1、Period 8 Study skillsTeaching goals 教学目标1. Target language 目标语言a. Words and phrases 生词和短语in the world the model pyramids 5 square metres opinion b. Key sentences 重点句子It is 467,000 square metres in area.The trip took two hours.2. Ability goals 能力目标Get Ss to develop understanding of the differences be
2、tween facts and opinions.Enable Ss to know about the use of register.3. Learning ability goals 学能目标Help Ss learn how to state facts and express opinions.Teaching important and difficult points 教学重难点How to state facts and express opinions.Teaching aids 教具准备Tape recorder and a computer.Teaching proced
3、ures and ways 教学过程与方式Step I Lead inT: Good morning, class. Please look out of the windows. Whats the weather like today?Ss: Its raining now.T: What do you think of the rain?S1: It is a heavy rain.S2: The rain is heavier than the last rain.T: OK. Please compare the three sentences. Which is the fact?
4、 Which is peoples opinion?Ask Ss to answer the two questions. The following are students answer.Its raining now. (fact)Its a heavy rain. (opinion)The rain is heavier than last rain. (opinion)T: Youre clever. You did very well. We often use facts and opinions when we write. What is a fact? What is an
5、 opinion? Who can answer the two questions?S1: A fact is something that is true.S2: An opinion is what the writer thinks it may or may not be true.T: You are right. Now open your books and turn to page 52. Read the examples.The students can understand facts and opinions clearly by reading the exampl
6、es.Step II PracticeAsk students to work in pairs. Talk about something about classrooms, classmates, books, newspapers, weather, dining hall and so on. Then ask some pairs to act them out. One says facts, the other says opinions. The following are some examples.Sample 1:S1: There is a new teaching b
7、uilding in our school. (fact)S2: Our school is more beautiful and students have more places to play. (opinion)Sample 2:S1: I know Li Ping passed the maths exam. (fact)S2: Yes, he works harder than before. (opinion)Sample 3:S1: Look at the dining hall, it takes a long time for so many people to get t
8、he meal. (fact)S2: Yes, its tiring and I cant wait to get to the front. (opinion)Ask other students to identify which is a fact and which is an opinion.Step III A poster The World ParkT: Linda found a poster of the World Park. She wants to know if the sentences below are facts or opinions. Help her
9、put a tick in the correct column for each sentence. Students finish them by their own. When they are comparing their answers, ask them to underline the words which express opinions and personal feeling. Let Ss read the sentences and check the answers. Show the sentences on the screen.Step IV Exercis
10、esShow the exercises on the screen.根据汉语意思完成下列句子,并在括号内写上“F”(事实)或“O”(观点)1. Beijing is _. (世界上最好的城市之一) ( )2. The Great Wall is _ (最棒的地方) to visit. ( )3. Linda will _ (回到) the USA soon. ( )4. There are _ (五十名学生) in our class. ( )5. I like to visit _ (世界公园). ( )6. _ (玩捉迷藏) is an interesting game. ( )Step V HomeworkWrite five sentences which express opinions and five sentences which state facts.