Extensive reading,Dictation,1. There was no doubt that the house belonged to my grandfather. 2. We will look into the matter tomorrow, when the owner will be back. 3. I wont go there if invited. 4. Im pleased to have been of any help to you. 5. The girl was highly thought of for her good design.,Reading,What must a judge do in a trial? What are the differences between a fact and an opinion?,Discussion,What is a fact?,What is an opinion?,It is anything that can be proved,An opinion is what someone believe is true but has not been proved.,Task 1: Read a mans story about what happened to the Amber Room quickly. Do you think it is a fact or an opinion?,I think it is an opinion that what is in boxes is gold or the Amber Room because Jan Hasek did not see what was in the boxes. He listened to other peoples ideas of what might have been inside. So his evidence is an opinion.,something exploded at midnight,Some German soldiers put wooden boxes in the mine; The entrance to the mine was closed.,Task 2: Fill in the forms.,Jan Hasek,Czech Republic,a miner,April,1945,The Amber Room and some gold were buried in the mine.,Listening,Now you are going to hear another two people talk about what happened to the Amber Room.,He was told to _ _ put some _ _ onto the ship. The soldiers said that the heavy boxes _,help the German soldiers,big wooden boxes,were full of treasure,The ship _. On the voyage, the ship_ and sank. Almost _.,went out to sea,was attacked,everyone died,He hadto swim three kilometres before _ _.,he was saved by a German ship,_ came to the castle with _. _ took the boxes into the castle. She heard that a special _ in the castle was shown to _.,large boxes,The German soldiers,Many trucks,art treasure,important visitors,She heard _, And she saw _. She found some melted pieces of something that looked like _. The soldiers told her that the melted pieces could have come from _.,the castle was on fire,something explord,honey,the Amber Room,1. consider (1) 考虑 consider sth. / doing sth.We are considering going abroad.Have you considered his decision?,Explanations,(2) 认为 consider +that-clauseconsideras/ (to be)They all consider that we should start now.He is considered as / (to be) the best player. (3) considering 鉴于,考虑到, 就而言She did very well, considering his age.(注意:此处不可以改成considered),2. rather than 而不是 other than 除了 (1) He would die rather than give in. (2) He prefers to stay at home rather than go outing. (3) What I need now is money rather than advice. (4) Other than England, there are no other places like this.,I. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出该单词的正确形式。 1. The murder _ (审讯) lasted six weeks. 2. The _ (船员) are asked to take their positions by their captain. 3. Her _ (女仆) helped her to dress up for the party. 4. Ill meet you at the e_ of the zoo tomorrow.,trial,sailors,maid,entrance,练习,5. After a long d_, the bill was passed. 6. There wasnt enough e_ to prove his guilt. II. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。 1. The horse was frightened by the sound of the _ (explode). 2. Several days later, the flood water _ (sink) and life returned to normal.,evidence,debate,explosion,sank,3. Yesterday they were invited to a _ (form) party. 4. Your boss speaks very _ (high) of your work. III. 根据括号内所给的提示将下列句子翻译成英语。 1. 老师对他评价很高，他很高兴。 (think highly of),formal,highly,He is delighted that his teacher thinks highly of him.,2. 这是个他们相互之间常争论的问题。(debate)3. 20世纪70年代早期人口急剧增长。(explode)4. 这所房子有一个前门和一个后门。(entrance to),The population exploded in the early 1970s.,This is a question that they have often debated with each other.,There is a front and a back entrance to the house.,Reading task (P45),Task 1: Fast reading-main idea. Why does Big Feng want to save cultural relics? (Big Feng and his friends offer each other help whoever needs help. So Feng believes that his work to save cultural relics is a way to thank his friends.),Task 2: Careful reading details. Answer the questions on Page 45.,1. What does Big Feng think about cultural relics?He thinks that saving cultural relics is more important than writing his novels.,2. What does he do to protect the cultural relics of his hometown?He asks the local government to protect things of cultural interest. He works very hard to save all the old building of his hometown, Tianjin.,3. What are his two successful projects?His successful projects are:protecting the oldest street in Tianjin;persuading the city government to buy some land in the centre of the city so it could not be sold for businesses. 4. Why does he think it is more important to do this than to write novels?He thinks that people will forget their great past if they do not preserve it.,5. It is very time-consuming and expensive for Feng Jicai to take care of cultural relics. Try to think of two other ways to help him with his projects.put up posters announcing his latest campaign;make speeches to support Feng Jicai;go with him when he goes to meet with the local government.,