lesson 1 elderly problem (introduction)
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Elderly Problems in Hong KongIntroduction/ Background (1 lesson)• News reading• Questions for discussion
Role Play 角色扮演 (3 lessons)• Discussion and Debate• Preparation for the role play• Role play begins
Role Play – Grouping ( 分組 )• 6 Groups
• Each group contains exactly 6 students
• Each group please hand in your grouping list (just write down the names and class numbers of all the 6 group members in a piece of paper)
Elderly Population in Hong Kong
• Basically, Hong Kong is an aging society ( 人口老化的社會 ).
• People at the age of 65 make up about 11-12% (0.84 million) of the total population at the moment.
• It is predicted ( 估計 ) that by 2032, there will be 1 out of 4 people at the age of 65.
Everywhere in the world are facing the problem of ageing population!
In the world, the number of people older than 65 will rise to 1.4 billion (14 億 ) by 2040 from about 506 million in 2008!
News Reading (5 minutes)
報章概要 – 誰來照顧外婆 ?• 澳洲事例• David Croser 把他的母親 (Mrs Alice
Croser) 遺棄在悉尼火車站 , 於是她被送去緊急庇護所• Alice Croser 的 9 個兒女都不願意照顧她• 這件事件在澳洲引起激烈討論• 究竟照顧老人是家庭還是政府的責任 ?
Who is to take care of granny?1. Suggest some reasons why the old lady
is not welcome by her children.
2. Are Mrs Croser’s children responsible for taking care of their old mother? Why?
Discussion (10 minutes)3. Who, do you think has a greater
responsibility in looking after the elderly, the government or the family?
4. In what way are the Asian countries ( 亞洲國家 ) different from the Western countries ( 西方國家 ) in looking after the elderly? Which in your opinion is better?
Useful Vocabulary• filial piety ( 孝道 ) e.g. Chinese people stress filial
piety.
• dutiful ( 盡責 ) e.g. Mr. and Mrs. Chan are dutiful parents, they take care of their children well.
• lonely ( 孤獨 ) e.g. Mrs. Wong feels very sad and lonely.
• living environment/ condition ( 居住環境 ) e.g. The living environment/ condition of poor people is bad.
• used to / accustom ( 習慣 ) e.g. I used to live on my own./ I am not accustomed to live with other people.
Useful Vocabulary• temper ( 脾氣 ) e.g. My grandfather has bad
temper.
• his/her own wish ( 他 / 她的意願 ) e.g. Living in the Home for Elderly is grandmother’s own wish.
• financial burden ( 經濟負擔 ) • helpless ( 無助 )• moral ( 道德 ) / immoral ( 不道德 )• harmony ( 融洽 )• interpersonal relationship ( 人際關係 )
East & WestAsian society Western Society
Family IndividualLive with the parents even after marriage
Leave their parents when people grow up or
after marriageFamily responsibility
“An elder at home is a treasure”
Government responsibility
to provide welfare and service for the elders
Please remember to hand in the grouping list
in tomorrow’s lesson~ ^.^