Lesson 1 World NewsLesson 1 World News

1.Pre-reading:

Questions; Talking; Reading strategies

2. Reading:

learn to read newspapers

3.Post-reading:

learn the passive

• What is the current affair / event?

• How do you know it ? The Ya'an quake

Question1:

How do 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:

What newspapers do you read in daily life?

local newspapers

e.g. Quanzhou Evening News 　 Fujian Daily

South East Morning Paper South East Express

national newspapers

People’s Daily 　 China Daily

Talking: Why are newspapers important in our life?

We read newspapers to …1. get more information /get to know the current ev

ents/ what is going on at home and abroad( 国内外 )

2. get entertained / amused (interesting stories or funny cartoons…)

3. get to know other people’s opinions, and learn from others, which will help us develop divergent thinking( 发散性思维 )…

4. kill time

Reading Strategies Guide

Since newspapers play such an important role in our life, it’s necessary for us to know the strategies （策略） of reading a newspaper.

1. To get main ideas through headlines / titles, the first paragrah

2. To Pay attention to 5 W- 1H- (when, where, who, what, why, how)

While-reading Task: Read quickly and fill the

two tables.

when

where

who

what

why

Howpossible 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

how reaction

At 12:45 UK time, July 6, 2005

London

The International Olympic Committee （ IOC ）

People celebrate in the streets; cheering people can be seen everywhere

London was being announced the host of

2012 Olympic Games, becoming the first city

to host the event three times

Remember : strategies of reading a newspaper

1. To get main ideas through headlines / titles , the first paragrah

2. Pay attention to 5 W- 1H- (when, where, who, what, why, how)

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 world’s 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 the world.

is beingPresent Continuous

Past Continuous

was being

Present Perfect

have been

London’s 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 a

historical meeting this year, ….

Past Perfecthad been

will be

can be

is going to beFuture

Modal Verbs

Future

语态时态

主动 被动

一般现在时

一般过去时一般将来时过去将来时

过去完成时

现在完成时

将来完成时

现在进行时

过去进行时

do. /does am /is /are +done

did was / were +done

will + do. will be +done

would + do. would be +done

had + done had been +done

have /has +done have /has been + done

will have + done will have been + done

am /is / are + doing am /is /are + being + done

was /were + doing was /were + being + done

注意一：使用被动语态的场合

1. 不知道或不必指出动作的执行者时。eg ； Computers are widely used in transport.2. 强调动作的承受者而不是强调谁做这件事。Eg: Hundreds of people are killed in the quake.

Read the sentence and find out the “doe

r” of the action. Is the “doer” important?

Can it be left out? Why?

Ya‘an City in Sichuan was hit by an earth

quake on Saturday morning, April 20.

The doer is an earthquake .It is important because it causes great damage to Ya‘an City.

Read the sentence and find out the “doe

r” of the action. Is the “doer” important?

Can it be left out? Why?

Ya‘an City in Sichuan was hit by an earth

quake on Saturday morning, April 20.

The doer is an earthquake .It is important because it causes great damage to Ya‘an City.

Now read the sentences in Exercise 4. Find

out the “doer” of the action each sentence.

Is the “doer” important? Can it be left out?

Why?

The group of Eight, or G8, was formed by eight

of the world’s wealthiest nations in 1998.

The doer is eight of the world’s wealthiest nat

ions.

They are important because they discuss major

problems that concern the whole world.

… the name of the host city for the 201

2 Olympic Games was being announced b

y the International Olympics Committee

(IOC) …

The doer is the International Olymp

ic Committee, which is important because

it decides which city will host the Olympic

Games.

注意二：3. 有时，为了强调动作的执行者时（人或物 ） ，通常在句末用“ by+ 名词”来表示。

Manchester United were beaten by AC Milan.

Put the verbs in brackets into the Passiv

e. Use an appropriate tense.

Pay attention to the time adverbial （时间状语） .

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 cinemas ____________

___________ (replace) by TVs and

computers in the next century.

4. This programme became very popu

lar after it ___________ (award) the b

est TV Show of the Year.

5. Her latest series of articles _______

_________ (publish) in a national news

paper at the moment.

will gradually

be replaced

was awarded

is being published

Read and complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.P67.5

China: the world’s smallest plane （ invent ） in China. It （ weigh ） just 100 mg and

it （ take off ） and （ land ） in a space the size of a desk. At the moment,

it （ use ） by the police to film people from above.

London: Fifteen pieces of Chinese jewellery which （ keep ） in the British Museum, alth

ough they originally came from China, （ find missing) on Saturday. Th

e police said they （ probably steal ） on Friday night.

has been invented

weighstakes off lands

is being used

had been kept

were found missing

were probably stolen

USA: A boxing match that （ call ）“ the first ever between a man and a

woman” （ take place ） today. Kick boxing （自由搏击） champion Margaret Macgregor, 36, （ fight ） Loi Chow in Seattle.

is called

is taking place

is fighting

Language in use-----InterviewSuppose your are a journalist, you interview a refugee（灾民） about the Ya’an quake. Make a short dialogue according to cues and use as many passive tenses as possible. Add more information if you know. When was the quake? hit （袭击） . Saturday morning, April 20. What was the consequence?More than 200 people -kill, about 12,000-injure How did our people help the striken areas?a. Supplies and money –already collect and send. b. Up to now, shelters （避难所） for the refugees - build. c. Some of the injured--cure and left the hospitals but some of the serious patients –still treat , in hospitals How do you feel about your future life? people’s normal life—recover

Complete the passage with the right passive. Ya‘an City in Sichuan （ hit ） by a 7.0-

magnitude earthquake on Saturday morning, April 20. More than 200 people （ kill ） in the quake and about 12,000 （ injure ） .

