Video about the poverty problem in

Hong Kong

Lesson 3

Homework

Newspaper Cutting

About the poverty problems in Hong KongEnglish newspaperComments or write a summary for the news (about 10 English sentences)

Deadline: Next Wednesday (30/3) Day 1

Video Worksheet

1. What are the factors that lead to the poverty of the family in the video?

Structural factors (結構性因素 )

Personal factors (個人因素 )

Video Worksheet

2. What are the possible effects of poverty on the young boy in the video?

Basic necessities (基本需要 )

School life and learning environment

Mental health (心智的健康 )

Video Worksheet

3. What did the young boy do to face his poor situation?

Suggested Answers

1. What are the factors that lead to the poverty of the family in the video?

Structural factors

- Inflation (prices going up)

- Factories moved to China

- Out-sourcing of works (外判 )

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Personal factors

Father:

- not received much education

- Old age

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2. What are the possible effects of poverty on the young boy in the video?

Basic necessities

No good food – malnutrition (營養不良 )

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School life and learning environment

- Not able to participate in extracurricular activities

- Poor learning environment

- No computer to use at home

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Mental health

- Look down upon himself

- Low self-esteem (自信 )

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3. What did the young boy do to face his poor situation?

- Buy cheap food

- Join activities that do not need money/ have school subsidy (津貼 )

- Meeting with government officials (官員 )

Reminders

Test

A. Education p.21-27

B. Poverty p.47-53

Presentation

Cycle 21

Next lesson

Take a look at p.58 &

Activity 5 (p.59-60)