英语必修二unit 1 Using language课件.ppt

Facts or Opinions A VW Passat can go faster than 100kms an hour. I think it’s the best car for a family. I think driving a car is wrong because it causes damage to the environment. I don’t like public transport because it’s so crowded. I know that driving a car spoils the air in Beijing. The Beijing Olympic games is the best ever. It will be very hot when the Olympic games are being held. More countries than ever before will be coming to take part in the Olympic games. Reading and listening Reading this passage and think about the difference between a fact and an opinion. 1 What is a fact? What is an opinion? What is evidence? The facts given by the eyewitness is called evidence. A fact is anything that can be proved. An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved. 2 Now read a man’s story about what happened to the Amber Room quickly. Do you think it is a act or an opinion? Give your reasons. I think it is it is an opinion that what id in the boxes is gold or the Amber Room because Jan Hasek did not see what was in the boxes. He listened to other people’s ideas of what might have been inside. So his evidence is an opinion. Read the story again and fill in the table. Name Job Place Time What he heard What he saw What he believes Jan Hasek A miner April, 1945 Czech Republic 1 Some German soldiers put wooden boxes in the mine. 2 The entrance to the mine was closed. Something exploded at midnight. The Amber Room and some gold were buried in the mine. 3 Listen to Part A and write down where the Amber Room was lost. Listen to Part B and write down how the Amber Room was lost. At sea. In a fire. Now you are going to hear another two people talk about what happened to the Amber Room. 4 Part A NAME Hans Braun Job a sailor Place Konigsberg One night during the war He was told to ___________________ put some ________________ onto the ship. The soldiers said that the heavy boxes __________________________