Unit 4 Protecting our heritage sites Integrated skills(2) Speaking and Writing 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语译林版（2020）选择性必修第三册

Unit 3 Back to the past Integrated skills (2)— Speaking and Writing 1. To express their opinions on popular history books; 2. To write an article on popular history books; 3. To develop their competence in history. Learning objectives Speaking After reading the historian’s article about popular history books, can you compare popular history books with academic textbooks? Similarity Differences Popular history book Academic textbooks Titles and covers Views Analysis of historical facts Both can enlighten students on some facts about historical figures and events. eye-catching, colorful plain influenced by personal perspectives balanced views sometimes don’t have in-depth analysis go further Discussion • What is the current situation of popular history books? • What is your opinion of popular history books? • What are the features of popular history books? Useful questions In pairs, talk about popular history books. Use the following questions and expressions to help you. Agreeing Disagreeing I agree with you. Yes, that’s right. You’re absolutely right. I couldn’t agree with you more. I feel the same way. That’s not always the case. I don’t think that’s a good idea. I don’t see eye to eye with you. I’m sorry, but I totally disagree. I see your point, but... Useful expressions Sample A:Recently, I’ve seen more and more people reading popular history books. I think that more people are into history now than in the past. B: I feel the same way. Popular history books make history less like a serious subject, but more like an interesting one. Maybe the overall style of popular history books contributes to the growing interest in the subject. A: Yes, that’s right. Popular history books often use eye-catching titles and colourful covers to arouse readers’ interest. Once they open the book, the easy-to-understand writing style draws them in and they become willing participants in history—this would be unlikely to happen if they were simply reading dry a