Being a Global Citizen - Games 懂你英语 流利说 Level7 Unit3 Part1
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Which of the following is true about global citizens? They help people regardless of their nationality.
What is the significance of Davinia’ story? It demonstrates the importance of taking action.
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If something is utopian, it is...perfect in an unrealistic way.
if something is rancid, it…tastes or smells unpleasant.
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astonishing, prominent.
susceptible, vulnerable, resilient, prudent, spotless.
irritation, motivation, stimulus, momentum, hesitation
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Davinia's impact started a few years ago when she reached out to all of her friends on Facebook, and asked them to donate their pennies so she could fund girls' education. She wasn't expecting a huge response, but 700,000 pennies later, she's now sent over 120 girls to school. When we spoke last week, she told me she's become a little infamous at the local bank every time she rocks up with a shopping cart full of pennies.
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When you make global citizenship your mission, you suddenly find yourself with some extraordinary allies. See, extreme poverty isn't the only issue that's fundamentally global. So, too, are climate change, human rights, gender equality, even conflict. We found ourselves shoulder to shoulder with people who are passionate about targeting all these interrelated issues.
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1. I had no interest in citizenship purely as some sort of feel-good thing.
2. For me, citizenship means you have to act, and that's what we required.
3. And amazingly, it worked.
4. Last year, more than 155,000 citizens in the New York area alone earned enough points to qualify.
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1. When I was 12 and in my first year of high school, I started raising money for communities in the developing world.
2. We were a really enthusiastic group of kids, and we raised more money than any other school in Australia.
3. And so I was awarded the chance to go to the Philippines to learn more.
4. It was there I became friends with Sonny Boy, who lived on what was literally a pile of steaming garbage.
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I want to make the case to you today that the world's future depends on global citizens.
I'm convinced that if we had more global citizens active in our world,
then every single one of the major challenges we face would become solvable. They are ultimately global issues,
and they can ultimately only be solved by global citizens demanding global solutions from their leaders.
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Research data tells us that of the total population who even care about global issues, only 18 percent have done anything about it.
It's not that people don't want to act.
It's often that they don't know how to take action, or that they believe that their actions will have no effect.
So we had to somehow recruit and activate millions of citizens in dozens of countries to put pressure on their leaders to behave altruistically.
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Asking ‘why’ influences people to take action and bring about change.
Despite all of this momentum , we face some huge challenges.
Extreme poverty isn't the only issue that's fundamentally global.
For me, citizenship means you have to act, and that's what we required.
Global citizens will partner with the world's leading NGOs to end diseases like polio and malaria.
Global citizens will sign up in every corner of this globe, increasing the frequency, quality and impact of their actions.
He learned that one-off spikes are not enough to bring about global change.
Its goals is to build the community of people with a lifelong passion for solving global issues.
Our work is focused on finding, supporting and activating global citizens.
She'd probably tell you she's quite unremarkable, but she's having the most remarkable impact.
Some people's immediate reaction to this idea is that it's either a bit utopian or even threatening.
The impact of climate change and extreme poverty comes right to our shore.
The purpose of the festival was to encourage global citizens to unite and have their message heard.
Those of us who look beyond our borders are on the right side of history.
We, as global citizens, now have a unique opportunity to accelerate large-scale positive change around the world.
We need to confront these challenges on a global scale and in a systematic way.
We live in a time that favors the global citizen, in an age where every single voice can be heard.
Why should his ability to live out his dreams be determined by where he's born?
