1、Unit 1 Cultural relicsUsing languageWhen in a court,a judge will hear different people say different things.He must decide which to believe and which not.How can he decide?What is a fact?What is an opinion?Can you give a definition to them?Now read the passage on P5 and get a better understanding of
2、 fact,evidence and opinion.A fact or an opinion?Reading and listeningRead the text,then answer the following questions.1.What is a fact?2.What is an opinion?3.What must a judge decide in a trial?4.What does the judge care about?5.What is an evidence?Read the text,then answer the following questions.
3、1.What is a fact?2.What is an opinion?3.What must a judge decide in a trial?A fact is anything that can be proved.An opinion is what someone believe is true but has not been proved.In a trial,a judge must decide which eyewitness to believe and which not to believe.4.What does the judge care about?Th
4、e judge cares about whether the eyewitness has given facts or opinion.5.What is an evidence?Evidence is the true information,rather than opinions,given by the eyewitness.Read a mans story about what happened to the Amber Room quickly.Do you think it is a fact or an opinion?Give your reasons.I think
5、it is an opinion that what is in the boxes is gold or the Amber Room because Jan Hasek did not see what was in the boxes.He listened to other peoples ideas of what might have been inside.So his evidence is an opinion.Read part 2 of page 5,fill in the table.NameJobPlaceTimeWhat he heardWhat he sawWha
6、t he believesJan HasekA minerCzech RepublicApril,1945Something exploded midnight1.Some German soldiers put wooden boxes in the mine.2.The entrance to the mine was closed.The Amber Room and some gold were buried in the mine.Language pointsFor example,it can be proved that China has more people than a
7、ny other country in the world.例如，中国是世界上人口最多的国家，这是能够例如，中国是世界上人口最多的国家，这是能够证实的。证实的。It can be proved that是常用句型，其中是常用句型，其中It为形式为形式主语，真正的主语是后面的主语，真正的主语是后面的that从句，相当于从句，相当于“People can prove that.”类似结构还有：类似结构还有：It is said that=Somebody says thatIt is believed that=People believe thatAn opinion is what someo
8、ne believes is true but has not been proved.看法是一些人相信是真实的但是未经证实。看法是一些人相信是真实的但是未经证实。what 引导表语从句。引导表语从句。What引导名词性从句，并在引导名词性从句，并在从句中作主语，宾语，表语。从句中作主语，宾语，表语。By improving reading skills,you can read faster and understand more of _you read.A.that B.what C.which D.whetherBHomework:1.Review Unit1.2.Pre-view U
9、nit2.Answer key for exercise3 P41.Here are the farmers who discovered the underground city last month.2.Hangzhou is a famous city in china,where many people come to buy tea.3.I dont know the reason why she got so angry.4.You are taking to the old man who saw some Germans taking apart the Amber Room
10、and removing it.5.The woman remembered the day when she saw Nazis burying something near her home.The old man,whom you are talking to,saw some Germans taking apart the Amber Room and removing it.6.St Petersburg is a very beautiful city,which was once called Leningrad.7.I remember the soldier who tol
11、d me not to tell anyone what I had seen.St Petersburg,which was once called Leningrad,is a very beautiful city.9.Xian is one of the few cities whose city walls remain as good as before.10.Shanxi Province is a place whose/where cultural relics are well looked after.8.The soldiers moved the boxes to a mine,where they wanted to hide them.
