Step One: Brainstorming
With the development of science and technology, we now lead a much better life. But in the developing world, there still exists some problems.
1. What do you think are the most serious problems?
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2. Can you find some good ways to solve these problems?
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What can we do to help them? Let’s see what this student thinks of helping developing countries.
Step Two: Reading
一Fast-reading
Read the text quickly and finish the following multiple choices.
1. Where was the charity concert Live Aid held?
A. In Ethiopia. B. In London and Philadelphia. C. In Ireland. D. In South America.
2. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
A. WFP is aimed to fight worldwide Aids.
B. The Food-for-Life programme provides food aid for countries in emergency.
C. The Food-for-Growth programme targets people of all age.
D. The Food-for-Work programme helps train people for free.
3. What does the author mean by saying “Some developing countries in Africa, Asia and South America stand at a crossroads.”?
A. These countries are developing so fast and they will surely catch up with developed countries.
B. These countries are developing so slowly that they will never catch up with developed countries.
C. These countries are currently developing but they could fall further behind developed countries at the same time.
D. These countries have fallen further behind developed countries and they would have no more chance to develop fast.
4. What might be the cause of poverty in developing countries?
A. Poor infrastructure. B. Little education and training.
C. Natural disasters and diseases. D. All the Above.
5. What is the present situation about poverty like?
A. The fight against poverty is over.
B. Developing countries have successfully fought against poverty.
C. Little has been done to fight poverty in the world.
D. The problem of poverty still exists and it’ s a long way to go.
二Detailed reading
（一） Read the text carefully and divide the text into several parts.
Part I (paras ________) _____________ to the theme
Part II (para ________) A ___________ which can help understand the title
Part III (paras_______) Effective ways to stop __________
Part IV (para _______) Conclusion: ____________a man to fish
（二） Read each part separately.
Part One
1. Answer the following questions.
1) Why was the Live Aid concert so important?
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2) What has the United Nations done to fight the problem of world hunger?
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2. Summarizing
Live Aid concert---Food aid & famine relief funding ---- Individual aid
Food-for-Life food aid
WFP Food-for-______ ----- ___________ aid
_____-for-Work
Part Two
1. What’s the function of Paragraph 4?
A. concluding B. Linking C. supporting
2. Why is food aid alone not enough to help poor countries?
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Part Three
1. Answer the following questions.
1) What things are included in the infrastructure of a country?
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2) What is the long-term solution to the problem of poverty?
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3) Why is education and training for young people in developing countries so important?
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2. Summarizing: _________fight _______ used in developing countries.
_______________________________ Education and _______________for the young people.
Part Four It is better to _________ a man to fish than to __________ him a fish.
Step Three: Consolidation
Solutions Examples Present situations
Food aid (2)_________ a charity concert to (3)_____ money; (4) ____ up WFP to (5)_____ world hunger a lot has been done to fight poverty and great (13)___________ have been made; the fight is not (14)_____ and the two solutions need to be (15) _________
together
(1)______
aid stop poverty by fighting the (6)_______ of it; (7)________ a country’s infrastructure, which may help (8)______ job opportunities for people and allow them to become (9)____________; (10)________ and (11)_____ young people because the future of developing countries (12)____ in the hands of children.
Step Four Finish Parts and E on page 4 and 5.