News BroadcastVOA Special English March 12-14, 2011

News Item 1

Questions:1. How many people were killed in the

earthquake and tsunami in Japan?

2. What’s the size of the earthquake?

3. When did the earthquake strike Japan?

News Item 2

Questions:1. What’s the news mainly about? appeal to － to make a serious and urgent request

2. What did Japan’s Prime Minister warn of? planned electrical outages

3. What could be the possible deaths in Miyagi Prefecture ( 道府县） alone ?

4. How many people have been forced to seek emergency shelter?

5. What do the engineers at the Fukushima ( 福岛） nuclear power plant continue to do?

Main Organs of the United Nations(1) The General Assembly GA 联合国大会(2) The Security Council SC 联合国安理会(3)The Economic and Social Council ESC 联合国经济及社会理事会(4) The Trusteeship council TC 托管理事会(5) The International Court of Justice ICJ 国际法院(6) The Secretariat ST 联合国秘书处