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Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,无忧,PPT,整理发布,无忧,PPT,整理发布,Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,Lesson 19,News Report 2,Aims,Learn about gold and“gold standard;,Learn about Syrian political situation;,Talk about water-related problems.,Richard Nixon,理查德尼克松,美国第37位总统。1972年2月访华，翻开了两国关,系的大门，成为访问新中国的第一位美国总统。尼,克松因1972年6月17日发生水门事件被迫辞职。,2.IMF:International Monetary Fund,国际货币基金组织,于,1945,年,12,月,27,日在华盛顿成立的。与世界银行同时成立、并列为世界两大金融机构之一，其职责是监察货币汇率和各国贸易情况、提供技术和资金协助，确保全球金融制度运作正常；其总部设在华盛顿。,3.In economics,the term describes how major trading nations once used gold to set currency values and exchange rates.,译：在经济学中，这个术语描述了贸易大国曾经如何使用黄金设定货币价值和汇率。,4.Then-President Richard Nixon finally disconnected the dollar from the value of gold in 1971.,译：随后，尼克松总统终于在,1971,年宣布美元脱离黄金价值。,5.The IMF also ended the required use of gold in transactions with its member countries.,译：国际货币基金组织还同时不再要求其成员国之间使用黄金进行交易。,6.U.N.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon,联合国秘书长潘基文，韩国外交官、政治家。2006年10月9日联合国平安理事会投票通过潘基文接替科菲安南，成为第八位联合国秘书长，他是第二位来自于亚洲的联合国秘书长。,7.President Bashar al-Assad,叙利亚总统巴沙尔阿萨德，任叙利亚信息协会主席、共和国卫队副司令兼105装甲旅旅长。在2000年6月中选叙利亚复兴党总书记，并晋升为大将兼叙武装部队总司令。同年7月在总统选举中以绝对多数票中选叙利亚总统。,8.A ceasefire proposed by the United Nations is supposed to take effect in Syria in the coming days.,译：联合国提出的一项停火协议理应于未来数日在叙利亚生效。,9.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says more than twenty people were killed-most of them civilians.,译：叙利亚人权观察组织表示，攻击造成了超过,20,人死亡，其中大多数是平民。,10.He urged President Bashar al-Assad to show leadership and vision and keep his promise to end the violence by this Tuesday.,译：他催促叙利亚总统巴沙尔阿萨德“彰显领导力和远见，并信守承诺于下周二前结束暴力。,Part B Listening,I.Listen and complete the sentences.,A class with tens or even hundreds of thousands of students might sound like a teachers bad _.But a big idea in higher education these days is the _open online course,or MOOC.Some universities offer free,non-credit MOOCs _to anyone in the world.Others _for courses and _credits.The idea is still _.,dream,massive,available,charge,provide,developing,The Massachusetts Institute of Technology _ started its first MOOC.The school plans to offer many free,non-credit courses through a _ called MITx.So far,most massive open online courses are in computer science,_,mechanics and engineering.,recently,project,technology,II.Listen to the news report and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.,1.What is“sleep-disordered breathing according to the passage?,a.It is a term for a group of conditions that can interfere with normal breathing while people cant sleep.,b.It is a term for a group of conditions that can interfere with normal breathing while people sleep.,c.It is a term for a group of conditions that can interfere with normal breathing while people sleep early.,d.It is a term for a group of conditions that can interfere with abnormal breathing while people sleep.,2.What do the conditions include?,snoring,b.mouth-breathing,c.sleep apnea,d.a,b and c,3.Which of the following is“NOT TRUE about the effects of sleep-disordered breathing?,a.Sleep-disordered breathing can do more than just leave people feeling tired the next day.,b.Sleep-disordered breathing just leaves people feeling tired the next day.,c.It can also affect peoples health.,d.In children the effects may include behavioral and emotional problems.,4.What did the parents do in a new study?,a.They were asked about their childrens breathing from when they were babies up to about age six.,b.They answered questions about behavior at ages four and seven.,c.They answered questions about behavior at ages five and nine.,d.a and b,5.How many children were involved in the study?,10000,12000,11000,13000.,III.Listen to the news report and answer the questions,orally.,1.What does a new American intelligence report say according to this passage?,It says water-related problems will likely increase tensions,around the world in the next ten years,.,2.What do these problems include?,They include water shortages,poor water quality and,floods.,3.What does the report warn beyond ten years?,It warns that some governments could use water as a,weapon to pressure others.And water could also be used,to further terrorist objectives.,4.What does the report look at?,It looks at possible effects of water problems on United States national security interests over the next 30 years.,5.What are the areas that will be most affected by water problems?,North Africa,the Middle East and South Asia.,Part C Speaking,Work in groups and discuss the following questions.,Whats your understanding about the water-related problems?,Could you give some examples to show the importance of water?,And what should we do in order to save water?,
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