Goal 1 - No Poverty

Reading• By 2030, remove absolute poverty for all people
living on less than $1.25 a day.
• By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportionof people living in poverty.

➢ Please preview the article in lesson 1.
Poverty means that there is little or no money to meet basic needs suchas food, water, clothing and shelter.
There are two types of poverty - absolute poverty and relative poverty.
Absolute poverty is a condition where the household income is below anecessary level to meet basic needs of life including food, shelter,
education, safe drinking water, etc.
Relative poverty depends on the level of development of the country. It
is a condition where the household income is a certain percentage
below median incomes.
poverty: (n.) the state of having little or no money for basic needs
shelter: (n.) temporary housing for homelessmedian: (adj.) middle, half
percentage: (n.) a rate, number, or amount in each hundred.

Homework

Scan and Listen➢ Do research in lesson 2. Please collect data on somepoverty problems in your country.
 What areas of your country are facing food and water crisis?
What is the state of the people there?
 What are the educational conditions of children in poor areas ofyour country?
 What are the housing conditions of poor families?

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Goal 2 - Zero Hunger

Reading• By 2030, achieve universal access to safe andnutritious food.
• By 2030, end all forms of malnutrition.
• By 2030, double the agricultural productivity andincomes of small-scale food producers.

➢ Please preview the article in lesson 3.
We all need healthy food to help our bodies and brains grow strong so
we can do great things. However, the number of people suffer fromhunger is increasing all over the world. More than 200 million people inIndia stay hungry and one third of the children is undernourished.
According to the FAO report, 51.4% of women aged 15 to 49 are anemic.
34.7% of the children aged under 5 in India are too short for their age
which is called stunting while 20% suffer from wasting, which means
their weight is too low for their height.

Poverty and war are the two primary causes of world hunger.
undernourished: (adj.) not eating enough food to continue to be in good healthanemic: (adj.) without any energy and effort because of suffering from thedisease anaemia
stunting: (n.) being 'too short for one’s age
wasting: (n.) being extremely thin for one’s height

Homework

Scan and Listen➢ Do research in lesson 4. Please collect data on somehunger issues in your country.
 Do you know any places in your country facing hunger issues?
 How is the life of people in hunger in your country?
 What are the causes of hunger in your country?

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Goal 3 Good Health and Well-being

Reading• By 2030, reduce the global mother death rate.
• By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns
and children under 5 years of age.
• By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS.

➢ Please preview the article in lesson 5.
Nowadays, the health of mother and child has become a growing
concern. Based on the data from WHO, it is said that 2.8 million
pregnant women and newborns die every year.
Disease is also one of the factors that affect people's health. AIDS is
now the leading cause of death among teenagers (aged 10–19) in Africa
and the second most common cause of teenagers’ deaths in the wholeworld.
Many countries still have poor medical services such as Syria, Brazil andIndia. They don’t have enough medical supplies and even health care
workers, which also causes many health risks.
WHO: World Health Organization
newborns: (n.) babies from birth to four weeks
medical: (adj.) relating to the study or practice of medicine

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Homework➢ Do research in lesson 6. Please collect data on somehealth problems in your country.
 Death rate of children and women in your country:
 Poor medical services in some regions: List three infectious diseases that have ever occurred:

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Goal 4 Quality Education

Reading• Ensure that all girls and boys complete free,equitable and quality primary andsecondary education.
• Ensure that all girls and boys have access to
education that prepare them for primaryeducation.

➢ Please preview the article in lesson 7.
Education is the key to a better life and a better future. In the past 10 years,
major progress has been made in access to education. However, there are still
many children who do not go to school.
More than 140 million did not have the possibility to take the school-leaving
examination. As a result, they were not qualified to enter higher education or
to graduate from school.
Some 750 million young people (over 15 years old) are illiterate, and almost
two thirds of them are women.

Education is the most powerful tool we have for sustainable development andthis goal ensures that all girls and boys finish free primary and secondary
schooling by 2030.
access: (n.) the opportunity or right to use something or to see
somebody/something
qualified: (n.) completely trained for a particular job
illiterate: (adj.) ​(of a person) not knowing how to read or write

Homework

Scan and Listen➢ Do research in lesson 8. Please collect data on
education problems in your country.
 How many people are there having no access to education inyour country?
 Why do people drop out of schools in your country?
 Do boys and girls have the same chance to get educated? If not,search for some examples.

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Goal 5 Gender Equality

Reading• End all forms of gender inequality against
all women and girls everywhere.
• End all forms of violence against all womenand girls in the public and public settings.

