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Unit 11 lesson1 World News
What areas of the world are often in the news at the moment ?
Why?
Iraq problem
Oil price
Read the
text
True or False
1. G8 stands for eight presidents of the world’s wealthiest nations.
2.The Group of Eight will be reformed this year.
3.G8 has decided to cancel the debt of Africa.
4.At 12:45 UK time today London’s name has been announced twice.
Listening
and
reading
Listen to the cassette and read the articles and answer these questions
1. What does “G8” stand for?
The world’s wealthiest nations.
2. Which nations are in the “G8”?
France
the United States
Britain
Germany Japan
Italy
Canada
Russia
3. Why is this year’s meeting unusual?
Discuss in detail the topic of Africa
No water!
No crops!
No food!
This is the result of no water.
4. What are some of the major problems in Africa?
starvation
5. How can the G8 nations help Africa’s poorest countries?
Cancel the debt of the poorest
countries.
Medical team in Africa
6. What important news were London people reacting to at lunchtime on July 6, 2005?
The announcement of the name of the city to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
Cheering people in London streets
7. How were they reacting to
this news?
8. Why did this news have
historical importance?
It is London that host the
event three times.
Language Points
1. detail
名词 “详情” “ 全部细节” This issue will be discussed in more
detail in the next chapter.
这个问题将在下一章详细讨论。
They didn’t give any detail about the game.
他们没有提供这场比赛的具体情况。
detail
detail
The brochure details all the hotels in the area and their facilities.
这本小册子详细介绍了当地所有旅馆及其设施。
2. look forward to +n. 高兴地)盼望,期待
I’m looking forward to the weekend.
我正盼望着周末。
动词 “详细介绍”
details
looking forward to
Look forward to + ving
We are looking forward to seeing you again.
我们期待着再次与你见面。
3. come down to sth 可归结为,可归纳为
What it comes down to is, either I get more money, or I leave.
归结起来就是:不给我加薪我就辞职。
looking forward to seeing
comes down to
Grammar
Complete the sentences in the table with these words
have been, was , is , will be , was being, can be, is being, had been, is going to be
The Group of Eight, or G8, (2)____ formed by eight of the world’s wealthiest nations in 1998. Past Simple
The news (3)________ celebrated by crowds in the streets.
was
is beingPresent continuous
At 12: 45 UK time today, the name of the host city for…(4)__________announced by IOC in Singapore
Reforms (5) ___________demanded by people from all over the world.
London’s name (6)________announced twice before.
…, as the topic of Africa (7) __________ discussed in detail.
Past continuous
Present
perfect
Past perfect
was being
Have been
had been
will be
They want the leaders to… so that the
problems there (8)_______ prevented from
getting any worse.
It (9) ____________ remembered as a
historical meeting this year,…
can be
is going to be
Read these sentences from the text. Find
the phrase that says who the “doer” of
the action is in each sentence. Is the
“doer” important?
The group of Eight, or G8, was formed by eight of the world’s wealthiest nations in 1998.
The doer is eight of the world’s wealthiest nations. They are important because they discuss major problems that concern the whole world.
… the name of the host city for the 2012 Olympic Games was being announced by the International Olympics Committee (IOC) …
The doer is the international Olympic Committee, which is important because it decides which city will host the Olympic Games.
Put the verbs in brackets into the Passive. Use an appropriate tense.
1. He ___ just ___________ (offer) a job with a good salary.
2. The ceremony __________ (report) in the news last night.
has been offered
was reported
3. I think cinema
___________(replace) by TV and
computers in the next century.
4. This programme becam
e very popular after it ___
______ (award) the best T
V Show of the Year.
will graduallybe replaced
was award
5. Her latest series of
articles ________________
(publish) in a nations
newspaper at the moment.
is being published
Homework
International organization has provide a one-week camp for some African children with AIDS. Write a short 100-word news report for a local newspaper.
Try to use
the Passive