课件26张PPT。Unit 1Using languageTalkingLook at the sentences and talk about whether they are facts or opinions.F = fact
O = opinion1. A VW Passat (大众帕萨特) can go faster than 100 Kms an hour.
2. I think it’s the best car for a family.
3. I think driving a car is wrong because it causes damage to the environment.
4. I don’t like public transport because it’s so crowded.FOOO5. I know that driving a car spoils the air in Beijing.
6. The Beijing Olympic Games will be the best ever.
7. It will be very hot when the Olympic Games are being held.
8. More countries than ever before will be coming to take part in the Olympic Games.FOFF1. What is a fact?
2. What is an opinion?
3. What is an evidence?A fact is anything that can be proved.An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved.An evidence is true information which must be facts rather than opinions.Read the passage and find out:Verbal clues to identifying a fact:What I told you is true because …
I know that you are wrong because …
They did it last year/month/week.
They didn’t do it if …Verbal clues to identifying an opinion:I think that …
It is my opinion that …
My view is …
I understand that …
He was very unkind/nasty/cruel/mean.
She is very kind/thoughtful/considerate.
I don’t like …
Some people say …I think it is an opinion that what is in the boxes is gold or the Amber Room because Jan Hasek did not see what was in the boxes. He listened to other people’s ideas of what might have been inside. So his evidence is an opinion.Now read a man’s story about what happened to the Amber Room quickly. Do you think it is a fact or an opinion? Give your reasons. Jan HasekA minerCzech RepublicApril, 1945Something exploded at midnight.1. Some German soldiers put wooden boxes in the mine. 2. The entrance to the mine was closed.The Amber Room and some gold were buried in the mine.Read the story again and fill in the table.Now you are going to hear another two people talk about what happened to the Amber Room. ListeningListen to Part A and write down where the Amber Room was lost.
___________
Listen to Part B and write down how the Amber Room was lost.
___________In a fireAt seaHe was told to _______________
_______ put some ___________
_____ onto the ship.
The soldiers said that the heavy boxes __________________. help German
soldiers big wooden
boxeswere full of treasureListen to Part A and fill in the blanks.The ship _____________. On the voyage, the ship ____________ and sank. Almost ____________.went out to seawas attackedeveryone diedHe had to swim three kilometers before ________________ ____________. he was saved by a
German ship____________ came to the castle with __________.
___________________ took the boxes into the castle.
She heard that a special ___________ in the castle was shown to ________________.large boxesThe German soldiersMany trucksart treasureimportant visitorsListen to Part B and fill in the blanks.She heard _________________,
and she saw __________________. She found some melted pieces of something that looked like ______.
The soldiers told her that the melted pieces could have come from ________________.the castle was on firesomething explodehoneythe Amber RoomDiscuss in pairs which person gave the best evidence, using the information in the former section.Suggested answer might include:
the person whose information can be checked
the person who does not have anything to gain from his evidencePlease list your reasons. The following expressions may help you. Do/ Don’t you think that…?
Would you consider …?
Why/Why not …?
Do you have any idea about …?
How do you know that?
Are you sure that he/she was telling the truth?What do you think?
What do you think of …?
What’s your idea/opinion of …?
What would you say …?
How do you feel about …?
Who do you think was …?
What are your reasons for saying that?I think/don’t think that …
Sorry, I agree/don’t agree with you.
In my opinion …
It can be proved.
That can’t be true.
I don’t believe … because …
I think … is telling the truth because …Write down the reasons for your choice.EXAMPLE:
It can be proved that ___________ gave the best evidence because ____
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_______________________________.Anna Petrovshesaw something that could have comefrom the Amber Room and she has nothing to gain from her story.Share your ideas with another group and choose the one with the best reasons. Present your discussion to the class.Pair work1. Review what we have learned in this lesson.
2. Preview Writing.
