Unit1CulturalrelicsPeriod3Reading,listeningandspeaking,Readthepassageandfindout:1.Whatisafact?Afactisanythingthatcanbeproved.2.Whatisanopinion?Anopinioniswhatsomeonebelievesistruebuthasnotbeenproved.3.Whatisanevidence?Anevidenceistrueinformationwhichmustbefactsratherthanopinions.I.Reading,Workinpairsanddecidewhetherthefollowingsentencesarefactsoropinions.Giveyourreasons.1.AVWPassatcangofasterthan100kmsanhour.2.Ithinkit’sthebestcarforafamily.3.Ithinkdrivingacariswrongbecauseitcausesdamagetotheenvironment.4.Idon’tlikepublictransportbecauseit’ssocrowded.5.MorecountriesthaneverbeforewillbecomingtotakepartintheOlympicGames.6.ItwillbeveryhotwhentheOlympicGamesarebeingheld.ReadingKey:fact(1,5,6);opinion(2,3,4)Notethatafactcanbechecked,butanopinioncannot.,Somelanguagecluestohelpidentifyfactsandopinions.ReadingFactOpinionWhatItoldyouistruebecause…Ithinkthat…Itismyopinionthat…Iknowthatyouarewrongbecause…Myviewis…Iunderstandthat…Theydiditlastyear/month/week.Hewasveryunkind/nasty/cruel/mean.Theydidn’tdoitif…Sheisverykind/thoughtful/considerate.Idon’tlike…Somepeoplesay…,ListentoPartAandtellwhatthestoryisabout.ThestoryisaboutaGermansailorwhoseship________duringthewar.Almosteveryonelosttheirlives,andtheheavyboxessaidtobefullof________waslostaswell.NowagroupofpeoplesearchingfortheAmberRoomaskedthesailorto______________________.II.Listeningsanktreasureshelpthemfindtheship,ListentoPartAagainandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.1.WhatwereputontoHans’ship?A.Somevases.B.Someheavyboxes.C.Somesuitcases.2.WhatwereinthosebigwoodenboxesinHans’opinion?A.Clothes.B.Stone.C.Treasure.3.Howmanypeoplesurvivedtheaccident?A.Everyone.B.Nobody.C.Notknow.4.WhereweretheAmberRoomlost?A.Atsea.B.Intheforest.C.Inthepalace.Listening,HansBraunwastoldto___________________putsomeontohisship.Thesoldierssaidthattheheavyboxes.Theship.Onthevoyage,theshipandsank.Almost.Hanshadtoswimthreekilometresbefore______________________________.helpGermansoldiersbigwoodenboxeswerefulloftreasurewentouttoseawasattackedeveryonediedhewassavedbyaGermanshipListenagainandfillintheform.Listening,ListentoPartBandtellwhatthestoryisabout.ThestoryisaboutaRussianmaidwhosawsomeGermansoldiersmovesomelargeboxesintothecastle.Sheheardthataspecialarttreasureinthecastlewasbeingshowntoimportantvisitors.Butlaterthecastlewasdestroyedbyfire,andsowasthetreasurethatcouldhavecomefromtheAmberRoom.Listening,ListentoPartBandchoosethebestanswer.1.HowwastheAmberRoomlost?A.Inaflood.B.Inafight.C.Inafire.2.Whatcametothecastleonenight?A.Manytrucks.B.Someplanes.C.Abus.3.Whotooktheboxesintothecastle?A.Someworkers.B.Somepolicemen.C.Germansoldiers.4.Wherecouldthemeltedpieceshavecomefrom?A.Abeautifulmirror.B.TheAmberRoom.C.Somemachines.Listening,Listenagainandfillintheform.___________cametothecastlewith__________.___________________tooktheboxesintothecastle.Sheheardthataspecial__________inthecastlewasshownto__________________.Sheheard________________,andshesaw___________________.Shefoundsomemeltedpiecesofsomethingthatlookedlike________.Thesoldierstoldherthatthemeltedpiecescouldhavecomefrom_________________.largeboxesManytrucksTheGermansoldiersarttreasureimportantvisitorssomethingexplodethecastlewasonfirehoneytheAmberRoomListening,FactsinStory1Theshipwasatduringthewar.Ihelpedthesoldiersputsomebigwoodenboxesontotheship.Theboxeswereveryheavyandthesoldierssaidthattheywerefulloftreasure.Theshipwentouttosea,andwasattackedandsank.Almosteveryonedied.IhadswumthreekilometresbeforeIwassavedbyaGermanship.Nobodyhadtimetosavetheboxes.AgroupofpeoplewhoaresearchingfortheAmberRoomhaveaskedmetohelpthemfindtheship.OpinionsinStory1Theboxesmuststillbeburiedinthesand.III.Discussing,FactsinStory2Iwasamaidatthecastle.Manytruckscametothecastlewithlargeboxes.TheGermansoldierstooktheboxesintothecastle.Weheardthataspecialarttreasureinthecastlewasshowntoimportantvisitors.Iheardsomethingexplode.WhenIlookedoutsideandsawthatthecastlewasonfire.Ifoundsomemeltedpiecesofsomethingthatlookedlikehoney.Russiansoldierstoldmeitwasamber.OpinionsinStory2PerhapsitwastheAmberRoombutIneversawit.RussiansoldierstoldmethatitcouldhavecomefromtheAmberRoom.Discussing,Workingroupsoffour.Discusswhogavethebestevidence,HansorAnna?Why?Discussing,Askingforopinions1.Doyouhaveanyideaabout…?2.Whatdoyouthinkof…?3.What’syouropinionof…?4.Howdoyoufeelabout…?Givingopinions1.Ithink/don’tthinkthat…2.Yes,Iagree./Sorry,Idon’tagreewithyou.3.Inmyopinion/view…4.Itcanbeprovedthat____________gavethebestevidencebecause____________.Discussing,1.Writeyourgroupdiscussionresultinyourexercisebookandtrytoprovidefactstosupportyouropinions.(wordlimit:100)2.Reviewthecurriculumwordsinthisunit.Lookupthekeywordsinthedictionarypayingattentiontotheirusage.IV.Homework