Teens 总第561期.ppt

21st Teens for Senior 3 for Senior 3 2015-2016学年度第3期总第561期 Mapping dark matter (P5) Escaping to Europe (P2) More than talent (P6) Escaping to Europe (P2) I. Pre-reading Discuss the following questions with your partner. This tragic photo has been shared widely on social media around the world recently. Do you know what happened to this little boy? Why did the boy and his family want to go to the West? Why did the photo draw so much attention? Read the article and answer the following questions. 1. How many people drowned during their journey from Turkey to Greece at the beginning of this September? ? 2. Why did the Kurdis risk their lives to travel to Greece? ? 3. Why did Abdullah refuse the offers to give him a new home in the West after the death of his wife and sons? ? ? II. Reading Alan Kurdi, 3, drowned along with at least 12 Syrians including his 5-year-old brother and his mother. Because they wanted to flee their war-torn country and find a safe home in the West. Because he thought he had nothing left to live for. 4. What did Alan Kurdi’s family tragedy reflect according to The Guardian? ? 5. What’s the difference between refugees and migrants? ? II. Reading This family tragedy showed “the extraordinary risks refugees are taking to reach the West. Refugees are people fleeing armed conflict, while a migrant may leave his or her country for many reasons. They want to be reunited with family members, seek employment, or wish to study in another country. 6. What is Germany and France’s attitude toward refugees? ? 7. Why have some other countries been unwilling to take a share of the refugees? II. Reading Germany and France are opening their doors to more asylum seekers. On Sept 8, Germany’s vice-chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said his country could take in 500,000 refugees annually for the next several years. And on Sept 7 France said it would take 24,000 refugees over two years. Because of a variety of reasons including a slow economy and