Helping poor children TaskSkills building 1: listening for specifics If we want to know what the problem is when we are listening to a news report, what phrases or sentences should we pay special attention to? The problem is that…/As you can see…/The result is …/This means … If we want to know what has caused the problem when we are listening to a news report, what should we pay special attention to? This is because…/This problem has been caused by…/Unfortunately, …/…as… Step 1: finding out about problems:A (1) no running water (3) no money (4) few clothes or furniture (5) no electricity (6) forest has been cut down B (1) poverty (2) many children, especially girls, do not go to school (4) all farming is done by hand (5) small amount of land and water available (6) children have poor diets (7) children do not grow properly (8) many of the children’s parents have died of AID (9) grandparents have to bring up children (10) grandparents are old and poor A (2) repairing of pumps takes several daysB (3) not enough money Skills building 2: discussing in groupsmaking suggestionsasking for opinionsexpressing agreement/disagreementmaking conclusionStep 2: making suggestions:What can we do to help the poor children in northern Thailand? raise some money for them donate pocket money give away some books give them some clothes Skills building 3: composing a proposal a proposal to UNICEF _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Possible exampleTitle: Helping the hill tribe children in northern Th...
