高中英語 Unit4《helping people around the world》Welcome to the unit課件2 牛津譯林版選修6

1、M6U4 M6U4 Helping people around the worldHave you ever seen any disasters in real life or on TV?What are they? On July 28th, 1976, at 3:42 a.m. local time, a powerful earthquake recording M8.2 took place in northeastern China about 95 miles east of Beijing near Tang Shan, an industrial city of about

2、 1 million people. Many eye witnesses said they saw a bright flashed across the sky which was followed by a deafening roar just before the shaking began. the blaze in the Hannuohe forestry center in the Greater Hinggan Mountains, northeast Chinas Heilongjiang Province on May 4, 2007. The fire ravage

3、d 10,400 ha of land, including 10,317 ha grassland and 83 ha forest, Persistent torrential rains in the summer of 1998 caused enormous flooding in the Yangtze River Basin and Northeast China. The floods have affected one-fifth of Chinas population in 29 provinces, over 3,600 people have died, and ab

4、out 5 millions hectares of crops were destroyed. There has been severe damage to infrastructure and social service facilities, disrupting economic production and activities. Economic losses are estimated at over US$ 36 billion. The 2006 typhoon season is one of the most serious in recent years. Betw

5、een May and July, five consecutive typhoons and tropical storms have swept through China leaving a trail of devastation.The total estimated human loss of life caused by World War II, irrespective of political alignment, was roughly 62 million people. The civilian toll was around 37 million, the mili

6、tary toll about 25 million. The Allies lost around 51 million people, and the Axis lost 11 million. October 16 is World Food Day, an occasion to remember the plight of the worlds 850 million chronically hungry people. After decades of decline, that number has actually been growing by four million ea

7、ch year since the mid-1990s. Today, hunger still kills more people than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combinedQuestionsQuestions If you were involved in a disaster, what would you do? Would you ask for help? Which organization or person would you turn to for help?Did you do something to help them?

8、What did you do? Why?TsunamiWhat happened in Dec. 2004 in the Indian Ocean?What did China do for them?Do you think it right for China to do so? Why? Look at the picture and guess what the main tasks of peacekeeping soldiers are? Do you think these soldiers play an important role in maintaining the w

9、orld peace? Do you think this kind of job is very demanding, challenging and risky? Why or why not? When you grow up, would you like to do this kind of job if you had the chance? Why or why not? What can you see in these pictures? Can you imagine what will happen to those hungry children if nobody h

10、elps? 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 as before? What problems would you meet? What can you see in the pictures? What factors can

11、ensure a good harvest? What would happen if there was not enough water for farming? What can you see in the pictures? What is the doctor doing? Why do you think that doctors and nurses need to go to poor areas or countries to help? What can you see in the pictures? Do you think children can receive

12、good education and good medical care in poor areas? Can their daily necessities be guaranteed? If not , what will happen?Look at the following and tell what organization you know it stand for ?QuizQuizFood and agricultural organizationLook at the following and tell what organization you know it stan

13、d for ?QuizQuizWorld Health OrganizationLook at the following and tell what organization you know it stand for ?QuizQuizUnited Nations Educational, Scientifc and CulturalOrganizationLook at the following and tell what organization you know it stand for ?QuizQuizInternational Committee of the Red Cross Look at the following and tell what organization you know it s