1、必修 2Unit 1Cultural relicsUsing languageWhat is a fact?What is an opinion?Can you give a definition to them?(using attributive clause)A fact or an opinion?court trialjudgeWhen in a court,a judge will hear different people say different things.He must decide which to believe and which not.How can he d
2、ecide?A fact is anything _.It is a kind of information _.An opinion is something _.Different people may have different opinions about the same things.that can be used as evidence in a trialthat can be provedthat someone believes is true but has not been provedWhat is an evidence?An evidence is true
3、information which must be facts rather than opinions.A fact or an opinion?1.A VW Passat can go faster than 100 Km an hour.2.I think its the best car for a family.3.I think driving a car is wrong because it causes damage to the environment.A factAn opinionAn opinion4.I dont like public transport beca
4、use its so crowed.5.I know that driving a car spoils the air in Beijing.6.The Beijing Olympic Games will be the best ever.A factAn opinionAn opinion7.It will be very hot when the Olympic Games are being held.8.More countries than ever before will be coming to take part in the Olympic Games.A factA f
5、actAfter the Amber Room was lost,what really happened to it remains a mystery.Many people say what they know about it.Whats your story of the fate of the Amber Room?Buried somewhere?Burnt/destroyed during the war?Hidden in a place?Is what you said a fact or an opinion?Why?2 Read a mans story about w
6、hat happened to the Amber Room quickly.Do you think it is a fact or an opinion?I think it is an opinion that what is in boxes is gold or the Amber Room because Jan Hasek did not see what was in the boxes.He listened to other peoples ideas of what might have been inside.So his evidence is an opinion.
7、Name Job Place Time What he heardWhat he sawWhat he believessomething exploded at midnightSome German soldiers put wooden boxes in the mine;The entrance to the mine was closed.Fill in the forms.Jan HasekCzech Republica minerApril,1945The Amber Room and some gold were buried in the mine.ListeningNow
8、you are going to hear another two people talk about what happened to the Amber Room.1.Listen to Part A and write down where the Amber Room was lost._2.Listen to Part B and write down how the Amber Room was lost._At sea.In a fire.NAMEHans BraunJOBA sailorPLACE KonigsbergOne night during the warHe was
9、 told to _ put some _ onto the ship.The soldiers said that the heavy boxes _.help the German soldiers big wooden boxeswere full of treasureListen to Part A and fill the blanks.One night during the warThe ship _.On the voyage,the ship _ and sank.Almost _.went out to seawas attackedeveryone diedHe had
10、 to swim three kilometres before _ _.he was saved by a German shipName Anna PetrovJOBa maidPlace KonigsbergOne night in 1941_ came to the castle with _._ took the boxes into the castle.She heard that a special _ in the castle was shown to _.large boxesThe German soldiersMany trucksart treasureimport
11、ant visitorsListen to Part B and fill the blanks.At the end of August,1944She heard _,And she saw _.She found some melted pieces of something that looked like _.The soldiers told her that the melted pieces could have come from _.the castle was on firesomething explodehoneythe Amber RoomPart A:Hans B
12、rauns story Hello,Im Hans Braun,an old German sailor.During the war my ship was at Konigsberg.One night I was told to help our soldiers put some big wooden boxes onto my ship.They were very heavy and the soldiers said they were full of treasure.The ship went out to sea.LISTENING TEXTOn our voyage,ou
13、r ship was attacked and sank.Almost everyone died.I had to swim three kilometers before I was saved by a German ship.Nobody had time to save the boxes.They must still be buried in the sand.Now a group of people who are searching for the Amber Room have asked me to help them find the ship.Part B:Anna
14、 Petroys story Hello,my name is Anna Petrov.I was a maid at the castle in Konigsberg between 1940 and 1945.One night in 1941 many trucks came to the castle with large boxes.The German soldiers took the boxes into the castle.Later we heard that a special arttreasure in the castle was shown to importa
15、nt visitors.Perhaps it was the Amber Room but I never saw it.Then at the end of August,1944,I heard something explode.When I looked outside I saw that the castle was on fire.The next morning I found some melted pieces of something that looked like honey.Russian soldiers later told me it was amber an
16、d it could have come from the Amber Room.Lets learn useful expressions1.take apart:拆开 take a watch apart tell sth apart:区分,分别 apart from=except/besides除了之外(还)e.g.Lets take the radio apart and seewhats wrong with it.I cant tell the twins apart.I cant _ Jane and Sue _.They look so alike.A.tell,from B.
