1 Vocabulary exercises Fill in the blanks with suitable phrases on p.2. 1. The first national _______________ reveals the key factors behind happiness,

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Vocabulary exercisesVocabulary exercises Fill in the blanks with suitable phrases on p.2.

1. The first national _______________  reveals the key factors behind happiness, and lists the most and least contented parts of the UK.

2. Woolworths has limited sales of ____________ to four tins, after reports that shelves were stripped and products sent to China.

well-being survey

baby formula

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Vocabulary exercisesVocabulary exercises Fill in the blanks with suitable phrases on p.2.

3.  Most experts believe a “_____________” — in which the virus persists but the body controls it — would be a huge breakthrough in care.

4. On 7 January 2012, a scenic ______________ flight from Carterton, New Zealand, collided with a high voltage power line while attempting to land.

hot air balloon

functional cure

Background InformationBackground InformationBackground InformationBackground Information

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Background InformationBackground Information Particulate matter (PM) are tiny pieces of solid or

liquid matter associated with the Earth's atmosphere. They are suspended in the atmosphere as atmospheric aerosol (大气气溶胶 ), a term which refers to the particulate/air mixture, as opposed to the particulate matter alone.

 Sources of particulate matter can be man-made or natural. They can adversely affect human health and also have impact on climate and precipitation.

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Background InformationBackground Information Smog is a type of air pollution; the word

“smog” was coined in the early 20th century to refer to smoky fog. The word was then intended to refer to what was a familiar and serious problem in London from the 19th century to the mid-20th century. This kind of smog is caused by the burning of large amounts of coal within a city. This smog contains soot particulates (煤烟颗粒 ) from smoke, sulfur dioxide (二氧化硫 ) and other components.

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Background InformationBackground Information Modern smog, as found for example in Los

Angeles, is a type of air pollution derived from vehicular emission from internal combustion engines (内燃机 ) and industrial fumes that react in the atmosphere with sunlight to form secondary pollutants that also combine with the primary emissions to form photochemical smog (光化学烟雾 ).

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Background InformationBackground Information Housing prices still remain a headache for

citizens.

Fast ReadingFast ReadingFast ReadingFast Reading

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Fast ReadingFast Reading Fill in the blanks with proper words or

phrases according to the facts listed near the bottom of page 2.

1. The Holi One Color Festival in Cape Town is inspired by ______________________________ in India.Hindu Holi Spring Festival of Color

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2. Violators of Hong Kong’s baby formula limits face _________________________ and __________________. two years in prison

fines of up to HK$500,000

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Fast ReadingFast Reading Question: How was Timothy Brown cured of

AIDS? He received bone marrow transplants

originally intended to cure leukemia, but the donor of the bone marrow is naturally resistant to HIV, so he ended up being cured of both the two diseases.

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Task ITask I

Talk with your partners:

Do you know anything about the“Two Sessions”?

What does the“Two Sessions” represent?

[the National People's Congress and the Chinese

Political Consultative Conference(NPC&CPPCC)]

If you are a representative of the“Two Sessions”,

which topic would you care more about?

(the social security, the enviroment,the education etc)

Task ITask I

Talk with your partners:

Do you know anything about the“Two Sessions”?

What does the“Two Sessions” represent?

[the National People's Congress and the Chinese

Political Consultative Conference(NPC&CPPCC)]

If you are a representative of the“Two Sessions”,

which topic would you care more about?

(the social security, the enviroment,the education etc)

SpeakingSpeakingSpeakingSpeaking

Lead—in Activity

Reading ComprehensionReading Comprehension

Read the passage twice and answer the following questions :

1. What is the main idea of “Wen`s last NPC report” ?

2. How many parts does this passage mention about what the country plans to do this year? What are they?

It sums up what China has accomplished in the past five years and outlines the goals for 2013 . It sums up what China has accomplished in the past five years and outlines the goals for 2013 .

This passage mentions five parts. They are economic growth, environmental protection, food safety, housing prices and national defense.

This passage mentions five parts. They are economic growth, environmental protection, food safety, housing prices and national defense.

Reading ComprehensionReading Comprehension

3. What measures will the government take to rein in inflation?

4. What measures have the government taken to cool the housing market?

Lower the control target of this year’s consumer price index increase to around 3.5 percent , create more than 9 million urban jobs and keep the registered urban unemployment rate at or below 4.6 percent this year.

Lower the control target of this year’s consumer price index increase to around 3.5 percent , create more than 9 million urban jobs and keep the registered urban unemployment rate at or below 4.6 percent this year.

The latest move is that homeowners who sell their homes will be subject to an income tax as high as 20 percent of the profit they make on the transaction. .

The latest move is that homeowners who sell their homes will be subject to an income tax as high as 20 percent of the profit they make on the transaction. .

