1、The Fourth Period(Using Language, 1 class, oral practice)Teaching Aims:1. To learn to tell facts from opinions2. To write a reply letter3. To listen and speak about cultural relicsTeaching DesignStep One: Homework Checking Check the homework of the Attributive ClauseStep Two: Talking (facts and opin
2、ions) Morning, class, we always say, “We must respect facts and cant wholly depend on ones opinions.” But can you tell me:A. What does it mean when say, “It is a fact”?B. What does it mean when you say, “It is an opinion”?Keys for reference:A: A fact must be real, objective and without any personal
3、judgment. So it can be proved.B: An opinion always expresses ones own ideas. It is always subjunctive. So it has not been proved yet. Warming up by questioningTurn to Page 5. Read the passage and tell us:a. If you want to go in for law against somebody, and if you want to win, whats the most importa
4、nt thing you should do first?b. What makes a judge decide which eyewitnesses to believe and which not to believe?Keys for reference:a. Searching for facts of course. The more, the better.b. The evidences offered by the eyewitnesses make the judge decide which one is believable and which is not. Guid
5、ed readinga. Reading and definingRead the passage and define: What is a fact?What is an opinion?What is evidence?b. Reading and translatingRead the passage and translate in into Chinese paragraph by paragraph. (Ask someone to do it.)c. Reading and understandingNext you are to read and underline all
6、the useful expressions or collocations in the part. Copy them into your homework after class as homework.Collocation from Using Language on Page 5in a trial, rather than, more than, to tell the truth, agree with(to), It can be proved that, no reason to lie, a reply to a letter, think highly of, sear
7、ch for, return the treasure to, cost them a lot of time and money Step Three: Listening 1Now, this unit we learn that the Amber Room is missing, and as we know, people never stopped searching for the Amber Room. This time well listen to what three people say they know about the missing Amber Room. B
8、efore we listen to them, Ill present some related new words to you to help you understand them easily. Please look at them and read them.Explode爆炸, Czch捷克 , mayor市长, melt熔化, sub(sub marine)潜水艇, survivor幸存者, Titanic 泰坦尼克号 Look at the forms, and discuss the forms, What are facts? (What they heard, saw
9、 and did are facts)What are opinions? (What they believed are opinions)Then play the tape, get them listen twice to catch the useful information and fill in the blanks with the information.Step Four: Listening 2 (listen practice )1. Page 41 Ex Book, listening,2. On Page 44 Ex Book, listening,Step Five: WritingOn Page 7, Student Book, writing practice, reply to Johanns letter.
