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1、Lesson1Doyoucareaboutwhat’sgoingonintheworld?Listenandlearnthenewvocabulary.Whatareasoftheworldareofteninthenewsatthemoment?ApowerfulearthquakestruckChileonFeb.272010.warsinCentralAsia2010WinterOlympicsGermanyHaveyouheardofG8?RussiaFranceItalyJapanBritainCanadaU.S.ATheG
2、roupofEight(formerlyGroupofSixandalsoGroupofSeven)isaforum,createdbyFrancein1975,forgovernmentsofsixcountriesintheworld:France,Germany,Italy,Japan,theUnitedKingdom,andtheUnitedStates.In1976,Canadajoinedthegroup(thuscreatingtheG7).InbecomingtheG8,thegroupaddedRussiain199
3、7.Inaddition,theEuropeanUnionisrepresentedwithintheG8,butcannothostorchair.Lately,bothFranceandtheUnitedKingdomhaveexpressedadesiretoexpandthegrouptoincludefivedevelopingcountries,referredtoastheOutreachFive(O5)orthePlusFive:Brazil,China,India,Mexico,andSouthAfrica.Thes
4、ecountrieshaveparticipatedasguestsinpreviousmeetings,whicharesometimescalledG8+5.Althoughtheleadersofthesecountrieskeepintouchtovaryingdegreesanyway,theymeetastheG8onceayearinordertodiscussthestateofworldeconomicsandpolitics,includingcontroversialissues,suchasglobalwarm
5、ing,ThirdWorlddebt,MiddleEastpeace,economicpolicyandconversation,andterrorism.EconomicpolicyandconversationisattherootoftheG8.Firstlistentopart1.Thenreadthearticlesandanswerthesequestions.WhathappenedonJuly5,2005?1.Whatdoes“G8”standfor?2.Whichnationsareinthe“G8”?3.Whyis
6、thisyear’smeetingunusual?4.WhataresomeofthemajorproblemsinAfrica?5.HowcantheG8nationshelpAfrica’spoorestcountries?Whatdoes“G8”standfor?2.Whichnationsareinthe“G8”?France,theUnitedStates,Britain,Germany,Japan,Italy,CanadaandRussia.Theworld’swealthiestnations.3.Whyisthisye
7、ar’smeetingunusual?BecausethetopicofAfricawillbediscussedindetailthisyear.4.WhataresomeofthemajorproblemsinAfrica?Manypeoplecannotgetthewater,clothing,housing,electricityoreducationtheyneed.AnotherproblemisAIDS.5.HowcantheG8nationshelpAfrica’spoorestcountries?Theycancan
8、celthedebtofthepoorestcountries.Listentopart2.Thenreadthearticlesandanswerthesequestions.6.Whatimportantnewswe
