For Peace and
Development
Unit 10
Unit 10
For Peace and Development
Part I Warming Up
Section A
[ ] Words and Phrases
[ ] Direction,Listen to some statements about China’s economic development,Fill in the
blanks with numbers
[ ] 1,In 1998,Chinese exports totaled __________________,Its imports were worth __________________,
leaving a record trade surplus of ___________________ and making China the largest exporter in the
developing world,
[ ] 2,In terms of overall gross domestic product,China is now the world’s _____ largest economy,
[ ] 3,Over the last 20 years,GDP has increased 16-fold and now stands above _________ per person per
year,
[ ] 4,Since 1980,annual growth has averaged _________,
[ ] 5,Since the beginning of the 1990s China is second only to the U.S,in terms of foreign investment,
Some _______________ of overseas capital flows into China every year,
[ ] 6,China has accumulated the world’s ________________ stock of foreign exchange reserves after
Japan,at ___________________,
US$183.76 billion US$140.17 billion
US$43.6 billion
7th
6,000 yuan
9.6%
US$40 billion
second largest
US$151.51 billion
Unit 10
For Peace and Development
Part I Warming Up
Section B
[ ] Words and Phrases
[ ] Direction,Listen to some news headlines,Supply the missing information,
[ ] 1,Delegates to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference in Indonesia have agreed to a plan
to create ____________________________ during the next 25 years,
[ ] 2,Finance ministers from 18 Asian nations are considering proposals to pay for developing ________
________________________________ during the next 10 years,The ministers say they need many thousands
of million of dollars for such development,
[ ] 3,Leaders of East Asian countries have gathered for a meeting Sunday,They are expected to discuss
________________________________,
[ ] 4,The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have ended their talks in Washington with a
promise to _____________________ of poor countries,
[ ] 5,OPEC oil ministers have decided to raise production quotas by as much as _______ to stabilize
world oil prices,
[ ] 6,In other financial news,China’s government says the country’s economy grew by _______ in 1999,
That was a slightly higher than Beijing’s target for the year,The country’s gross domestic product is
reportedly about ______________________ for 1999,
an unrestricted trade area
roads,airports and water supplies
expanding trade in the area
ease the debt
7%
7.1%
one trillion dollars
Unit 10
For Peace and Development
Part I Warming Up
Section B
[ ] Words and Phrases
[ ] Direction,Listen to some news headlines,Supply the missing information,
[ ] 7,In Washington,the United States Labor Department has announced that the country’s
unemployment rate has fallen to _______,That is the lowest unemployment level since 1990,
[ ] 8,Share prices on the New York stock market have closed higher as stock prices increased following
the market’s huge loss on Friday,The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased ______ points or _______,
Section C
[ ] Words and Phrases
[ ] Direction,Listen to a short news item about the Panama Canal handover,Write
down every word you hear,
[ ] The passage
The United States has formally transferred the Panama Canal to Panama,Thousands of flag-
waving Panamanians cheered the hoisting of Panama’s flag over the Canal Commission
headquarters,ending nearly a century of U.S,control,
5.3%
276 2.7%
Unit 10
For Peace and Development
Part II The Panama Canal handover
[ ] Words and Phrases
Section A
[ ] Direction,Listen to three short paragraphs about the Panama Canal,Draw lines to
match the paragraph number with its main idea,
[ ] paragraph 1 a,the important role of the canal
[ ] paragraph 2 b,the U.S,handover of the canal
[ ] paragraph 3 c,part of the history prior to the
completion of the canal Section B
[ ] Direction,Listen to three short paragraphs about the Panama Canal,Draw lines to
match the paragraph number with its main idea,
[ ] Summary,Panama ___________________________________________
Details,a,Panama takes the ownership from the U.S,at _________________,ending more than
___________ of U.S,control of the waterway,
b,Panamanian _________________________ to mark the event,
taking ownership of Panama Canal
noon Friday
90 years
are planning celebrations
Unit 10
For Peace and Development
Part III Financial news
[ ] Words and Phrases
Section A
[ ] Direction,Listen to a news item,Complete the summary and the details
[ ] Summary,An IMF official’s analysis of _________________
Details,a,the economy of the _________ is very _________,
b,the improving ______________ in ______ is especially _________,
c,_____________________ are improving in South America,especially in _________,Section B
[ ] Direction,Now listen to this news report,Match Column A with Column B,
1,World economy a,Showing signs of growth
2,Asia’s economy b,in an improved situation
3,South Korea’s economy c,Making an extraordinary turn-around from its
financial crisis 4,Indonesia
d,in an improved situation 5,Brazil
6,Russia’s economy e,Growing at a 7% annual rate
7,Important objective of economic
policy makers in the New Year
f,Remarkable rebound from the near economic collapse
g,Basically in good shape,
h,Global free trade negotiations,
[ ] tape
world economy
world good
economy Asia good
Economic conditions Brazil
