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Unit11lesson1WorldNewsWhatareasoftheworldareofteninthenewsatthemoment?Why?IraqproblemOilpriceReadthetextTrueorFalse1.G8standsforeightpresidentsoftheworld’swealthiestnations.2.TheGroupofEightwillbereformedthisyear.3.G8hasdecidedtocancelthedebtofAfrica.4.At12:45UKtimetodayLondon’snamehasbeenannouncedtwice.ListeningandreadingListentothecassetteandreadthearticlesandanswerthesequestions1.Whatdoes“G8”standfor?Theworld’swealthiestnations.2.Whichnationsareinthe“G8”?FrancetheUnitedStatesBritainGermanyJapanItalyCanadaRussia3.Whyisthisyear’smeetingunusual?DiscussindetailthetopicofAfricaNowater!Nocrops!Nofood!Thisistheresultofnowater.4.WhataresomeofthemajorproblemsinAfrica?starvation5.HowcantheG8nationshelpAfrica’spoorestcountries?Cancelthedebtofthepoorestcountries.MedicalteaminAfrica6.WhatimportantnewswereLondonpeoplereactingtoatlunchtimeonJuly6,2005?Theannouncementofthenameofthecitytohostthe2012OlympicGames.CheeringpeopleinLondonstreets7.Howweretheyreactingtothisnews?8.Whydidthisnewshavehistoricalimportance?ItisLondonthathosttheeventthreetimes.LanguagePoints1.detail名词“详情”“全部细节”Thisissuewillbediscussedinmoredetailinthenextchapter.这个问题将在下一章详细讨论。Theydidn’tgiveanydetailaboutthegame.他们没有提供这场比赛的具体情况。detaildetailThebrochuredetailsallthehotelsintheareaandtheirfacilities.这本小册子详细介绍了当地所有旅馆及其设施。2.lookforwardto+n.高兴地）盼望，期待I’mlookingforwardtotheweekend.我正盼望着周末。动词“详细介绍”detailslookingforwardtoLookforwardto+vingWearelookingforwardtoseeingyouagain.我们期待着再次与你见面。3.comedowntosth可归结为，可归纳为Whatitcomesdowntois,eitherIgetmoremoney,orIleave.归结起来就是：不给我加薪我就辞职。lookingforwardtoseeingcomesdowntoGrammarCompletethesentencesinthetablewiththesewordshavebeen,was,is,willbe,wasbeing,canbe,isbeing,hadbeen,isgoingtobeTheGroupofEight,orG8,(2)____formedbyeightoftheworld’swealthiestnationsin1998.PastSimpleThenews(3)________celebratedbycrowdsinthestreets.wasisbeingPresentcontinuousAt12:45UKtimetoday,thenameofthehostcityfor…(4)__________announcedbyIOCinSingaporeReforms(5)___________demandedbypeoplefromallovertheworld.London’sname(6)________announcedtwicebefore.…,asthetopicofAfrica(7)__________discussedindetail.PastcontinuousPresentperfectPastperfectwasbeingHavebeenhadbeenwillbeTheywanttheleadersto…sothattheproblemsthere(8)_______preventedfromgettinganyworse.It(9)____________rememberedasahistoricalmeetingthisyear,…canbeisgoingtobeReadthesesentencesfromthetext.Findthephrasethatsayswhothe“doer”oftheactionisineachsentence.Isthe“doer”important?ThegroupofEight,orG8,wasformedbyeightoftheworld’swealthiestnationsin1998.Thedoeriseightoftheworld’swealthiestnations.Theyareimportantbecausetheydiscussmajorproblemsthatconcernthewholeworld.…thenameofthehostcityforthe2012OlympicGameswasbeingannouncedbytheInternationalOlympicsCommittee(IOC)…ThedoeristheinternationalOlympicCommittee,whichisimportantbecauseitdecideswhichcitywillhosttheOlympicGames.PuttheverbsinbracketsintothePassive.Useanappropriatetense.1.He___just___________(offer)ajobwithagoodsalary.2.Theceremony__________(report)inthenewslastnight.hasbeenofferedwasreported3.Ithinkcinema___________(replace)byTVandcomputersinthenextcentury.4.Thisprogrammebecameverypopularafterit_________(award)thebestTVShowoftheYear.willgraduallybereplacedwasaward5.Herlatestseriesofarticles________________(publish)inanationsnewspaperatthemoment.isbeingpublishedHomeworkInternationalorganizationhasprovideaone-weekcampforsomeAfricanchildrenwithAIDS.Writeashort100-wordnewsreportforalocalnewspaper.TrytousethePassive