Module4 Unit 3 Tomorrow’s world
Period 9 Task (1)
Originated by Ms. Dai Revised by Ms. Shi and Ms. Li
Studying task: Writing an advertisement
Studying aims: 1. To Learn how to distinguish between facts and opinions.
2. To learn how to ask for information.
Self education (自主学习):
Skills building 1: distinguishing between facts and opinions
1. What is a fact?
A fact is a piece of information that is proved to be true.
2. What is an opinion?
An opinion is a feeling or belief that is not founded on certainty or proof.
Pair-work(合作探究)
Task 1:Read the seven sentences in Part A on page 53 and decide whether they are facts or opinions.
- China has a total land area of over 9.6 million km.
- On 15th October 2003, the first Chinese person went into space.
- I believe our painting is worth quite a lot of money.
- Suzhou is over 80 km away from Shanghai.