Using Language
Reading and listening
Reading this passage and think about the difference between a fact and an opinion.
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What is a fact?
What is an opinion?

What is evidence?
The facts given by the eyewitness is called evidence.
A fact is anything that can be proved.
An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved.
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Now read a man’s story about what happened to the Amber Room quickly. Do you think it is a act or an opinion? Give your reasons.
I think it is
it is an opinion that what id in the boxes is gold or the Amber Room because Jan Hasek did not see what was in the boxes. He listened to other people’s ideas of what might have been inside. So his evidence is an opinion.
Read the story again and fill in the table.
Jan Hasek
A miner
April, 1945
Czech
Republic
1 Some German soldiers put wooden
boxes in the mine.
2 The entrance to the mine was closed.
Something explored at midnight.
The Amber Room and some gold were buried in the mine.
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Listen to Part A and write down where the Amber Room was lost.

Listen to Part B and write down how the Amber Room was lost.
At sea.
In a fire.
Now you are going to hear another two people talk about what happened to the Amber Room.
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Part A
help German soldiers
big wooden boxes
The soldiers said that the heavy boxes were full of treasure
went out to sea
was attacked
everyone died
he was saved by a German ship
Listen to the tape again. Stop after each part and fill in the blanks.
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Hello, I’m Hans Braun, an old German sailor. During the war my ship was at Konigsberg. One night I was told to help our soldiers put some big wooden boxes onto my ship. They were very heavy and the soldiers said they were full of treasure. The ship went out to sea. On our voyage, our ship was attacked and sank. Almost everyone died. I had to swim three kilometers before I was saved by a German ship. Nobody had time to save the boxes. They must still be buried in the sand. Now a group of people who are searching for the Amber Room have asked me to help them find the ship.
Part A: Hans Braun’s story
Part B
Many trucks
The German soldiers
large boxes
art treasure
the castle was on fire
honey
the Amber Room
important visitors
something explode
Part B: Anna Petorv’s story
Hello, my name is Anna Petrov. I was a maid at the castle in Konigsberg between 1940 and 1945. One night in 1941 many trucks came to the castle with large boxes. The German soldiers took the boxes into the castle. Later we heard that a special art treasure in the castle was shown to important visitors. Perhaps it was the Amber Room but I never saw it. Then at the end of August. 1944. I heard something explode. When I looked outside I saw that the castle was on fire. The next morning I found some melted pieces of something that looked like honey. Russian soldiers later told me it was amber and it could have come from the Amber Room.
1. agree with
(1).同意某人/某人的话/某人的观点/意见/看法 /决定等词 eg; sb /sb’s words/ what sb said/ opinion / view/ idea / decision
I agree with all of what you said.
(2).与… 保持一致
The verb must agree with the subject in person and number.
(3).(气候.食物等)适合某人
Bananas do not agree with me.
Language points
agree on 就… 达成一致的协议或取得一致的意见，
主语常是协商一件事的人们或单位
They agreed on the date for the meeting
agree to (to是介词) 表示同意某事,后面接建议/提/
办法/计划/安排/条件等词
eg: plan / suggestion / proposal/ arrangement
/ terms(条件/条款)…
He has agreed to our suggestion about the holiday.
agree to do sth 同意做某事
He agreed to lend his bike to me.
We agreed to start early.
(1) It is certain that Mr Black will support your proposal, for he always ___ whatever you say.
A. agrees with B. agrees on
C. agrees for D. agrees to
(2) Father didn’t ___ us to use his computer.
A.agree B. hope C. allow D. let
(3) The climate here doesn’t agree___ me.
A. to B. on C. with D. for
I __________ what he said.After a further discussion, both sides _________the date for the wedding.They didn’t _________ each other on that point.At last the teacher _________ give him another chance.You and I ________ this point.They might not _________ his opinions.She can’t _______ your demands.
agree with
agreed on
agree with
agreed to
agree on
agree with
agree to
2. trial n. 审判；审讯；试验Trial by jury is a fundamental right.It was a very complicated trial that went on for months.She’s going on / standing trial for fraud.
She rather than you is right .
rather than常用于以下结构中: 宁愿… 而不愿
would do A rather than do B
would rather do A than do B
prefer to do... rather than do ...
rather than 连接两个主语时, 谓语动词的单复数应该与 rather than之前的一个保持一致.
3. rather than 而不是，连接两个并列成分
Rather than___ on a crowded bus, he always prefers___ a bike.
ride, ride B. riding, ride
C. ride, to ride
D. to ride, riding

