Unit1usinglanguageCulturalrelics,Teachingaims:TolearntotellfactsfromopinionsTowriteareplyletterTolistenandspeakaboutculturalrelics,READINGANDLISTENINGLookatthesesentences.AVWPassatcangofasterthan100Kmsanhour.Ithinkit’sthebestcarforafamily.Ithinkdrivingacariswrongbecauseitcausesdamagetotheenviroment.,4.Idon’tlikepublictransportbecauseit’ssocrowded.5.IknowthatdrivingacarspoilstheairinBeijing.6.TheBeijingOlympicGamesisthebestever.7.ItwillbeveryhotwhentheOlympicGamesarebeingheld.,Afactmustbereal,objectiveandwithoutanypersonaljudgment.Soitcanbeproved.Anoptionalwaysexpressesone’sownideas.Itisalwayssubjunctive.Soithasnotbeenproved.,A.Ifyouwanttogoinforlawagainstsomebody,andifyouwanttowin,what’sthemostimportantthingyoushoulddofirst?B.Whatmakesajudgedecidewhicheyewitnessestobelieveandwhichnottobelieve.Keysforreference:A.Searchingforfactsofcourse.Themore,thebetter.B.Theevidencesofferedbytheeyewitnessesmakethejudgedecidewhichoneisbelievableandwhichisnot.,Listentothetextandtellthedifferencesbetweenafactandanopinion.,NAMEJanHasekJOBaminerPLACECzechRepublicTIME1945;nowSomethingexplodedatmidnight.HesawsomeGermansoldiersputtingboxesinthemine.Theentrancetotheminewasclosed.Listentothetape,andfilltheforms.WhatheheardWhathesaw/sees,Nothing.TheAmberRoomandsomegoldareburiedinthemine.Whathedid/doesWhathebelieves,TherearetwopeoplewhoknowssomethingaboutthelostAmberRoom.Thefollowingarewhattheyrememberaboutit.Lookthroughthenexttwoexcercisesandguesswhatthestorywilltellyoulater.Thenlisten.PartaPartb,NAMEHansBraunJOBasailorPLACEKonigsbergTIMEatnightHewastoldtohelpsomesoldiersputbigwoodenboxeswithtreasuresontoaship.Heheardthesoldierssaidthatthebeavyboxeswerefulloftreasure.Whatheheard,Theshipwentout.Onthevoyage,theshipwasattackedandsank.Almosteveryonedied.HehadtoswimthreekilometresuntilaGermanboatsavedhim.Thosewoodenboxesmustbeatsea.WhathesawWhathedidWhathebelieves,NAMEAnnaPetrovJOBamaidPLACEacastleinKonigsbergTIME1940-1945Sheheardthataspecialarttreasureinthecastlewasshountoimportantvisitorsonenightin1941.SheheardsomethingexplodedandthesoldierstoldherthatthemeltedpiecescouldhavecomefromtheAmberRoom.Whatsheheard,ManytruckscametothecastlewithlargeboxesandtheGermansoldierstooktheboxesintothecastleonenightin1941.ShesawthecastlewasonfireandfoundsomemeltedpiecesofsomethingthatlookedlikehoneyattheendofAugust,1944.Nothing.TheAmberRoomwaslostinafire.WhatshesawWhatshedidWhatshebelieves,Hello,I'mHansBraun,anoldGermansailor．DuringthewarmyshipwasatKonigsberg.OnenightIwastoldtohelpoursoldiersputsomebigwoodenboxesontomyship.Theywereveryheavyandthesoldierssaidtheywerefulloftreasure.Theshipwentouttosea.WHATHAPPENEDTOTHEAMBERROOM?PARTA:HANSBRAUN’SSTORYLISTENINGTEXT,Onourvoyage,ourshipwasattackedandsank.Almosteveryonedied.IhadtoswimthreekilometresbeforeIwassavedbyaGermanship.Nobodyhadtimetosavetheboxes.Theymuststillbeburiedinthesand.NowagroupofpeoplewhoaresearchingfortheAmberRoomhaveaskedmetohelpthemfindtheship.,PARTB:ANNAPETROV’SSTORYHello,mynameisAnnaPetrov.IwasamaidatthecastleinKonigsbergbetween1940and1945.onenightin1941manytruckscametothecastlewithlargeboxes.TheGermansoldierstooktheboxesintothecastle.Laterweheardthataspecialarttreasureinthecastlewasshowntoimportantvisitors.,PerhapsitwastheAmberRoombutIneversawit.ThenattheendofAugust,1944,Iheardsomethingexplode.WhenIlookedoutsideIsawthatthecastlewasonfire.ThenextmorningIfoundsomemeltedpiecesofsomethingthatlookedlikehoney.RussiansoldierslatertoldmeitwasamberanditcouldhavecomefromtheAmberRoom.,SPEAKINGNowweknowwhatisafactandwhatisanopinion.AndtherearethreepeoplethatallgavetheevidenceabouttheAmberRoom.Discusswhichoneyoustandforandgiveyourreasons.Makedialogswiththewordsgivenonpage6.,READINGANDWRITINGReadtheletteranddiscussthequestions.Dividetheclassintotwo.Thentheycandebate.Writeareportonyourdebateusingthefollowinginformationonpage7.,WriteashortreplytoJonann’sletter.DearEditor,I’mastudentatahighschoolinBerlin.IthinkhighlyofthosewhoaresearchingfortheAmberRoom.Idon’tagreethattheyshouldreturnthetreasuretoRussiaiftheyfindit.NordoIthinktheyshouldgiveittoanygovernment.Thesearchhascostthemalotoftimeandmoney.,Besides,myfatheroncetoldmethatanypersonwhofindssomethingcankeepit.WhenIwasapupil,Ifoundalittlemoneyonthefloorofmyclassroom.AnotherboysaidhelostitbutIdidn’tgiveitbacktohim.HowcouldIbesureifhewastellingthetruth?Yours,JohannWeber,2.Giveareasonwhyyouagreeordonotagreewiththewriter.3.Giveanexamplefromyourownlifesothatthereadercanbetterunderstandyouropinion.1.Youmaychoosetoagreeordonotagreewiththewriter.,ModelA,DearJohann,ImustsaythatIagreewithyou.Ifyoufind____________,itshouldbelongtoyoubecause____________________________.EvenifIlostsomething,Iwouldn’texpect_____________.OnceIlosta______.Idecidednotto__________________.Peopleneedtounderstandthat__________________________________________________________.somethingtogetitbackringlookforittoomuchyouarethepersonwhofounditwhentheylosesomethingtheylosetherightontoownit,Yourletterhelpsmetorememberthatpeopleneedtobecarefulwith__________.Thentheywon’tneedtoworryabout____________.Soyousee,Johann,Igottworewards:oneIcould_____________andoneIcould__________.Yours,Huxiaomintheirthingslosingthemgivetootherslearnfrom,ModelB,DearJohann,ImustsaythatIdon’t’agreewithyou.Thoughyoufind__________,itdoesn’tmeanitbelongsoyou.Ifyoucanfindoutwhoitbelongsto,youshould____________.I’msureyouwouldwantsomeoneto_________________.OnceIfoundabeautiful_______.Iwantedto_______.ThenIrememberedseeingonejustlikeitin_________.somethingtrytoreturnitdothesameforyoupicturekeepitanoffice,Iwenttothe_______andfoundthe________towhomitbelonged._________wasvery_______togetitbackandgavemesomedeliciousapples.Soyousee,Johann,Igottworewards:oneIcouldeatandoneIcouldkeepinmyheart.Yours,HuXiaominofficepersonTheladyhappy,Howareyou?Howareyougettingonrecently?Howareyougettingon/alongwith…?英语书信开头和结尾的常用语书信开头常用语：,Manythanksforyourlastkindletter.I’mverygladtohavereceivedyourhandwriting.Iwassohappytoseeyourhandwriting.Pleasepardonmylongdelayinwritingtoyou.复信时开头常用语：,Bestwishes/regardstoyou.Goodlucktoyou.Pleasegivemybestwishesto…Wishyougoodhealthandhappiness.Lookingforwardtohearingfromyou.书信结尾常用语：,HOMEWORKWritealetteryourself.
