1、,Using Language,Reading and listening,Reading this passage and think about the difference between a fact and an opinion.,1,What is a fact? What is an opinion?What is evidence?,The facts given by the eyewitness is called evidence.,A fact is anything that can be proved.,An opinion is what someone beli
2、eves is true but has not been proved.,2,Now read a mans story about what happened to the Amber Room quickly. Do you think it is a act or an opinion? Give your reasons.,I think it is,it is an opinion that what id in the boxes is gold or the Amber Room because Jan Hasek did not see what was in the box
3、es. He listened to other peoples ideas of what might have been inside. So his evidence is an opinion.,Read the story again and fill in the table.,Jan Hasek,A miner,April, 1945,Czech Republic,1 Some German soldiers put woodenboxes in the mine. 2 The entrance to the mine was closed.,Something explored
4、 at midnight.,The Amber Room and some gold were buried in the mine.,3,Listen to Part A and write down where the Amber Room was lost.Listen to Part B and write down how the Amber Room was lost.,At sea.,In a fire.,Now you are going to hear another two people talk about what happened to the Amber Room.
5、,4,Part A,help German soldiers,big wooden boxes,The soldiers said that the heavy boxes were full of treasure,went out to sea,was attacked,everyone died,he was saved by a German ship,Listen to the tape again. Stop after each part and fill in the blanks.,5,Hello, Im Hans Braun, an old German sailor. D
6、uring the war my ship was at Konigsberg. One night I was told to help our soldiers put some big wooden boxes onto my ship. They were very heavy and the soldiers said they were full of treasure. The ship went out to sea. On our voyage, our ship was attacked and sank. Almost everyone died. I had to sw
7、im three kilometers before I was saved by a German ship. Nobody had time to save the boxes. They must still be buried in the sand. Now a group of people who are searching for the Amber Room have asked me to help them find the ship.,Part A: Hans Brauns story,Part B,Many trucks,The German soldiers,lar
8、ge boxes,art treasure,the castle was on fire,honey,the Amber Room,important visitors,something explode,Part B: Anna Petorvs story,Hello, my name is Anna Petrov. I was a maid at the castle in Konigsberg between 1940 and 1945. One night in 1941 many trucks came to the castle with large boxes. The Germ
9、an soldiers took the boxes into the castle. Later we heard that a special art treasure in the castle was shown to important visitors. Perhaps it was the Amber Room but I never saw it. Then at the end of August. 1944. I heard something explode. When I looked outside I saw that the castle was on fire.
10、 The next morning I found some melted pieces of something that looked like honey. Russian soldiers later told me it was amber and it could have come from the Amber Room.,1. agree with (1).同意某人/某人的话/某人的观点/意见/看法 /决定等词 eg; sb /sbs words/ what sb said/ opinion / view/ idea / decisionI agree with all of
11、what you said. (2).与 保持一致The verb must agree with the subject in person and number. (3).(气候.食物等)适合某人Bananas do not agree with me.,Language points,agree on 就 达成一致的协议或取得一致的意见， 主语常是协商一件事的人们或单位 They agreed on the date for the meeting agree to (to是介词) 表示同意某事,后面接建议/提/ 办法/计划/安排/条件等词 eg: plan / suggestion /
12、 proposal/ arrangement / terms(条件/条款) He has agreed to our suggestion about the holiday. agree to do sth 同意做某事 He agreed to lend his bike to me. We agreed to start early.,(1) It is certain that Mr Black will support your proposal, for he always _ whatever you say.,A. agrees with B. agrees on C. agre
13、es for D. agrees to (2) Father didnt _ us to use his computer.A.agree B. hope C. allow D. let (3) The climate here doesnt agree_ me.A. to B. on C. with D. for,I _ what he said. After a further discussion, both sides _ the date for the wedding. They didnt _ each other on that point. At last the teach
14、er _ give him another chance. You and I _ this point. They might not _ his opinions. She cant _ your demands.,agree with,agreed on,agree with,agreed to,agree on,agree with,agree to,2. trial n. 审判；审讯；试验 Trial by jury is a fundamental right. It was a very complicated trial that went on for months. She
15、s going on / standing trial for fraud.,She rather than you is right . rather than常用于以下结构中: 宁愿 而不愿 would do A rather than do B would rather do A than do B prefer to do. rather than do .,rather than 连接两个主语时, 谓语动词的单复数应该与 rather than之前的一个保持一致.,3. rather than 而不是，连接两个并列成分,Rather than_ on a crowded bus, h
16、e always prefers_ a bike. ride, ride B. riding, ride C. ride, to ride D. to ride, ridingI would rather _ at home than _ out on such a day.stay, go B. to stay, to go C. going, to go D. to stay, to go,C,A,4. evidence n. 根据；证据one or more reasons for believing that sth. is or is not true:,1 The police h
17、ave found no evidence of a terrorist link with the murder. 2 There is growing / mounting / increasing evidence that people whose diets are rich in vitamins are less likely to develop some types of cancer.,5. explode vi. 爆炸to (cause to) burst violently:,1 A bomb exploded at one of Londons busiest rai
18、lway stations this morning. 2 He was driving so fast that his car tyre exploded.,8. entrance n. 入口a door, gate, etc. by which you can enter a building or place:There are two entrances one at the front and one round the back.,7. to ones surprise/ amazement / joy/ delight /sorrow/ excitement / disappo
19、intment 使 某人惊讶/高兴/难过/兴奋 / 失望的是,6. by the light of the moon 借助月光,Speaking,Discuss in pairs which person gave the best evidence, using the information in the former section. The following expressions may help you.,Do / Dont you think that? Would you consider? Why / Why not? Do you have any idea about?
