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Unit 1 Cultural relics Period 3 Reading, listening and speaking

Unit 1 Cultural relics Period 3 Reading, listening and speaking. I. Reading. Read the passage and find out: 1. What is a fact ? A fact is anything that can be proved. 2. What is an opinion ? An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved. 3. What is an evidence?

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Unit 1 Cultural relics Period 3 Reading, listening and speaking

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  1. Unit 1 Cultural relics Period 3 Reading, listening and speaking

  2. I. Reading Read the passage and find out: 1. What is a fact ? A fact is anything that can be proved. 2. What is an opinion ? An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved. 3. What is an evidence? An evidence is true information which must be facts rather than opinions.

  3. Reading Work in pairs and decide whether the following sentences are facts or opinions. Give your reasons. 1. A VW Passat can go faster than 100 kms an hour. 2. I think it’s the best car for a family. 3. I think driving a car is wrong because it causes damage to the environment. 4. I don’t like public transport because it’s so crowded. 5. More countries than ever before will be coming to take part in the Olympic Games. 6. It will be very hot when the Olympic Games are being held. Note that a fact can be checked, but an opinion cannot. Key: fact (1, 5, 6); opinion (2, 3, 4)

  4. Reading Some language clues to help identify facts and opinions.

  5. II. Listening Listen to Part A and tell what the story is about. The story is about a German sailor whose ship ________ during the war. Almost everyone lost their lives, and the heavy boxes said to be full of ________ was lost as well. Now a group of people searching for the Amber Room asked the sailor to ______________________. sank treasures help them find the ship

  6. Listening Listen to Part A again and choose the best answer to each question. 1.Whatwere put ontoHans’ ship? A. Some vases. B. Some heavy boxes. C. Some suitcases. 2.Whatwerein those big wooden boxesin Hans’ opinion? A. Clothes. B. Stone. C. Treasure. 3.How many peoplesurvivedthe accident? A. Everyone. B. Nobody. C. Not know. 4.Wherewere theAmber Roomlost? A. At sea. B. In the forest. C. In the palace.

  7. Listening Listen again and fill in the form. help German soldiers big wooden boxes were full of treasure went out to sea was attacked everyone died he was saved by a German ship

  8. Listening Listen to Part B and tell what the story is about. The story is about a Russian maid who saw some German soldiers move some large boxes into the castle. She heard that a special art treasure in the castle was being shown to important visitors. But later the castle was destroyed by fire, and so was the treasure that could have come from the Amber Room.

  9. Listening Listen to Part B and choose the best answer. 1. How was the Amber Room lost? A. In a flood. B. In a fight. C. In a fire. 2. What came to the castle one night? A. Many trucks. B. Some planes. C. A bus. 3. Who took the boxes into the castle? A. Some workers. B. Some policemen. C. German soldiers. 4. Where could the melted pieces have come from? A. A beautiful mirror. B. The Amber Room. C. Some machines.

  10. Listening Listen again and fill in the form. Many trucks large boxes The German soldiers art treasure important visitors something explode the castle was on fire honey the Amber Room

  11. III. Discussing • Facts in Story 1 • The ship was at during the war. • I helped the soldiers put some big wooden boxes onto the ship. • The boxes were very heavy and the soldiers said that they were full of treasure. • The ship went out to sea, and was attacked and sank. • Almost everyone died. • I had swum three kilometres before I was saved by a German ship. • Nobody had time to save the boxes. • A group of people who are searching for the Amber Room have asked me to help them find the ship. • Opinions in Story 1 • The boxes must still be buried in the sand.

  12. Discussing • Facts in Story 2 • I was a maid at the castle. • Many trucks came to the castle with large boxes. • The German soldiers took the boxes into the castle. • We heard that a special art treasure in the castle was shown to important visitors. • I heard something explode. • When I looked outside and saw that the castle was on fire. • I found some melted pieces of something that looked like honey. • Russian soldiers told me it was amber. • Opinions in Story 2 • Perhaps it was the Amber Room but I never saw it. • Russian soldiers told me that it could have come from the Amber Room.

  13. Discussing Work in groups of four. Discuss who gave the best evidence, Hans or Anna? Why?

  14. Discussing 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 ____________ gave the best evidence because ____________.

  15. IV. Homework 1. Write your group discussion result in your exercise book and try to provide facts to support your opinions. (word limit: 100) 2. Review the curriculum words in this unit. Look up the key words in the dictionary paying attention to their usage.

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