➢ Please preview the article in lesson 9.
Gender inequality is the idea that men and women are not equal in gender.
In Congo, the husband is the head of the household which means the wife
must obey her husband completely.
In South Asia, child marriage is most common and it affects girls far morethan boys. Child marriage is also a way for economic survival. Families
marry their daughters at an early age to reduce life burden.
In some parts of the Philippines, often girls are not sent to school. Whenthey become adults, they do not have enough ability to earn money
because they have not received good education.
In India, there are only few jobs provided for women even nowadays.
What’s worse, women are not employed in some certain positions in theworkplace simply because of gender.
inequality: (n.) lack of equality
marriage: (n.) the state of being a married couple voluntarily
joined for life
survival: (n.) a state of surviving

Homework

Scan and Listen➢ Do research in lesson 10. Please collect data on genderinequality issues in your country.
 What is the status of women in a family in your country?
 In your country, are there any areas that girls are not allowed toattend school?
 In which industries are women paid the highest or lowest?
 Is the phenomenon of women in politics prevalent in your country?

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Goal 6 Clean Water and Sanitation

Reading• By 2030, achieve universal and equal access to safe
and affordable drinking water for all.
• By 2030, achieve access to sanitation and hygiene
for all, paying special attention to the needs ofwomen and girls.

➢ Please preview the article in lesson 11.
Water, sanitation and hygiene, or WASH, are important to humanhealth and well-being.
Having no access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities is ahuge cause of death in the world, especially among children. Diarrhea,
a disease that is caused by drinking contaminated water, kills around
1.6 million children every year.
In order to save the lives of people who die from diseases because of
unsafe water and sanitation, and poor hygiene practices, necessary
action must be taken to help improve the situation.
sanitation: (n.) the process of keeping places clean and healthy, especially byproviding a sewage system and clean water supply
hygiene: (n.) the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean,especially to prevent diseases
contaminated: (adj.) less pure or poisonous

Homework
Scan and Listen➢ Do research in lesson 12. Please collect data on sanitation
problems in your country.
 How many people in your country die each year from diseases
caused by poor sanitation?
 Name some regions with poor sanitation:

 List some sanitation problem that your country has:

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Goal 7 Affordable and Clean Energy••

Reading

By 2030, ensure access to affordable,
reliable and modern energy services.
By 2030, double the global rate of
improvement in energy efficiency.

➢ Please preview the article in lesson 13.
For a long time, coal, oil and gas have been major sources of electricity
production, but burning these carbon fuels produces a lot of greenhousegases. It will cause climate change and harm the environment and publichealth.
Therefore, we should use more clean energy. Energy from the water, thewind, and the sun are clean and can be reused. Such energy is called
renewable energy.
Renewable energy is making great progress. However, the distribution ofrenewable resources is unequal. At the same time, some countries do nothave access to this resource due to lack of technologies. So, more efforts
are needed to improve access to clean energy and high technologies forpeople around the world.
carbon fuels -a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
renewable: ( adj.) capable of being renewed; replaceable
distribution: (n. ) the process of spreading something over an area
technologies: (n.) the practical application of science to
Scan and Listencommerce or industry

Homework➢ Do research in lesson 14. Please collect data on clean energy inyour country.
 What are the richest and the rarest energy in your country?
 What energy crisis is your country currently facing?
 What are the energy waste problems in your country?

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Goal 8 Decent Work & Economic Growth

Reading• Sustain at least 7% GDP growth every year in the least
developed countries.
• Achieve higher levels of economic productivity.
• Promote policies that help create decent jobs andencourage the growth of different-sized companies.

➢ Please preview the article in lesson 15.
Young people ages 15-24 who make up 22 percent of the world’s
adult population are having difficulty finding jobs -- Neither do they
have jobs that they freely choose, nor do they get enough money fora reasonable number of working hours.
These young people are either unemployed or have a job but live inpoverty.
By providing better employment opportunities and decent work forboth men and women, the economy will grow as work and workers
become more productive.
make up : (v.) to form something
reasonable: (adj.) acceptable and appropriate in particularunemployed: (adj.) not having a job that provides money
productive: (adj.) achieving good results through hard work

Scan and Listen

Homework➢ Do research in lesson 16. Please collect data on unemployment
problems in your country.
 How many people are unemployed in your country?
 How does the government in your country help unemployed people?
 Search for a news report on unemployment problems in your country.

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Goal 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Reading• By 2030, develop quality and sustainable infrastructure
to support economic development and human wellbeing.
• By 2030, enhance scientific research in industrial
sectors in all countries.

