2. Towards the end of poverty
IN HIS inaugural address in 1949 Harry Truman said that
―more than half the people in the world is living in condition
approaching misery. For the first time in history, humanity
possess the knowledges and skill to relieved the suffering of
that people.‖ It has took much longer than Truman hopes, but
the world is lately been making extraordinary progress in lifting
people out of extremes poverty. Between 1990 and 2010, there
number felt by half as a shares of the total population in
developing country, from 43% to 21%—a reductions of almost 1
billion people.
Now the world have a serious chances to redeem Truman‘s
pledge to lift the least fortunates. Of the 7 billion people alive on
the planet, 1.1 billion subsists below the internationally accepted
extreme-poverty line of $1.25 a days...
The Economist – 1st June 2013
find 20 errors
3. Towards the end of poverty
IN HIS inaugural address in 1949 Harry Truman said that
―more than half the people in the world is living in condition
approaching misery. For the first time in history, humanity
possess the knowledges and skill to relieved the suffering of
that people.‖ It has took much longer than Truman hopes, but
the world is lately been making extraordinary progress in lifting
people out of extremes poverty. Between 1990 and 2010, there
number felt by half as a shares of the total population in
developing country, from 43% to 21%—a reductions of almost 1
billion people.
Now the world have a serious chances to redeem Truman‘s
pledge to lift the least fortunates. Of the 7 billion people alive on
the planet, 1.1 billion subsists below the internationally accepted
extreme-poverty line of $1.25 a days...
The Economist – 1st June 2013
find 20 errors
4. Towards the end of poverty
IN HIS inaugural address in 1949 Harry Truman said that
―more than half the people in the world are living in conditions
approaching misery. For the first time in history, humanity
possesses the knowledge and skill to relieve the suffering of
those people.‖ It has taken much longer than Truman
hoped, but the world has lately been making extraordinary
progress in lifting people out of extreme poverty. Between 1990
and 2010, their number fell by half as a share of the total
population in developing countries, from 43% to 21%—a
reduction of almost 1 billion people.
Now the world has a serious chance to redeem Truman‘s pledge
to lift the least fortunate. Of the 7 billion people alive on the
planet, 1.1 billion subsist below the internationally accepted
extreme-poverty line of $1.25 a day...
The Economist – 1st June 2013
47. English Grammar in Use
Units 15-16
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I‘ve done the exercises. It took me
20 minutes.
I understood everything except 2.4
– why is ―….‖ not right?
example post
49. examples of how you can get
English practice
watch a film in English
TED
iTunes U
BBC or other reading on the internet
reading a research paper for your subject
talking to Anglophone tourists in the pub
50. Mario Rossi‘s Practice Diary
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when, what and how long
On 22 June I watched ‗Maria Bezaitis: The surprising need for stangemess‘ on
TED. It took 40 minutes because I watched it twice.
link
http://www.ted.com/talks/maria_bezaitis_the_surprising_need_for_strange
ness.html
your comments on the content
I was really interested because…
your comments on the English
It wasn‘t too difficult because she spoke slowly, even if…
something you learnt
I learnt a new word: …
do you recommend it?
I recommend this highly if you‘re interested in…
example post
51. try to write a new entry on your
practice diary after every lesson
53. The forum is your space. Use it
to post anything you find,
interesting, curious or useful.
You can ask for help and you
can propose problems for
discussion.
54. Remember that you can learn a
lot from your classmates
- read their writing homework
- read their practice diaries
- try to answer their questions
91. some good places to read:
BBC – www.bbc.co.uk
The Economist – www.economist.com
Wired – www.wired.com
The New Yorker – www.newyorker.com
and also
My paper.li – paper.li/f-1337027006