1、Unit 4 Helping people around the worldHelping people around the worldWelcome to the unit1.Have you ever seen any natural disasters in real life or on TV?What were they like?2.If you were involved in a natural disaster,what would you do?BrainstormingOn April 14th,2010,a powerful earthquake recording
2、M7.1 took place in Yushu,Qing hai province.earthquakedroughtIn 2010,severe draught hit Chinas south-west region and in some places its the worst drought for a century.Persistent torrential rains in the summer of 2010 caused enormous flooding in the Yangtze River Basin and Northeast China.floodThe 20
3、10,three consecutive typhoons and tropical storms have swept through China leaving a trail of devastation.Typhoonvolcano eruptionIn August 2010,a volcano in the province of North Sumatra,Indonesia,erupted for the first time in 400 years.After decades of decline,that number has actually been growing
4、by four million each year since the mid-1990s.Today,hunger still kills more people than AIDS,tuberculosis and malaria combinedfamineDiscussionIf you were involved in a natural disaster,will you ask for help?Which organization or person would you turn to for help?1.Can you guess what the main tasks o
5、f peacekeeping soldiers are?2.Do you think these soldiers play an important role in maintaining the world peace?3.Do you think this kind of job is very demanding,challenging and risky?Why or why not?4.When you grow up,would you like to do this kind of job if you had the chance?Why or why not?What ca
6、n you see in these pictures?Can you imagine what will happen to those hungry children if nobody helps?How do you feel when you see this picture?How can we help them?What can you see in the pictures?Suppose your home was struck by a flood,what would your life like?Would you still live a normal life a
7、s before?What problems would you meet?What can you see in the pictures?What factors can ensure a good harvest?What would happen if there was not enough water for farming?What is the doctor doing?Why do you think that doctors and nurses need to go to poor areas or countries to help?Do you think child
8、ren can receive good education and good medical care in poor areas?Can their daily necessities be guaranteed?If not,what will happen?Work in groups.What organizations do you know of that can help with the situations in the pictures we just saw?QuizFood and agricultural organizationLook at the follow
9、ing and tell what organization you know it stand for?World Health OrganizationQuizLook at the following and tell what organization you know it stand for?United Nations Educational,Scientifc and CulturalOrganizationQuizLook at the following and tell what organization you know it stand for?Internation
10、al Committee of the Red CrossQuizLook at the following and tell what organization you know it stand for?QuizLook at the following and tell what organization you know it stand for?International labour organizationQuizLook at the following and tell what organization you know it stand for?Discussion1.Have you ever helped people in need?What did you do to help them?2.When earthquake destroyed Yushu,have you ever considered to be a volunteer?What did you do?1.Write a short essay about your 2.feelings of helping others.3.2.Finish the exercises A and C on 4.page 123.Homework
