L1 World News.ppt

1、World News,At the end of this class, you will be able to,understand the structure of the news； get the main ideas and specific information about the passages through skimming and careful reading； talk about the G8 meeting； make your own school news.,Lead in,Why do we need news and how do we get it?

2、Because we need to get informed of what happened around the world. We can get it through different channels such as Can you define “news”? News is new information or current event which is presented through various channels such as TV, Newspaper, Internet etc to the general public.,Pre-reading,Look

3、at the title and photo of the 1st article and discuss the questions in pairs: 1.What are the problems in Africa? 2.What does “G8” stand for?,Agenda means “ a list of matters to be discussed at a meeting.” ( 议事单，议程表),Problems in Africa,1. poverty 2. diseases, like AIDS 3. lack of health care 4. lack

4、of electricity, food, housing and clothes 5. lack of education 6. colonies of other countries 7. war 8. debt,G8 might be an organization made up of 8 countries trying to solve the problems in Africa.,While-reading:,First reading Read the first piece of news and give a heading for each paragraph.,Wha

5、t is G8?,2.A historical meeting to discuss the topic of Africa,3.Suggested solution-cancel the debt,Second reading,Read the news again and take notes: When_ Where_ Who_ What to discuss: _ Why is it discussed?_ How to solve?_,Africa on G8 Agenda,When_ Where_ Who_ What to discuss _,July 5th, 2005,Scot

6、land,G8-the Group of Eight,Africa will be discussed in detail.,Africa on G8 Agenda,Why is it discussed? How to solve the problem?,Widespread poverty : not enough water, clothing, housing, electricity or education 2.AIDS is another problem in Africa.,Reforms have been demanded and debts will be cance

7、lled.,Post-reading: News Components,Africa on G8 Agenda,July 5 2005, Scotland,The Group of Eight, or G8, was formed,Illustration / photo,Main Body,Place / Time/ Writer,Headline,Pre-reading,Look at the title and the photo of the 2nd article. Predict what the news is about.,London has won the title of

8、 the host city for the Olympic Games.,While-reading,Read the news for the 1st time and take notes: London Wins When_ Where_ Who_ What_,July 6, 2005,Singapore,London,annouced as the host city for the Olympic Games,Read the news for the 2nd time and find more details:,At 12:45 on July 6, 2005 in Singa

9、pore, London was _ for the Olympic Games for the third time. Applications to host the city had been _ by Moscow, Madrid, New York, Paris and London. The news is being _by crowds all over Britain. Prince William was delighted that the 2012 Olympic Games would be _ in London.,announced to be the host

10、city,made,celebrated,held,Post- reading,Pair work between an interviewer and an interviewee. 1. A journalist and a representative of G8 on their meeting about the topic of Africa. 2. A journalist and a British citizen on the announcement of London as the host city for the Olympic Games. （尝试使用被动语态来问和

11、答wh-构成的问题）,Period 2 Grammar,Revise the two articles by answering the questions according to the given words. 1. what does “G8” stand for? be formed by 2. What countries are in the “G8”? be made up of 3. Why is the years meeting unusual? be remembered as, be discussed 4. How will the “G8” help Africa

12、s poorest countries? reform, be demanded, the debt be cancelled, problems be prevented.,5. What is the news about London in the second article? was being announced as the host city 6. What are people doing about the news? is being celebrated by 7. What was special about London as the host city for t

13、he Olympics? had been announced twice,Summarize the structure of the Passive,1. is made up of 2. was formed by 3. is being celebrated by 4. was being announced by 5. have been demanded 6. had been announced 7. will be discussed 8. can be prevented 9. is going to be remembered,Complete the sentences

14、in the table with these words. (Ex3 on P22),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 worlds wealthiest nations in 1998.,Past Simple,was,Grammar,The news (3) _ celebrated by crowds in the streets. At 12:

15、 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 being,Present continuous,Past continuous,was being,Present perfect,have been,Londons name (6) _ announced twice before. , as the topic of Africa (7) _ di

16、scussed 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 perfect,had been,will be,can be,is going to be,Put the verbs in brackets into the Passive. Use an appropriate tense. (Ex 5 on P23)

17、,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 popular after it _ (award) the best TV Show of the Year.,will gr

18、adually,be replaced,was awarded,5. Her latest series of articles _ (publish) in a national newspaper at the moment.,is being published,Compare the pairs of sentences and see which one is more likely to be used in the news reports. Why?,a. For the first time last Monday someone published the first dr

19、afts（草稿）of Charles Darwins theory of evolution（进化）online. b. The first drafts（草稿）of Charles Darwins theory of evolution （进化）were published online for the first time last Monday.,b. 我们不知道或没有必要说明动作的执行者是谁时，多使用被动语态。,Compare the pairs of sentences and see which one is more likely to be used in the news r

20、eports. Why?,a. You cant use plastic bags free in the supermarket after June, 2008. b. Plastic bags cant be used free in the supermarket after June, 2008.,b. 更加客观地描述事实时，多使用被动 语态。,As we can see, the passive voice is frequently used in the news reports.,Ex 6,Central London was hit by four powerful bom

21、bs during this mornings rush hours. Three explored on London Underground lines and another on a bus. Who is responsible for the accident has not yet been discovered but evidence is already being collected by the police. It is hoped by the police that an explanation for the attacks can be found.,Homework-Writing,2008年5月12日，中国四川发生了8.0级(magnitude)大地震。顷刻间，房屋被毁，桥梁断裂 (be ripped apart)，成千上万的人被埋在瓦砾(debris)之中。更加糟糕的是，由于天气原因，救援工作几次被推迟。最后，6万多人被证实死亡。为了抗震救灾，三年以来，政府和民众做了大量工作。令人高兴的是，灾区人民的生活得到了极大的提高。四川已经变成了一个绿色的家园。人们希望能