Lesson  46

PartⅠWarming-up Exercises

Place Names

Training Focus:

Recognizing place names: 1. names of countries 2. names of capitals

Directions: Knowledge about names of countries and their capital cities is important in following news stories. Listen carefully. Draw lines to match the capitals in Column B with their corresponding countries in Column A.

Key:

1. Bangkok is the capital of Thailand.

2. Ottawa is the capital of Canada.

3. The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul.

4. The capital of Argentina is Buenos Aires.

5. What is the capital of Denmark? It's Copenhagen.

6. Addis Ababa is the capital of Ethiopia.

7. The capital of East Germany is East Berlin and Bonn is the capital of West Germany.

8. Athens is the capital of Greece.

9. Do you know what the capital of India is? Yes, it's New Delhi.

10. Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia.

11. The capital of Iran is Tehran.

12. What is the capital of Iraq? It's Baghdad.

Lesson 46 PartⅡ

Lesson  46

Ex.Ⅰ

Directions: Answer the questions according to the information you hear from the news.

1. Who has agreed to lend money to the Soviet Union?

2. How big is the loan?

3. In what way will the Soviet Union use the money？

4. What is the purpose of building a pipeline?

5. Where was the agreement signed？

Key: (see tapescript)

Ex.Ⅱ

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words you hear on the tape.

Key: (see tapescript)

Tapescript:

News  (1′13″)

News Item 1

The Soviet Union

A West German banking group has agreed to lend the Soviet Union more than one thousand million dollars to buy West German pipeline equipment. The Soviet Union would use the equipment to build a pipeline to carry natural gas from Siberia to Western Europe. Soviet officials and West German banking officials signed the agreement in Leningrad. A statement said that the Bonn government would repay the loan if Moscow failed to do so.

News Item 2

Tokyo

American and Japanese negotiators have agreed on a proposal for balanced trade in modern technology products. The proposed agreement calls for increased business competition in selling such goods as computers and communications equipment. The Japanese and American governments must approve the proposal before it can take effect. The proposed agreement was reached after four days of talks in Tokyo.

Lesson 46 Part Ⅲ

Lesson  46

Ex.Ⅰ

Directions: Answer the questions according to the information you hear on the tape.

Key: (see tapescript)

Ex.Ⅱ

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words you hear on the tape.

Key: (see tapescript)

Tapescript:

Science Report  (1′9″)

----Natural Environment (Ⅱ)

A United Nations' report says Asian countries are facing major environmental problems. The report released in Bangkok said that parts of China, India, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan are threatened by man-made and natural events that turn productive land into deserts. It said the most serious threat to the area is the rapid shrinking of Asia's rain forests, or woods, especially in Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand. The report said the reduction in woods areas has already led to increased flooding, water-shortages in the dry seasons and the loss of farm lands. A top U.N. official said that as much as 70 ％ of the woods in Asia will be gone in 20 years unless actions are taken now to save them.