浙江省2013年高中英语 Unit1 cultural relics period3教案3 新人教版必修2

1 Period 3 A sample lesson plan for Using Language A FACT OR AN OPINION Introduction Language is learned to be used in and for communication So in this period we shall have the students read a passage about opinions and evidences first Then they listen to a tape about the missing Amber Room taking notes at the same time Third students practice speaking based on the listening and making use of the expressions and idioms learned in their speaking Finally they are to read and reply to a letter about picking and returning things which are not their own Objectives To help the students read listen speak and write about the missing Amber Room To help students read and reply to a letter to the editor Procedures 1 Warming up by talking about evidence and opinion Morning class We always say We must respect evidences and can t wholly depend on one s opinions But can you tell me What does it mean when you say It is evidence What does it mean when you say It is an opinion An evidence must be real objective and without any personal judgment So it can be proved B An option always expresses one s own ideas It is always subjunctive So it has not been proved 2 Reading and underlining Next you are to read the text on page 5 and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the part Copy them to your notebook after class as homework Collocation from Using Language on page 5 in a trial rather than more than tell the truth agree with It can be proved that no reason to lie a reply to a letter think highly of search for return the treasure to cost a lot of time and money 3 Reading to complete the chart What is evidence The useful facts given by an eyewitness is called evidence What is a fact A fact is anything that can be proved What is an opinion An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved 4 Listening and filling the forms Now boys and girls as we know people have never stopped searching for the Amber Room This time we ll listen to what three people say they know about the missing Amber Room Before we listen to them I ll present some related new words to you to help you understand them easily Please look at the screen and read after me explode vt 爆炸 Czch n 捷克 mayor n 市长 melt vt 熔化 sub sub marine n 潜水艇 水雷 survivor n 幸存者 Titanic n 泰坦尼克船 Now listen and fill in the charts on page 5 and page 6 Well done Now share your forms with your partner and tell me in the three forms What are facts What are opinions Li Ming do you want a try 5 Speaking and writing 2 We often use some expressions or idioms express feelings and opinions What are they Look at the expressions and idioms in the box on page 6 and these given below Idioms Personal Feelings and Opinions Read the following to learn to use idioms to express personal feelings and opinions can t stand get cold feet deep down have second thoughts go blank feel guilty figure out be dying to be kidding get over It s really difficult to figure out what you mean if you don t explain yourself I d like to apologize for last weekend I feel guilty about not having telephoned to say I wouldn t be able to come He is dying to go to the Red Hot Chili Pepper s concert next week I just can t stand listening to him lecture He is so boring They re not sure that want to get married I think they are getting cold feet He really did poorly on the test When it came to take it he went blank and couldn t a nswer anything Jason is having a hard time getting over the death of his cat He must be kidding He can t really mean what he says When you think really hard you should always be able to know what you feel deep down Unfortunately he is having second thoughts about the car he just bought It seems that it doesn t get very good mileage Now discuss which person gave the best evidence You have to use in your discussion the expressions and idioms learned just now And after discussion write a list of reasons for your choice and report your list to the class 6 Reading and writing Read the letter to the editor on page 7 What is being talked about What is Johann s opinion What s being talked about Some people are searching for the Amber Room What is Johann s opinion He doesn t agree that it should be returned to Russia or to ay government What are Johann s reasons for not returning it to Russia The search has cost them a lot of time and money His father once told him one could keep what he found Now imagine you are the editor and try to write a reply to Johann s letter When you write your letter you may choose to agree or not agree with Johann You must give a reason why you agree or don t agree with Johann Be sure to give an example from your own life so that Johann can better understand your opinion Dear Johann I must say that I don t agree with you If you find anything valuable it should belong to the owner or the government I wouldn t expect to keep what s not mine long in my hand Once I found an MP4 in the street I decided to give it to the Lost and Found Office People need to understand that one can t keep what are not theirs Your letter helps me to remember that people need to be careful with their belongings Then they won t need to worry about that someone might not return their belongings to them if they are lost Yours Li Hongmei 7 Closing down by debating There is a long ancient wall around a less developed town It is reported it has a long history