Compare and contrast these two

pictures. In your description, answer

the following questions:

 What similarities and differences can

you name?
 Which person is better/ cleverer: the
homeless woman or any of the
diners?
 Why do you think the woman on the
left has become poor and homeless?
Who is responsible for this?
 How does she spend her day?
 Where does she spend the night?
 How could she get help?
 Do you think she will ever have
dinner in a luxury restaurant? Why/
why not?
 How much do you think a meal in
this restaurant may cost?
 Can you imagine any of the diners as
homeless? Why/why not?

Word Bank

 poverty: poor, poverty-stricken, beggar,

be caught in the poverty trap, live below
the poverty line, unemployed, victim of
domestic violence/a natural disaster/war,
runaway, substance abuser
 sleep rough, live in a cardboard box/a
sleeping bag/underground tunnels, stay
the night at shelters, eat leftovers, get
food/clothes from charity shops/
organizations, poor health, suffer injuries,
lack regular medical care, malnutrition,
sell street newspapers, busk, beg for
money, shoplift,
 wealth: be born with a silver spoon in
one’s mouth, come into/inherit a fortune,
make big money/big bucks, have deep
pockets, have money to burn, rags to
riches, come across buried treasure, win
the lottery, launder money, donate one’s
riches to charity,
 they charge the Earth for a cup of tea,
pay good money for sg, afford luxury
goods/cars/homes, no expense is spared,
stay at a deluxe hotel, look down on the
poor

People and Society: Poverty and Wealth