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Unit1
Past and present
Study skills
Do you still remember Starlight Town? It has changed a lot. What has changed in the environment, the transport and the living conditions?
What do you think of Starlight Town? And why?
I think Starlight Town is a modern town.
It has tall buildings and a new railway station.
Opinion
Fact
We often use facts and opinions when we write.
Facts are true statements. They include names, dates, events and numbers.
Opinions tell what we believe, feel or think. They may not be true.
When people say something beginning with I think, I believe or I feel or using adjectives like good, bad and terrible, that must be their opinion.
When we write, we can use facts to support our opinions. We can also give facts first, and then state our opinions.
My hometown is beautiful” This is a n opinion.
“There are green hills all around. A river runs through the centre of town” This is a fact.
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Now we know that the following sentences are opinions. Can you find some facts to support these opinions? Work in pairs and discuss them.
Make a speech
What do you think of our school? Tell me your opinion. Don’t forget to give some supporting facts.
Sample speech
Our school’s environment is good. There is one football field, two tennis court and two swimming pools. You can see many green trees and colourful flowers in our school.
Phrases
一个玩乐的好地方
2. 流经镇中心
3. 有更多的科目要学
4. 习惯于(做)某事
5. 生活的变化
6. 独自
a good place to have fun
run through the centre of town
have more subjects to learn
be/get used to (doing ) sth.
the changes of life
on one’s own
Language points
1. get/be used to
sth.
doing sth.
习惯于/适应于某事
习惯于做某事
1) He doesn’t _____ ____ ____ the life in the city.(适应)
get
used
to
2) I ___ _____ ___ ______ up early then.(我那时习惯于早起)
got
used
to
getting
3) Have you ____ ____ ___ the hot weather here?(习惯)
got
used
to
2. on one’s own
=
by oneself
=
alone
独自,独立
of one’s own
某人自己的
e.g. He has a house ___ his own and he bui