Slides on world hunger and ways to fight it

https://www.slideshare.net/cm24/hunger-and-poverty-ecpe-discussion 

Links

NPR: http://markaki-students.blogspot.gr/2014/09/listening-practice-at-home-with-npr.html

World hunger: http://markaki-students.blogspot.gr/2009/04/blog-post.html

About GM crops by Chris

Nowadays the increasing unemployment and growing world's population are leading to an imperative need for a solution to the upcoming need of food resources. Genetically modified crops, also known as GM, are laboratory modified crops whose DNA has been changed. Some people claim that GM food could be a solution to the problem of world hunger, while others claim that the effects of their use are still unknown. In my opinion that's a highly controversial issue both sides of which require careful consideration.

 

Proponents of GM production believe that (GM crops) it could be used in agriculture and the levels of famine would reduce rapidly. Agriculture is a large and essential section of the economy of a country and can give many opportunities for young people to find a job. Were jobs in crops to be created, more farmers would be able to work in the sector of food production and the country would begin to thrive. What's more, GM crops can be used in a variety of products such as ice creams, chocolate and cereals, covering lots of people's daily needs and making their lives easier.

 

On the other hand, detractors of the GM production claim that GM crops don't necessarily reduce world hunger in that more researches should be done before governments can allow their use. A case of point is Argentina, a country which allowed GM production so as to make people's lives better, but subsequently the production was sold/ exported to other countries without satisfying Argentinian population's basic needs. Moreover, not only do GM crops not ensure a drop in hunger, but they also might be a danger to the consumers' health. (Briefly explain why)

 

In conclusion, (comma) governments should conduct/ do more researches on GM crops and find out different tactics that could direct them to a solution to the problem of hunger. It is (avoid short forms) vital that governments protect people's health and develop defensive mechanisms against famine and unemployment.

 

Essay on Hunger and Poverty

Read Nassia's complete essay on Hunger and poverty. 

Hunger and poverty

Recently, evidence has shown that hundreds of children die every day from the most extreme form of poverty: hunger. Countries who mostly face poverty are third world countries. Although solutions exist, we people of the developed countries seem to do nothing about it. In my viewpoint, should the proper steps be taken, the problem of world hunger would be alleviated. First of all, one thing that would totally help make the situation better is to give poor families a land to cultivate. The yield produced could be used for either their needs or sold. This way not only would we help them become more self-sufficient  but we would also curb the hunger problem. Should there be a lack of land for cultivation, what we should then do is offer these people jobs. These two steps may appear mere, yet so effective. One last thing we should bear in mind is that, only if we help these countries, will they begin to flourish.

Hunger and Poverty

  Nowadays, around the world many families suffer from famine and starvation. Famine and starvation are two forms of hunger which lead to stunted growth, weakness and make people more vulnerable to illnesses as they do not receive the necessary vitamins and minerals. Hunger is usually met to poor societies; nevertheless, in the developing countries plenty people are also undernourished. This affects their health and lessens their energy; as a result, they are more susceptible to diseases and they cannot make a living as their energy is rapidly absorbed. These people feel ashamed and they have no chance to find someone to give them a hand because they have no relationships. Therefore, they need our support and society has to contribute to the attempt to make their lives simplier.

Poverty and Hunger

Nowadays, more and more people all over the world live below the international poverty line. Startling evidence has recently come to light indicating million people starving and a lot of children die every minute.Many people have problems obtaining adequate, nutritious food for their families.As a result of this mayne people all over the world are malnutrished or undernourished. It is time to deal with this mammoth problem. First of all, we should help the underdevoloped countries to minimize the hunger victims. To achive this, we should teach them how to grow their own crops in order to feed their families. Another solution to alleviate the situation is to distribute public land in order to become farmers. Furthermore, people who are below poverty levels should be given jobs in order to enhance their income.As a consequence , people will be able to get by and feed their families. Sacrifices will have to be made in order to tackle these problems which torment s our world.

Poverty and Hunger

It is said that hunger and poverty are two definitions which are interrelated .Unfortunately ,this is true and something has to be done in order to limit their rates.Especially in underdeveloped countries where people have insufficient amounts of crops and as a consequence lots of people die and suffer from illnesses such as malnutrition, iron deficiency,mineral deficiency as their immune system is damaged and they are susceptible to illnesses and their growth is stunted. GM crops are said to be a solution to  tackle the world hunger that torments underdeveloped countries but we are not assured  that are healthy for the human organism.Lands could be given to people who will be willing to cultivate them and as an implication of this, it will be beneficial as it will tackle the insufficiency of crops .As I see it, we should take action before it becomes widely offensive for the whole planet .It's our duty to keep this planet alive and all of us should keep in our minds that we would not like to hand down to the next generation a planet full of misery and poverty 

Speaking and writing about serious world issues

In class:

A) Slides-> ECPE DISCUSSION TOPICS

B) Online quizzes:

B1. ECPE reading, cloze, grammar and vocabulary tests

B2. Free grammar online quiz

At home:

1) Read articles on common exam topics->

CPE AND ECPE WRITING: BRAINSTORMING

2) Explore useful ECPE links->

http://markaki-students.blogspot.gr/2009/11/useful-ecpe-links.html

Especially: Sample essays from the writing section: corrected by trained raters

3) Write a blog post containing your thoughts on world hunger and poverty. Remember to use the new vocabulary. Refer to the PROBLEM/ EFFECTS of hunger and elaborate on the SOLUTIONS. 

Next weekend: Write a blog post on tolerance using these slides as a guide: 

http://www.slideshare.net/cm24/opinion-ecpe-essay

How can we let people suffer from famine or die fighting in wars while we are safe and well-nourished at home?

 This problem mainly occurs because of two reasons. First of all, had there not been governments, doing nothing but something for their own ambition, the problem would be alleviated. As they look only for their own interest, they take advantage of the mal-nourished and the ones in need. But it is not governments fault only, it is our fault too. Not only have we rested on our laurels but we keep voting for the same groups again and again. In order to see the problem with a different eye, what we should change first is our mindset.