➢ Please preview the article in lesson 17.
Infrastructure provides the basic needs to society. It can include public
services like railway system. Nowadays, the development of railway
system is unequal in different countries, especially in the developing
countries.
In Vietnam, the railway system now has the total length of about only
2,700 kilometers. Due to financial reasons, Vietnam's investment inrailway is very limited, so the railway development is very slow.
The Philippines has less advanced intelligent control systems.
Therefore, the government is still working to improve the railway
system and develop effective policies for the infrastructure andoperation of railway lines.
infrastructure: (n.) the system of public works of a country, state, orregion and also the resources (such as personnel, buildings, or
equipment) required for an activity
intelligent control systems: (n) refer to the equipment made on highly
automated production lines

Homework

Scan and Listen➢ Do research in lesson 18. Please collect data on
poor infrastructure problems in your country.
 Does your country have a rapid network system in most areas?
 Does your country have a relatively complete medical system?
 What is the status of railway development in your country?

10Goal 10 Reduced Inequalities

Reading• By 2030, achieve and sustain income growth of thebottom 40% of the population.
• By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic,
and political inclusion of all.
• Ensure equal chances and reduce inequalities bypromoting appropriate laws.

➢ Please preview the article in lesson 19.
Inequalities can be seen everywhere. Everywhere we look, we see differencesin status, gender, and power.

In the workplace, there is sometimes income inequality among genders andrace groups.
Besides gender income inequality, there is also economic inequality, also known
as the gap between the rich and the poor.
The richest 1% of the world’s population now control up to 40% of global assets,
while the poorest half owns just 1%.
inequality: (n.) the unfair situation in society when some people havemore opportunities, money, etc. than other people
income : (n.) money that is earned from doing work or received frominvestments
assets : (n.) something valuable to a person or organization that canbe used to pay debts

Scan and Listen

Homework➢ Do research in lesson 20. Please collect data on
inequality problems in your country.
 Do men and women get equal salary for doing the same job?
 Do people work in downtown and in countryside get the same salary?
 Search for income inequality problems in your country.

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Goal 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Reading• 1.By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe andaffordable housing and basic services.
• 2.Support positive economic, social and environmental
links between urban and rural areas by strengthening
regional development planning.

➢ Please preview the article in lesson 21.
A “sustainable city” is a city that focuses on environmentally friendly practices.
It aims to improve the urban surroundings and benefit the well-being of citizens
living there.
To build a green city, the community must first take measures to protect thesurroundings that citizens live. The community should encourage the buildingof green homes, reserve more green space, support environment-friendly
transportation methods, and offer efficient recycling and waste management.
Meanwhile, all the citizens should work together to improve community
environment. We should positively obey garbage sorting rules and choose
environment-friendly public transportation in our daily life.
surroundings: (n.) the environmental condition
garbage: (n.) household waste

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Homework➢ Do research in lesson 22. Please collect some information
about sustainable city in your country.
 What are the environment problem in your city?
 Does your country have new energy vehicles? What are they?
 What kind of sustainable resources or energy does your country have?
 How does your city handle domestic waste?

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Goal 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Reading• Implement the 10-year framework of programs onsustainable consumption and production.
• By 2030, achieve the sustainable management andefficient use of natural resources.
• By 2030, reduce per capita global food waste at theretail and consumer levels.

➢ Please preview the article in lesson 23.
Over the past 50 years, global production and consumption of plastics haveincreased more than 20 times over. Why is it happening? It is because the useof plastic is very economical.
Plastic is a very convenient and useful material in our day-to-day life and dailychores. Unfortunately, it is harmful to the environment.
To deal with this problem, many countries have taken actions. For example,
Bangladesh was the first country to ban plastic bags in 2002. Japan was firstrecorded example of paper recycling.
production: (n.) the amount of something that is made by a country or a company
consumption : (n.) the amount something that is used or eaten
economical : (adj.) not using a lot of fuel or money
convenient : (adj.) suitable for your purpose and needs andcausing the least difficulty
ban : (v.) to forbid (= refuse to allow) something, especially officially

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Homework➢ Do research in lesson 24. Please collect date on plastic crisis inyour country.
 How many plastic products are produced per year?
 How many plastic products do people use per year?
 Search for bad effects of the usage of plastic in your country.

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Goal 13 Climate Action• 1. Strengthen adaptive capacity to climate-related
hazards and natural disasters in all countries.

Reading• 2. Integrate climate change measures into national
policies, strategies and planning.

