Developing and Developed Countries
a. i didn’t take that b. i didn’t hear what you said
5. (let’s) find some of the action means ______.
a. let’ do something interesting b. let’s act.
suggested answers:
1. a 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. a
step 5 speaking
a. work in pairs.
student a: you are collecting money for a charity that gives money to developing countries. explain to student b why he/she should give money.
student b: listen to student a and ask questions. decide whether you want to give money. if you decide to give money, say how much you will give and why.
b. make the dialogue in the right order.
1 hi, david. i am collecting money for a charity. can you give some money?
2 what about 5 dollars?
3how much should i give?
4 god. i do think i should give some money to them.
5thank you. if we make greater efforts, more people will have safe drinking water.
6 you are right. now i know we should do our best to help people in developing countries to reduce poverty.
7 for developing countries?
8 we are collecting money for developing countries.
9 it’s so kind of you.
10 that’s interesting. but why?
11 yes, you know, every day 799 million people in developing countries are hungry.
12 it’s up to you.
suggested answer:
1; 10; 8; 7; 11; 4;9; 3;12;2;5;6
homework:
1. memorize the new words we have learned in the class.
2. preview the passage: the human development report.
period 2
step 1 representation
as we all know, there are two kinds of countries in the world; if the country is rich, we call it a developed country; if the country is poor, we call it a developing one. now, what’s the difference between them? let’s learn the text, the human development report will give the difference between them.
step 2 while-reading
a. skimming and scanning
read the passage quickly and silently. write the names of the countries below.
human development index
top of the list
number 7
number 13
bottom of the list
suggested answers:
human development index
top of the list norway
number 7 the us
number 13 the uk
bottom of the list african countries, sierra leone
b. detailed reading
read the text quickly and silently and find the answers to the questions.
1. what did world leaders agree to do in ?
2. what does the human development index measure?
3. what are the first two development goals?
4. what progress have we made towards these goals?
5. what do developed countries need to do?
suggested answers: