GROUP ASSIGNMENT VOCABULARY GLOBAL PROBLEM

BY: GROUP XIII

1. EVA HASANAH 2. EKO MULYONO 3. AHMAD SUHAIMI 4. NIA IRASTI SANJAYA

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MUHAMMADYAH UNIVERSITY OF METRO TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM 2011/2012

Preface Global problems are not just important problems, or problems that affect many people. Rather they are those problems that affect the whole of the planet, and potentially all of the people who live on it. Climate change is one clear example that springs to mind quickly. This is because the consequences of humanly-generated changes in the atmosphere will, albeit in different ways according to region, affect everyone on the planet. In other words, the consequences are universal. Moreover, unless we profoundly change our collective behaviour, climate change may well result in irreversible changes in the climatic conditions of life a measure of the deep vulnerability of human society in the face of this issue. And it is easy to see that there will be no easy solution to the problem: the causes of the present situation are clearly related to our economic system, our attitudes to nature, our political organisation, our technological capacities and preferences, and our uses of resources. Solutions will involve not just all communities and every country, but solutions will necessarily involve cooperation between all, rather than individual approaches. In other words, the example of climate change suggests that global problems are complex, interactable, and make human society as a whole very vulnerable.

GLOBAL PROBLEM

Global problem is a problem faced by countries in the world as whole. Global problems are not just important problems, or problems that affect many people. Rather they are those problems that affect the whole of the planet, and potentially all of the people who live on it. Climate change is one clear example that springs to mind quickly. This is because the consequences of humanly-generated changes in the atmosphere will, albeit in different ways according to region, affect everyone on the planet. Global problems cannot be solved one-at-a-time. By their very nature, global problems are complex, intractable, and interrelated. Often, our best efforts to solve global problems fail or even make them worse. Global problems often stress our decision-making processes and institutional capacities beyond their limits and spiral out of control. Even the best organizations rarely excel at doing more than one thing at a time. Most individuals are hard-pressed to track more than seven variables at once. Yet we live in a seamless web of interrelated global problems, each of which may feed into and shape other problems. Moreover, we do not yet agree on what constitutes global problems, let alone global solutions. Consequently, humanity searches for global solutions at cross-purposes and even in conflict. The result is global gridlock. Global problem-solving identifies practical ways to untangle this snarl of interrelated global problems by

mapping global problems in depth identifying multiple solutions to global problems sharing strategic tools and creating collaborative partnerships to apply these tools to realize global solutions.

A. Disasters/tragedies
1. Earthquakes (the earth moves/trembles).

2. Hurrycanes/tornadoes/tyhoons (violent winds/storms). 3. Volcanoes (hot rock and gases pour from a mountain). 4. Major accidents (e.g.a plane crash). 5. Floods (too much rain) Drought (no rain) Famine (no food) 6. Epidemics (diseases affecting large number of people). 7. War/civil war.
8. Explosions (e.g. a bomb).

Verbs connected with these words. A volcano has erupted in indonesia. Hundreds are feared dead. The flu epidemis spread rapidly throughout the country. Millions are starving as a result of the famine. A big earthquake shook the city at noon today. The area is suffering its worst drought for many years. Civil war has broken out in the north of the country. A tornado swept through the islands yesterday.

Remember : injure (people), damage (things): 200 people were injured and dozens of buildings were damage in the hurricane.

B. Word for people involved in disaters/tragedies.

The explosion resulted in 300 casualties (dead and injured people). The real victims of the civil war are the children left without parents (those who suffer the results of the disaster). There were only three survivors. All the other passengers died instantly (people who live through a disaster). Throusands of refugees have crossed theberdor looking for food and shelter. During the battle, the dead and wouded were flown out in helicopters (wounded: injured in a battle/by a weapon).

C. Headlines Here are some headlines from newspapers all connected with diseases and epidemics. Explanations are given.

1. Disease can be caused by bite from a dog, fox, etc; very serious.

(Rabies out of control in many parts of Asia). 2. Terrible skin disease : leaves the skin deformed. (Minister says fight against leprosy goes on).
3. Tropical disease skin goes yellow.

(Yellow fever figures drop). 4. Usually caught because of mosquito bites. (New malaria drug tested). 5. Diseases causing sickness, diarrhoea etc; caused often by infected food and water. (Cholera and typhoid injections not needed says Tourism Minister).

EXERCISES What type disaster from the list at A opposite are these sentences about? Why? Example: The lava flow destroyed three villages. (volcano : lava is the hot rock and mental).

1. The earth is cracked and vegetation has withered. 2. The tremor struck at 3.35 p.m. local time.
3. Uring People had boarded up shops and houses during the day before, and stayed

indoor.

4. Shelling and mortar fire could be heard all over the town.

5. Witnesses said they saw a fire-ball fall out of the sky. 6. People were stranded in the upper floors and sometimes on the roofs of their homes, unable to move about. Complete the missing items in this word-class table, using a dictionary if necessary. Where there is a dash (-), you do not need to write anything. Verb Noun : thing or idea Explosion Survivor Injure Starve Erupt Noun : person

REFERENCE

http://www.nautilus.org/gps/intro