Lesson 1 World News Lesson 1 World News What areas of the world are often in the news at the moment ? Why ? Free talk.

Lesson 1

World News

Lesson 1

World News

What areas of the world are often

in the news at the moment ?

Why?

Free talk

The issue about

nuclear problem

between Iran and

the USA.

Iraq problem

Oil price

Read the text

First read the “Africa on G8 Agenda” and answer the first 5 questions, then read the “London wins” and answer the last 3 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?

Discuss in detail the topic of Africa.

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.

Before read the “London wins”, let’s appreciate a piece of video

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 has the distinction of

being the first city to host the event three

times.

Task 3: 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.

Task 5: 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 became very popu

lar after it __________ (award) the be

st TV Show of the Year.

will gradually

be replaced

was award

5. Her latest series of articles

________________ (publish) in a

nations newspaper at the moment.

is being published

1. detail n. 详情、细节 This problem will be discussed in more

detail in the next book. 这个问题将在下一本书中详细讨论。 We didn’t give any detail about the

program . 我们没有提供这次节目的具体情况。

Language PointsLanguage Points

v. 详细介绍 The brochure details all the local hospitals

and their facilities.

这本小册子详细介绍了当地所有医院及其设施。2. look forward to +n ( 高兴地 ) 盼望，期待 She’s looking forward to the winter holiday.

她正盼望着寒假。

look forward to + v-ing

We are looking forward to having a pa

rty with you again.

我们期待着再次与你开聚会。3. come down to sth. 归结为 , 归纳为 It comes down to me that I get more m

oney instead of my leaving.

最后结果是给我加薪而不是我辞职。

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

tant people, we must take it seriously.

这次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. 高兴的 I was delighted that he could stay.

他能留下来我很高兴。

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

parents.

使他高兴的是，我可以和父母一起出国。

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

Thank you

请留下你的宝贵建议

Thanks For Your Attending