20、 How do you know that? Are you sure that he / she was telling the truth?,1,What do you think? What do you think of? Whats your idea / opinion of? What would you say? How do you feel about? Who do you think was? What are your reasons for saying that?,I think / dont think that Sorry, I agree / dont ag
21、ree with you. In my opinion It can be proved. That cant be true. I dont believebecause I thinkis telling the truth because,Write down the reasons for your choice.,It can be proved that _ gave the best evidence because _ _ _ _.,Anna Petrov,2,3,Share your ideas with another group and choose the one wi
22、th the best reasons. Present your discussion to the class.,1. Lead-in We have talked about what we should do to protect the cultural relics; now well learn a letter from a German newspaper. The writer gives his opinion about what should be done with the cultural relic that has been found.,Reading an
23、d writing,2. Fast reading for general ideas and then fill in the table.,Some people are searching for the Amber Room.,He doesnt agree that it should be returned to Russia, or to any government.,The search has cost them a lot of time and money.,3. Discuss the following questions in turn and think of
24、some reasons for your ideas.,Questions for the discussion 1) Who do you think the Amber Room belongs to? 2) What should you do with things you have found even if the search cost you time and money? 3) Do you agree with Johanns idea?,4. An informal class debate,Tips for an informal class debateThere
25、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.The chairperson says which side wins and why.,Do yo
26、u think it is right for whoever finds valuable cultural relics to keep them?,Debate,for,against,Chairperson: Lets look at this question: Who do you think that the Amber Room belongs to? Do you agree with Johann Weber? S1: No, I dont. Ill return it to S2: Im not sure. I think Id keep it for myself. S
27、1: No, you wouldnt. Cultural relics belong to the whole worldnot yours S2: You are right. ,Paragraph 1: State the question. Paragraph 2: Give the ideas that agree with the question and the reasons. Paragraph 3: Give the ideas that disagree with the question and the reasons. Paragraph 4: Give your op
28、inion and the result of the class vote.,Write a report on your debate, using the following guidance.,The class had a debate and discussed whether it is right for whoever finds valuable cultural relics to keep them.Those who agreed that if you find cultural relics you can keep them had three reasons.
29、 First, Second,Third,The question of the debate,The ideas that support the question with reason,Those who disagree also had three reasons. First, .Second,Third, We had a class vote. Those who . with the question won. The debate changed the minds of some people who had originally Johann Webers ideas.
30、,The ideas that disagreewith the question with reasons,The result of the class vote,Those who agree that if you find cultural relics you can keep them had three reasons. First, they said that time and money had been spent looking for them so the finders deserved them. Second, they said nobody would
31、look for lost relics if they could no keep them. Third, they said that there are so many old relics that it does not matter if one or two belong to those who find them.,The class had a debate and discussed whether it is right for whoever finds valuable cultural relics to keep them.,Those who disagre
32、ed also had three reasons. First, they said all cultural relics are valuable for finding out about the past. Second, they said that it is dishonest to take things that do not belong to you. Third, they said that every cultural relic belongs to the country and not any one person.,We had a class vote.
33、 Those who disagreed with the question won. The debate changed the minds of some people who had originally supported Johann webers ideas.,1. think highly / much / well of =sing high praise for 看重；器重think little / nothing ofThe headmaster thought highly of me for my good performance.The little boy wa
34、s well thought of by them.,Language points,They think highly of him. 他们很敬重他。 No, not really! I think only the professor really understands it. But I know the government thinks highly of it. 不，并不真懂。我想只有教授本人才真 正懂得。但我知道政府对他的发明评价 很高。,2 informal adj. (of situations) not formal or official, or (of clothin
35、g, behaviour, speech) suitable when you are with friends and family but not for official occasions: 非正式的,1.We had an informal meeting. 我们做了非正式的会晤。 2.These words are informal. 这些词是非正式用语。,3 debate n. (a) serious discussion of a subject in which many people take part: 争论；辩论 vi. to discuss a subject in
36、a formal way:争论；辩论,After a long debate the bill was passed. 经长时间的辩论，议案获得通过。,4. take turns to do sth =take turns (at) doing sth=do sth by turns 轮流做某事in turn 依次, 一个一个地by turns 轮流,交替 The nurses took turns to watch the patient. We kept watch by turns.,Homework,Finish off the Workbook exercises. Learn all the useful new words and expressions in this part by heart.,
