Using LanguageⅠ课堂实录【2】

Unit 1 Cultural relics The Third Period

Using Language (Reading, listening and speaking) Teaching aims 1、

Ability aim a.

Make sure that students can make a judgment with the help of their own analyses. b.

Have the students master the way to ask for and give opinions of their own.

2、

Language aim

Enable the students to use the following sentence freely. a.

Are you sure he / she was telling the truth? How do you know that? b.

How can you be sure he / she was telling the truth? c.

Why / why not? d.

I (don’t) believe. Because…. e.

I (don’t) agree with you.

I (don’t) agree that …. f.

It can be proved. g.

The truth is (not) easy to know. h.

I think they have said useful things. i.

… has no reason to lie. Teaching important points 1 Make notes while listening to the tape. 2 Be able to state opinions or evidences in English.

Teaching method 1Help and guide 2Individual, pair work

3Group discussion Teaching aids

A recorder, a computer and a projector

Teaching procedures: Step I. Lead in By using the example of YaoMing, help the students find out the difference between facts and opinions.

A fact or an opinion ? 1 Yao is a famous basketball player in China. 2 He is 226 centimeters tall. 3 Some people say Yao will be the best Chinese basketball player in NBA. 4 Excellent as Yao is, I think Kobe Bryant is better than him.

Step II guide the students to tell facts and opinions apart in the first story

Step III Listening A Introduction of the Amber Room B listen and find out some information of the Amber Room

Step IV Discussing and giving opinions Which eyewitness was giving the best evidence? Why do you say so? You may have a group discussion and pay attention to the facts and opinions in the listening text A

Tips: pay attention to the facts and opinions: Hans: The soldiers said the heavy boxes were full of treasure. Almost everyone died. ( Can anyone prove his words are facts ? ) Now a group of people who are searching for the Amber Room have asked me to help them find the ship. ( If the Amber room was really lost in the sea. Can he get something good from it ? ) …

Anna:What did she find after the fire?

B

While you are giving opinions, the following sentences may help you Giving opinions:

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1. I think/don’t think that …

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2. In my opinion/view …

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3. It can be proved that ____________

is more believable because ____________.

(Students discuss for 6 minutes)

Step V By using a given topic, guide the students to make up a dialogue by asking others’

opinions and giving your own ) 

Topic: Should the old temple in the story

be rebuilt? (Tips : When giving an opinion, using more facts will make your words more believable.) Expressions for asking and giving opinions Asking for opinions 1. Do you have any idea about …?

2. What do you think of …?

3. What’s your opinion of …?

4. How do you feel about …?

Giving opinions 1. I think/don’t think that …

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

3. In my opinion/view …

4. It can be proved that ____________

because ____________.