1、Unit 1 Cultural relicsPeriod 3Reading, listening and speakingRead 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 truebut has not been proved.3. What is an evidence?An evidence is true information which m

2、ust befacts rather than opinions. I. 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 its the best car for a family. 3. I think driving a car is wrong because it causes damage to th

3、e environment. 4. I dont like public transport because its 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.Reading Key: fact (1, 5, 6); opinion (2, 3, 4)Note that a fact can be checked, but

4、an opinion cannot. Some language clues to help identify facts and opinions.Reading Fact OpinionWhat I told you is true because I think that It is my opinion that I know that you are wrong because My view is I understand that They did it last year/month/week.He was very unkind/nasty/cruel/mean.They d

5、idnt do it if She is very kind/thoughtful/considerate.I dont like Some people say 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

6、 of people searching for the Amber Room asked the sailor to _. II. Listeningsanktreasureshelp them find the shipListen to Part A again and choose the best answer to each question.1. What were put onto Hans ship? A. Some vases. B. Some heavy boxes. C. Some suitcases.2. What were in those big wooden b

7、oxes in Hans opinion? A. Clothes. B. Stone. C. Treasure.3. How many people survived the accident? A. Everyone. B. Nobody. C. Not know.4. Where were the Amber Room lost? A. At sea. B. In the forest. C. In the palace. Listening Hans Braun was told to _ put some onto his ship.The soldiers said that the

8、 heavy boxes .The ship . On the voyage, the ship and sank. Almost . Hans had to swim three kilometres before _. help German soldiers big wooden boxeswere full of treasurewent out to seawas attackedeveryone died he was saved by a German shipListen again and fill in the form. Listening Listen to Part

9、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

10、 could have come from the Amber Room.ListeningListen 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

11、. 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.Listening Listen again and fill in the form._ came to the castle with _. _ took the boxes into the castle.She heard that a special _ in the castle was shown

12、to _. She heard _, and she saw _. She found some melted pieces of something that looked like _. The soldiers told her that the melted pieces could have come from _.large boxesMany trucksThe German soldiersart treasureimportant visitorssomething explodethe castle was on firehoneythe Amber RoomListeni

13、ng Facts in Story 1The 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

14、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 1The boxes must still be buried in the sand.III. Discussing Facts in Story 2I was a maid at the castle.Many trucks came to

15、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 li

16、ke honey.Russian soldiers told me it was amber.Opinions in Story 2Perhaps it was the Amber Room but I never saw it.Russian soldiers told me that it could have come from the Amber Room.Discussing Work in groups of four. Discuss who gave the best evidence, Hans or Anna?Why?DiscussingAsking for opinions1. Do you have any idea about ?2. What do you think of ?3. Whats your opinion of ?4. How do you feel about ?Giving opinions1. I think/dont think that 2. Yes, I agree. / Sorry, I dont agree with you.3. In my opinion/view 4. It can be proved that _ gave the best evidence because _.