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Global issues
Arms trade Homophobia Child labour
Unemployment Endangered animals Terrorism
Drought Global warming Homelessness
Disease War Famine
Poverty Pollution Immigration
Floods Racism Deforestation
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GLOBAL ISSUES Activities
1.- Write down the global issues you see on the pictures.
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2. According to you, which is the most important global issue of the ones mentioned above? And the least important? Why?
3. Which are the three most important issues for the world? And for your country?
4. Match 1-8 to a-h.
1) Famine a) This causes the ice at the poles to melt.
2) Endangered animals b) When there isn't enough food.
3) Global warming c) The Polar Bear is one of these.
4) Homelessness d) When people don't have anywhere to live.
5) Pollution e) A prejudice against people of a different race.
6) Poverty f) Damaged caused to the environment.
7) Racism g) When people don't have enough money.
8) War h) A period of fighting between countries.
5. Which global issues are we talking about?
a) About 300,000 people die of malaria every year. About 85% of them are in Africa. _______________b) Nearly a third of black and Asian people in the UK say they have experienced discrimination at school or college. _______________c) Every 3.6 seconds, somebody dies because they don't have enough food. Three quarters of these people are children under the age of five. _______________d) More than 2.8 billion people have to live on less than $2 a day. _______________e) The stealth bomber is the most expensive military plane in the world. _______________
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