Lesson 1

World News

Lesson 1

World News

What areas of the world are often

in the news at the moment ?

Why?

The issue is about

nuclear problem

between Iran and

the USA.

Iraq problem

oil price

Read the text

True or False1. 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.

F

F

F

F

5. The topic of the meeting of G8 is about

Africa.

6. Prince William in New Zealand asks

the British to celebrate activities for the

news.

7. Paris is London’s strongest competitor

in hosting the 2012 Olympic Games.

T

F

T

Listening and reading

Listen the articles and answer these

questions.

1. What does “G8” stand for?

The world’s wealthiest nations.

2. Which nations are in the “G8”?

3. Why is this year’s meeting unusual?

Because the topic of Africa will be

discussed in detail this year.

France

the United States

Britain

Germany Japan

Italy

Canada

Russia

4. What are some of the major problems

in Africa?

No clothing,

no housing,

starvation

No water!

No crops!

No food!

This is the result of no water.

5. How can the G8 nations help Africa’s

poorest countries?

Cancel the debt of the poorest

countries.

What’s your opinion?

What else questions are there?

sex education 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?

Because now London has the

distinction of being the first city to host

the event three times.

1. detail n. 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。

Language PointsLanguage Points

v. 详细介绍 The brochure details all the hotels in t

he 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。

look forward to + v-ing

We are looking forward to seeing you a

gain.

我们期待着再次与您见面。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。

4. concern 涉及，牵涉（某人） The event has concerned a lot of impor

tant people, we must take it seriously.

这个事件已经牵涉到一大批重要人物，我们必须谨慎对待。5. delighted adj.

I was delighted that you could stay.

你能留下来我很高兴。

to one’s delight n. 使某人高兴的是 To his delight, he can go abroad with his

parents.

使他高兴的是，他可以和他父母一起出国。

1. She had the ____ of being the first

woman to fly the Atlantic. Now many

people admires her.

A. excellent B. distinction

C. idea D. dream2. The teacher demanded that all the

experiments _________ by Friday.

A. were done B. be done

C. did D. should do

3. Everyone who was directly ____ in the

accident has now resigned ( 辞职 ).

A. cared B. concerned

C. connected D. attended

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

was

Grammar

The news (3) _______ celebrated by

crowds in the streets.

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.

is beingPresent continuous

Past continuous

was being

Present perfect

have been

London’s name (6) ________ announced

twice before.

…, as the topic of Africa (7) ______

discussed in detail.

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,…

Past perfecthad been

will be

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?

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 cinemas ____________

___________ (replace) by TVs and

computers in the next century.

4. This programme became very popu

lar after it ___________ (award) the b

est TV Show of the Year.

will gradually

be replaced

was awarded

5. Her latest series of articles

________________ (publish) in a

national newspaper at the moment.

is being published

Homework

An international organization has

provided 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.