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1、Welcome to the unitUnit1Building the futureUnit 1课件描述：课件描述：1. Get Ss to know something about the development of the world, the issue of poverty, the causes of poverty as well as the possible solutions to the problem.2. Practise listening and speaking by sharing information.3. Get ready for the learn
2、ing of this unit.BrainstormingCauses of poverty1. wars2. diseases3. natural disasters4. local environment5. wrong polices&strategies6. growing population7. limited natural resourcesBrainstormingPossible solutions to the problem1. stop wars2. give medical care and training3. improve local environment
3、4. provide educational training5. donate food and money6. develop renewable energyPair workLook at the two pictures and try to answer all the questions by working in pairs.Pair work1. What is in the first picture?Children in hunger are given food.2. What can food aid do to help solve the problem of
4、poverty?Food aid can help feed people who have no food.Pair work3. Do you think food aid is a short-term or a long-term solution to the problem of poverty?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 i
5、n the future.Pair work1.Whats in the second picture?2.Vegetables grown with modern technology.3.2.Whatre the advantages and disadvantages of modern agriculture?We may feed more people with the modern agriculture and create new jobs, but on the other hand it may cause pollution.Pair work3. Do you thi
6、nk developing agriculture with modern technology is a short-term or long-term solution to the problem of poverty? Why or why not?It is a long-term solution to the problem of poverty. By doing so, well solve the problem of poverty.Picture No.3Pair work1. What has happened to the village? It has becom
7、e a city. With the development of society, many villages have changed a lot over the years. Tall buildings 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.Pair w
8、ork2. Do you prefer living in the city or in the country? Why?3. What problems may developing too fast cause?Pair work 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 o
9、ur modern lives, be it cooking or travelling, requires the use of Earths natural resources, which we may run out of one day.Picture No.4Pair work1. What do you think the things are used for?I think these machines are used to generate electricity by using wind power. 2. What might happen to the coal,
10、 oil and other natural resources in a thousand years?The supplies of coal, oil and other natural resources might run out in a thousand 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
11、out. Solar, wind and hydroelectric or water energy are all sources of renewable energy that could be used in the future.Pair workGroup discussionWuxi in the pastGroup discussionWuxi todayGroup discussionThe Taihu Lake at presentGroup discussionGroup discussionThe beauty of the Taihu LakeGroup discussionIs Wuxi developing at a fast rate? What will it look like in twenty years time?
