Lesson1Doyoucareaboutwhat’sgoingonintheworld?Listenandlearnthenewvocabulary.Whatareasoftheworldareofteninthenewsatthemoment?ApowerfulearthquakestruckChileonFeb.272010.warsinCentralAsia2010WinterOlympicsGermanyHaveyouheardofG8?RussiaFranceItalyJapanBritainCanadaU.S.ATheGroupofEight(formerlyGroupofSixandalsoGroupofSeven)isaforum,createdbyFrancein1975,forgovernmentsofsixcountriesintheworld:France,Germany,Italy,Japan,theUnitedKingdom,andtheUnitedStates.In1976,Canadajoinedthegroup(thuscreatingtheG7).InbecomingtheG8,thegroupaddedRussiain1997.Inaddition,theEuropeanUnionisrepresentedwithintheG8,butcannothostorchair.Lately,bothFranceandtheUnitedKingdomhaveexpressedadesiretoexpandthegrouptoincludefivedevelopingcountries,referredtoastheOutreachFive(O5)orthePlusFive:Brazil,China,India,Mexico,andSouthAfrica.Thesecountrieshaveparticipatedasguestsinpreviousmeetings,whicharesometimescalledG8+5.Althoughtheleadersofthesecountrieskeepintouchtovaryingdegreesanyway,theymeetastheG8onceayearinordertodiscussthestateofworldeconomicsandpolitics,includingcontroversialissues,suchasglobalwarming,ThirdWorlddebt,MiddleEastpeace,economicpolicyandconversation,andterrorism.EconomicpolicyandconversationisattherootoftheG8.Firstlistentopart1.Thenreadthearticlesandanswerthesequestions.WhathappenedonJuly5,2005?1.Whatdoes“G8”standfor?2.Whichnationsareinthe“G8”?3.Whyisthisyear’smeetingunusual?4.WhataresomeofthemajorproblemsinAfrica?5.HowcantheG8nationshelpAfrica’spoorestcountries?1.Whatdoes“G8”standfor?2.Whichnationsareinthe“G8”?France,theUnitedStates,Britain,Germany,Japan,Italy,CanadaandRussia.Theworld’swealthiestnations.3.Whyisthisyear’smeetingunusual?BecausethetopicofAfricawillbediscussedindetailthisyear.4.WhataresomeofthemajorproblemsinAfrica?Manypeoplecannotgetthewater,clothing,housing,electricityoreducationtheyneed.AnotherproblemisAIDS.5.HowcantheG8nationshelpAfrica’spoorestcountries?Theycancancelthedebtofthepoorestcountries.Listentopart2.Thenreadthearticlesandanswerthesequestions.6.WhatimportantnewswereLondonpeoplereactingtoatlunchtimeonJuly6,2005?7.Howweretheyreactingtothisnews?8.Whydidthisnewshavehistoricalimportance?6.WhatimportantnewswereLondonpeoplereactingtoatlunchtimeonJuly6,2005?Theannouncementofthenameofthecitytohostthe2012OlympicGames.7.Howweretheyreactingtothisnews?Thenewswascelebratedbycrowdsinthestreets.8.Whydidthisnewshavehistoricalimportance?BecausenowLondonhasthedistinctionofbeingthefirstcitytohosttheeventthreetimes.Languagepoints1.Whatdoes“G8”standfor?standfor代表；支持；象征；容忍（常用于否定和疑问句=stand/bear/putupwith）WhatdothelettersUNstandfor?Whichplandoyoustandfor?Iwon’tstandforanymoreofyourofrudeness.standfor和represent都是”代表”的意思，represent多用来指实体代表；standfor多用在抽象物体代表。2.TheG8ismadeupofpoliticalleadersfromFrance,theUnitedKingdom,…bemadeupof由...构成，由...组成Wouldyouliketojoinaclubmadeupof2,000members?Themedicalteamismadeupofthreedoctorsandanurse.bemadeof: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（属物理变化）。bemadefrom:表示“由......制成”，指从原料到制成品，发生了质的变化，已无法复原（属化学变化）。bemadein:当后面接指时间的数词或名词时，表示“某物何时制造的或何时产的”。当后面接指地点的名词时，表示“某地产某物”。bemadeby:表示“由......制做”，后面接指人的名词或代词，强调动作的执行者。bemadeupof:表...
