北师大英语必修4unit 11 Lesson1 共36张.ppt

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 title lead body What areas of the world are often in the news at the moment? some areas, such as Syria Have you heard of G8? 八国集团标志 Canad a Russia Franc e German Britain Italy Japan the US 1. What does “G8” stand for? France, the United States, Britain, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada and Russia are in the group. Read the articles and answer these questions. It stands for the worlds wealthiest nations. 2. Which nations are in the “G8”? 3. Why is this years meeting unusual? 4. What are some of the major problems in Africa? Many people cannot get the water, clothing, housing, electricity or education they need. Another problem is AIDS. Because the topic of Africa will be discussed in detail this year. No clothing, no housing, starvation No water! No crops! No food! 5. How can the G8 nations help Africas poorest countries? They can 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. The news was celebrated by crowds in the streets. 7. How were they reacting to this news? 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. 1. What does “G8” stand for ? G8 代表什么？ stand for 代表；支持；象征；容忍（常用于 否定和疑问句 = stand/ bear/ put up with ） e.g. What ___the letters UN _________? 字母 UN 代表着什么？ Which plan ____ you __________? 你支持哪一个计划？ do stand for do stand for 2. The G8 is made up of political leaders from France, the United States, … 八国集团由法国、美国 …… 的政治领导 人组成。 be made up of 由 …… 构成，由 …… 组成 e.g. The medical team _______________ three doctors and a nurse. 医疗队由三名医生和一名护士组成。 is made up of 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