Unit1BuildingthefuturePartOneTeachingDesign第一部分教学设计Aimsandrequirements◆readanessayaboutfoodaidanddevelopmentaid,andafeaturestoryaboutsustainabledevelopment.◆listentoaconversationbetweenastudentandhisgrandfatheraboutdevelopment◆discussdevelopmentandinterviewagovernmentofficial◆writeanessayaboutthedevelopmentofyourcityortown◆prepareandpresentareportabouthowyourcityortownsupportssustainabledevelopmentProcedures●WelcometotheunitStep1BrainstormingAtthebeginningofthisperiod,let’swatchavideo.Whatcanyoulearnfromit?Step2Sharinginformation1.Workingroupsoffouranddiscussthefourpicturesonpage1.Picture1Whatisinthepicture?(Alotofgrainsandahand.)Whatcanfoodaiddotohelpsolvetheproblemofpoverty?(Foodaidcanhelpfeedpeoplewhohavenofood.)Doyouthinkfoodaidisashort-termoralong-termsolutiontotheproblemofpoverty?Whyorwhynot?(Foodaidisashort-termsolutionasitgivesfoodimmediatelytopeoplewhoareveryhungry,butitdoesnotallowthemtogrowtheirownfoodinthefuture.)Picture2Whatisthemandoinginthepicture?(Heisbuildingsomething.)Whydoyouthinkheworkssohard?(Heworkssohardbecausehemightbepoorandneedthemoney.)Doyouthinktrainingpeopletomakealivingisashort-termorlong–termsolutiontotheproblemofpoverty?Whyorwhynot?(Trainingpeopleisalong-termsolutiontotheproblemofpoverty.用心爱心专心Itallowsthemtomakealivingbythemselves.)Picture3Whathashappenedtothevillage?(Ithasbecomeacity.Withthedevelopmentofsociety,manyvillageshavechangedalotovertheyears.Tallbuildingshavebeenbuiltandmotorwaysandbridgeshavebeenconstructed.Thelivingconditionsoflocalpeoplehavebeengreatlyimproved.Smallvillageshavebeendevelopedintotownsorcities.)Doyoupreferlivinginthecityorinthecountry?Why?Whatproblemsmaydevelopingtoofastcause?(Developingtoofastmightharmthenaturalenvironment.Forexample,manytreeshavebeencutdowninordertobuildfactories,roadsandbridges.Also,almosteverythingwedoinourmodernlives,beitcookingortraveling,requirestheuseofEarth’snaturalresources,whichwemayrunoutofoneday.)Picture4Whatdoyouthinkthethingsareusedfor?(Ithinkthesemachinesareusedtogenerateelectricitybyusingwindpower.)Whatmighthappentothecold,oilandothernaturalresourcesinathousandyears?(Thesuppliesofcoal,oilandothernaturalresourcesmightrunoutinathousandyears.)Whatisrenewableenergy?Canyousuggestsomegoodexamplesofenergyforthefuture?(Renewableenergyisenergythatcomesfromasourcethatwillnotrunout.Solar,windandhydroelectricorwaterenergyareallsourcesofrenewableenergythatcouldbeusedinthefuture.)2.Workinpairsandhaveadiscussionaboutthequestionsbelowthepictures.Sampleanswers1Inmyopinion,comparedtotheoldcityseveralyearsago,myhometown,Nanjing,isdevelopingatafastrateandistakingonanewlook.AsthecapitalcityofeastChina’sJiangsuProvince,Nanjinghasexperiencedgreatchanges.Manybuildingsandmotorwayshavebeenbuilt,pollutedrivershavebeencleaned,andmoretreesandflowershavebeenplanted.Withthecontinueddevelopmentofthecity,thereisnodoubtthatitwilldevelopintoamodern,internationalcityintwentyyears’time.用心爱心专心2Idonotthinkgivingfoodandmoneytopoorpeoplewillsolvealltheirproblems.Foodaidismerelyashort-termsolutiontoalong–termproblem.Givingfoodandmoneywillprobablysolvetheimmediateproblemofhungerandfoodshortages,yetfoodhasbeeneatenandthemoneyhasbeenusedup.Therearemanycausesofpoverty.Inordertosolvetheproblem,weneedtoidentifywhatcausespovertyandthentrytocombatit.3AsIseeit,developmentbringsbothopportunitiesand...