Using LanguageⅠ课时教学实录

Unit 1

Cultural relics

Using language 1 I. Teaching aims: 1. Learn the differences between the fact and the opinion. 2. Learn to tell facts from opinions. 3. Train the students’ reading ability:scanning. 4. Master the following expressions: Phrases: take apart; prove; trial; agree with; rather than; to one’s surprise; by oneself; think highly of;

Words: amazement, delight, sorrow, excitement, disappointment

II. Teaching methods: Reading, Listening, Speaking III. Teaching important and difficult points: Important points : Learn the expressions in this part Difficult points: Understand the passage “The rest of Elias’s story”. IV. Teaching procedures: Step 1 Revision

Check the answers to the homework Step 2 Lead-in Question:

If you want to go in for law against somebody, and if you want to win, what’s the most important thing you should do first? Task 1 Read the passage and think about the differences between a fact and an opinion. A fact is anything that can be proved. An opinion is what someone believe is true but has not been proved. According to the passage, please answer the question:

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What makes a judge decide which eyewitness he can believe and which not? Whether the eyewitness has given true information, which must be the fact rather than the opinion.

Have known the differences between a fact and an opinion. Let’s come to next task. Task 2 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. Task 3 Read the story again and fill in the table. (On Page 5) Step 3 Listening

Now you are going to hear another two people talk about what happened to the Amber Room. Task 1.

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Listen to Part A and write down where the Amber Room was lost. _______ 2.

Listen to Part B and write down how the Amber Room was lost. _______ Task 2 1. Listen to part A once again and fill in the first blanks on page 6. 2. Listen to part B once again and fill in the second blanks on page 6. Step 4. Deal with the language points in this part.

1. take apart: 拆开

take sth apart

tell sth apart:

区分, 分别…

apart from =except / besides

除了…之外(还) 2. prove: vt 证明, 证实

(1) prove +n. / pron

(2) prove+n.+(to be) + n. /adj. 证明......是....

(3) prove +宾语从句

3. trial

n.

审判/审讯/试验

trial and error

反复试验, 不断摸索

make a trial

试一下, 进行试验

4. agree with

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5. rather than 而不是, 连接两个并列成分

6. to one’s surprise, amazement, joy, delight, sorrow, excitement, disappointment

7.by oneself

独自地

/ 独自一人

8. think highly of = think well / much of

对某人评价好

/ 看重…

think lowly /badly/ ill / little/poorly of

对某人评价不好

/轻视…

Step 5 Speaking & Writing 1.

Discussion: let the students have a discussion in pairs about which person gave the best evidence, using the expressions on page 6. 2.

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Try to write their reasons. Share with other students.

Try to write a replay letter. Debating: have a debate about doing with the found amber room.

Step 6 Homework

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Finish writing the letter 2.

Review the whole unit 3.

Read the passage on workbook (Page 45)

and complete exercise 1 and 2 after it.

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