Lesson 1 World News Lesson 1 World News

What is the current affair / event? How do you know it ?

Question1: the way you get information in your daily life 1. watching TV 2.surfing the Internet 3.listening to radio programs 4.reading magazines or newspapers… Question2: Which kind of newspapers do you read in the daily life? local newspapers & national newspapers e.g. Quanzhou Evening News Fujian Daily People’s Daily China Daily South East Morning Paper South East Express

Talking The importance of newspapers / what do you get by reading newspapers? 1.To get more information /get to know the current events/ what is going on at home and abroad( 国内外 ) 2.To get entertained / amused (interesting stories or funny cartoons…) 3.To get to know other people’s opinions, and learn from others, which will help us develop divergent thinking( 发散性思维 )… 4.To kill time.

Reading Strategies Guide Since newspapers play such an important role in our life, it’s necessary for us to know the strategies of reading a newspaper. 1. To get main ideas through headlines / titles 2. Pay attention to 5 W- 1H- (when, where, who, what, why, how)

While-reading Task1: Read quickly and fill the tables Task2: Read the text again and do true or false. Task3: Answer questions.

when where who what why How possibl e result July 5, 2005 In Scotland G8(France, the United States, Britain, Germany, Japan, Italy. Canada and Russia) There is widespread poverty in Africa (no water, no housing, no electricity, AIDS… ) Cancel the debt of Africa’s poorest countries This year the topic of Africa will be discussed in detail

when where who What Re- action how At 12:45 UK time, July 6, 2005 London The London People People celebrate in the streets; cheering people can be seen everywhere London has been chosen to be the host of 2012 Olympic Games, being the first city to host the event three times London beats other competitors

True or False 1.The Group of Eight will be reformed this year. 2. G8 has decided to cancel the debt of Africa. 3.At 12:45 UK time today London’s name has been announced twice. 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 London’s strongest competitor in hosting the 2012 Olympic Games.

True or False 1.The Group of Eight will be reformed this year. 2.G8 has decided to cancel the debt of Africa. 3.At 12:45 UK time today London’s name has been announced twice. 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 London’s strongest competitor in hosting the 2012 Olympic Games. T F T

1. What does “G8” stand for? The world’s wealthiest nations. 2. Which nations are in the “G8”? 3. Why is this year’s 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 clothing no housing Because many people cannot get the water, clothing, housing, electricity or education they need. Another problem is AIDS.

No water! No crops! No food!

This is the result of no water.

5. How can the G8 nations help Africa’s poorest countries? Cancel the debt of the poorest countries.

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.

Cheering people in London streets 7. How were they reacting to this news? The news was celebrated by the crowds in the streets.

8. Why did this news have historical importance? Because now London has the distinction of being the first city to host the event three times.

stand for sth. react to sth. be made up of be remembered as… in detail of concern demand prevent … (from) doing announce have the distinction of … make a distinction between …and … come down to sth./doing sth. be delighted that … 阻止 … 做 … 结果是 … ， 沦落为 … ， 可归结为 … 区别 … 与 … 有 … 的特质、卓越之处 concerned 受关注的，相关的 详细地 作为 … 被铭记 由 … 组成 对 … 做出反应 是 … 的缩写, 代表, 忍受

Discussion At 21:56 July 13, 2001, the International Olympics Committee announced in the World Trade Center in Moscow that Beijing was to be the host city for the 2008 Olympic Games. Suppose you are a news reporter, and you are interviewing some audience. Please report a piece of news about it, including the audience’s reaction and feedbacks. Discuss in groups.

1.stand for sth. WHO stands for World Health Organization. No one stands for his point of view. We can’t stand for his rudeness. 是 … 的缩写 代表 忍受 “ESL” 是什么的缩写 ? What does "ESL" stand for? 人民代表大会代表着人民的权利 。 The People‘s Congress stands for rights of the people. 我容忍不了他的坏脾气。 I can’t stand for his bad temper.

2. react to sth. 对 … 做出反应 他们对你的建议有什么反应？ How did they react to your suggestion? 人们对广告的反应是不同的 People react to advertisements in different ways.

4. be remembered as… 作为 … 被铭记 作为一个巨大的作者，鲁迅将永久被人们思念。 Lu Xun will always be remembered as a great writer by the people.

6. AIDS is another problem of great concern. AIDS is another concerned problem. of concern = concerned 受关注的，相关的

7. demand I demand an apology. She demanded to see the headmaster. The boss demanded that Mary (should) finish it on time. The manager refused our demand for 6% pay rise. There is a great demand for typists. Teachers are in demand in this area. demand sth. 要求 … demand to do sth. 要去做 … demand that sb. (should) do sth. 要求某人去做 … (n.) demand for sth. 对 … 的要求 in demand 非常需要的，受欢迎的

他要求我马上离开。 He demanded that I (should) leave at once. 老师要求知道发生了什么。 The teacher demanded to know what happened. 对男护士有大量的需求。 There is a great demand for male nurses. 这位年轻的钢琴演奏家很抢手。 This young pianist is in demand.

8. prevent … (from) doing 阻止 … 做 … 谁也阻止不了我们结婚。 No one can prevent us (from) getting married. 政府正在阻止疾病蔓延。 The government is preventing the disease (from) spreading.

9. announce The new government announced its policy at once. They announced that she would give one extra song. Premier Wen announced the good news to the public. It is announced that the thief has been arrested. announce sth. announce that… annouce sth. to sb. 向某人宣布 … It is announced that… 据宣布 … 他来访的日期尚未公布。 The date of his visit hasn’t been announced. JJ 已经将事故电话通知了他的家属。 JJ has announced the accident to his family by telephone. 据宣布， 22 人已经被救出来了。 It is announced that 22 people have been rescued.

10. distinction It now has the distinction of being the first city to host the event three times. have the distinction of … make a distinction between …and … 我们应该分清是非。 We should make a distinction between right and wrong. 她卓尔不群，因为她是第一个横渡英吉利海峡的女子。 She had the distinction of being the first woman to swim the Channel. 有 … 的特质、卓越之处 区别 … 与 …

11. come down to sth./doing sth. 结果是 … ， 沦落为 … ， 可归结为 … 他沦落到去乞讨了。 He came down to begging. 整个事件可以归结为他们的权利之争。 The whole matter comes down to a power struggle between them. 这归结起来有两条出路。 It comes down to two choices.

12. delight be delighted that … be delighted at sth. be delighted to do sth. 很高兴收到你的来信。 I am delighted to hear from you! 我很高兴我们学校赢了。 I’m delighted that our school won. 对你的成功我感到很高兴。 I am delighted at your success.