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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?,Brainstorming,Causes of poverty,1. wars,2. diseases,3. natural disasters,4. local environment,5. wrong polices & strategies,6. growing population,7. limited natural resources,Possible solutions to the problem,1. stop wars,2. give medical care and training,3. improve local environment,4. provide educational training,5. donate food and money,6. develop renewable energy,Many countries are developing at a very fast rate. Is it always good for the future of a country?,Look at the pictures and discuss them in groups of four.,A short-term solution to the problem of poverty?,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.,A long-term solution to the problem of poverty?,Whats in the picture?,Vegetables grown with modern technology.,We may feed more people with the modern agriculture and create new jobs, but on the other hand it may cause pollution.,2. Whatre the advantages and disadvantages of modern agriculture?,3. 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.,What has happened to the village?,It has bee 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.,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 Earths natural resources, which we may run out of one day.,What problems may developing too fast cause?,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 es 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.,Nanjing in the past,Group discussion,Nanjing today,Is Nanjing 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?,Preview the reading part.,Homework,
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