Developing and Developed Countries
1. 147 world leaders agreed to work together to reduce poverty by or earlier.
2. it measures a country’s achievement in three ways: life expectancy, education and income
3. to reduce poverty and hunger, and ensure all children are educated up to the age of 11.
4. there are some examples of successful development, like in china, but more effort is needed.
5. they need to give more money.
step 3. post-reading
read the passage again, and complete the chart with figures from the passage.
fact figure
increase in life expectancy in china(1953-1962)
number of people moved out of poverty in china(1993-)
number of hungry people in developing countries
number of children not receiving education in developing countries
number of people without safe water in developing countries
suggested answers:
fact figure
increase in life expectancy in china(1953-1962) 13 years
number of people moved out of poverty in china(1993-) 150 million
number of hungry people in developing countries 799 million
number of children not receiving education in developing countries 115 million
number of people without safe water in developing countries 1 billion
step 4 discussion
we know there are lots of problems in some developing countries, they need our help, how should we help them?
discuss in a group of four, try to think of ways to help them. these topics may help you.
when you enjoy your meal, remember lots of people are hungry;
when you study, remember lots of children can not;
when you enjoy yourself, remember lots of people suffer from diseases;
when you live peacefully, remember lots of people suffer from the war.
so let’s give our hand and help them. then the world will become a better one.
step5 language explanations:
1. developed countries,發達國家 developing countries發展中國家
-ing分詞和-ed分詞作名詞的前置定語時，現在分詞表示主動或進行，過去分詞表示被動或完成。
boiling water 滾開的水 boiled water涼開水
sleeping baby 熟睡的嬰兒 retired worker 退休工人
setting sun 下落的太陽 improved conditions 改善了的狀況
2. from this agreement came the human development report.
人類發展報告就出自這一項協議。
全部倒裝：
here comes the bus.
out of classroom rushed the children.
注意：
here he comes. here you are. away they went.
3. the index has some surprises.
surprise 為一可數名詞，屬于抽象名次的具體化，類似的詞還有success, youth, beauty, power, necessity