牛津版 高三 模块十Unit 1 Building the future

Welcome to the

unit

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

War

diseases

disasters

poor environment

growing population

development

development

poverty

Brainstorm: What do you think may lead to poverty?

disasters

diseases

warspoor 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 solutions long-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.

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