Unit 11 The Media Warm-up & Lesson 1 World News ( Period Two ) ObjectivesBy the end of this class, you will be able to1. know the structure of the news;2. catch the main idea through skimming and get specific information;3. talk about a piece of news;4. make a story with the PassiveRevisionFill in the blanks according to the news Africa on G8 AgendaThe G8 ________ (make) up of political leaders from 8 countries – France, the United States, ________, ________, Japan, Italy, Canada and _______. They meet every summer to _______ (discuss) major problems that ________ (concern) the whole world.The meeting ________________ (hold) in Scotland next week and the topic of Africa _______________ (discuss) in detail. Reforms ___________________ (demand) by people from all over the world. If the debt of Africa’s poorest countries __________ (cancel), the problems there __________________ (can prevent) from getting any worse.is madeGermany Britain Russia discussconcernis going to be heldwill be discussedhave been demandedis cancelledcan be preventedWhat does the picture remind you of?Pre-readingannounce 宣告celebrate 庆祝Pre-readingcheering peoplecrowdsPre-readingPre-readinglook forward toWhile-reading1st Reading -- Read & MatchParagraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3main ideabackgroundquotes 引用London Winstitlethe headline: the title of the news the lead: the first paragraph or the firstsentence in the news which is about the main idea of the news the body: the rest part behind the lead whichis about the details , the background and the comments on the eventsheadlineleadbodyThe structure of the newsheadlineThe inverted pyramid form in the order of descending importancelead ( main idea )aa. Quotesb. Factsc. BackgroundbcHeadline apprec...
