新英美报刊选读（第五版） 课件 unit 4 passage 1.pptx

Unit 4Financial Window Passage 1China’s economy: how it performed and the road aheadBackground InformationWarming-up QuestionsOrganization Analysis Detailed ReadingPost-ReadingBackground Information China’s gross domestic product reached 114.37 trillion yuan ($18 trillion) in 2021, an increase of 8.1 percent on a yearly basis, according to the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday. Economists, experts, and analysts all said this performance beats expectations, especially amid the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic around the globe.Watch and Listen to the news and answer the questions. unit%204%20passage%201%20video--Chinas%20Economic%20Development.mp4China’s Economic DevelopmentQuestion 1: What is China’s GDP growth target this year according to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang?Question 2: What is the key to sustainable growth for China and why?Question 3: What should China’s economic development pay more attention to?He said that China’s 5.5-percent GDP growth target this year is not easy to achieve.Maintaining high-quality economic development is the key to sustainable growth. It can prevent China from falling into the middle-income trap.China’s economic development should pay more attention to high-quality and long-term growth aiming to eventually reach international standards for a high-income nation.Watch and listen to part of the news again and fill in the blanks with appropriate words. unit%204%20passage%201%20video--Chinas%20Economic%20Development.mp4China’s Economic Development BizBeat, the insight you need. I’m Zhu Zhu. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang gave ________________ on the last day of the Two Sessions. He said that China’s 5.5-percent GDP ________________ this year is not easy to achieve given that China’s economic aggregate last year has already reached more than ________________ yuan, or about $17 trillion. In other words, China’s government will focus more on ________________ this year rather than aiming for a fast pace of economic development .