Book Ⅲ Module 2

Developing and Developed Countries

PeriodⅠ Mar.

Ⅰ. Lead in.

　　A big gap remains between the world's rich and poor countries. The yearly UN Human Development Report in 2004 showed that little improvement had been made in poor countries.

　　Norway remains on the top of the list, but the United States dropped to number eight. China is at number 94 out of the 177 countries.

　　Developing and developed countries still have many differences. One measure of development is the education index (指数). In developing countries this is 0.71 but in developed countries it is 0.96. The index measures literacy (读写能力)and school attendance. The other measures are life expectancy and income.

Ⅱ.Introduction

1. Fill in the box and write as many countries as you know.

Continent Country 2. Do Ex. 2 on page 11.

3. In your opinion, which are the biggest problems for developing countries ? Why?

Ⅲ. Reading and Vocabulary

1. Answer the questions according to the text.

①. In what ways does the HDI (Human Development Index) measure a country's achievement?)

②What is the example of successful development that the 2003 Human Development Report give?

③What problems does the text mention about developing countries?

We can ask the students to retell the text according to the questions.

2. Answer the following questions.

①The Index measures a country's achievement in the following ways EXCEPT .

A. life expectancy B. education C. income D. resource

②Which country is at the bottom of the list?

A. Sweden. B. Sierra Leone. C. China. D. Norway.

③The country that gives the most money to the developing countries is .

A. Iceland B. Netherlands C. Switzerland D. Indonesia

④Why did the world leaders agree to work together?

A. To reduce money by 2015 or earlier. B. To reduce poverty by 2015 or earlier.

C. To reduce disease by 2015 or earlier. D. To improve life by 2015 or earlier.

⑤From the text, we can know China .

A. is in the thirteen position of the list

B. increased life expectancy by 13 years in nine years

C. is a developed country

D. has 115 million children who are not being educated

⑥According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. One of the most important goals is to make sure all children have education.

B. Every day 799 million people in developed countries are hungry.

C. Austria is at number four of the list.

D. The bottom five countries of the list are all African countries.

⑦The last paragraph mainly tells us .

A. China has made enough progress in the past

B. developed countries need to give developing countries more help

C. some examples successful of development

D. the countries that give the most money are the poorest countries

⑧What does the passage show us?

A. The Human Development Index and eight Development Goals.

B. What the developing and developed countries need to do.

C. Some successful development examples.

D. All of above.

Ⅳ. Finish the exercise 3. 5 on page. 13.

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