1、北师大 高一 必修4 Unit 11,Unit 11 The Media Lesson 1 World News,What areas of the world are often in the news at the moment?,Germany,Have you heard of G8?,Russia,France,Italy,Japan,Britain,Canada,U.S.A,The Group of Eight (formerly Group of Six and also Group of Seven) is a forum, created by France in 1975,
2、 for governments of six countries in the world: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In 1976, Canada joined the group (thus creating the G7). In becoming the G8, the group added Russia in 1997. In addition, the European Union is represented within the G8, but can
3、not host or chair.,Read the two texts and finish the tasks.,True or False,1. G8 stands for eight presidents of the worlds wealthiest nations. 2. The Group of Eight will be reformed this year. 3. G8 has decided to cancel the debt of Africa. 4. At 12:45 UK time today Londons name has been announced tw
4、ice.,F,F,F,F,5. The topic of the meeting of G8 is about Africa. 6. Prince William in New Zealand asks the British to celebrate activities for the news. 7. Paris is Londons strongest competitor in hosting the 2012 Olympic Games.,T,F,T,Read articles again and answer these questions.,1. What does “G8”
5、stand for?The worlds wealthiest nations. 2. Which nations are in the “G8”?3. Why is this years meeting unusual?Because the topic of Africa will be discussed in detail this year.,France,the United States,Britain,Germany,Japan,Italy,Canada,Russia,4. What are some of the major problems in Africa?,No cl
6、othing, no housing, starvation,No water! No crops! No food!,This is the result of no water.,5. How can the G8 nations help Africas poorest countries?Cancel the debt of the poorest countries.,Whats your opinion?,What else problem are there?,sex education,medical team in Africa,6. What important news
7、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?Because now London has the distinction of be
8、ing the first city to host the event three times.,Post-reading: Finish the blanks according to the text 1.,The full name of G8: _Formation: _, _, _,_, _, _,_, _. How often is the meeting held?_Discussion about: major problems that_,Back-ground,the Group of Eight,France,the US,Britain,Germany,Japan,I
9、taly,Canada,Russia,Every summer,concern the whole world,1) _Many people cannot get the _, _, _, _ or _ 2) _ and _ are extremely important.,Topic (main idea),widespread poverty,water,clothing,housing,electricity,education,AIDS,Sex education,health care administration,1) Demand: The debt of _ should _
10、 2) Belief: This is the only way to _ their _ pasts.,Africas poorest countries,be cancelled,escape,painful,Comment,1. What does “G8” stand for?,stand for 代表；支持；象征；容忍（常用于否定和疑问句 = stand/bear/put up with） What do the letters UN stand for? Which plan do you stand for? I wont stand for any more of your o
11、f rudeness.,stand for和represent都是”代表”的意思， represent 多用来指实体代表；stand for多用在抽象物体代表。,Language points,2. The G8 is made up of political leaders from France, the United Kingdom, ,be made up of 由 构成，由 组成 e.g. Would you like to join a club made up of 2,000 members?The medical team is made up of three doctor
12、s and a nurse.,be made of: 表示“由制成”，指从原料到制成品，只发生了形状变化，没有发生本质变化（属物理变化）。 be made from: 表示“由制成”，指从原料到制成品，发生了质的变化，已无法复原（属化学变化）。 be made in: 当后面接指时间的数词或名词时，表示“某物何时制造的或何时产的”。当后面接指地点的名词时，表示“某地产某物”。,be made by: 表示“由制做”，后面接指人的名词或代词，强调动作的执行者。 be made up of: 表示“由构成（组成）”，强调主语由两部分或两个以上的部分构成或组成。,3. detail n. 详情、全部
13、细节 e.g. This issue will be discussed in more detail in the next chapter.这个问题将在下一章详细讨论。They didnt give any detail about the game.他们没有提供这场比赛的具体情况。,v. 详细介绍 The brochure details all the hotels in the area and their facilities.这本小册子详细介绍了当地所有旅馆及其设施。 4. look forward to + n. (高兴地)盼望，期待 e.g. Im looking forwa
14、rd to the weekend.我正盼望着周末。,look forward to + v-ingWe are looking forward to seeing you again.我们期待着再次与您见面。 5. come down to sth. 可归结为, 可归纳为 e.g. What it comes down to is, either I get more money, or I leave.归结起来就是不给我加薪我就辞职。,6. concern 涉及，牵涉（某人） e.g. The event has concerned a lot of important people, s
15、o we must take it seriously.这个事件已经牵涉到一大批重要人物，我们必须谨慎对待。 7. delighted adj. e.g. I was delighted that you could stay.你能留下来我很高兴。,to ones delight n. 使某人高兴的是To his delight, he can go abroad with his parents.使他高兴的是，他可以和父母一起出国。,8. demand,1) v. 要求，查问; 需要 I demand an apology.They demanded the right to vote. S
16、he demanded to see the headmaster. The boss demanded that Mary (should) finish it within a week.,demand后面的宾语从句要用虚拟语气。即：demand that sb. (should) do的形式。,n. 要求, 请求 (+ for)They rejected the union demand. 需要, 需求 (+ for)The supply of vegetables falls short of demand this year. These developments have crea
17、ted a great demand for home computers.,title:,lead:,the first paragraph or the first sentence in the news which is about the main idea of the news,body:,time, place, event,comment:,picture(s):,simple, brief, attractive, capital letters,The structure of a News Report,title,lead,body,Homework,An international organization has provided 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.,
