many unemployed people, which help would they receive from WFP? (推断题) A. Food-for-Life B. Food-for-Growth C. Food-for-Work 2. Among the following sentences, which one is not right according to the text? (细节判断题) A. The Ethiopian famine led to destroyed Hunger harvests and killed cattle. B. Disease is the number one global health risk, killing more people than any disease. C. Development aid together with food aid is the long-term solution to the problem . D. Young people in eastern Nigeria are being trained to use computer technology to develop their problem solving and 3) From the passage we know the author thinks the most important thing to help developing countries fight hunger and poverty is_______. (写作意图推测) A. to appeal to people to donate B. to speak highly of Bob Geldof C. to develop the work of WFP D. to help them help themselves Consolidation Fill in the blanks according to the text. famine The Ethiopia __________ was in 1985, which shocked Bob. He organized a concert Live Aid charity __________ called ___________ intended it to raise money for and and ___________ public awareness _________of the famine. The World Food Programmer also gave the help. They need help, but the sad truth is that ______ food aid alone is not enough. What developing countries really need to do is to stop poverty by fighting the _______ causes of it. One way to do this is to _________ improve a country’s infrastructure development aid ______________. Clearly, ____________ long-term together with food aid is the ___________ solution to the problem of poverty. Another important thing to remember is that the future of developing countries lies in the _______ hands of children. This is why __________ education and training ________ for young people is so important. Fill in the chart according to the passage. problems solutions disease poverty hunger a short-term solution food aid a long-term solution development aid as well as food aid give a man a teach a fish man to fish feed him for a feed him lifetime for a day Discussion: Choose one of the following questions to discuss in groups. 1. In your opinion, what can we do to help solve the food problem in Africa? 2. What can we do to help improve the education and training of the young people in Africa? Language points: 1.(L2-4)The severity of this catastrophe shocked Bob Geldof, an Irish musician who organized a charity concert called Live Aid to raise money for famine victims in Ethiopia. ● shock 让….震惊 e.g. I was shocked at the news that bird flu had been found in our city. shock 名词 震动,冲突,震惊 e.g. He got a shock when he touched the water. She said the scary movie gave her the shock of her life. 2. (L6) Geldof intended the concert called Live Aid to raise money for and public awareness of the famine. 省略句 The completed sentence is that Geldof intended the concert called Live Aid to raise money for the famine and to raise public awareness of the famine. • 3. claim (回归课本) hunger and malnutrition claim……(P2) • claim sth 值得,需要,夺去生命,要求 • sb claim (that) 声称…… ;断言 The earthquake __________.那次地震夺 走了数千条人命. • They ______________.他们要求报酬. • He claimed (that) he had seen the picture. • 他声称他曾看过这幅画. • give up a claim 放弃要求 5. alone (回归课本) …… food aid alone is not enough……(P3) adj. 只有……; 仅仅…… You cannot _____________. 你不能单靠吃肉生活. (重点提示) 当alone 作此意解时, 只能置于相关名词或 代词之后,而only 只能作前置定语. adj./adv. 独自的,孤独的,单独的 alone 作形容词用,意思为 “单独,独自一个人”, 不带 感情色彩. lonely只作形容词用,意思为 “孤独的,寂寞的”, 表示 主观上 “孤独,寂寞”,可作定语,也可作表语. (归纳拓展三) leave/let…… alone 不理会 6 go (回归课本) There is a saying that goes……(P3) 流传, (谣言等) 散布 + (adv.) The story goes that she’s been married five times. go 系动词 go bad/mad/crazy/blind/ 7.Spread 传播 1 张开;展开;摊开 Mom spread a new table-cloth on the table. 2. 涂;敷[(+on/with)] Spread the butter thinly. 3. 撒;散布,传播;普及 She was told not to spread this secret around. 传出秘密 8. without doubt beyond doubt 无容置疑,确实地 There is no doubt that…… There is some doubt whether/what/when/how …… No wonder 难怪 ____you are tired, you’ve been working for hours. Do you doubt what he said at the meeting? I do not doubt that he is capable of doing the job. I doubt very much whether he will come to my party tonight. Have a try: I don’t doubt ____ he took the first place in his class, but I do doubt_____ he will succeed in the end. A. if, that B. but that, which C. whether, whether D. that, whether