Every March, the NPC and CPPCC annual Every March, the NPC and CPPCC annual sessions take place to debate key national issues. sessions take place to debate key national issues. Whatever decisions are reached will affect people’s lives Whatever decisions are reached will affect people’s lives all across the country. all across the country. The NPC, or National People’s Congress, is China’s top The NPC, or National People’s Congress, is China’s top legislature. NPC deputies are elected from 35 electoral legislature. NPC deputies are elected from 35 electoral units from provincial-level people’s congresses, the units from provincial-level people’s congresses, the People’s Liberation Army, the deputy election council of People’s Liberation Army, the deputy election council of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region SAR and the Hong Kong Special Administration Region SAR and the Taiwan compatriots’ consultation election council.the Taiwan compatriots’ consultation election council. The NPC’s powers include amending China’s The NPC’s powers include amending China’s Constitution and overseeing its enforcement. It’s also Constitution and overseeing its enforcement. It’s also responsible for enacting and amending basic laws, responsible for enacting and amending basic laws, electing and appointing members to central state organs, electing and appointing members to central state organs, and determining major state issues.and determining major state issues.

Every March, the NPC and CPPCC annual Every March, the NPC and CPPCC annual sessions take place to debate key national issues. sessions take place to debate key national issues. Whatever decisions are reached will affect people’s lives Whatever decisions are reached will affect people’s lives all across the country. all across the country. The NPC, or National People’s Congress, is China’s top The NPC, or National People’s Congress, is China’s top legislature. NPC deputies are elected from 35 electoral legislature. NPC deputies are elected from 35 electoral units from provincial-level people’s congresses, the units from provincial-level people’s congresses, the People’s Liberation Army, the deputy election council of People’s Liberation Army, the deputy election council of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region SAR and the Hong Kong Special Administration Region SAR and the Taiwan compatriots’ consultation election council.the Taiwan compatriots’ consultation election council. The NPC’s powers include amending China’s The NPC’s powers include amending China’s Constitution and overseeing its enforcement. It’s also Constitution and overseeing its enforcement. It’s also responsible for enacting and amending basic laws, responsible for enacting and amending basic laws, electing and appointing members to central state organs, electing and appointing members to central state organs, and determining major state issues.and determining major state issues.

Listening Listening

Listening Listening Lead—in Activity

Test your ears!Test your ears!Test your ears!Test your ears!

Nearly 3000 deputies are elected to the 12th Nearly 3000 deputies are elected to the 12th National People’s Congress. Out of these 3000 deputies National People’s Congress. Out of these 3000 deputies 700 are female, and more than 400 are from ethnic 700 are female, and more than 400 are from ethnic minority groups. minority groups. On the other hand, the Chinese People’s Political On the other hand, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, is China’s top political advisory Consultative Conference, is China’s top political advisory body. Selected through consultation and body. Selected through consultation and recommendation, CPPCC members represent all walks of recommendation, CPPCC members represent all walks of life from China, have social influence and are capable of life from China, have social influence and are capable of participating in the deliberation and administration of participating in the deliberation and administration of state affairs. state affairs. The main functions of the CPPCC are political The main functions of the CPPCC are political consultation, democratic supervision and participation in consultation, democratic supervision and participation in the deliberation and administration of state affairs. the deliberation and administration of state affairs. The 12th CPPCC National Committee has a total of more The 12th CPPCC National Committee has a total of more than 2,200 members, including nearly 400 females and than 2,200 members, including nearly 400 females and around 260 members from China’s ethnic minority around 260 members from China’s ethnic minority groups.groups.

Nearly 3000 deputies are elected to the 12th Nearly 3000 deputies are elected to the 12th National People’s Congress. Out of these 3000 deputies National People’s Congress. Out of these 3000 deputies 700 are female, and more than 400 are from ethnic 700 are female, and more than 400 are from ethnic minority groups. minority groups. On the other hand, the Chinese People’s Political On the other hand, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, is China’s top political advisory Consultative Conference, is China’s top political advisory body. Selected through consultation and body. Selected through consultation and recommendation, CPPCC members represent all walks of recommendation, CPPCC members represent all walks of life from China, have social influence and are capable of life from China, have social influence and are capable of participating in the deliberation and administration of participating in the deliberation and administration of state affairs. state affairs. The main functions of the CPPCC are political The main functions of the CPPCC are political consultation, democratic supervision and participation in consultation, democratic supervision and participation in the deliberation and administration of state affairs. the deliberation and administration of state affairs. The 12th CPPCC National Committee has a total of more The 12th CPPCC National Committee has a total of more than 2,200 members, including nearly 400 females and than 2,200 members, including nearly 400 females and around 260 members from China’s ethnic minority around 260 members from China’s ethnic minority groups.groups.

Lead—in Activity

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Detailed ReadingDetailed Reading 1. According to the article, what has

specifically raised public concern about pollution?

This winter Beijing and many parts of the country were repeatedly hit by smog, and pollution has become a growing public concern.

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Detailed ReadingDetailed Reading 2. What are the measures mentioned to deal

with pollution? The measures include: (1) increasing the conservation and reuse of

energy and resources; (2) reducing energy and materials

consumption and carbon dioxide emissions; (3) adjusting the economic structure; (4) upgrading related standards, practices,

laws and regulations.

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Detailed ReadingDetailed Reading 3. The government has also decided to rein in

inflation by lowering the control target of this year’s consumer price index increase to around 3.5 percent, compared with last year’s target of 4 percent.

