Learning about Language教学实录及点评

Unit 1 Cultural relics Section Ⅳ

Learning about Language amp；Using Language A FACT OR AN OPINION? What is a fact? Is it something that people believe①？

No. A fact is anything that can be proved. For example, it can be proved that China has more people than any other②

country in the world. This is a fact. Then what is an opinion? An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved③. So an opinion is not good evidence④

in a trial⑤. For example, it is an opinion if you say “Cats are better pets than dogs”. It may be true, but it is difficult to prove. Some people may not agree with⑥

this opinion but they also cannot prove that they are right. In a trial, a judge must decide which eyewitnesses to believe and which not to believe⑦. The judge does not consider what each eyewitness looks like or where that person lives or works⑧.He/She only cares about whether the eyewitness has given true information, which must be facts rather than opinions⑨.This kind of information is called evidence. ①that引导定语从句，修饰something。

②any other 任何其他一个

more ... than any other ... 为比较级形式，却表达了最高级的含义，此处相当于has the most people of all the countries in the world。

在It can be proved that ... 句式中，it是形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的从句。

③what引导表语从句，其中someone believes为插入语。

④evidence/'evIdəns/n.根据；证据

good evidence充分的证据

⑤trial/'traIəl/n.审判；审讯；试验

in a trial 在审判中

⑥agree with 赞成；同意(后接sb.或what sb. says) agree with 还表示“与……一致；(食物、气候等)适合某人”。

⑦eyewitness/ˌaI'wItnIs/n.目击者；证人

句中两个“which＋不定式”结构都作decide的宾语。

⑧or 连接了由what和where引导的两个从句，作动词consider的并列宾语，其语序均为陈述语序。

⑨care about 在乎；在意；关心

rather than 而不是

whether引导的从句作cares about的宾语；which引导非限制性定语从句。

Step 1

Read the text and answer the following question.

What's the main idea of the passage？(no more than 10 words) The passage is mainly about the_differences_between_a_fact_and_an_opinion. Step 2

Choose the best answers according to the text. 1．What really is a fact according to the passage? A．It is something that more than one person believes. B．It is something that more than one person has seen or done.

C．It is anything that can be proved. D．It is anything that is believed or accepted by most people. 2．China has the largest number of people in the world.________. A．It is a fact

B．It is an opinion C．It is an evidence

D．All the three 3．A judge must consider the eyewitness'________in a trial. A．appearance

B．job C．opinion

D．facts 4．How does the writer explain the two terms of “fact”

and“opinion”？

A．By giving examples.

B．By giving definitions (定义)．

C．By giving evidence.

D．Both A and B. 答案：1～4

CADD

Ⅰ.基础词汇

1.localadj.

本地的；当地的

2.trialn.

审判；审讯；试验

3.sailorn.

水手；海员；船员

4.debaten．&vi.

争论；辩论

5.eyewitnessn.

目击者；证人

6.sinkvi.

下沉；沉下

Ⅱ.拓展词汇

1.paintingn．绘画；画→paint v．油漆；绘画

2.evidencen．根据；证据→evident adj.清楚的；明白的；显而易见的；显然的

3.explodevi.爆炸→explosion n．爆炸

4.entrancen．入口；进入→enter vt.进入

5.informaladj.非正式的→formal(反义词)正式的

1．painting n．绘画；画

[同义]

drawing, oil, picture, portrait [联想]

各种“中国画”的英语名称

①Chinese Painting

中国画

②Chinese Figure Painting

中国人物画

③Chinese Bird­and­flower Painting

中国花鸟画

④Chinese Landscape Painting

中国山水画

2.i→a→u型动词荟萃

①begin→began→begun

②drink→drank→drunk

③ring→rang→rung

④sing→sang→sung ⑤swim→swam→swum

⑥sink→sank→sunk 3.巧记“t→ce”构成的名词

①different→difference

②evident→evidence ③confident→confidence

④important→importance

记牢固定短语

1．take_apart

拆开

2．care_about关心；介意；在乎

3．rather_than而不是

4．think_highly_of看重；器重

5．agree_with同意

6．look_after照顾；照看

1．at midnight

在午夜

2．the entrance to the mine

煤矿的入口处

3．by the light of the moon

借着月光

4．give one's opinion about

关于……发表某人的观点

5．second­hand furniture shop

二手家具店

6．for oneself

亲自

1.One day he was lookingin a second­hand furniture shopwhen he ...

1.One day he was lookingin a second­hand furniture shopwhen he ... 一天，他正在一家二手家具店里逛，这时他突然……

be sth. ... when ... “正在做某事，这时(突然)……”。

was_watching_TV_when there was a power failure. 他正在看电视，这时停电了。

2.For example, it can be proved that China has more people than any other country in the world. 举例来说，中国人口比世界上任何其他一个国家的人口都多，这是可以被证实的。

it作形式主语，that从句为真正的主语。He doing It_can_be_proved_that he is fit for the job. 他适合这项工作，这是可以被证实的。

3.In a trial, a judge must decide which eyewitnesses to believe and which not to believe. 在审判中，法官必须断定哪些证人可以相信，哪些证人不能相信。

两个“疑问词＋不定式”结构作decide的宾语。

We haven't decided which_topic_to _talk_about. 我们还未决定谈论哪个话题。

4.Nor do Ithink they should give it to any government. 我认为他们不应该将它给任何一个政府。

否定词置于句首构成的倒装结构。

Never_has_he_been_to the United States and Canada.

他从未去过美国和加拿大。