Unit: waste not, want not sequence 02: developing skills Task one: Which of the sentences below

h of the sentences below best sums up the reading

Lesson: Reading and Writing passage?

Pre reading A. The United Nations failed to end global poverty.

Task 1: B. How can the rich world end global poverty and preserve the
A. Match each picture with the word that represents it: environment.
C. There’s a gap between the poor and the rich countries.
a. Trade b. Equality c. Poverty d. Wealth e. Fairness/ Justice D. The world’s natural resources ought to be shared.
 Suggest a title to the text.
…………………………………………………………………
Task Two: Choose the letter of the right answer.
A. The international community………. put an end to poverty and
preserve the environment.
a. managed to b. was not able to c. was not allowed to
1 2 3 4 5
B. The global economy made the situation of the poor ……….
a. worse b. known to all c. better than before
B. what will the text be about?
……………………………………………………………………….
During reading C. Cooperating and sharing resources is one of the ways to……….
Read the text then answer the following questions a. widen the gap between the poor and rich countries
Text : b. end poverty and hunger in the world
c. improve the present global economy
Despite ongoing efforts since the foundation of the United Nations
Organization, the international community has failed to end global poverty Task Three: Fill in the graphic organizer below with information from
and prevent environmental degradation. the reading passage:
The gap between the poor and the rich countries has been magnified
by the global economy. Such a gap led to conflicts over the planet’s  …………………………
natural resources, and resulted in an ecological crisis that threatens our …………………………
Problem
life on Earth. ( social effect )
Today, there’s a real and urgent need for managing the world’s …………….
Main cause  …………………………
resources on the basis of economic sharing and international cooperation. ………………
…………………………
……………… Global
Nation states ought to move beyond the pursuit of self-interests by ( economic effect )
……………… Economy
implementing an international program of emergency assistance and a
………………  …………………………
long term transformation of the global economy in order to eliminate
………... …………………………
poverty and hunger in the world. It would help if nations cooperate more (environmental effect)
………………
effectively by sharing their natural and economic resources to help end
poverty in many areas of the world.
Adapted from the Internet
 Post reading
Now, notice the following examples:

 The poor live a difficult life.

 The team of players are having a training.

1. What is the common thing in the sentences? ………….……+

…………………..…………
2. What is the function of the underlined words?
…………………………………
3. Is the verb singular or plural? …………………
Reminder:
A collective noun represents a group of people (the family), animals
(the herd); or objects ( the pack)
We put “a” before them to treat them as singular: a herd of sheep,
Other collective nouns are composed of the definite article…………
+ .……………..…
 We don’t pluralize ………….…………………by adding the
suffixes –s or –es they have already considered plural this means
that they have to take ………….……of verbs (except for
nationalities that use plural nouns)
…………………………………………………………

Task: Fill in each sentence with the appropriate collective noun then
put the verbs between brackets in the correct form.

the elderly – the rich – the French – the youth _ the injured_ the poor

1. ………….…………………… (to be) usually powerful.

2. ………….…………………… (to be) airlifted to the nearest
hospital.
3. ………….…………………… (to be) the best chefs.
4. ………….…………………… (to need) special care.
5. ………………….. (to be) concerned with the protection of the
environment.
6. ……………………. ( to be) usually deprived.