1、Unit 3 Tomorrows world,Task Writing a proposal南京四中 高璇,Skills building 1: distinguishing between facts and opinions,Fact information that is proved to be true.Include: Statistics Names Dates Places,Opinion feeling or belief that is not founded on certainty or proof. Start with: In my opinion, I (dont
2、) believe / think (that) It seems (that) looks like ,Read the guideline and tell facts from opinions:,A Put a tick in the correct boxes,China has a total land area of over 9.6 million km2. On 15th October 2003, the first Chinese person went into space. I believe our painting is worth quite a lot of
3、money. Suzhou is over 80 km away from Shanghai. It seems that people prefer living in flats. I think that people who litter should be fined. Mr. Wang came home to find his computer broken.,Fact Opinion,B Listen and circle the correct words,Fact Fact Opinion Fact Opinion Opinion,Read the letter and c
4、omplete the sheet below,Step 1 completing a note sheet,Name of student: class: Date of visit to computer room: Time: Computer number: Problems with computer: Solution tried: Other problems: Comments:,Name of student: class: Date of visit to computer room: Time: Computer number: Problems with compute
5、r:Solution tried:,Cao Ying,Senior High 1,Sunday, 2 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 print.,Tried other PCs, but they were in worse condition.,Note sheet,Other problems:Comments:,Old and slow, often
6、crash, not connected to the Internet, can only run one program at one time, keyboards with missing letters, mouses not working properly,Need to have new computers,Skills building 2 asking for information,When you interview someone, what information would you find? Unusual time of the interviewee doi
7、ng a particular activity Frequency of the interviewee doing it. Reasons for doing it Problems found when doing it. Recommendations for improvement,What questions would you ask? When/what time do you usually ? How often do you ? How many times a week/a month/ do you? Why do you ? For what reason(s) d
8、o you ? What problem(s) have you got when you? What do you think can be done to solve the problem(s)?,Complete the questions according to the answers.,_ do you usually go to your local cinema to watch a film? I usually to to the cinema to watch a film on Saturday evenings. _ do you go there to watch
9、 a film? I go there to watch a film twice a month. _ do you think so many people would like RealCine? Lots of people would like RealCine because they can experience something that they might never experience in real life.,When,How often,Why,Complete the questions according to the answers,_ do you th
10、ink RealCine could have? Tickets for this kind of film might be too expensive. _ do you think can be done to solve this problem? I think more developed computer techniques can be used to reduce the cost of making such films.,What problem,What,A Listen to an interview and complete the interview form,
11、Step 2: finding out about the computer room,Interview form Usual tie of use Frequency of use Reasons for use Problems foundRecommendations for improvement,In the afternoon,Three times a week: Monday, Thursday, Friday,For school work.,Keyboard, CPUs, RAM, no DVD-ROM drives, too small handdrives, no I
12、nternet connection, no sound card, slow and ugly PCs, very old software,Buy new computers and software,B Interview (pair work),a students: has just used the computer in the computer room. feels quite disappointed at the present state of the computer room. a reporter: consider that computers should b
13、e changed for new and better ones. wants to find out more about the computer room.,Questions,When do you usually use the computer room? How often do you use the computer room? What types of activities do you do in the computer room? What problems have you had in the computer room? How do you think t
14、he computer room can be improved?,Do not be personal Do not tell jokes or try to be funny. Do not use contractions or unnecessary abbreviations. Do not use slang.,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
15、persons name,Skills building 3: formal writing,A business proposal, a report or a letter to a stranger: the style is formal and businesslike,Formal or informal?,Im sure youll agree itd be absolutely cool to buy some more computers. Dear Sir/Madam When the book fell off the bookshelf and hit him on t
16、he head, I laughed so much that tears were running down my face! Thank you for your time and understanding.,I,F,I,F,5. Im sure the teacher wont mind you using the computer. 6. I would like to propose some new purchase for the computer room. 7. So nice to hear from you again, Geoffrey. 8. I dont like
17、 your staff. Theyre really rude and very unhelpful.,I,F,I,I,Problem,Suggested solution,Step 3: writing a proposal for a new computer room,Impractical design, students do not want to study there,Redesign,Students found the design of the room impractical. They re not interested in studying there becau
18、se of this.,The room should be redesigned,Problem,Suggested solution,Monitors, keyboards and mouses are too old,Replace,The monitors, keyboards and mouses are too old,They should be replaced,Not enough computers,Buy more,There are not enough computers,More should be bought,Problem,Suggested solution
19、,Only one printer,Buy more,There is only one printer,More should be bought,Outdated software,update,Software is outdated,It should be updated,Problem,Suggested solution,no Internet access,connect,There is no Internet access,Computer should be connected to Internet,the RAM and hard drives are too sma
20、ll,update,The RAM and hard drives are too small,It should be updated,Problem,Suggested solution,Too hot in summer,Install air-conditioning,It is too hot in summer in the room,Air-conditioning should be installed,Closes too early,Extend opening hours,The room closes too early,Opening hours should be
21、extended,B Write a proposal,Your school is planning to build a new gym. You would prefer the school to improve the computer room instead. Write a proposal to your principal to explain why.,Useful phrases: A survey on students opinions was carried out. Students believe/feel/find/think that It was sug
22、gested that As more and more subjects involves the use of IT, In order to prepare ourselves for the future, I am sure that most parents would (not) ,You may want to mention: The governments desire for more IT in education The development of more IT lessons in all subjects The importance of computer
23、skills in further studies and future careers Parents opinions,A sample,Dear Sir, Recently, a survey about the school computer room was carried out in our school. The students find the design of the computer room impractical. They are not interested in studying there because of this. I am writing thi
24、s proposal to you to voice our opinion that the computer room needs improving.,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
25、 can not get the information that we need for our homework. There is only one printer in the room, which always goes wrong. In addition, the room is too hot in summer.,As more and more subjects are involved in IT, the computer room is playing a very important role in our studies nowadays. We are enc
26、ouraged to use computers to do our homework and get information from the Internet. Now many factories and companies cannot work without computers, so those who have computer skills are easier to find a job. In order to get ourselves well prepared for the future, we need a well-equipped computer room
27、. I am sure that most parents would agree with our proposal that our school should improve the computer room.,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 further studies. We will not keep up with the development of society if we are not good at using computer room an hope that you will seriously consider our request. Best wishes, Senior High 1 *,Homework,Finish the proposal Preview Project,
