1、Lesson 1 World News,What areas of the world are often in the news at the moment ?,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
2、 last 3 questions.,1. What does “G8” stand for?The worlds wealthiest nations. 2. Which nations are in the “G8”?3. Why is this years 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 Afri
3、ca?,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 Africas poorest countries?Cancel the debt of the poorest countries.,Before read the “London wins”, lets appreciate a piece of video,6. What important news were London pe
4、ople 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 c
5、ity 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 worlds wealthiest nations in 1998.,Past Simple,was,Grammar,Th
6、e 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 being,Present continuous,Past continuous,was being,Present perfect,have been,Londons name (6) _ ann
7、ounced 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 perfect,had been,will be,can be,is going to be,Read these sentences from the te
8、xt. 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 worlds wealthiest nations in 1998.The doer is eight of the worlds wealthiest nations. They are important because they discuss major problems
9、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 i
10、n 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 popular afte
11、r it _ (award) the best 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 didnt give any d
12、etail about the program .我们没有提供这次节目的具体情况。,Language 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Shes looking forward to the winter holiday.她正盼望着寒假。,look forward to + v-ingWe are looking forward to having a part
13、y 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 money 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 important 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 delighte
14、d that he could stay.他能留下来我很高兴。,to ones 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,
