Objetives

• Write a letter to one of the following people:– To God– To yourself– To a teacher– To a family member

• The letter will include information that you will learn about poverty

• Obtain 4s on the letter

Vocabulary - Poverty

1. Desafío (challenges)

2. Polémico (controversial)

3. Urbanización (urbanization)

4. Tercer mundo (third world)

5. Cuarto mundo (fourth world)

6. Desigualdad (inequality)

7. Inferior (inferior)

Important vocabulary

WORDPART OF SPEECH

DEFINITION EXAMPLE

Conmovedor (moving)

adj Causes some kind of emotionLa película de “Freedom Writers”

fue muy conmovedora y causo que me ponga sentimental.

Polémico (polemic)

adjProvoke controversy and

discussion

El tema de la homosexualidad es polémico en los EE.UU. porque

siempre hay debates.

Digno (worthy)

adj To deserve somethingLa estudiante es digna de tener una A porque es responsable y siempre

estudia para los exámenes.

Ambiguo (ambiguous)

adj Uncertain, confusion, doubt

Es ambiguo cuantos estudiantes pasaran el examen de CAHSEE hasta

que lleguen los verdaderos resultados.

Theme: Global Challenges

Unit 6: Poverty

Cause and Effect

• Global challenges have a CAUSE and EFFECT• This means that they are caused by numerous things and the effects

are different as well. • Example:

To go to the university

Cause: EffectHave good grades, Be smarter and wiser.Do well on the SAT/ACT. Have a good job.Be involved in activities. Have a stable life.Personal essay. More opportunities.

Poverty

• It is a global challenge that has a lot of causes and a large amount of effects.

• The definition of poverty – depends on time and space– depends on each person.

• Violates numerous human rights• Affects some groups more than others• Affects some regions more than others

How is the world divided?

• First world– North America

– Western Europe

– Japan

– Australia

• Second world– Russia

– Eastern Europe

– China

• Third World– Africa

– Asia

– Latin America

• Fourth World– Population that is less

developed

World Poverty

• More than half of the world ( more than 3 billion people) live on $2.50 a day

• More than 1 billion people entered the 21st century not knowing how to read or write their names

Kids

• There are 2.2 billion kids in the world

• 1 billion of kids live in poverty (1 out of every 2 kids in the world)

• 640 million don’t have where to live

• 400 million don’t have access to clean water

• 270 million don’t have access to medical services

• 10.6 million died in 2003 before turning 5 (approx. 29,000 kids a day)

Problems

• Hunger• AIDS• Pneumonia • Diarrhea• Malaria• Measles

Different types of poverty

Different Types of Poverty

• Absolute poverty:–People that do not have access to

the basics like food and housing.

Different Types of Poverty

• Relative Poverty: – Every poor person

is different depending on where they are (location).

– It is not the same to be poor in Africa than it is in the Unites States.

Different Types of Poverty

• Educational Poverty: – People that do not

have access to basic and superior education makes it impossible to have access to adequate jobs.

Different Types of Poverty

• Services Poverty: –People that

live in regions that lack public services like drinking water and electricity.

Different Types of Poverty

• Health Poverty: –Individuals that

do not have access or money to pay for health services.