写作︰factsandopinions(议论文基础).ppt

Beijing is a historic city. As we all know, Beijing is a historic city. The city of Beijing has a long and rich history that dates back over 3,000 years. It used to be the capital city of six ancient dynasties, such as the Yuan Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. There are a number of historic sites in Beijing, of which the most famous is the Forbidden city. It is like a notebook setting down the history of Beijing. * Facts and opinions --What is a Fact? --What is an Opinion? --Use facts to support opinions. Read the following sentences and Write F if it is a fact or O if it is an opinion. A Fact or An Opinion? 1. It’s snowing outside. ( ) 2. It’s a nice day. ( ) F O For sentence 1, you could look outside and actually see for yourself whether it is snowing or not. Sentence 2 is based, not on fact, but on one person’s belief or feeling about what makes a day “nice”, you might think it is not a nice day outside because it is either warmer or colder than you think. Read and Summarize what is fact a and what an opinion is. A fact is anything that can be proved. Reading An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved. Read a man’s story about what happened to the Amber Room quickly. Reading Where was the Amber Room? It was buried in the mine. What people hear is a fact. What people see is a fact. What people believe is an opinion. Is this a fact or an opinion? Which are facts and which are opinions? My father’s picture was in the newspaper yesterday. 2) Lily seems nervous about the game with Westwood. 3) MS. Johnson is in charge of the school science exhibition. 4) That cake was much too sweet. 5) This picnic will be the best one we’ve had. 6) In 1985, Christmas will fall on a Thursday. 7) The Empire State Building is 1,250 feet tall. 8) The Empire State Building is a beautiful building. F F o F O O F O 中国人往往注意理性分析、逻辑思维,往往注重结果,总要得出结论。西方人写作则较多利用实证分析、实例分析方法。他们注重对过程和事实的描述,往往不得出结果