The Reading / Listening - Level 2

A new United Nations report says one in eight people worldwide does not have enough food. It says 842 million people suffer from very serious hunger. This is about 12 per cent of the world population. This percentage has gone down. It was 17 per cent in 1992. The U.N. says many countries cannot find ways to feed their people. Africa has the highest number of undernourished people. One in five Africans is undernourished. In over 19 African nations, more than a quarter of people are hungry. The U.N. said 98 per cent of the world's hungry people live in developing countries.

The World Food Programme said undernourishment is "not having enough food for an active and healthy life" and an inability to "meet dietary energy requirements". Hunger is now the largest risk to people's health around the world. It is more serious than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. One of the biggest reasons for hunger is war. The U.N. said developing countries that have experienced war in the past 20 years have bigger problems. Scientists say things could get worse because of climate change. Hotter temperatures will mean less food, leading to more hunger.

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Sources
  • http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/10/01/uk-un-hungry-idUKBRE9900A620131001
  • http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hhI-1AQH4yC7iuQdTTK71a3zMVJg?docId=4c0a83dd-554a-414a-9e17-7c743c1a08ef
  • http://www.voanews.com/content/world-hunger-down-not-enough-to-reach-goals/1760371.html
  • http://www.enca.com/world/world-hunger-greatest-threat-global-health


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

842 million people suffer

a.

gone down

2.

This is about 12 per cent

b.

is undernourished

3.

This percentage has

c.

from very serious hunger

4.

countries cannot find ways

d.

of undernourished people

5.

Africa has the highest number

e.

are hungry

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One in five Africans

f.

countries

7.

more than a quarter of people

g.

of the world population

8.

developing

h.

to feed their people


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

not having

a.

for hunger is war

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an active and

b.

requirements

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meet dietary energy

c.

because of climate change

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Hunger is now the largest

d.

enough food

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It is more

e.

risk to people's health

6.

One of the biggest reasons

f.

mean less food

7.

things could get worse

g.

healthy life

8.

Hotter temperatures will

h.

serious than AIDS

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

A new United Nations report (1) ___________________ people worldwide does not have enough food. It says 842 million people (2) ___________________ hunger. This is about 12 per cent of the world population. This (3) ___________________ down. It was 17 per cent in 1992. The U.N. says many countries cannot find ways to (4) ___________________. Africa has the highest number of undernourished people. One in five Africans  (5) ___________________. In over 19 African nations, more than a quarter of people are hungry. The U.N. said 98 per cent of the world's hungry people (6) ___________________ countries.

The World Food Programme said undernourishment is "not having enough food for (7) ___________________ life" and an inability to "meet dietary energy requirements". Hunger (8) ___________________ risk to people's health around the world. It is (9) ___________________, malaria and tuberculosis. One of the biggest reasons for hunger is war. The U.N. said developing countries (10) ___________________ war in the past 20 years have bigger problems. Scientists say things (11) ___________________ because of climate change. Hotter temperatures will mean less food, (12) ___________________ hunger.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

A new United Nations report says one in eight people worldwide
 does not have enough food. It says 842 million people suffer
from very serious hunger. This is about 12 per cent of the world
population. This percentage has gone down. It was 17 per cent
in 1992. The U.N. says many countries cannot find ways to feed
their people. Africa has the highest number of undernourished
people. One in five Africans is undernourished. In over 19
African nations, more than a quarter of people are hungry. The
U.N. said 98 per cent of the world's hungry people live in
developing countries. The World Food Programme said
undernourishment is "not having enough food for an active and
healthy life" and an inability to "meet dietary energy
requirements". Hunger is now the largest risk to people's health
around the world. It is more serious than AIDS, malaria and
tuberculosis. One of the biggest reasons for hunger is war. The
U.N. said developing countries that have experienced war in the
past 20 years have bigger problems. Scientists say things could
get worse because of climate change. Hotter temperatures will
mean less food, leading to more hunger.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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b)

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f)

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WRITING

Write about hunger for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

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Answers

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