By the end of this lesson the students should be able to:
- analyse the factors that make a country rich or poor
- talk and write about the present situation of some developing countries in Latin America and the Caribbean where Action Aid organisation is working
EXERCISE 1
Study the table below showing a list of rich and poor countries.
Country |
Life expectancy |
Infant mortality per 1000 |
Daily food intake in calories |
GNP ($) |
USA |
76 |
9.7 |
3642 |
25,880 |
NIGERIA |
49 |
121 |
2114 |
280 |
SWEDEN |
78 |
5.8 |
3049 |
23,530 |
UK |
76 |
9.5 |
3218 |
18,340 |
JAPAN |
79 |
4.8 |
2858 |
34,630 |
BRAZIL |
65 |
63 |
2643 |
2,970 |
GERMANY |
77 |
7.5 |
3476 |
25,580 |
INDIA |
58 |
95 |
2204 |
320 |
MALAYSIA |
68 |
30 |
2723 |
3,480 |
UGANDA |
49 |
107 |
2221 |
190 |
- Which countries on the table are the RICHER countries?
HINT! There are FIVE of them.
The five RICHER countries are
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- Which countries on the table are the POORER countries?
HINT! There are FIVE of them.
The five POORER countries are
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- Complete each sentence with the word HIGH or LOW:
Rich countries have ......................................................................Life Expectancy
Poor Countries have .....................................................................Infant Mortality
Rich Countries have....................................................................... Daily Calorie Intake
Poor Countries have a.................................................................... GNP |
- Read the statement below:
| The USA is the RICHEST country in the world’. |
- Do you agree with this statement? Give a reason for your answer!
I agree because.................................................................................................................................
OR
I disagree because........................................................................................................................... |
EXERCISE 2
 Go to http://www.globallinks.org.uk/countries/
You will see that Action Aid works in different parts of the world divided in 3 areas (Latin America and Caribbean, Africa, Asia and Middle East)
Answer the following questions:
- Which countries in Asia does this organisation work in?
- Which countries in Africa does this organisation work in?
 .We are going to concentrate on Latin America and the Caribbean now. Write 2 sentences about each of these countries to explain briefly their present situation.
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