Task(1): Writing a proposal: Skills building 1 and 2优秀导入

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元：Unit 3 Tomorrow’s world 板

块：Task 1 Teaching aims:

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Learn how to distinguish between facts and opinions.

Learn how to ask for information. Read a letter and complete a note sheet.

Find out more about the computer room after listening to an interview and forming a dialogue. Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Lead-in Tell students that they will: 1.

Learn how to distinguish between facts and opinions. 2.

Learn how to ask for information. 3.

Complete a note sheet after reading a letter. 4.

Listen to an interview. 5.

Work in pairs and practice what they have learned orally. Step 2 Skill building 1: distinguish between facts and opinions 1.

Ask students to read the guidelines and the two parts in Skill building 1 on page 52 and ask the following questions:（PPT page 5，鼠标点击，逐条显示问题及答案）

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What is a fact? (2)

What is an opinion? Answers[来源:学科网ZXXK]

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A fact is a piece of information that is proved to be true. (2)

An opinion is a feeling or belief that is not founded on certainty or proof. 2.

Ask students to read the seven sentences in Part A on page 53 and decide whether they are facts or opinions. Answers 1 Fact

2 Fact

6 Opinion

3 Opinion 7 Fact

4 Fact 5 Opinion

Answers 1 Fact

2 Fact

6 Opinion

3 Opinion

4 Fact 5 Opinion

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Ask students to listen to a recording about RealCine and finish Part B. Step 3

Step 1: completing a note sheetAsk students to read the letter on page 54 and underline the sentences which show the facts of the computer room and the opinion of the writer.

Then ask them to complete the note sheet below. Answers Name of the student: Cao Ying Class: Senior High 1 Date of visit to computer room: Sunday, 2nd March. Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Computer number: PC No. 7 Problems with computer: the keyboard had letters missing, the mouse wouldn’t move the

cursor around the screen properly, would not print Solution tried: tried other PCs, but they were in worse condition Other Problems: old and slow, often crash, not connected to the Internet, can only run one program at on time, many keyboards with missing letters, mouses not working properly Comments: need to have new computers Step 4 Skill building 2: asking for informationAsk students to read the guidelines and the first five points on page 55, and answer the following question: What information is needed when you are interviewing someone? Answers Time, frequency, reasons, problems and recommendation for improvement are needed when we are interviewing someone. 1.

Ask students to read the questions given in this part to know how to ask for the above information. Have students to practice asking each other the questions if necessary. 2.

Ask students to work in pairs and complete the exercise on page 55. Answers 1 When 2 How often 3 Why

4 What problem5 What 1.

Ask students to read the guidelines in Part A on page 55 and ask them to listen to the recorded interview and complete the interview form. Play the recording again and ask students to pay close attention to the questions the editor asks in preparation for the following steps. Answers 1 in the afternoon[来源学+科+网Z+X+X+K]

2 three times a week: Monday, Thursday, Friday 3 for school work 4 keyboards, CPUs, RAM, no DVD-ROM drives, too small hard drives, no Internet connection, no sound card, slow and ugly PCs, very old software 5 buy new computers and new software 2.

Ask students to read the instructions of Part B on page 56, and then ask students to practice the dialogue in pairs. 3.

While students are doing the dialogue, ask them to fill in the interview form below with the information that they get from their dialogue. Step 6 Summary Make a brief summary to have students review what they have learned in this lesson. Step 7 HomeworkPractice your dialogue after class. 1.

Think of more situations in which you can apply what you have learned to practice.