What is a global issue?

Introduction

1. GLOBAL FOOD PRODUCTION

2. CLIMATE CHANGE

3.WATER SHORTAGE

4. ICE SHELF BOUNDARIES

5. GLOBALIZATION

6. CULTURAL DIVERSITY

7. SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PLANET

8. CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

Task

2.- Match these subtitles with their paragraphs.

  1. Children’s rights
  1. Climate change
  1. Global food production
  1. Globalization
  1. Ice shelf boundaries
  1. Cultural diversity
  1. Sustainability of the planet
  1. Water shortage

 

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International organizations predict that rising prices for food commodities and increasing fuel prices will lead to an increase in the number of hungry people in developing countries over the next decades.

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Since the early twentieth century, global temperatures have been increasingly gradually. There is growing international concern that climate change will impact on the economic, health safety and security of many countries and their inhabitants.

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Effective sanitation is important for human health. Exclusion of water and sanitation services on the basis of poverty, ability to pay, group membership or place of habitation is a violation of human rights.

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Over the past years, scientists have been noticing a rapid disintegration of ice shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula and the northern coast of Canada. This process has had a huge impact on world climate, ocean currents and the wildlife in the area around ice shelves.

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Humans have traded goods and services since long before recorded history. However, during the last decades, international trade has been increasing significantly due to improved transportation, communication and the integration of country economies.

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Indigenous peoples have inherited unique social, cultural, economic and political characteristics. The international community has recognized that indigenous peoples are vulnerable and that steps need to be taken to protect their unique cultures.

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Sustainable development recognizes that future development cannot occur without protection of the world’s natural resources for future generations.

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In 1989, world leaders decided that people under 18 years old often need special care and protection. A summary of the rights under The Convention on the Rights of the Child can be found at http://www.unicef.org/crc/fi les/Rights_overview.pdf

Process

Create a word document to illustrate the following concepts. 

What is in the image?

 

  1. Sign warning of radioactive materials
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  1. Farmer in Asia in a rice paddy
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  1. Power stations emitting pollutants into the atmosphere
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  1. Child drinking water
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  1. Satellite photo overlaid with different ice shelf boundaries
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  1. Map showing China and Taiwan
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  1. Flags of different countries
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  1. A loaded container ship
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  1. Australian Aboriginal women
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  1. The planet Earth
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  1. An African child
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  1. Stock Exchange screen
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   13 .  The Planet Earth      
   14.   Australian aboriginal people.  
   15.  Global cities  

 

Evaluation

Rubric

  • Grammar
  • Vocabulary
  • Spelling
  • Task achievement
  • Quality