Using LanguageⅠppt配套的教案及板书设计

Module 2 Unit 1 Cultural relics

Using language

I. Teaching aims: 1. To learn the differences between the fact and the opinion. 2. Learn to tell facts from opinions. 3. Train the students’ reading ability. 4. To master some useful expressions. II. Teaching methods: Task-based teaching method; Discussion III. Teaching important and difficult points: Important point: To learn the expressions in this part:

Difficult point: To know the differences between the fact and the opinion. IV. Teaching Procedures: Step 1. Lead in Judge the following statements a fact or an opinion. Sunny is your new English teacher today.

(fact)

Sunny is a lovely and kind-hearted teacher.

(opinion)

Step 2. Reading 1.

Read this passage and think about the difference between a fact and an opinion. What is a fact? What is an opinion? What is evidence?

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A fact must be real, objective and without a personal judgment. So it can be proved.

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An opinion always expresses one’s own ideas. It is always subjunctive. So it has not been proved. 

Evidence is true information which must be facts rather than opinions.

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Now read a man’s story about what happened to the Amber Room quickly. Do you think it is a act or an opinion? Give your reasons. 3.

Read the story again and fill in the table. Name

Place

What he heard

What he saw

What he believes

Job

Time

Step 3. Speaking ( Individual work) Discuss in pairs which person gave the best evidence, using the information in the former section. The following expressions may help you.

(1) We often use some expressions to ask for opinions. What are they? Do / Don’t you think that…?

Would you consider…?

Why / Why not…?

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Do you have any idea about…?

How do you know that? Are you sure that he / she was telling the truth? (2) We often use some expressions to give opinions. What are they?

I think / don’t think that…

Sorry, I agree / don’t agree with you.

In my opinion…

That can’t be true.

I don’t believe…because…

I think…is telling the truth because…

Step 4. Debate ( Group work) Divide Ss into two groups and organize a debate. Topic: Do you think it is right for whoever finds valuable cultural relics to keep them?

Tips for an informal class debate There must be a question with two possible answers. There must be a chairperson.

There must be two sides in the class “for” or “against” the question.

Each side take turns to debate and gives reasons for their opinion.

At the end there should be a class vote.

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The chairperson says which side wins and why. Chairperson:

Let’s look at this question: Who do you think that the Amber Room belongs to? Do you agree with Johann Weber? S1: No, I don’t. ……………I’ll return it to……

S2: I’m not sure. I think I’d keep it for myself.

S1:

No, you

wouldn’t. Cultural relics belong to the whole world……not yours……

S2: You are right. ……

Step 5. Language points

1. It can be proved that China has more people than any other country in the world.

It can be proved that…... 是可以证实的。

Translate:他所说的并不是真的，这可以得到证实。

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agree with 同意，与……保持一致，(气候，食物等) 适合某人

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In a trial, a judge must decide which eyewitnesses to believe and which not to believe. “疑问词+不定式”

1.可作主语、宾语或表语; 2.作主语时谓动常用单数

Translate: 他教我如何拆卸机器。

我的问题是怎样得到这么多书。

4. rather than

而不是

(1). 连接两个并列成分

(2).连接两个主语时, 谓动的单复数与

rather than之前的那一个保持一致。

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(3).宁愿…

而不愿

would do A rather than do B

would rather do A than do B

prefer to do A rather than do B 5.

The entrance to ... 的入口

eg. the main entrance to the school 6.

think highly of sb./ sth. 对某人/某事评价高

think badly/ poorly/little/ ill of sb/sth 对某人/某事评价低

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Nor do I think they should give it to any government. 否定词nor置于句首, 句子要部分倒装。

类似的还有：seldom, hardly, rarely, at no time, by no means, in no way 等。

eg. Never

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___（我看过）such a beautiful vase before. Step 6. Homework

Finish the exercises in the workbook so as to consolidate what has been learned.

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