Lesson1WorldNews (2).ppt

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 由组成 Make up 组成,构成,e.g.一（）班有个同学组成,Class one is made up of 56 students. 56 students make up class one.,2.be remembered as 被铭记为,毛主席被铭记为最伟大的领袖,Chairman Mao w

7、as remember as the greatest leader.,3. detail n. 详情、细节 in detail 详细地 This problem will be discussed in detail in the next book. 这个问题将在下一本书中详细讨论。 We didnt give any detail about the program . 我们没有提供这次节目的具体情况。,4.demand 要求，请求 demand for sb. to do sth. 请求某人做某事 demand 引导的宾语从句，谓语动词用“(should)动词原形,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，阻止发生某事 Stop .(from) doing sth. Keep. from doing sth.( from在这里不可以省略）,e.g.没有什么能阻止我们重建家园,Nothing can prevent us rebuilding our homeland.,6. Their belief is that表语从句,7. announce vt. announcement n.,announce sth

9、 to sb.向某人通报某事,e.g.他们向家人宣布他们已经订婚,e.g They announces their engagement to their family.,e down to sth./doing sth. 结果为，归结为，沦落为,e.g.他沦落为乞丐,e.g. He had came down to begging.,9. delighted adj. 高兴的 be delighted that为.高兴 e.g.他能留下来我很高兴。 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. 我们期待着再次与你开聚会。,look forward to +n. (高兴地)盼望，期待 Im looking forward to the weekend. 我正盼望着周末。,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.