Unit 1 Cultural relics

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Unit 1 Cultural relics Period 3 Reading,
listening and speaking
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I. Reading
Read the passage and find out 1. What is a fact
? A fact is anything that can be proved. 2. What
is an opinion ? An opinion is what someone
believes is true but has not been proved. 3.
What is an evidence? An evidence is true
information which must be facts rather than
opinions.
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Reading
Work in pairs and decide whether the following
sentences are facts or opinions. Give your
reasons. 1. A VW Passat can go faster than 100
kms an hour. 2. I think its the best car for a
family. 3. I think driving a car is wrong
because it causes damage to the
environment. 4. I dont like public
transport because its so crowded. 5. More
countries than ever before will be coming to take
part in the Olympic Games. 6.
It will be very hot when the Olympic Games are
being held.
Note that a fact can be checked, but an opinion
cannot.
Key fact (1, 5, 6) opinion (2, 3, 4)
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Reading
Some language clues to help identify facts and
opinions.
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II. Listening
Listen to Part A and tell what the story is
about. The story is about a German sailor
whose ship ________ during the war. Almost
everyone lost their lives, and the heavy boxes
said to be full of ________ was lost as well. Now
a group of people searching for the Amber Room
asked the sailor to ______________________.
sank
treasures
help them find the ship
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Listening
Listen to Part A again and choose the best answer
to each question. 1. What were put onto Hans
ship? A. Some vases. B. Some heavy
boxes. C. Some suitcases. 2. What
were in those big wooden boxes in Hans
opinion? A. Clothes. B. Stone.
C. Treasure. 3. How many people
survived the accident? A. Everyone.
B. Nobody. C. Not know. 4. Where were the
Amber Room lost? A. At sea. B. In
the forest. C. In the palace.
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Listening
Listen again and fill in the form.
help German soldiers
big wooden boxes
were full of treasure
went out to sea
was attacked
everyone died
he was
saved by a German ship
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Listening
Listen to Part B and tell what the story is
about. The story is about a Russian maid
who saw some German soldiers move some large
boxes into the castle. She heard that a special
art treasure in the castle was being shown to
important visitors. But later the castle was
destroyed by fire, and so was the treasure that
could have come from the Amber Room.
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Listening
Listen to Part B and choose the best answer. 1.
How was the Amber Room lost? A. In a flood.
B. In a fight. C. In a fire. 2. What
came to the castle one night? A. Many trucks.
B. Some planes. C. A bus. 3. Who took the
boxes into the castle? A. Some workers.
B. Some policemen. C. German soldiers. 4.
Where could the melted pieces have come from? A.
A beautiful mirror. B. The Amber Room. C.
Some machines.
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Listening
Listen again and fill in the form.

large boxes
Many trucks
The German soldiers
art treasure
important visitors
something explode
the castle was on fire
honey
the Amber Room
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III. Discussing

• Facts in Story 1
• The ship was at during the war.
• I helped the soldiers put some big wooden boxes
  onto the ship.
• The boxes were very heavy and the soldiers said
  that they were full of treasure.
• The ship went out to sea, and was attacked and
  sank.
• Almost everyone died.
• I had swum three kilometres before I was saved by
  a German ship.
• Nobody had time to save the boxes.
• A group of people who are searching for the Amber
  Room have asked me to help them find the ship.
• Opinions in Story 1
• The boxes must still be buried in the sand.

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Discussing

• Facts in Story 2
• I was a maid at the castle.
• Many trucks came to the castle with large boxes.
• The German soldiers took the boxes into the
  castle.
• We heard that a special art treasure in the
  castle was shown to important visitors.
• I heard something explode.
• When I looked outside and saw that the castle was
  on fire.
• I found some melted pieces of something that
  looked like honey.
• Russian soldiers told me it was amber.
• Opinions in Story 2
• Perhaps it was the Amber Room but I never saw it.
• Russian soldiers told me that it could have come
  from the Amber Room.

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Discussing
Work in groups of four.
Discuss who gave the best evidence, Hans or
Anna? Why?
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Discussing
Asking for opinions 1. Do you have any idea about
? 2. What do you think of ? 3. Whats your
opinion of ? 4. How do you feel about ? Giving
opinions 1. I think/dont think that 2. Yes, I
agree. / Sorry, I dont agree with you. 3. In my
opinion/view 4. It can be proved that
____________ gave the best evidence because
____________.
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IV. Homework
1. Write your group discussion
result in your exercise book and try to
provide facts to support your opinions. (word
limit 100) 2. Review the curriculum words in
this unit. Look up the key words in the
dictionary paying attention to their usage.