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ÇANKAYA UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF BASIC AND ELECTIVE COURSES -ENGLISH UNIT- THE US AND THE THIRD WORLD

ÇANKAYA UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF BASIC AND ELECTIVE COURSES -ENGLISH UNIT- THE US AND THE THIRD WORLD FOR ENG 205 COURSE WEEK 1. Two polarized sides of the world. “The city is not a concrete jungle. It’s a human zoo.” by Desmond Morris , a biologist. FAMINE. OBESITY.

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ÇANKAYA UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF BASIC AND ELECTIVE COURSES -ENGLISH UNIT- THE US AND THE THIRD WORLD

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  1. ÇANKAYA UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF BASIC AND ELECTIVE COURSES -ENGLISH UNIT- THE US AND THE THIRD WORLD FOR ENG 205 COURSE WEEK 1

  2. Two polarized sides of the world “The city is not a concrete jungle. It’s a human zoo.” by Desmond Morris, a biologist

  3. FAMINE OBESITY According to a recent research conducted by Red Cross, 1,5 billion people are suffering from obesity, while 925 million people from famine. The lesson to be learned is that: if you eat other’s food, as well as yours, they will die, and so will you! (Why not live a longer life???)

  4. Underdog Top Dog “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women!” by Madelyn Albright“There’s a special place in hell for men who abuse women.” by Eric Gondwe

  5. Warm Up- Questions • Can you define First World, Second World and Third World countries? Give some examples. • First World countries... • are developed, capitalist, and industrial countries • are aligned with the U.S. after World War II • share more or less common political and economic interests • North America, Western Europe, Japan and Australia.

  6. Warm Up- Questions • Can you define First World, Second World and Third World countries? Give some examples. • Second World countries are... • the former communist-socialist, industrial states • formerly the Eastern bloc, the territory and sphere of influence of the Union of Soviet Socialists Republic • Russia, Eastern Europe (e.g., Poland) and some of the Turk States (e.g., Kazakhstan) as well as China.

  7. Warm Up- Questions • Can you define First World, Second World and Third World countries? Give some examples. • Third World countries are... • all the other countries • the developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America • as well capitalist (e.g., Venezuela) and communist (e.g., North Korea) countries, as very rich (e.g., Saudi Arabia) and very poor (e.g., Mali) countries.

  8. Warm Up- Questions • What are the characteristics of Third World countries? • They suffer from... • high infant mortality, • low economic development, • high levels of poverty, • low utilization of natural resources, • and heavy dependence on industrialized nations.

  9. Warm Up- Questions • What about the position of women in developed and developing countries? • What about democracy, freedom of speech, etc? • Are they developed and developing countries? • How do developed and Third World countries influence each other? • What can be the advantages and disadvantages of setting up relationships only with neighbouring countries?

  10. Comprehension Check • A. Vocabulary • “revive” ...... become stronger • “diminish” ...... decrease • “aftermath” ...... an unpleasant result • B. Reference • these problems ..... the problems of poverty and hunger • these realities ..... the principles of human dignity and freedom • this mood ..... the public mood that does not support foreign aid or economic cooperation

  11. Comprehension Check • C. True-False • False • False • False • True • False

  12. Comprehension Check • D. Comprehension questions 1. Why are Third World countries important to the USA? A: Because of economic, political, moral, and national security reasons. 2. What is the primary factor that reduces Soviet influence upon developing countries? A: Increased emphasis by the US and other Western developed countries on economic well-being in the developing countries results in reducing potential opportunities for Soviet influence. (Sts will paraphrase this answer!)

  13. Comprehension Check • D. Comprehension questions 3. Why do American people oppose the idea of foreign aid? A: Because they think that the government just wastes money by helping other countries and they also feel that the demands of developing countries reflect ingratitude. YOUR TURN! PLEASE PREPARE TWO –GOOD – QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR FRIENDS.

  14. Make sentences • Cooperation • Without the cooperation of developed countries, the problem of terrorism is likely to go on and claim more lives. • Instability • Because of economic and political instability, there has been chaos in the Middle East in the last two decades.

  15. Make sentences • Diminish • While the number of people in the world is increasing, the number of natural resources is diminishing. • Poverty • It must be a goal for every government to end poverty in its country, yet it has been just a dream for almost a century.

  16. Make sentences • Foreign aid • If the Greek government cannot get any foreign aid, they will face very stressful days.

  17. THANK YOU!!! “Only a life lived for others is worth living.” by Albert Einstein

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