Soon after the quake, people around China showed great concern to Ya‘an. Supplies and money soon （ collect and send ） there . Up to now, shelters for the refugees （ build ） . Some of the injured （ cure ） and left the hospitals but some of the serious

patients （ treat ） in hospitals.

Thanks to the help of the government and the people, we believe people’s normal life . （ recover ） in no time.

was hit

were killedwere injured

were collected and sent

have been builthad been cured

are still being treated

will be recovered

语态时态

主动 被动

一般现在时

一般过去时一般将来时过去将来时

过去完成时

现在完成时

将来完成时

现在进行时

过去进行时

do. /does am /is /are +done

did was / were +done

will + do. will be +done

would + do. would be +done

had + done had been +done

have /has +done have /has been + done

will have + done will have been + done

am /is / are + doing am /is /are + being + done

was /were + doing was /were + being + done

注意：1. 不知道或不必指出动作的执行者时。eg ； Computers are widely used in transport.2. 强调动作的承受者而不是强调谁做这件事。Eg: Hundreds of people are killed in the quake.

3. 有时，为了强调动作的执行者时（人或物 ） ，通常在句末用“ by+ 名词”来表示。Manchester United were beaten by AC Milan

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.

Language Points

1.What does “G8” stand for? stand for: 1) represent ( 不用于被动语态 ) 代表 , 代替 , 是……的缩写“WTO” stands for World Trade Organization.2) support; stand by 赞同 , 支持或主张某事物No one stands for his point of view.

2. be made up of 由……构成 , 组成 make up … 组成 , 构成 Our class is made up of 24 boys and 32 girls.

24 boys and 32 girls make up our class.

3. Be remembered as

• He will always be remembered as an honorable figure. – 他将永远被当做一名英雄人物来纪念 .

be remembered for

Michael Jackson will be remembered for his singing and dancing skills.

4. in detail 详细地

=consists of

5. AIDS is another problem of great concern…

of + adj. + abstract nouns ( 抽象名词 ) = adj.• We are reading newspapers about Ya’an Quake

of great concern.• English Weekly Paper is of great use/ help• ( = useful / helpful ).• To save time is of great importance.(= important)

6. Reforms have been demanded by people

demand for sth/ thatThere's an increased demand for organic produce these days. 目前对有机农产品有更大的需求。 demand sth of sb 向某人索要某物满足需求meet/satisfy their customers‘ demands

7. prevent sb. / sth. (from) doing 防止或阻止某事发生 , 或某人做某事

• prevent sth. 防止或阻止某事发生 , 或某人做某事• The government and the people are making eve

ry effort to prevent the spread of diseases after the earthquake.

• near phrases: stop … (from ) doing • keep … from doing

= The government and the people are making every effort to prevent diseases （ from ） spreading.

8. Their belief is that this is the only way for many of these nations to escape their painful pasts.

a. belief: believe (English weekly)

b . escape ( from sb/ sth. ) Vi. to get away, avoid 逃避 , 逃走 , ( 气体 / 液体等 ) 泄露 , 渗出

• There is gas escaping somewhere. Can you smell it?

• Two prisoners escaped from the prison.

escape Vt 避免或躲避 , 免除 , 被遗忘 , 未被注意Where can we go to escape the noisy crowds?

Anyone who breaks the law can’t escape punishment.

(Vt)(= escape being punished)

• 9. … the name of the host city for the 2012 Olympic Games was being announced by …

1) host. n. & Vt2) announce Vt10. In the end, it came down to a choice between Paris a

nd London.• come down to sth./ doing sth. 结果是 ; 沦落为 ; 可归

结为某事物– The window curtain comes down to the floor.

• 窗帘一直下垂到地面。– Such a custom has come down to the present moment.

• 这种风俗一直流传到现在。– Our choices come down to staying here or leaving here.

• 我们的选择实际上就是留在这里还是离开这里两条道路。– I never thought he would come down to begging.

• 我怎么也想不到他会沦落到乞讨为生。

11. look forward to …

look forward to +n. ( 高兴地 ) 盼望，期待We are all looking forward to the weekend. look forward to + V-ing

We are looking forward to seeing you again.

The day we had looked forward to finally.came

Central London was hit by four powerful bombs

during this morning’s rush hour. London Undergro

und lines were exploded by three of them and a b

us was exploded by another.

Who is responsible for this incident has not yet

been discovered but evidence is already being c

ollected by the police.It is hoped by the police that

an expalanation for the attacks can be found.

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