Translate the sentence into Chinese.政府还决定，将消费者价格指数涨幅控制

在 3.5%左右，以此来控制通货膨胀。去年这个目标数字为 4%。

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Detailed ReadingDetailed Reading 4. According to Chen Xiaohong, what should

be done to help realize seamless supervision of food safety?

In order to be better supervised, the issue of food safety should be brought under the management of a single government agency instead of being within the purview of a number of agencies.

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Detailed ReadingDetailed Reading 5. The latest move is that homeowners

who sell their homes will be subject to an income tax as high as 20 percent of the profit they make on the transaction.

Translate the sentence into Chinese.最新的措施是，售房房主要交的个人所得税高达交易利润的 20%。

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Detailed ReadingDetailed Reading 6. How would the defense budget be spent? The money will be used to improve living and

working conditions of service people, make the armed forces more mechanized and information-based, and protect national security.

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Detailed ReadingDetailed Reading 7. From which aspects can we see that China

will no longer emphasize growth at all costs? First, in the past five years, the government

fulfilled its promise to spend 4 percent of GDP in 2012 on education, and started to build a basic medical insurance system that covers the whole population;

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Detailed ReadingDetailed Reading Second, Wen’s report highlights environmental

protection, food safety, housing prices and national defense in addition to economic growth, which shows the government has been shifting away from its previous GDP-driven mode, and paying more attention to social programs.

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__ inflation

__ conservation

__ emission

__ regulatory

__ purview

__ speculative

__ territorial

a. the preservation and careful management of

the environment and of natural resources

b. restricting according to rules or principles

c. not based on fact or investigation

d. a general and progressive increase in prices

e. of or relating to a territory

f. the act of emitting; causing to flow forth

g. the range of interest or activity that can be

anticipated

a

c

d

e

bf

g

Task 1 Task 1 Match the words with their meanings.

Words Practice

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Words Practice

Task 2Task 2 Complete the sentences with the words from Task 1.

Task 2Task 2 Complete the sentences with the words from Task 1.

1. But for many other species,_____________ efforts are likely to

come too late.

2. “_____________ issues do not exist in this region, ” he said.

3. What do these____________ figures actually mean?

4. The alternative to this is ______________ risk, where there is

the chance of gain.

1. But for many other species,_____________ efforts are likely to

come too late.

2. “_____________ issues do not exist in this region, ” he said.

3. What do these____________ figures actually mean?

4. The alternative to this is ______________ risk, where there is

the chance of gain.

conservationconservation

TerritorialTerritorial

emissionemission

speculativespeculative

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Task 2Task 2 Complete the sentences with the words from Task 1.

Task 2Task 2 Complete the sentences with the words from Task 1.

5. These are investors who say people should buy gold to protect

against _____________.

6. Despite design and _____________ improvements, the road is

still arduous.

7. She thought including this point in her opinion was within her

judicial ____________.

5. These are investors who say people should buy gold to protect

against _____________.

6. Despite design and _____________ improvements, the road is

still arduous.

7. She thought including this point in her opinion was within her

judicial ____________.

regulatoryregulatory

inflationinflation

purviewpurview

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Make a survey to the students in your school about the “two sessions”: Which kind of things are you concerned about? Why? Who do you think should be the representatives for the

people? If you are a representative of the“Two Sessions”, which topic would you propose for the people? Which part of the things do you think people are conerned more about?

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Assignment Assignment

DiscussionDiscussionDiscussionDiscussion

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Discussion & SummaryDiscussion & Summary Do you think the measures

mentioned in the report will be effective enough to solve the current problems? Why or why not?

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1. Do you know the term “gender discrimination”? Have you ever encountered it in your life? If yes, share your story with your group members.

DiscussionDiscussion

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2. Look at the picture and share your understanding with your partner.

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1. Why was Wu Wenjia excited at the news of a job fair exclusive for female graduates?1. Why was Wu Wenjia excited at the news of a job fair exclusive for female graduates?

Because it is not easy to find a job especially for female graduates on the verge of graduation.

2. Why was Wu Wenjia turned down by potential employers?2. Why was Wu Wenjia turned down by potential employers?

Because they claimed that the job was not “suitable” for female.

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3. What are the findings of the 2011 national survey conducted by the All-China Women’s Federation?3. What are the findings of the 2011 national survey conducted by the All-China Women’s Federation?

According to the survey, one in 10 women have encountered gender discrimination in the job market, with female graduates affected the most.

4. What can you learn about the new regulations in Shenzhen?4. What can you learn about the new regulations in Shenzhen?

New regulations in Shenzhen rule that employers who discriminate against job applicants based on their gender will be fined up to 30,000 yuan.

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5. What is the influence of the new regulations on job market according to Huang Yizhi?5. What is the influence of the new regulations on job market according to Huang Yizhi?

Huang Yizhi holds that efforts by labor authorities to fine violators could serve as a deterrent and encourage victims to seek protection of their rights.

6. Was the job fair exclusive for female graduates a success?6. Was the job fair exclusive for female graduates a success?

No, it was cancelled due to there not being enough employers to participate.

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