I would rather __ at home than ___ out on such a day.
stay, go
B. to stay, to go
C. going, to go
D. to stay, to go
C
A
4. evidence n. 根据；证据
one or more reasons for believing that sth. is or is not true:
1 The police have found no evidence of a terrorist link with the murder.
2 There is growing / mounting / increasing evidence that people whose diets are rich in vitamins are less likely to develop some types of cancer.
5. explode vi. 爆炸
to (cause to) burst violently:
1 A bomb exploded at one of London’s
busiest railway stations this morning.2 He was driving so fast that his car tyre exploded.
8. entrance n. 入口
a door, gate, etc. by which you can enter a building or place:
There are two entrances — one at the front and one round the back.
7. to one’s surprise/ amazement / joy/ delight /sorrow/ excitement / disappointment使 某人惊讶/高兴/难过/兴奋 / 失望的是…
6. by the light of the moon 借助月光
Speaking
Discuss in pairs which person gave the best evidence, using the information in the former section. The following expressions may help you.
Do / Don’t you think that…?
Would you consider…?
Why / Why not…?
Do you have any idea about…?
How do you know that?
Are you sure that he / she was telling the truth?
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What do you think?
What do you think of..?
What’s your idea / opinion of…?
What would you say…?
How do you feel about…?
Who do you think was…?
What are your reasons for saying that?
I think / don’t think that…
Sorry, I agree / don’t agree with you.
In my opinion…
It can be proved.
That can’t be true.
I don’t believe…because…
I think…is telling the truth because…
Write down the reasons for your choice.
It can be proved that _____________
gave the best evidence because ________
___________________________________
___________________________________
____________________.
Anna Petrov
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Share your ideas with another group and choose the one with the best reasons. Present your discussion to the class.
1. Lead-in
We have talked about what we should do to protect the cultural relics; now we’ll learn a letter from a German newspaper. The writer gives his opinion about what should be done with the cultural relic that has been found.
Reading and writing
2. Fast reading for general ideas and then fill in the table.
Some people are searching for the Amber Room.
He doesn’t agree that it should be returned to Russia, or to any government.
The search has cost them a lot of time and money.
3. Discuss the following questions in turn and think of some reasons for your ideas.
Questions for the discussion
1) Who do you think the Amber Room belongs to?
2) What should you do with things you have found even if the search cost you time and money?
3) Do you agree with Johann’s idea?
4. An informal class debate
Tips for an informal class debate
There must be a question with two
possible answers.
There must be a chairperson.
There must be two sides in the class “for”
or “against” the question.
Each side take turns to debate and gives
reasons for their opinion.
At the end there should be a class vote.
The chairperson says which side wins and why.
Do you think it is right for whoever finds valuable cultural relics to keep them?
Debate
for
against
Chairperson: Let’s look at this question: Who do you think that the Amber Room belongs to? Do you agree with Johann Weber?
S1: No, I don’t. ……………I’ll return it to……
S2: I’m not sure. I think I’d keep it for myself.
S1: No, you wouldn’t. Cultural relics belong to the whole world……not yours……
S2: You are right. ……
Paragraph 1: State the question.
Paragraph 2: Give the ideas that agree with the question and the reasons.
Paragraph 3: Give the ideas that disagree with the question and the reasons.
Paragraph 4: Give your opinion and the result of the class vote.
Write a report on your debate, using the following guidance.
The class had a debate and discussed whether it is right for whoever finds valuable cultural relics to keep them.
Those who agreed that if you find cultural relics you can keep them had three reasons. First, …………Second,…………………………………………………Third,……………………………………………………
The question of the debate
The ideas that support the question with reason
Those who disagree also had three reasons. First, ……….Second,……………………………………Third, …………………………………………
We had a class vote. Those who …………. with the question won. The debate changed the minds of some people who had originally………… Johann Weber’s ideas.
The ideas that disagree
with the question with reasons
The result of the class vote
Those who agree that if you find cultural relics you can keep them had three reasons. First, they said that time and money had been spent looking for them so the finders deserved them. Second, they said nobody would look for lost relics if they could no keep them. Third, they said that there are so many old relics that it does not matter if one or two belong to those who find them.
The class had a debate and discussed whether it is right for whoever finds valuable cultural relics to keep them.
Those who disagreed also had three reasons. First, they said all cultural relics are val