Howdoyoulikeourschoolcampus?Whatcanyoulearnfromthisphoto?AcornerofWuguishanSchoolinZhongshanCityObjectives:Todiscussphotosusingexpressionstoallowtothink,speculatingaboutwherethephotosweretaken,describingthephotoindirectlyandexpressingopinions.Inthislesson,wewilllearntodiscussphotos.Sowehavetobeabletolookintothephotoandshowouropinions.Listentotwopeoplediscussinganarticlefromanewspaper.Whohastheseopinions-theman(M),thewoman(w)orboth?1.Feelssorryfortigers.2.Findsthearticlesverydepressing.3.Isveryworriedaboutclimatechange.4.Isnotsureaboutclimatechange.5.Thinksweshouldchangeourlifestyle.6.Thinksweproducetoomuchpollution.MBBBMW•Haveyouseenthisarticleontheenvironment?•Depressing.Itdepressesyoujusttothinkaboutit,doesn’tit?•It’salltodowithsomekindsoftraditionalmedicine.•That’sbecausetheydon’twanttocuttheiremissions!•Weneedatotalchangeinourlifestyles.Understandthesentencesfromthedialogues1.WhatIdon’tunderstandiswhypeoplewanttokillthem.2.What’sreallyworryingisallthisstuffaboutclimatechange.3.I’mnotsure.Ihaven’tthoughtaboutitmuch.4.What’sridiculousisthattheysaytheclimateisn’tchanging.5.That’sagoodquestion.6.Whatweshoulddoisstartusingrenewablesourcesofenergy.Weshouldlearntoexpressourselvestogiveotherstimetothinkorexpressanopinion.Whichoftheexpressionsfromthedialogue(inbold)areusedtogiveotherstimetothinkorexpressanopinion.To8Thisexpressiongivesyoutimetothink.Returnto5Thisexpressionexpressesanopinion.Returnto5“You”sometimesreferstoaparticularperson,sometimesreferstopeopleingeneral.1.Haveyouseenthisarticleontheenvironment?2.Itdepressesyoujusttothinkaboutit,doesn’tit?3.Don’tyouthinkso?4.Theproblemis,youdon’twanttojustgiveupyourcarandcentralheating,doyou?5.Youdon’twanttogobacktotheStoneAge.Lookattheuseof“you”intheconversation.Whichoftheexamplesrefertoaparticularperson,whichrefertopeopleingeneral?To11This“You”referstoaparticularperson.Returnto8This“You”referstopeopleingeneral.Returnto8Practisediscussingthephotos.Howtodiscussaphoto?Let’sreadthespeakingstrategiesfirst.•Donotjustdescribethephotoindetail.Avoidsaying“Icansee…”•Speculateaboutwhatisinthephoto-whatishappening,whathashappened,whatisgoingtohappen.Practisediscussingthephotos.Howtodiscussaphoto?Let’sreadthespeakingstrategiesfirst.•Youcandescribethephotoindirectlyasyouspeculateandgiveyouropinions,e.g.Themanisprobablydrivingtoorfromhiswork.•Don’tforgettoinvolveyourpartners.Useexpressionslike“Don’tyouagree?”Practisediscussingthephotos.Practisediscussingthephotos.Let’sdiscussthephotosbyfollowingthestages.•Lookatthephotosandthinkabouteachphotorepresents,thecausesofthetheproblemandyouropinionsandpossiblesolutions.•Usetheseexpressionstogiveyouropinions:sothat,that’swhy,becauseofthat,alotofitistodowith,onereason,that’sthereasonwhy.Practisediscussingthephotos.Practisediscussingthephotos.Lookatthesepicturesanddiscussthemingroups.Practisediscussingthephotos.Writedownwhatyourgroupagreed.Homework
