Unit 1 Past and present
Study skills
一、教学目标
1. New phrases: be/get used to, on my own
2. Understand the differences between facts and opinions.
3. Grasp the ways to state opinions.
4. Use facts to support our opinions.
二、教学重难点
1. Learn to how to state opinions.
2. Learn to use facts to support opinions.
三、教学过程
Step 1 Warming-up
Look at a picture of a sunny day and talk about the fact and opinions.
【设计意图】通过谈论天气和感受，引出本课的主题——事实和观点。
Step 2 Presentation
1. Look at the picture about Starlight Town and answer the following questions.
(1) What has changed in Starlight Town?
(2) What do you think of Starlight Town?
The answers to Question 1 are all facts about the changes in Starlight Town. The feelings about Starlight Town are opinions.
2. Work in groups and discuss the following questions.
(1) What is a fact?
(2) What is an opinion?
Facts are true statements. They include names, dates, events and numbers. Opinions tell what we believe, feel or think. They may not true.
3. Read each sentence and decide whether it is a fact or an opinion.
(1) Beijing is the capital of China. ________
(2) Beijing is the best city in the world. ________
(3) Many changes have taken place in my hometown. _________
(4) The new shopping mall is a good place to have fun. _________
Then make a conclusion: Sentences that show opinions we often use verbs like feel, believe and think or have adjectives like good, bad and terrible.
4. Work on Part A. Read the sentences below. Write an F for a fact or an O for an opinion.
【设计意图】通过回顾星光镇的变化，引导学生理解什么是事实，什么是观点。接着通过小组讨论，明确事实和观点的定义并举例说明。让学生能准确区分事实和观点，并了解表达观点的常用方式。
5. Look at a picture of hometown and talk about it. Encourage students to give facts and state opinions by asking the following questions:
(1) What can you see?
(2) What do you think of our hometown?
Then make a conclusion: When we write, we can use facts to support our opinions. We can also give facts first, and then state our opinions.
【设计意图】通过图片创设情境，引导学生正确运用本课的学习策略来谈论家乡的变化。
6. Read Millie’s interview with Mr Chen and discuss how Mr Chen gives facts and states his opinions.
Then make a conclusion: Sometimes facts and opinions may be mixed together when we write.
【设计意图】利用本单元Reading部分的资源，引导学生进一步拓展运用本课的学习策略。
Step 3 Practice
1. Work on Part B. Read Part B and decide which are opinions and which are facts.
2. Language points
(1) get/be used to
(2) on one’s own
3. Discuss and reorganize sentences of Part B into a passage. Then report in class.
4. Work in groups and discuss.
(1) Find more opinions in this unit and make a list.
(2) Then find facts to support these opinions.
5. Writing. Suppose you’ve moved to a new school. Please write about the changes in your life and state your opinions.
【设计意图】通过创设情境，让学生进一步运用本课的学习策略来谈论生活中的变化。
Step 4 Homework
Write about other changes in your life. Remember to use the facts to support your opinions.
课件16张PPT。Unit 1 Past and present Study skillsWarming-upLook at the pictures and talk about them.It is sunny.That’s a fact.It is a nice day.That’s your opinion.
I feel very cold.Presentation1. What has changed in Starlight Town?2. What do you think of Starlight Town?There is a new railway station.
There are some new roads.
People travel to and from the town by bus, taxi, or train.
Local people have moved into new flats.I think Starlight Town is a modern town.
It is more beautiful than before.FactsOpinionsLook at the picture and answer the following questions.Look and AnswerPresentationWhat is a fact?Facts are true statements. They include names, dates, events and numbers. What is an opinion?Opinions tell what we believe, feel or think. They may not be true.Work in groups and discuss the following questions.DiscussPresentationRead and Choose(1) Beijing is the capital of China. ________
(2) Beijing is the best city in the world. ________
(3) Many changes have taken place in my hometown. ________
(4) The new shopping mall is a good place to have fun. _________
FactFactOpinionOpinionSentences that show opinions often use verbs like feel, believe and think or have adjectives like good, bad and terrible.
e.g. I think it’s important to learn English well.Read each sentence and decide whether it is a fact or an opinion. PresentationThere were only small shops and restaurants in the town.
Old people used to play cards and Chinese chess together.
The new park in the town centre looks beautiful.
There was once a steel factory near the Sunshine River.
Life is getting better in some ways.
Many of Mr Chen’s friends have moved away.FFOFOFRead the sentences below. Write an F for a fact or an O for an opinion.PresentationThere are green hills all around. A river runs through the centre of town.OpinionFactsMy hometown is beautiful.When we write, we can use facts to support our opinions. We can also give facts first, and then state our opinions.Find the rulePresentationHow does Mr Chen give facts and state his opinions? Sometimes, facts and opinions may be mixed together when we write.Well, in some ways it is. It’s really nice to have a beautiful modern town. However, most of my old friends have moved away. It has become impossible for us to see each other as often as before. We used to play cards and Chinese chess together. Now I feel a bit lonely from time to time. Anyway, it’s good to see the amazing changes in the town.OpinionFactsOpinionPracticeRead Part B and decide which are opinions and which are facts.1. We have more subjects to learn.
2. It is not easy to get used to the changes of life quickly.
3. When I was in primary school, I walked to school with my mum.
4. Now I go to school by bus on my own.
5. I spend more time on my homework than before.
6. Some subjects are difficult.FOFFFORead and ChoosePractice1. get/be used to 习惯于，适应于 其中to为介词，后接名词、代词或动名词。
e.g. Amy is used to getting up early.
He is not used to the life in the USA.
注：used to 意为“过去常常”，常指过去习惯性的动作，但现在不了。
其中的to是不定式，后接“动词原型”。
e.g. He used to get up early.
Ms Yang used to run in the park in the early morning.
2. on one’s own 单独地，靠自己 相当于by oneself、 alone。
e.g. He does his homework on his own. Language PointsPracticeGroup Work1. We have more subjects to learn.
2. It is not easy to get used to the changes of life quickly.
3. When I was in primary school, I walked to school with my mum.
4. Now I go to school by bus on my own.
5. I spend more time on my homework than before.
6. Some subjects are difficult.FOFFFODiscuss and reorganize them into a short passage.PracticeIt is not easy to get used to the changes of life quickly. When I was in primary school, I walked to school with my mum. Now I go to school by bus on my own. We have more subjects to learn. Some subjects are difficult. I spend more time on my homework than before.FactssupportingOpinionsRight orderPracticeCan you find some more opinions in this unit? Please make a list.
Then find some facts to support the opinions.Opinions
I feel a bit lonely ...
...Group WorkDiscuss the following questions.PracticeSuppose that you’ve moved to a new school. Can you write about the changes in your life and state your opinions? I have moved to a new school this term. I do not know the school very well and I have no friends here.FactsI feel unhappy these days.OpinionWritingWrite about other changes in your life. Remember to use the facts to support your opinions.Homework再见
