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poverty
Brainstorming
Development and the issue of poverty are the most important problem we are facing when we try to develop society. Do you know the causes of poverty?
Causes of poverty
1. wars
2. diseases 3. natural disasters
4. local environment 5. wrong polices & strategies 6. growing population 7. limited natural resources
6. develop renewable energy
Many countries are developing at a very fast rate. Is it always good for the future of a country?
Look at the pictures and discuss them in groups of four. A short-term solution to the problem of poverty?
What problems may developing too fast cause?
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 our modern lives, be it cooking or traveling, requires the use of Earth’s natural resources, which we may run out of one day.
The supplies of coal, oil and other natural resources might run out in a thousands years.
Do you think food aid is a short-term or a long-term solution to the problem of poverty? Why or why not?
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 in the future.
Training people is a long-term solution to the problem of poverty. It allows people to make a living by themselves.
What has happened to the village?
It has become a city. With the development of society, many villages have changed a lot over the years. Tall building 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.
Possible solutions to the problem
1. stop wars 2. give medical care and training
3. improve local environment
4. provide educational training
5. donate food and money
A long-term solution to the problem of poverty?
1. What’s in the picture?
Vegetables grown with modern technology.
2. What’re the advantages and disadvantages of modern agriculture?
1. What do you think the things are used for?
I think the machines are used to generate electricity by using wind power.
2. What might happen to the coal, oil and other natural resources in a thousand years?
We may feed more people with the modern agriculture and create new jobs, but on the other hand it may cause pollution.
3. Do you think training people to make a living is a short-term or a long-term solution to the problem of poverty? Why or why not?