Using LanguageⅠ优秀说课稿

Unit 1 Using language教学设计

Step 1 Warming up We always say, “We must respect facts and

can’t wholly depend on one’s opinion.”

1. What does it mean when you say “It is a fact”?

2. What does it mean when you say “It is an opinion”?

Step 2 New words and expressions opinion n. 意见；看法；主张

prove vt.证明；检验

evidence n. 根据；证据

trial n. 审判；审讯；实验

judge n. 法官；裁判员

eyewitness n. 目击者；证人

in a trial 在审判中

agree with 同意

care about 关心；在意

rather than 而不是

Step 3 Reading 1.Reading and defining Reading the passage fast and answer the following questions. a. What is a fact? b. What is an opinion? c. What is evidence?

2.Read and choose the best answer.

1) “Cats are better pets than dogs” is _____.

A. a fact B. an evidence C. an opinion 2) Which of the following does the judge care about in a trial? A. Evidence the eyewitness gives. B. What the eyewitness looks like. C. Where the eyewitness lives. 3) The main difference between an opinion and a fact is_____. A. true information and evidence B. something that is believed and anything that can be proved C. true information and a good idea Step 4 Difficult sentence For example, it can be proved that China has more people than any other country in the world. it + be +过去分词+that从句，it 为形式主语，that从句为真正的主语

It is proved that the earth goes around the sun. It is said that…

据说

It is reported that …

据报道

It is believes that …人们认为/相信

2. An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved. 看法是人们相信是真实的但是未经证实。

3. In a trial, a judge must decide which eyewitness to believe and which not to believe. 在审判中，法官必须判定那些证人可以相信，哪些证人不能相信。

4. He/She only cares about whether the eyewitness has given true information，which must be facts rather than opinions. 他（她）关心的只是目击者是否提供了真实的信息，这些信息必须是事实而不是个人观点或看法。

Step 5 Listening Listen to the tape of the passage carefully. Step 6 Practice Reading a man’s story finish the chart.

Step 7 Discussion Do you think what happened to theAmber Room is a fact or an opinion? Give your reasons. 1. He did not see what was in the wooden boxes. 2. He listened to other people’s ideas of what might have been inside. Step 8 Homework 1.Read the passage as familiar as you can. 2.Finish the exercises on page 11-12 in the Workbook.