1、Unit 3 Tomorrows world Skills building 1:distinguishing between facts and opinionsWe 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 November,the ski season has fi
2、nally opened in Urumqi.factIn my opinion,the lovely child enjoys skiing.Do you think so?opinionA fact is a piece of information that is proved to be true.Facts can tell us numbers names places eventsWhat is a fact?What is an opinion?An opinion is a feeling or belief that is not certain or proved.Peo
3、ple 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 worth quite a lot of money.Part A Facts or opinions?FactFa
4、ctOpinion4.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.FactOpinionOpinionFactListen and decide whether each of the speakers is stating a fact or expressing an o
5、pinion.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 complete the following notes.Step 1:completing a note NotesName of student:_ class:_Date of vi
6、sit to computer room:_Computer number:_Cao YingClass 3,Senior High 1Sunday,2 MarchPC No.7Problems with computer:_Other problems:_ _Suggestion:_keyboards have letters missing,mouses and monitors are not functioning properlyold and slow,sometimes dont work,not connected to the Internet,printer didnt w
7、orkneed to update the computers and other equipmentWe have known much about the computer room from the letter.Do you want to know more information about it?And how?By interviewing other students.To interview someone means asking him or her questions,often of a personal nature.These are the kinds of
8、information often sought in interviews,and the questions used to get that information:Skills building 2:asking for information1.usual time for doing a particular activitye.g.When/What time do you usually?2.how often or much it is donee.g.How often do you?How many times do you?3.reasons for doing ite
9、.g.For what reason(s)do you?4.problems found when doing ite.g.What problem(s)have you got when you?5.suggestions for improving thingse.g.What do you think 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 w
10、atch 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 often3._ do you think so many people would like RealCine?Lots of people would like RealCine,because they can experience something that they might never experience in real life.Why5._ d
11、o 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 virtual reality programs.What4._ problem(s)do you think RealCine could have?Tickets for this kind of experience might be too expensive.WhatListen and complete the inter
12、view form.1.Usual time of use2.Frequency of use3.Reasons for usein the afternoonMonday,Thursday,Fridayfor school workthree times a week:Step 2:finding out about thecomputer room4.Problems found5.Suggestions for improving the computer roomkeyboards,speed,memory,no Internet connectionbuy new computers
13、 and new softwareLook at the picture on Page 55.Suppose one of you is a student who has just used the computer in the computer room and feels quite disappointed at the present state of the computer room.And the other is a reporter of school newsletter who wants to find out more about the computer ro
14、om to support his/her opinion that computers should be changed for new and better ones.Take turns to ask and answer the questions and fill in the interview form.1.Usual time of use2.How often it is used3.Reasons for use4.Problems found5.Suggestions for improving the computer roomSkills building 3:fo
15、rmal writingWhen we write a business proposal,a report or a letter to a stranger,we followed some general 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
16、 persons name.Do Do not be personal.Do not tell jokes or try to be funny.Do not use contractions.Do not use slang.DontFormal or casual?Just have a try.1.Im sure youll agree itd be really cool to buy some more computers.2.Dear Sir/Madam3.When the book fell off the bookshelf and hit him on the head,I
17、laughed until I cried!4.Thank you for your time.FormalCasualCasualFormal5.Im sure 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
18、very helpful.CasualFormalCasualCasualYou have now interviewed many 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
19、not practical:students do not want to study there Keyboards and mouses are too old.Not enough computers.need a new designreplacebuy more Only one printer Software out of date No Internet access Closes too earlybuy moreupdateconnectlonger opening hoursSurvey about the school computer roomProblems Sug
20、gestions1._ _2._ _3._ _ 4._ _ProblemsSuggestionsThe keyboards and mouses are too old.They should be replaced.There are not enough computers.More should be bought.There is only one printer.More should be bought.ProblemsSuggestionsSoftware is out of date.It should be updated.There is no Internet acces
21、s.Computers should be connected to the Internet.The room closes too early.The computer room should have longer opening hours.Write a proposalWrite 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 t
22、o help you.You may want to mention:1.the governments desire for more information technology to be taught and used in education2.the increased use of information technology in the lessons of all the subjects3.the importance of computer skills in both studies and work4.parents opinions A survey on stu
23、dents opinions was carried out.Students believe/feel/find/think that It was suggested that As more and more subjects require the use of computers Useful expressions In order to prepare ourselves for the future,I am sure that most parents would(not)A sampleDear Sir,Recently,a survey regarding the sch
24、ool computer room was carried out.The students find the design of the computer room impractical,and are not interested in studying 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
25、old and slow,and they often crash,which wastes a lot of time.The computers there are not connected to the Internet,so 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,th
26、e computer room plays a very important role in our studies.We must use computers to do our homework and get information 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 prepareourselves for the
27、 future,we need a well-equipped computer room.I am sure that most parents would agree with our proposal that 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 te
28、chnology.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
