Using LanguageⅠppt课件教学实录

Unit 1

Cultural relics

——Using language Teaching aims: To know what a fact or an opinion is To learn to talk about them To develop the reading ability To learn the key language points Procedures I. Lead-in

Look at the sentences and talk about whether they are facts or opinions.

F=fact

O=opinion 1. A VW Passat can go faster than 100 Kms an hour.

F 2. I think it’s the best car for a family.

O 3. I think driving a car is wrong because it causes damage to the environment.

O 4. I don’t like public transport because it’s so crowded.

O 5. I know that driving a car spoils the air in Beijing.

F 6. More countries than ever before will be coming to take part in the Olympic Games.

F Make a conclusion: I think.../ I like...

O II. Resentation a. Skimming and defining Read the passage and define:

(1)What is a fact?

(2)What is an opinion?

(3)What is an evidence? b. Reading and thinking 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. Answer: I think it is an pinion that what is in the boxes is gold or the Amber Room because Janhasek did not see what was in the boxes. He listened to other person's ideas of what might have been inside, so his evidence is an opinion.

c. Filing

Ⅲ. Summary

1. 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 …

2. 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 …

Ⅳ

Useful language points 1. A fact is anything that can be proved.

事实是可以证明的信息。

(1)prove

vt .证明,证实

①

prove +n. / pron.

Can you prove your

courage to us ？

你能向我们证明你的勇气吗？

②

prove+n.+(to be)+n./adj.证明……是……

The fingerprints on the knife proved him (to be) the

murderer. 这把刀上的指纹证明他是谋杀者。

③

prove +that宾语从句

Can you prove that you are not telling lies? 你能证明你没在撒谎吗？

(2) vi./vt. 被发现是，结果是，表现出（自己）是

prove (oneself)+(to be) adj./n./介词短语, 此时无被动

式,无进行时

The rumor(谣言) proved (to be ) false. 谣言被证明是假的。

He proved a very sincere friend. 他证明自己是一个非常真诚的朋友。

Exercise: (1). Perhaps this book will____ of some

use to you in your studies. A.prove

B. be proved

C. suggest

D. be turned (2). It___ to be much more difficult thanshe had supposed. A. proved

B. considered

C. pretended

D. designed 2.He/She only cares about whether the eyewitness has given ture information, which must be facts

rather than opinions. rather than 而不是，连接两个并列成分

rather than 连接两个主语时, 谓语动词的单复数应该与

rather than之前的一个保持一致. eg: She rather than you is right . rather than常用于以下结构中:

宁愿…

而不愿

would doA rather than do B would rather do Athan do B prefer to do... rather than do ... Exercise: 1、Rather than___ on a crowded bus, he always prefers___ a bike. A. ride, ride

B. riding, ride

C. ride, to ride

D. to ride, riding 2、I would rather __ at home than ___ out on such a day. A. stay, go

B.

to stay, to go

C.

going, to go

D.

to stay, to go 3、Useful expressions

by the light of the moon 借助月光

to one’s surprise/ amazement / joy/ delight /sorrow/excitement / disappointment

使某人惊讶/高兴/难过/兴奋

/ 失望的是…

the entrance to

….的入口

the answer to

….的答案

the key to….的钥匙

/ ….的关键

the right to sth

拥有某物的权利

the notes to the text

课文的注释

a reply to a letter

回信

a secretary to a president

总统的秘书

Ⅴ. Homework 1. Review what we have learned in this lesson. 2. Preview Writing.