Unit 1

Unit 1 Building the future

Reading Teach a man to fish

Contents Lead-in 1 Fast Reading 2 Careful Reading 3 Post Reading 4 Discussion 5

Lead-in Teach a man to fish What do you think the essay is about after you read the title? Teach a man to fish 2. What does the title mean? 3. What is the result of giving a man a single fish?

Look and think It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.

“李连杰壹基金计划”是由中国红十字会博爱大使李连杰先生发起和倡导的一项为公益事业的筹款计划,他倡导每人每月最低捐出1元钱,帮助那些确实需要帮助的人们。

Children are victims of hunger.

The World Food Program, set up in 1963, aims at ending world hunger, which is the number one risk to global health today. Over the past 40 years, the WFP has worked hard to provide food aid for the weak and the poor, and to improve the nutrition and quality of life.

Bob Geldof 2005年“现场八方Live 8”慈善演唱会，仍旧是由20年前发起 Live Aid 的爱尔兰籍歌星鲍勃·格尔多夫(Bob Geldof)发起。

Fast Reading Scan the passage quickly and find the answers to the following questions. Only focus on the information needed to answer the questions, please.

1. When was Live Aid held? 2. What does WFP stand for? 3. How many people has the WFP helped since it was founded? On 13 July 1985. The World Food Programme. More than one billion.

Careful Reading main idea of each paragraph 1. The Live Aid concert organized by Bob Geldof. 2. Hunger is the number one global health risk. 3. The UN set up WFP to fight worldwide hunger.

4. Food aid alone is a short-term solution to a long- term problem. 5. One way to help a country is to improve its infrastructure. 6. Another way to help a country is through the development of private enterprise along with job training. 7. The importance of the education and training for young people. 8. It’s better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.

1. Find special information to answer the following questions. 1) Why was the Live Aid concert organized by Geldof so important? Because it raised $100 million for the victims of hunger in Ethiopia and also raised public attention. It also put pressure on politicians and statesmen to do something about the problem of world hunger.

2) What has the United Nations done to fight the problem of world hunger? In 1963, the United Nations set up the World Food Programme (WFP) aiming to reduce the problem of world hunger. A number of programmes have been organized and the WFP has helped more than one billion people around the world.

3) Why is food aid alone not enough to help poor countries? 4) What do countries need to do to find a permanent solution to the problem of poverty? Because it is merely a short-term solution to a long-term problem, and poverty still exists after the food has been eaten up. They need to develop so that they can either grow the food they need, or have enough money to buy this food on the world market.

5) What things are included in the infrastructure of a country? 6) Why is education and training for young people in developing countries so important? Things like transport, irrigation, electricity, telephones and schools are included. Because the future of a country lies in the hands of its children.

7) Why is it better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish? Because if you give a man a fish, you only feed him for a day, but if you teach a man to fish, you feed him for the rest of his life.

2. True or False Bob Geldof organized the charity concert to help war victims in Ethiopia. 2. According to the UN, ten million people die of starvation or problems related to having a poor diet every year. 3. Food aid is a great program and it can surely help all the poor countries. F T F

4. One way to help a country develop is to improve country’s infrastructure. 5. The future of a country lies in the hands of its children. 6. To give a man a fish is the long-term solution to the problem of poverty. T T F

Post Reading Fill in the chart according to the passage.

problems solutions a short-term solution development aid give a man a fish feed him for the rest of his life a long-term solution sending loaves of bread disease poverty hunger teach a man to fish feed him for a day

Title Para 4 and Para 8 Teach a man to fish Solutions Paras 4~7 Problems Paras 1~3 structure Conclusion Para 8 Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for the rest of his life.

Reading strategy understanding a title 1. The title of this essay is “Teach a man to fish”. 2. In the first three paragraphs, the author gradually introduces the theme of the essay.

3. In the fourth paragraph, the author quotes a saying and readers understand that this is where the title comes from. 4. The author uses this saying to develop the theme. 5. In the last paragraph, the author returns to the saying, shows that it is relevant, and brings the essay together by referring once again to the title.

Read the following explanations and decide which UN World Food programme is being described in each one. Write Food for Life, Food for Growth or Food for Work in the blanks. In a poor country, this programme focuses on development and reducing unemployment: __________________ Food for Work

2. In a country that has suffered a disaster such as an earthquake or a war, this programme would help: ______________ 3. In a poor country, this programme targets those most at risk such as babies, children, pregnant women and old people: __________________ Food for Life Food for Growth

Discussion Choose one of the following questions to discuss in groups.

In your opinion, what can we do to help solve the food problem in Africa? 2. What can we do to help improve the education and training of the young people in Africa? 3. Have you ever done something to help poor people? How did you help them? 4. Do you think the infrastructure of a country is important? Why or why not?

“Big eyes” Su Mingjuan Study at school Long for schooling Work as a teacher Help poor children

What can we learn from “Big eyes” Su Mingjuan’s experience? 2. If you were Su Mingjuan, in what way would you like to help those in need?

Homework Read the passage again and finish off exercises D & E on pages 4-5. 2. Write down the results of the discussion.