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