Task 4
In this part, the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, is talking to the American people about what the two nations have in comon.
Thank you. And thank you for asking me to share in your weekly address to the American
people.
Britain and America have so much in common: language, ________, belief in family and ________,
in a real sense of _____________. We share many __________, too. And it has been clear from our
discussions that we are agreed, in general terms, about some of the _________.
You took the tough decisions needed for long-term ___________________. We are doing so. You
have focused on education, ______________, a new approach to _______. So are we. Together, we are
breaking down boundaries of ______________ and creating a ______________ of the radical centre.
Task 5
Listening Aids
Albanian (adj.): 阿尔巴尼亚（人）的 Colombian (adj.): 哥伦比亚（人）的
Kosovo: 科索沃【前南斯拉夫自治省名】 Oslo: 奥斯陆【挪威首都】
Papua New Guinea: 巴布亚新几内亚【南太平洋岛国】 Rwanda: 卢旺达【东非国家】
mass (adj.): involving a very large number of people
millennium (n.): a period of 1,000 years
In this part, six women or women's groups have been awarded the new Millennium Peace Prize for Women.
A. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
1) The Nobel Peace Prize was first awarded in _______.
a) 1986 b) 1901 c) 1945 d) 1966
2) Which of the following statements is true?
a) The Peace Prize for Women is presented by a Committee in Oslo.
b) The Peace Prize for Women has been awarded since 1994.
c) The Peace Prize for Women is presented by a UN agency and an international human
rights group.
d) The Peace Prize for Women is presented every four years.
B. Draw lines to match the Peace Prize winners and the contributions they made to building peace in the world.
Winners Contributions
1) Women's Road to Peace a) Worked to support human rights and women's rights in
Pakistan
2) Leitana Nehan Women's b) Organized protests against violence, aggression and
Development Agency war
3) Women in Black c) Helped rebuild Rwanda after the mass killings in 1994
4) Flora Brovina d) Organized the League of Albanian Women of Kosovo,
and taught emergency medical skills to people in Kosovo
5) Asma Jahangir & Hina Jilani e) Organized protests against the violence between rebel
groups and the Colombian government
6) Veneranda Nzambazamariya f) Helped in the peace process between the military and
rebel forces in Papua New Guinea
C. Answer the following questions.
1) What is the purpose of the Peace Prize for Women?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
2) Why does International Alert say women need to be recognized as leaders in peace building?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Task 6
Listening Aids
amid (prep.): while noisy, busy, or confused events are happening - used in writing or news reports
dengue fever: 登革热 foot-and-mouth disease: 口蹄疫 mad cow disease: 疯牛病
epidemic (n.): a large number of cases of a disease that happen at the same time
Rio de Janeiro 里约热内卢【巴西东南部港市】 Vermont: 佛蒙特州【美国州名】
sack (v.): dismiss sb. from their job; fire
In this part, you are going to hear two pieces of news about some fatal epidemic diseases.
News Item 1
A. Answer the following questions.
1) Why did Brazil's Health Minister dismiss the two senior health officials?
________________________________________________________________________
2) How many people in southeast Brazil are suffering from dengue fever?
__________________________________________________
3) What are the major symptoms of the disease?
__________________________________________________
4) What does Brazil's President say about the issue of health care?
________________________________________________________________________
News Item 2
B. Answer the following questions.
1) What has the EU banned?
________________________________________________________________________
2) What has the Dutch government confirmed?
________________________________________________________________________
3) What countries have been affected by the foot-and-mouth disease?
________________________________________________________________________
4) What has happened in Vermont?
________________________________________________________________________
Task 9
* summit (n.): an important meeting between the top leaders of several governments
This news is about the UN General Assembly's special session on children.
Fill in the missing words in the outline.
I. The UN's special session on children
Date: ______________________
Period: ____________________
Participants: government leaders, __________________, _____________________, and many young people
Organizer: the UN General Assembly and the UNICEF
Agenda:
A. Making a plan of _________ to guarantee that three important goals are achieved:
1. the best possible start in life for all children;
2. _______________________________________________________;
3. _______________________________________________________.
B. Examining _____________ since the World Summit for Children
II. World Summit for Children in the 1990s
Participants: ____________________________________________________
Outcome: ______________________________________________________
Significance: making ________________________ an important issue
III. The proposed international movement aimed at improving the world for young people
Participants: several _____________________, movie stars, professional sports teams, and the
______________ of children's television programs and books
The proposed ways to improve the lives of young people:
A. ______________________________;
B. ______________________________;
C. ______________________________.
The goal: Making the people around the world ______________, ______________, and _______________.
