Matthew
Walsh's
EFL ESL website
1) Keywords from the texts: Study
the list of words. Listen to the
explanations in English.
-(Wangari Maathai)
'Think globally act locally.'
a Ph.D
an ecologist
Kenya
desertification
sustainable development
GBM
The Nobel Peace Prize
-(JICA)
1974
1954
international cooperation
to share knowledge
training centers
two or three years
technical experience
ODA
NGO
Norway is number one in terms of GNP
Japan is number 2 in terms of money
a dam
'The Green Revolution'
-(Aceh,
NGOs, aid organizations)
Aceh
over 50 organizations helped
donations highest ever
MSF
France
17,500 people working in over 80 countries
Greenpeace
undergrtound nuclear tests
1000 people working in 41 countries
The Rainbow Warrior
UNHCR
UNICEF
The Red Cross
CARE
The W.H.O.
The International Medical Corps
-(The
Kyoto Protocol)
greenhouse gasses
a 5% decrease (the whole world, by 2012)
a 6% decrease (Japan)
an 8% decrease (Central and Eastern Europe)
a 60% decrease (needed to stop global warming)
an 8% increase
(Australia)
the U.S. (the biggest country that didn't agree)
Russia (agreed and made The Kyoto Protocol a real law.
2) The Texts: Do you
remember them? Read and listen to them again.
3) Essay: Do you
have enough information to write the essay?
Introduce
an NGO or aid organization you found by researching on the Internet.
Include the information below as much as possible: (100 words)
Name:
Start date:
Place started:
Started by who:
Reason started:
Goals of the group:
Number of countries (areas) working in:
Number of members/staff:
Activities:
Accomplishments:
Events: