Unit1culturalrelicsUsinglanguageTeachingGoals:1.Tolearntotellfactsfromopinions.2.Towriteareplyletter.3.Tolearntotalkaboutculturalrelics.TeachingProcedures:Step1WarmingupPurpose:TogetSstoknowthedifferencebetweenafactandanopinion.1.DefinitionAfactmustbereal,objectiveandwithoutapersonaljudgment.Soitcanbeproved.Anopinionalwaysexpressesone’sownideas.Itisalwayssubjunctive.Soithasnotbeenproved.2.Readthepassage(P5)andanswerthefollowingquestions:(1)Ifyouwanttogoinforlawagainstsomebody,andifyouwanttowin,what’sthemostimportantthingyoushoulddofirst?(2)Whatmakesajudgedecidewhicheyewitnesshecanbelieveandwhichnot?SuggestedAnswers:(1)Searchingforfacts.Themore,thebetter.(2)Theevidencesofferedbytheeyewitnesses.Step2Guidedreading1.Readthepassageanddefinewhatevidenceis.2.ReadthepassageandtranslateeachparagraphintoChinese.3.Readandunderlinealltheusefulexpressionsorcollocationsinthepart.SuggestedAnswers:CollocationfromUsingLanguageonpage5inatrial,ratherthan,morethan,totellthetruth,agreewith,Itcanbeprovedthat...,noreasonto,areplyto,thinkhighlyof,searchfor,return…to…Step3.NotetakingListentothetapeandfillintheforms(P5).Asweknow,peoplehaveneverstoppedsearchingfortheAmberRoom.Thistimewe'lllistentowhatthreepeoplesaytheyknowaboutthemissingAmberRoom.GetSstosharetheirformsandtellwhatarefactsandwhatareopinionsinthethreeforms.Step4SpeakingPurpose:1.Tolearnhowtoaskfororgiveopinions.2.Tolearnhowtowritealetterofsuggestions.1.Groupwork(1)Weoftenusesomeexpressionstoaskforopinions.Whatarethey?Whatdoyouthinkof...?Doyoubelieve...?Howcanyoubesureof...?Howdoyouknowthat?(2)Weoftenusesomeexpressionstogiveopinions.Whatarethey?Ithink...Idon'tthink...Idon'tagreethat...Isupposethat...SuggestedAnswers:Ofthethreeeyewitnesses,onlyAnnaPetrovhasnoselfishreason.Inparticular,sheisnotinvolvedinanycurrentefforttofindthetreasure.Thereforesheisthemostbelievable.JanHasekislessbelievablebecauseheownsalittlerestaurantnearthemine.Ifthesearchstopped,hisbusinesswouldsuffer.HansBraunisalsolessbelievable,becausesomebodyhasaskedhimforhelp.2.Individualwork(1)Sometimeswemayfallintoorfaceamoralchoice.Thatisamoraldilemma.Let’sreadtheletter(P7)andseewhat'sJohann’schoiceandopinion.Answerthefollowingquestions.①What'sJohann’sopinionabouttheAmberRoom?②DoyouagreewithJohann?Step5.DebateDivideSsintotwogroupsandorganizeadebate.Haveaclassdebateandtakenotesofthemainideasofthetwosidesandtheirreasons.Attheendtakeaclassvote.①Whenyouwriteyourletter,youmaychoosetoagreeornotagreewiththewriter.②Youmustgiveareasonwhyyouagreeordon'tagreewiththewriter.③Besuretogiveanexamplefromyourownlifesothatthereadercanbetterunderstandyouropinion.Step6WritingWriteareportonyourdebateaccordingtothedemandofpart4ofP7.Step6.HomeworkFinishtheexercisesintheworkbooksoastoconsolidatewhathasbeenlearned.