17、tell,betweenC.tell,apart D.take,apartCThe two cities are 800 miles _.A.far B.apart C.distant D.far awayThe engineer instructed the worker to _ the machine _.A.tell,apart B.take,apart C.full apart D.apart,from BB2.prove:vt 证明,证实(1)prove+n./pronCan you prove your courage to us?(2)Prove+n.+(to be)+n./a
18、dj.证明是The fingerprints on the knife proved him(to be)the murderer.(3)prove+宾语从句Can you prove that you are not telling lies?(1)Perhaps this book will _ of some use to you in your studies.A.prove B.be proved C.suggest D.be turned(2)It _ to be much more difficult than she had supposed.A.proved B.consid
19、ered C.pretended D.designedAAThe rumor(谣言)proved(to be)false.He proved a very useful friend.The book proved very useful.3.consider:(1)考虑+n/pron/doing(2)认为 consider sb to be/as 认为某人Have you considered going to the zoo?We all consider him(to be/as)an honest man.prove vi/vt.被发现是,结果是,表现出(自己)是prove(onese
20、lf)(to be)adj./n./介词短语此时无被动式,无进行时(1)He considered _ medicine and _ up pen in order to do more for the people.A.to drop,took B.dropping,taking C.dropping,to take D.to drop,take(2)Wang Hong is considered _ one of the best students in our grade.Which of the following is wrong?A.being B.to be C.as D./BA
21、(3)-We dont know who stole the book,whats your opinion?-Jack is considered _ it.A.having done B.to have done C.doing D.to doB4.trial n.审判/审讯/试验trial and error 反复试验,不断摸索make a trial 试一下,进行试验5.agree with(1)同意某人/某人的话/某人的观点/意见/看法/决定等词 eg.sb/sbs words/what sb said/opinion/view/idea/decisionI agree with a
22、ll of what you said.(2)与保持一致The verb must agree with the subject in person and number.(3)(气候、食物等)适合某人Bananas do not agree with me.agree on 就达成一致的协议或取得一致的意见,主语常是协商一件事的人们或单位。They agreed on the date for the meeting.agree to(to是介词)表示同意某事，后面接建议/提议/办法/计划/安排/条件等词e.g.plan/suggestion/proposal/arrangement/ter
23、ms(条件/条款)He has agreed to our suggestion about the holiday.agree to do sth 同意做某事He agreed to lend his bike to me.We agreed to start early.1)It is certain that Mr.Black will support your proposal,for he always _ whatever you say.A.agrees with B.agrees on C.agrees for D.agrees to2)Father didnt _ us to
24、 use his computer.A.agree B.hope C.allow D.let3)The climate here doesnt agree _ me.A.to B.on C.with D.forA CCI _ what he said.After a further discussion,both sides _ the date for the wedding.They didnt _ each other on that point.At last the teacher _ give him another chance.You and I _ this point.Th
25、ey might not _ his opinions.She cant _ your demands.agree withagreed onagree withagreed toagree onagree withagree to rather than 连接两个主语时,谓语动词的单复数应该与 rather than之前的一个保持一致。e.g.She rather than you is right.rather than常用于以下结构中:宁愿而不愿would do A rather than do Bwould rather do A than do Bprefer to do.rathe
26、r than do.6.rather than 而不是，连接两个并列成分。1)Rather than _ on a crowded bus,he always prefers _ a bike.A.ride,ride B.riding,rideC.ride,to ride D.to ride,riding2)I would rather _ at home than _ out on such a day.A.stay,go B.to stay,to goC.going,to go D.to stay,to goCA7.by the light of the moon 借助月光8.to one
27、s surprise/amazement/joy/delight/sorrow/excitement/disappointment使某人惊讶/高兴/难过/兴奋/失望的是9.the entrance to 的入口the answer to 的答案the key to 的钥匙/的关键the right to sth 拥有某物的权利the notes to the text 课文的注释a reply to a letter 回信a secretary to a president 总统的秘书10.by oneself 独自地/独自一人She used to sit by herself and re
28、ad books.He finished his homework by himself.for oneself 亲自,独自/为了自己Do it for yourself.A week later I decided to go and see for myself.11.think highly of=think well/much of对某人评价好/看重think lowly/badly/ill/little/poorly of 对某人评价不好/轻视We all think highly of him.12.debate n/v 争论,辩论open/close a debate 开始/终止
29、辩论debate sth with sb 与某人辩论/争辩debate about/on/over sth 为争论/争辩Who opens the debate?They debated for three hours on the plan.13.take turns to do sth=take turns(at)doing sth=do sth by turns 轮流做某事in turn 依次,一个一个地by turns 轮流,交替The nurses took turns to watch the patient.We kept watching the baby by turns.1
30、)He _ by the workers.A.was thought highly of B.thought highly ofC.was high thought of D.was highly thought of 2)People lined up and entered the hall _.A.in turn B.by turns C.turning D.with turnDASpeaking1 Discuss in pairs which person gave the best evidence.The following expressions may help you.Wha
31、t do you think of.?Do you believe.?How can you be sure of.?How do you know that?I think.I dont agree that.I suppose that.I dont think.S1:I dont know who to believe.They all seem so sure that they are right.S2:How can you know that?Its quite clear that Jan Hasek does not know what happened to the Amb
