title:

simple, brief, attractive, capital letters

lead:the first paragraph or the firstsentence in the news which isabout the main idea of the news

body: time, place, event

comment

picture(s)

News report

title

lead

body

• Word matching: • agenda 1 improve; make or become right

• poverty 2 difference• pub 3 the state of being very poor• delighted 4represent; support • debt 5 a list of the subjects to be

considered at a meeting • reform 6. sth. owed to sb. else• stand for 7.very happy/pleased• distinction 8a building where alcohol may

be bought and drunk during fixed

hour

Read the articles and answer

these questions:

Reading

1. When was “G8” formed?

2.Which nations is the “G8” made up of?

3. Why is this year’s meeting unusual?4. What are some of the major problems in Africa?

5. How can the G8 nations help Africa’s poorest countries?

1. When was “G8” formed?

2.Which nations is the “G8” made up of?

3. Why is this year’s meeting unusual?The topic of Africa will be discussed in detail.

The G8 is made up of eight of the world’s wealthiestnations--Britain, Canada, France,Germany, Russia, Japan, the United States, Italy.

The G8 was formed in 1998.

4. What are some of the major problems in Africa?

4. What are some of the major problems in Africa?

Many people can’t get the water, clothing,housing, electricity or education they need.

What else questions are there?

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?7. Why did this news have historical

importance?8. How were they reacting to this news?

6. What important news were London

people reacting to at lunchtime on July 6,

2005?

The name of the city

to host the 2012

Olympic Games—

London, was being

announced by IOC.

7. Why did this news have historical

importance?It is London that host the event

three times.

8. How were they reacting to this news?

Cheering people can be seen everywhere: in pubs, homes and office all over London.

stand for, be concerned about, look forward to, be made up of, publish, demand, be delighted,

distinction1. Can you make a ________ between these two words?2.The workers ______ that they (should) get more money.3.This newspaper ___________ five parts.4.Harry Porter ____________ in Britain for the first time in 1997.5.Tom _____________ his mother’s illness.6.What does NBA _________ ?7.I _________ at the thought of seeing you again8.We are _____________ having a basketball match between

our class and Class Two.

distinction

demand

is made up of

was published

is concern about

stand for

am delighted

looking forward to

Discussion:

Suppose you are leaders of G8 , what topic will be discussed in this year’s meeting? Why?

• Word Bank

• nation

• political

• electricity

• demand

• belief

• painful

• announce

• application

• explanation

national nationality

politics politician 政治家electric/electrical

demand

believe

painless pain

announcement

apply

explain

adj. n.

n. n.

adj.

n.

v.

adj. n./v.

n.

v.

n.

Homework

Write a short 100-word news report on

our school day for the newspaper.

Try to use the Passive