1、Lesson 1 World News,Do you care about whats going on in the world?,What areas of the world are often in the news at the moment ?,Canada,Russia,France,Italy,Britain,Japan,Germany,the United States,Have you heard of G8?,Listening and reading,First listen to part 1. Then read the articles and answer th

2、ese questions.,1.What does “G8” stand for? 2. Which nations are in the“G8”? 3. Why is this years meeting unusual? 4. What are some of the major problems in Africa? 5. How can the G8 nations help Africas poorest countries?,1. What does “G8” stand for? The worlds wealthiest nations. 2. Which nations a

3、re in the “G8”?,France, the United States, Britain, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada and Russia.,3. Why is this years meeting unusual?,Because the topic of Africa will be discussed in detail this year.,4. What are some of the major problems in Africa?,Many people cannot get the water, clothing, housing

4、, electricity or education they need. Another problem is AIDS.,5. How can the G8 nations help Africas poorest countries? They can cancel the debt of the poorest countries.,6. What important news were London people reacting to at lunchtime on July 6, 2005? 7. How were they reacting to this news? 8. W

5、hy did this news have historical importance?,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,7. How were they reacting to this news?,The news was celebrated by crowds in the streets,8. Why did

6、 this news have historical importance?,Because now London has the distinction of being the first city to host the event three times.,be made up of 由組成 Make up 組成,構(gòu)成,e.g.一（）班有個(gè)同學(xué)組成,Class one is made up of 56 students. 56 students make up class one.,2.be remembered as 被銘記為,毛主席被銘記為最偉大的領(lǐng)袖,Chairman Mao w

7、as remember as the greatest leader.,3. detail n. 詳情、細(xì)節(jié) in detail 詳細(xì)地 This problem will be discussed in detail in the next book. 這個(gè)問(wèn)題將在下一本書中詳細(xì)討論。 We didnt give any detail about the program . 我們沒(méi)有提供這次節(jié)目的具體情況。,4.demand 要求，請(qǐng)求 demand for sb. to do sth. 請(qǐng)求某人做某事 demand 引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)從句，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用“(should)動(dòng)詞原形,We demande

8、d that he (should) come to see us at least once a week .,5. prevent (from) doing sth. 阻止某人做某事，阻止發(fā)生某事 Stop .(from) doing sth. Keep. from doing sth.( from在這里不可以省略）,e.g.沒(méi)有什么能阻止我們重建家園,Nothing can prevent us rebuilding our homeland.,6. Their belief is that表語(yǔ)從句,7. announce vt. announcement n.,announce sth

9、 to sb.向某人通報(bào)某事,e.g.他們向家人宣布他們已經(jīng)訂婚,e.g They announces their engagement to their family.,e down to sth./doing sth. 結(jié)果為，歸結(jié)為，淪落為,e.g.他淪落為乞丐,e.g. He had came down to begging.,9. delighted adj. 高興的 be delighted that為.高興 e.g.他能留下來(lái)我很高興。 I was delighted that he could stay.,10. look forward to + v-ing盼望，期待做某事

10、We are looking forward to having a party with you again. 我們期待著再次與你開(kāi)聚會(huì)。,look forward to +n. (高興地)盼望，期待 Im looking forward to the weekend. 我正盼望著周末。,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 Gr

11、oup of Eight, or G8, (2) _ formed by eight of the worlds 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

12、the world.,is being,Present continuous,Past continuous,was being,Present perfect,have been,Londons 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

13、 a historical meeting this year,Past perfect,had been,will be,can be,is going to be,The group of Eight, or G8, was formed by eight of the worlds wealthiest nations in 1998. The doer is eight of the worlds wealthiest nations. They are important because they discuss major problems that concern the who

14、le 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.