32、er Room.I dont believe him because hes just heard a story from other people.Sample discussionS1:Yes,youre right.His idea cannot be proved.It is not so strong when you look at it closely.Now whats your opinion of Hans Braun?He seems very sure too.S2:I suppose so.Hans Braun said the boxes being put on
33、 the ship.But can we be sure he was telling the truth?The boxes may have contained anything-we dont know for sure they they contained the Amber Room.So I cannot be sure that hes correct.S1:How clever you are!In my opinion Anna Petrov gives the strongest evidence.She saw some melted pieces that were
34、honey-coloured after the explosion.I think shes telling the truth when she says that it could have been amber.Do you agree?S2:Yes,I do.I also think she is telling the truth because she has nothing to gain.Jan Hasek and Hans Braun could both make some money if people believed their stories.But Anna c
35、annot make any money.This makes her story more believable.S1:Yes,I agree.Lets fill in the sentence and fid out what other groups think.2 Write down the reasons for your choice.It can be proved that _ gave the best evidence because _Anna PetrovShe saw something that could have come from the Amber Roo
36、m and she has nothing to gain from her story.Reasons:Jan Hasek is less believable because he owns a little restaurant near the mine.If the search stopped,his business would suffer.Hans Braun is also less believable,because he is working for a company trying to find the ship which carried treasures.u
37、nbelievable.Of the three eyewitnesses,only Anna Petrov has no reason for saying what she has said.She is not involved in any current effort to find the treasure.Therefore she is the most believable.1 Read the letter from a German newspaper.The writer gives his opinion about what should be done with
38、a cultural relic that has been found.Read it carefully and see if you agree with him.Agree or not?Reasons?Reading and WritingNow please write a short reply to the letter,in which the following aspects must be included/covered:Your opinions:agree or not?The reasons why you agree or not.Be sure to giv
39、e an example in your life to make your reasons more believable.Dear Johann,I must say that I agree with you.If you find _,it should belong to you because _.Even if I lost something,I wouldnt expect _.Once I lost a _,I decided not to _.something youre the person who found itto get it backwatchlook fo
40、r itModel APeople need to understand that _ _.Your letter helps me to remember that people need to be careful with _.Then they wont need to worry about _.So you see,Johann,I got two rewards:one I could _ and one I could _.Yours,what they ownlosing themgive to otherslearn fromsomething thatyou lost c
41、ant come back againModel BDear Johann,I must say that I dont agree with you.Though you find _,it doesnt mean it belongs to you,you should _.Im sure you would want someone to _.Once I found a beautiful _.I wanted to_.somethingtry to return itdo the same for youpicturekeep itThen I remembered seeing o
42、ne just like it in _.I went to the _ and found the _ to whom it belonged._ was very _ to get it back and gave me some delicious apples.So you see,Johann,I got two rewards:one I could eat and one I could keep in my heart.Yours,an officeofficepersonThe ladyhappySuppose you are a German who found the l
43、ost Amber Room,what do you think you should do with it?To return it to Russia or keep it in your homeland?Group A:Agree to return itGroup B:Disagree to return itBegin like this:We think/dont think we should give it back to Russia because3 DebatinglIn my opinion.lTo my understanding,lAs far as Im con
44、cerned,lI agree thatlPersonally speakinglI must say thatlThere is no doubt thatHow can you be sure that That cant be true.It is(not)a fact.I(dont)agree with you.I dont agree thatIt can be proved.The truth is(not)easy to know.I think they have said useful things.has no reason to lie.Obviously the Amb
45、er Room doesnt belong to In a way,a cultural relic doesnt belong to a single person;it belongs to In my opinion its your duty to Which group is the winner?Who is the excellent debater?Results Congratulations!Well done!Do you think the amber room should be returned to Russia if it is found again?In my opinion,To my understanding,As far as Im concerned,I think/believebecause of the following reasons:On one hand,on the other hand,For one thing,for another,First,whats more,besides,in addition,WritingHomework1.Search some information about evidence and opinion.2.Prepare for the next class.
