1、Unit one Cultural relicsReading Speaking and writing,Read the letter from a German newspaper, in which the writer gives his opinion about what should be done with a cultural relic that has been found. Read it carefully and see if you agree with him.,Agree or not?,Reasons?,Dear Editor,Im a student at
2、 a high school in Berlin. I think highly of those who are searching for the Amber Room. I dont agree that they should return the treasure to Russia if they find it; nor do I think they should give it to any government. The search has cost them a lot of time and money. So I think that those who find
3、the Amber Room should decide what to do with it.YoursJohann Weber,Speaking:,Group A: Agree to return it Group B: Disagree to return it Chairperson: Decide which side wins and why The others: Take notes of the main ideas of thetwo sides and their reasons,Begin like this: We think/dont think we should
4、 give it back to Russia because,(Debating),In my opinion./ As far as Im concerned,. To my understanding,. I (dont) agree that Personally speaking There is no doubt that The truth is (not) easy to know. It can be proved that That cant be true. How can you be sure that Obviously the Amber Room doesnt
5、belong to In a way, a cultural relic doesnt belong to a single person; it belongs to In my opinion its our duty to ,Useful expressions,Which group is the winner?,Who is the excellent debater?,Results,Congratulations!,Well done!,最近，某报社正在就“发现的文物该不该上交”进行征稿，请你根据刚才本班的辩论情况写一篇报道，客观地介绍辩论情况.,writing,How to w
6、rite a report on your debate,Paragraph1: State the question. Paragraph2 or 3: Give the ideas that agree with the question and the reasons. Paragraph3 or 2: Give the ideas that disagree with the question and thereasons. Paragraph4: Give your opinion and the result of the class vote.,最近，你校正在参加某英文报的一场讨
7、论。讨论的主题是：公园要不要收门票？请你根据下表所提供的信息，给报社写一封信，客观地介绍讨论情况。,写前模仿：（高考原题）,One possible version,Dear Editor,Im writing to tell you about the discussion weve had about whether an entrance fee should be charged for parks. Opinions are divided on the question. 60% of the students are against the idea of entrance fe
8、es.,Firstly, they believe a public park should be free of charge. Besides, People need a place where they can rest and enjoy themselves. Charging entrance fees will no doubt keep some people away. What is more, it will become necessary to build gates and walls, which will do harm to the appearance o
9、f a city.,On the other hand,40% think that fees should be charged because, for one thing ,you need money to pay gardeners and other workers. For another, buying plants and young trees will cost a lot of money. They suggest, however, fees should be charged low. Yours truly,Li Hua,Discussion:,Which se
10、ntence and expression can be used in our report?,Dear Editor,Im writing to tell you about the discussion weve had about whether an entrance fee should be charged for parks. Opinions are divided on the question. 60% of the students are against the idea of entrance fees. Firstly, they believe a public
11、 park should be free of charge. Besides, people need a place where they can rest and enjoy themselves. Charging entrance fees will no doubt keep some people away. What is more, it will become necessary to build gates and walls, which will do harm to the appearance of a city. On the other hand,40% th
12、ink that fees should be charged because, for one thing ,you need money to pay gardeners and other workers. For another, buying plants and young trees will cost a lot of money. They suggest, however, fees should be charged low.Yours truly,Li Hua,Dear Editor,Im writing to tell you about the discussion
13、 weve had about whether it is right for whoever finds valuable cultural relics to keep them. (State the question),One possible version:,Opinions are divided on the question. 60% of the students are against the idea of keeping them. Firstly, they believe that all cultural relics are valuable for find
14、ing out about the past. Besides, it is dishonest to take things that do not belong to you. What is more, every Cultural relic belongs to the country and not to any one person. (Give the ideas that disagree with the question and the reasons.),On the other hand,40% think that if you find cultural reli
15、cs you can keep them because, for one thing , time and money had been spent looking for them so the finders deserved them. For another, nobody would look for lost relics if they could not keep them. (Give the ideas that agree with the question and the reasons.),We had a class vote. Those who disagre
16、ed with the question won. The debate changed the minds of some people who had originally supported Johann Webers ideas.Yours,Li hua (Give your opinion and the result of the class vote.),Dear Editor,Im writing to tell you about the discussion weve had about whether it is right for whoever finds valua
17、ble cultural relics to keep them. Opinions are divided on the question. 60% of the students are against the idea of keeping them. Firstly, they believe that all cultural relics are valuable for finding out about the past. Besides, it is dishonest to take things that do not belong to you. What is mor
18、e, every cultural relic belongs to the country and not to any one person.On the other hand,40% think that if you find cultural relics you can keep them because, for one thing , time and money had been spent looking for them so the finders deserved them. For another, there is no doubt that nobody wou
19、ld look for lost relics if they could not keep them. We had a class vote. Those who disagreed with the question won. The debate changed the minds of some people who had originally supported Johann Webers ideas.yours,Li hua,Recite the composition. Written work: Translation (P42),Homework,think highly / much / well of =sing high praise forthink little / nothing ofThe headmaster thought highly of me for my good performance.The little boy was well thought of by them.,Explanation,He thought nothing of walking 40 miles. 走40英里, 他不当回事。,
