1、Task,Writing a proposal,Skills building 1: distinguishing between facts and opinions,1. What is a fact? 2. What is an opinion?,A fact is a piece of information that is proved to be true.,An opinion is a feeling or belief that is not founded on certainty or proof.,Which of the following are Facts and
2、 which of them are Opinions?,China has a total land area of over 9.6 million km.On 15th October 2003, the first Chinese person went into space. 3. I believe our painting is worth quite a lot of money.,Fact,Fact,Opinion,4. Suzhou is over 80 km away from Shanghai. 5. It seems that people prefer living
3、 in flats. 6. I think that people who litter should be fined. 7. Mr Wang came home to find his computer broken.,Fact,Opinion,Opinion,Fact,Listening: Circle the correct words,Fact/Opinion Fact/Opinion Fact/Opinion Fact/Opinion Fact/Opinion Fact/Opinion,completing a note sheet,Step 1:,Name of Student:
4、 Class: Date of visit to computer room: Time: Computer number: Problems with computer: Solution tried: Other problems:Comments:,Cao Ying,Senior High 1,Sunday, 2nd March.,10 a.m.- 2 p.m.,PC No. 7,the keyboard had letters missing, the mouse wouldnt move the cursor around the screen properly, would not
5、 print,tried other PCs, but they were in worse condition,Old and slow, often crash, not connected to the Internet, can only run one program at one time, many keyboards with missing letters, mouses not working properly,need to have new computers,Skills building 2: asking for information,Work in pairs
6、. Complete the questions according to the answers (P54):,1. When 2. How often 3. Why 4. What problem 5. What,finding out about the computer room,Step 2:,buy new computers and new software,Usual time of use _ 2. Frequency of use _ _ 3. Reasons for use _ 4. Problems found _ _ _ _ 5. Recommendations fo
7、r improvement _,in the afternoon,three times a week: Monday, Thursday, Friday,for school work,keyboards, CPUs, RAM, no DVD-ROM drives, too small hard drives, no Internet connection, no sound card, slow and ugly PCs, very old software,Pair Work,Interview: Look at the picture. Suppose one of you is a
8、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 for school newsletter who wants to find out more about the computer room to support his opinion that computers should be changed for new and
9、 better ones. Now the reporter is interviewing the student.,S1: I know you often go to the computer room. How often do you go there? And what type of activities do you do there? S2: I usually go there four times a week. I like to do my homework and some revision work there. Sometimes I surf the Inte
10、rnet to search for information. Im interested in, such as sports news and pop music. I also send and receive e-mails. I have some e-friends in the USA and Australia.,Sample answers,S1: When do you usually use the computer room? S2: We have computer lessons twice a week, when I can use the computer t
11、here. I sometimes go there at lunchtime or after school. S1: Since you often go there, what problems have you found with the computer room?,S2: The computer room is always busy since there are not enough computers. And it is closed too early. The worst thing is that the computers there are too old a
12、nd work too slowly. There is something wrong with keyboards, CPUs, RAM, DVD-ROM drives and hard drives. And the printer doesnt work well.,S1: You certainly want the computer room to be improved. How do you think it can be improved? S2: I think the school should buy more and better computers, replace
13、 keyboards and mouses, and buy and install new software. The computer room should be open for longer hours.,in computer lessons, at lunch time or after schoolfour times a weekfor homework and revision work, surf the Internet, send and receive e-mailstoo busy and there are not enough computers; close
14、d too early; the computer are too old and work too slowly; there are something wrong with keyboards, CPUs, RAM, DVD-ROM drives and hard drives; the printer doesnt work well. 5. buy more and better computers; replace keyboards and mouses, and buy and install new software; the computer room opening ho
15、urs should be longer,Answers,Skills building 3: formal writing,What are the general rules we should follow when we write a business proposal, a report or a letter to a stranger?,Donts Do not be personal. Do not tell jokes or try to be funny. Do not use contractions or unnecessary abbreviations. Do n
16、ot use slang.,Dos Always be polite. Use a serious tone. Use formal greetings and endings. Use titles and surnames. Use Dear Sir/Madam if you dont know the persons name.,Exercise (P56),AnswersInformal 2. Formal 3. Informal 4. Formal 5. Informal 6. Formal 7. Informal 8. Informal,More example sentences
17、 for you to have a better idea of the difference between formal and informal writing.,More examples,writing a proposal for a new computer room,Step 3:,1. Interview your classmates and gather more information about school computer room.,2. Read your notes and then complete the summary of the survey f
18、or the school newspaper.,Suggested solution 1. It should be redesigned. 2. They should be replaced. 3. More should be bought. 4. More should be bought. 5. It should be updated. 6. Computers should be connected to the Internet. 7. They should be updated. 8. Air-conditioning should be installed. 9. Op
19、ening hours should be extended.,There are not enough computers in our computer room. The computers that we use at the moment are 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 o
20、ur homework. There is only one printer in the room, which always goes wrong. In addition, the room is too hot in summer.,The government says we should have more IT in all subjects, and more subjects are developing rapidly with the help of IT. Computer skills are becoming more and more important in f
21、urther studies. We will not keep up with the development of society if we are not good at using computers. So we really need to have a new computer room and hope that you will seriously consider our request. Best wishes, Senior High 1 (your own name),Language points,In my opinion, it is about time w
22、e had new computers.Its (high/about) time (that) sb. did/should do sth. = Its time for sb. to do sth. 你该走了。 Its high time that you went. Its high time that you were going Its high time that you should go. Its time (for us) to go. Its time for leaving.,2. at one time: during a period of past time 曾经,
23、 一度 我曾经习惯于在晚饭后散步。 At one time, I used to take a walk after supper. 我曾经喜欢在夏天爬山。 At one time, I liked to go mountain-climbing in summer.,time 常用短语 ahead of time 提前 all the time 一直,始终 at a time 一次,每次 at all times 随时,总是 at no time 从不,决不 at times 有时,间或 for the time being 暂时,眼下 from time to time 有时,不时 in
24、no time 立即,马上 in time 及时,终有一天,合节拍 on time 准时 once upon a time 从前,(2007江西)Experts have been warning _ of the health risks caused by passive smoking.A. at a time B. at one time C. for some time D. for the time,高考链接,3. If the PC I was using had had a good keyboard, I would not have made so many mistake
25、s.,本句为虚拟语气在条件句中的使用， 表示与过去事实情况相反。,虚拟语气用法,1. If I _ (have) HIV, I would know because I _ (feel) sick. 2. If I _ (be) you, I would give AIDS patient a hug. 3. If I _ (take) your advice, I wouldnt have made a mistake. 4. If he had been there, it _ (not happen). 5. If it _ (rain) tomorrow, they wouldnt g
26、o for an outing.,had,would feel,were,had taken,wouldnt have happened,should rain, If the traffic hadnt been so heavy, I could have been back by 6 oclock. What a pity! Tina _ here to see you. (2005湖南)is B. was C. would be D. has been,高考链接,_ for the doctors careful treatment, he _ already, as you can see now.A. If it is not; cant recovered B. Were it not; couldnt recoveredC. Had it not been; couldnt have recoveredD. If they were not; couldnt recovered,典型题例,Thank you!,Goodbye!,