➢ Please preview the article in lesson 25.
Our earth is warming. The average temperature of earth has risen by 1.4°F overthe past century and is predicted to rise another 2 to 11.5°F over the next
hundred years. Small changes in the average temperature of the earth can leadto huge and dangerous changes in climate and weather. For example, many
places have brought changes in rainfall, leading to more floods, droughts, orintense rain.
Over the past century, human activities have produced large amounts of CO2(carbon dioxide) and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The
majority of greenhouse gases come from burning fossil fuels to produce energy.
Deforestation, industrial processes, and some agricultural practices also emit
gases into the atmosphere.
drought: (n) a temporary shortage of rainfall
deforestation: (n) the removal of trees

Scan and Listen

Homework➢ Do research in lesson 26. Please collect some information
about climate change in your country.
 What areas of your country are often dry?
 What is the most frequent extreme weather in your country?
 What bad effects does the extreme weather have on your country?

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Goal 14 Life below Water• 1. By 2025, greatly reduce marine pollution of all kinds.
• 2. By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine andcoastal ecosystems.

Reading➢ Please preview the article in lesson 27.
People rely on oceans for food, energy, and water. Yet, we have caused hugedamage to these precious resources.
The ocean has been used as “garbage dump”. Most of the waste material foundat the coast and floating on the ocean is plastic.
The ocean absorbs too much CO2 from the atmosphere. The dissolved CO2
makes the ocean become more acidic, making it more difficult for coral reel tobuild shells.
So, saving our oceans must remain a priority.
precious : (adj.) valuable or important and not to be wasted
absorb : (v.) to take in a liquid, gas or other substance from the surface
or space around
acidic : (adj.) containing acidpriority : (n.) to collect rubbish in order to treat it
and produce useful materials that can be used again

Homework

Scan and Listen➢ Do research in lesson 28. Please collect some information
about life below water in your country.
 What types ocean pollution does your country have?
 What are the negative impacts of ocean pollution?
 Search for examples of different types of ocean pollution in your country.

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Goal 15 Life on Land

Reading• 1.By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable
management of all types of forests and substantially
increase afforestation and reforestation globally.
• 2.Take urgent and significant action to reduce thedegradation of natural habitats.

➢ Please preview the article in lesson 29.
Land and forests are the foundation of sustainable development. Forests cover
30% of the Earth’s surface. In addition to providing food security and shelter,
forests are key to fighting climate change and protecting the diversity of plant
and animal life.
Forests help to preserve other natural resources such as water, air, and animals.
Without forests, the land cannot hold water as well and it will cause soil andwater loss. This means that hillsides will collapse in a heavy rain, causing greatdamage. Not only that, but without the protection of trees, the nutrition will be
washed away from the soil and nothing will be able to grow on the land.
diversity: (n.) variety
collapse: (v.) break down
nutrition: (n.) the processes by which an organism assimilates foodand uses it for growth and maintenance

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Homework➢ Do research in lesson 30. Please collect some information
about life on land in your country.
 What is the forest cover in your country?
 What are the areas of your country where forest damage is the mostserious?

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Goal 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions• Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related
death rates everywhere.
• End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms ofviolence against and torture of children.
• Promote the rule of law at the world levels and ensure
equal access to justice for all.

Reading➢ Please preview the article in lesson 31.
Violence against children happens when someone hurts a child’s feelings orbody in a way that affects their development and well-being.

Corporal punishment is the most common form of violence causing pain or
discomfort to a child.
Bullying is also another form of youth violence. It involves repeated physical or
psychological harm and often takes place in schools and other settings wherechildren gather.
violence : (n.) actions or words that are intended to hurt people
physical : (adj.) relating to the body
psychological : (adj.) relating to the human mind and feelings

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Homework➢ Do research in lesson 32. Please collect some information
about violence in your country.
 What forms of violence against children are there in your country?
 What impacts would violence have on children?
 Search for examples of violence against children in your country.

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Goal 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Reading• 1.Strengthen domestic resource mobilization andimprove domestic capacity for tax and other revenue
collection.
• 2. Developed countries implement official assistancecommitments to developing countries.

➢ Please preview the article in lesson 33.
The United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development aims to improve
the quality of life for all people around the world, including the environment welive in. Through their unique platform, branches of the organization focus on
taking action on the issues confronting humanity in the 21st century. The key
element in achieving all 17 Sustainable Development Goals is the cooperationand effort of all global citizens.
We are all in this together. The Agenda, with its 17 goals, is universal and calls
for action by all countries, both developed countries and developing countries,
to ensure no one is left behind.
confront: (v.) to deal with a problem or difficult situationcooperation: (n.) the fact of doing something together or of working
together towards a shared aim

Homework

Scan and Listen➢ Do research in lesson 34. Please find some examples of countries
working together to promote sustainable development.

 What measures have developed countries taken to assist theeconomies of developing countries?
 What specific measures have been taken by internationalorganizations to address climate change?

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