1、Unit 3 Tomorrows world,Task Writing a proposal,Skills building 1:,distinguishing between facts and opinions We often need to tell facts from opinions in order to make good judgments and draw conclusions.,Look at the following pictures and try to tell facts from opinions.,Thanks to the snowfall in No
2、vember, the ski season has finally opened in Urumqi.,fact,In my opinion, the lovely child enjoys skiing. Do you think so?,opinion,A fact is a piece of information that is proved to be true.,Facts can tell us,numbersnamesplacesevents,What is a fact?,What is an opinion?,An opinion is a feeling or beli
3、ef that is not certain or proved.,People may start the sentences with:,In my opinion, I (dont) believe / think (that) It seems (that) / looks like ,1. China has a total land area of over 9.6 million k. 2. On 15 October 2003, China sent its first astronaut into space. 3. I believe our painting is wor
4、th quite a lot of money.,Part A Facts or opinions?,Fact,Fact,Opinion,4. Suzhou is over 80 km away from Shanghai. 5. It seems that people prefer living in urban areas. 6. I think that you should find a secure job. 7. Mr. Wang came home to find his computer broken.,Fact,Opinion,Opinion,Fact,Listen and
5、 decide whether each of the speakers is stating a fact or expressing an opinion. Circle the correct words.,1 Fact / Opinion 2 Fact / Opinion 3 Fact / Opinion 4 Fact / Opinion 5 Fact / Opinion 6 Fact / Opinion,Read the letter concerning problems with the school computer room on Page 53. Try to comple
6、te the following notes.,Step 1: completing a note,Notes Name of student: _ class: _ Date of visit to computer room: _ Computer number: _,Cao Ying,Class 3, Senior High 1,Sunday, 2 March,PC No.7,Problems with computer: _ Other problems : _ _ Suggestion: _ _,keyboards have letters missing, mouses and m
7、onitors are not functioning properly,old and slow, sometimes dont work, not connected to the Internet, printer didnt work,need to update the computers and other equipment,We have known much about the computer room from the letter. Do you want to know more information about it? And how?,By interviewi
8、ng other students.,To interview someone means asking him or her questions, often of a personal nature. These are the kinds of information often sought in interviews, and the questions used to get that information:,Skills building 2: asking for information,usual time for doing a particular activity e
9、.g. When/What time do you usually? 2. how often or much it is done e.g. How often do you?How many times do you? 3. reasons for doing it e.g. For what reason(s) do you ?,4. problems found when doing it e.g. What problem(s) have you got when you ? 5. suggestions for improving things e.g. What do you t
10、hink can be done to solve the problem(s)?,Work in pairs. Complete the questions according to the answers.,1. _ do you usually go to your local cinema to watch a film? I usually go on Saturday evenings. 2. _ do you go there to watch a film? I go there twice a month.,When,How often,3. _ do you think s
11、o many people would like RealCine?Lots of people would like RealCine, because they can experience something that they might never experience in real life.,Why,5. _ do you think can be done to solve this problem? I think better and newer computer technology can be used to reduce the cost of making vi
12、rtual reality programs.,What,4. _ problem(s) do you think RealCine could have? Tickets for this kind of experience might be too expensive.,What,Listen and complete the interview form.,Usual time of use Frequency of useReasons for use,in the afternoon,Monday, Thursday, Friday,for school work,three ti
13、mes a week:,Step 2: finding out about the computer room,4. Problems found5. Suggestions for improving the computer room,keyboards, speed, memory, no Internet connection,buy new computers and new software,Look at the picture on Page 55. Suppose one of you is a student who has just used the computer i
14、n the computer room and feels quite disappointed at the present state of the computer room.,Work in pairs,And the other is a reporter of school newsletter who wants to find out more about the computer room to support his/her opinion that computers should be changed for new and better ones. Take turn
15、s to ask and answer the questions and fill in the interview form.,Usual time of useHow often it is usedReasons for useProblems foundSuggestions for improving the computer room,Skills building 3: formal writing,When we write a business proposal, a report or a letter to a stranger, we followed some ge
16、neral rules to make sure that the style is formal and professional.,Always be polite.Be very serious.Use formal greetings and endings.Use titles and family names.Use Dear Sir/Madam if you dont know the persons name.,Do,Do not be personal.Do not tell jokes or try to be funny.Do not use contractions.D
17、o not use slang.,Dont,Formal or casual? Just have a try.,1. Im sure youll agree itd be really cool to buy some more computers. 2. Dear Sir/Madam 3. When the book fell off the bookshelf and hit him on the head, I laughed until I cried! 4. Thank you for your time.,Formal,Casual,Casual,Formal,5. Im sur
18、e the teacher wont mind you using the computer. 6. I would like to suggest that we buy some new equipment for the computer room. 7. So nice to hear from you again, Geoffrey. 8. I dont like the young man. Hes really rude and not very helpful.,Casual,Formal,Casual,Casual,You have now interviewed many
19、students and gathered more information about the school computer room. Read your notes and then complete the summary of the survey for the school newspaper.,Step 3: writing a proposal for a new computer room,Design of the computer room not practical:students do not want to study thereKeyboards and m
20、ouses are too old.Not enough computers.,need a new design,replace,buy more,Only one printerSoftware out of dateNo Internet accessCloses too early,buy more,update,connect,longer opening hours,Survey about the school computer room Problems Suggestions 1. _ _ 2. _ _ 3. _ _ 4. _ _ ,Write a proposal,Writ
21、e a proposal to your headmaster explaining why you would prefer the school to improve the computer room. Use the information from Part A and Steps 1 and 2 to help you.,You may want to mention: 1. the governments desire for more information technology to be taught and used in education 2. the increas
22、ed use of information technology in the lessons of all the subjects,3. the importance of computer skills in both studies and work 4. parents opinions,A survey on students opinions was carried out. Students believe/feel/find/think that It was suggested that As more and more subjects require the use o
23、f computers ,Useful expressions,In order to prepare ourselves for the future, I am sure that most parents would (not) ,A sample,Dear Sir, Recently, a survey regarding the school computer room was carried out. The students find the design of the computer room impractical, and are not interested in st
24、udying there for this reason. We believed that the computer room needs improving.,There are not enough computers in our computer room. The computers that we use at the moment are old and slow, and they often crash, which wastes a lot of time. The computers there are not connected to the Internet, so
25、 we can not get the information that we need for our homework. There is only one printer in the room, which often breaks down.,As more and more subjects involve information technology, the computer room plays a very important role in our studies. We must use computers to do our homework and get info
26、rmation from the Internet. Many factories and companies cannot function without computers, so those who have computer skills find it easier to find a job. In order to prepare,ourselves for the future, we need a well- equipped computer room. I am sure that most parents would agree with our proposal t
27、hat the computer room should be improved. It is the governments policy that we should be taught more information technology, and more subjects are developing rapidly with the help of information technology.,Computer skills are becoming more and more important to our further studies. We will not keep up with the development of society if we are not good at using computers. We therefore really need to have a new computer room and hope that you will seriously consider our request. Best wishes (name),1. Go through the contents in the Task part. 2. Preview the Project part.,Homework,