A. It increased life expectancy by 13 years.

　　B. 150 million people have moved out of poverty.

　　C. More than 80% of children have gone to primary school.

　　D. Both A and B.

　　5. Which of the following statements is untrue about the conclusion made by the report?

　　A. We are making some progress but greater efforts are still needed.

　　B. Developed countries should give much more help to those poor ones.

　　C. The USA and the UK should have given more help to the developing countries.

　　D. It is the responsibility of the rich countries to help those in poor.

　　Suggested answers:

　　1. D　2. B　3. D　4. D　5. C

　　→ Step 4 Listening

　　1. The teacher may play the tape for students to follow, asking them to pay attention to the intonation and pronunciation, especially those of new words.

　　2. Have students listen to the tape one more time and fill in the chart. If they have any difficulty, you may play the tape once more.

　　(Show the following on the screen. )

Fact Figure Increase in life expectancy in China(1953-1962) Number of people moved out of poverty in China (1993-2003) Number of hungry people in developing countries Number of children not receiving education in developing countries Number of people without safe water in developing countries 　　Suggested answers:

Fact Figure Increase in life expectancy in China(1953-1962) 13 years Number of people moved out of poverty in China (1993-2003) 150 million Number of hungry people in developing countries 799 million Number of children not receiving education in developing countries 115 million Number of people without safe water in developing countries 1 billion 　　3. Encourage students to ask and answer questions about the figures in pairs. For example, according to the first figure, we can get questions as follows:

　　1)What was the increase in life expectancy in China from 1953 to 1962?

　　2)How was life expectancy in China(1953-1962)increased?

　　→ Step 5 Careful Reading

　　Go through the passage with students and deal with some difficult language points.

　　(Show the following on the screen. )

　　1. In the year 2000, 147 world leaders agreed to work together to reduce poverty by 2015 or earlier.

　　2000 年, 147个国家的领导人达成一致意见, 为了在2015 年甚至更早减少贫困而努力。

　　agree to do 同意做某事

　　We agreed to leave at once to catch the train.

　　为了赶上火车我们同意立即出发。

　　其他用法: agree to sth. 同意某人的安排/计划等

　　agree with 与某人意见一致/符合/适合

　　agree on sth. 就某事双方达成协议

Your story agrees with what I have heard.