Teach a man to fish

Module 10 Unit 1

Can you imagine living in such a house?

Beggar

Who can help the little boy?

Can you imagine studying like this?

What do you think he wants to tell us?

All these pictures show us the big problem we are facing now ——

How to help them?

Donate food and money

Give medical care and trainingProvide educational

training

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?

2. What does WFP stand for?

3. How many people has the WFP he

lped since it was established?

On 13 July 1985.

the World Food Programme

More than one billion.

Fast reading

Careful reading

Listening

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 poo

r countries?4. What do countries need to do to find a perma

nent solution to the problem of poverty?5 What things are included in the infrastructure

of a country?6 Why is education and training for young peopl

e in developing countries so important?7. Why is it better to teach a man to fish than to

give him a fish?

I.Read the text carefully and then answer the following questions on Page 4.

1. Why was the Live Aid concert so important?

Because it raised ＄ 100 million for famine victims in Ethiopia . It also made the headlines and put pressure on politicians to do something about the problem of hunger.

2. What has the United Nations done to fight the problem of world hunger?

In 1963, the United Nations set up the World Food Programme 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.

3. Why is food aid alone not enough to help poor countries?

Because it is merely a short-term solution to a long-term solution,and the poverty still exists after the food has been eaten up.

They need to develop so that they can either grow the food they need ,or have enough money to buy this food on the world market.

4. What do countries need to do to find a permanent solution to the problem of poverty?

5. What things are included in the infrastructure of a country?

Things like transport, irrigation, electricity, telephones and schools .

6. Why is education and training for young people in developing countries so important?

Because the future of developing countries lies in the hands of young people.

education ＆training

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.

7. Why is it better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish?

II. True or false1. Bob Geldof organized the charity concert to help w

ar victims in Ethiopia.

2. According to the UN, ten million people die of starvation 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 fish is the long-term solution to the problem of poverty.

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Consolidation

Identify the main idea of each paragraph. Hunger is the number one global health risk.

The Live Aid concert organized by Bob Geldof.

Food aid alone is a short-term solution to a long- term problem.

The UN set up WFP to fight worldwide hunger.

One way to help a country is to improve its infrastructure.

Another way to help a country is through the development of private enterprise along with job training.

It’s better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.

The importance of the education and training for young people.

Para.1Para.2

Para.3

Para.4

Para.5

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Para.7

Structure of this articlePara.1. The Live Aid concert organized by Bob Geldof.

Para.2. Hunger is the number one global health risk.

Para.3. The UN set up WFP to fight worldwide hunger.

Para.4. Food aid alone is a short-term solution to a long- term problem.

Para.5. One way to help a country is to improve its infrastructure.

Para.6. Another way to help a country is through the development of private enterprise along with job training.

Para.7. The importance of the education and training for young people.

Para.8. It’s better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.

Introduction to the theme

a linking paragraph

Development of the theme

Conclusion

Title

ProblemsParas1~3

SolutionsParas4~6

Conclusionpara7

Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

structure

Teach a man to fish

The problems the 1._____________world faced and is facing.

The Ethiopians 2.____________ from a severe famine in 1985.Disease poverty are still a serious problem.3. _________is the number one health risk.

4.___________to the above problems.

Give a man a fish

An Irish musician organized a charity concert to collect money for the famine victims in Ethiopia and to raise public 5.____________ of poverty.A number of programs have been organized by the WFP to fight against 6._____________ hunger.

Teach a man to fish

To 7. __________ a country’s infrastructure.To help a country through the development of private enterprise along with job training.To help young people receive 8._________and training.

Conclusion A lot is being done to fight against poverty 9.__________, which is a good start towards a better future.These successes are the result of teaching a man to fish so that he can fill his 10.____________ for a lifetime.

developing

suffered

Hunger

Solutionsawareness

worldwide

improve

education

successfully

belly

West region of China

School

Nothing but an empty houseAll their belongings add

up to no more than ￥ 50

The same sky, but...

Group work

What should we do to fight poverty of our country?

1. What are the present situation in poor areas of China? (life/job opportunity/education...)

2. What are the measures already taken?

3. What further steps should we take?

Homework

Write a report of what we should do to fight poverty of our country, paying special attention to the structure.