Development
Unit 10
Unit 10
For Peace and Development
Part I Warming Up
Section A
[ ] Words and Phrases
[ ] Direction,Listen to some statements about China’s economic development,Fill in the
blanks with numbers
[ ] 1,In 1998,Chinese exports totaled __________________,Its imports were worth __________________,
leaving a record trade surplus of ___________________ and making China the largest exporter in the
developing world,
[ ] 2,In terms of overall gross domestic product,China is now the world’s _____ largest economy,
[ ] 3,Over the last 20 years,GDP has increased 16-fold and now stands above _________ per person per
year,
[ ] 4,Since 1980,annual growth has averaged _________,
[ ] 5,Since the beginning of the 1990s China is second only to the U.S,in terms of foreign investment,
Some _______________ of overseas capital flows into China every year,
[ ] 6,China has accumulated the world’s ________________ stock of foreign exchange reserves after
Japan,at ___________________,
US$183.76 billion US$140.17 billion
US$43.6 billion
7th
6,000 yuan
9.6%
US$40 billion
second largest
US$151.51 billion
Unit 10
For Peace and Development
Part I Warming Up
Section B
[ ] Words and Phrases
[ ] Direction,Listen to some news headlines,Supply the missing information,
[ ] 1,Delegates to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference in Indonesia have agreed to a plan
to create ____________________________ during the next 25 years,
[ ] 2,Finance ministers from 18 Asian nations are considering proposals to pay for developing ________
________________________________ during the next 10 years,The ministers say they need many thousands
of million of dollars for such development,
[ ] 3,Leaders of East Asian countries have gathered for a meeting Sunday,They are expected to discuss
________________________________,
[ ] 4,The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have ended their talks in Washington with a
promise to _____________________ of poor countries,
[ ] 5,OPEC oil ministers have decided to raise production quotas by as much as _______ to stabilize
world oil prices,
[ ] 6,In other financial news,China’s government says the country’s economy grew by _______ in 1999,
That was a slightly higher than Beijing’s target for the year,The country’s gross domestic product is
reportedly about ______________________ for 1999,
an unrestricted trade area
roads,airports and water supplies
expanding trade in the area
ease the debt
7%
7.1%
one trillion dollars
Unit 10
For Peace and Development
Part I Warming Up
Section B
[ ] Words and Phrases
[ ] Direction,Listen to some news headlines,Supply the missing information,
[ ] 7,In Washington,the United States Labor Department has announced that the country’s
unemployment rate has fallen to _______,That is the lowest unemployment level since 1990,
[ ] 8,Share prices on the New York stock market have closed higher as stock prices increased following
the market’s huge loss on Friday,The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased ______ points or _______,
Section C
[ ] Words and Phrases
[ ] Direction,Listen to a short news item about the Panama Canal handover,Write
down every word you hear,
[ ] The passage
The United States has formally transferred the Panama Canal to Panama,Thousands of flag-
waving Panamanians cheered the hoisting of Panama’s flag over the Canal Commission
headquarters,ending nearly a century of U.S,control,
5.3%
276 2.7%
Unit 10
For Peace and Development
Part II The Panama Canal handover
[ ] Words and Phrases
Section A
[ ] Direction,Listen to three short paragraphs about the Panama Canal,Draw lines to
match the paragraph number with its main idea,
[ ] paragraph 1 a,the important role of the canal
[ ] paragraph 2 b,the U.S,handover of the canal
[ ] paragraph 3 c,part of the history prior to the
completion of the canal Section B
[ ] Direction,Listen to three short paragraphs about the Panama Canal,Draw lines to
match the paragraph number with its main idea,
[ ] Summary,Panama ___________________________________________
Details,a,Panama takes the ownership from the U.S,at _________________,ending more than
___________ of U.S,control of the waterway,
b,Panamanian _________________________ to mark the event,
taking ownership of Panama Canal
noon Friday
90 years
are planning celebrations
Unit 10
For Peace and Development
Part III Financial news
[ ] Words and Phrases
Section A
[ ] Direction,Listen to a news item,Complete the summary and the details
[ ] Summary,An IMF official’s analysis of _________________
Details,a,the economy of the _________ is very _________,
b,the improving ______________ in ______ is especially _________,
c,_____________________ are improving in South America,especially in _________,Section B
[ ] Direction,Now listen to this news report,Match Column A with Column B,
1,World economy a,Showing signs of growth
2,Asia’s economy b,in an improved situation
3,South Korea’s economy c,Making an extraordinary turn-around from its
financial crisis 4,Indonesia
d,in an improved situation 5,Brazil
6,Russia’s economy e,Growing at a 7% annual rate
7,Important objective of economic
policy makers in the New Year
f,Remarkable rebound from the near economic collapse
g,Basically in good shape,
h,Global free trade negotiations,
[ ] tape
world economy
world good
economy Asia good
Economic conditions Brazil
