Unit 1 Cultural relics

trial evidence explode entrance n. 审判；审讯；试验 n. 根据；证据 vi. 爆炸 n. 入口 Words preview

1. Read this passage and think about the difference between a fact and an opinion. 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.

2. Now read quickly a man’s story about what happened to the Amber Room. Do you think it is a fact 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. Sohis evidence is an opinion.

3. Read the story again and fill in the table. Name Job Place Time What he heard What he saw What he believes 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 exploded at midnight. The Amber Room and some gold were buried in the mine.

1 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.

2 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.

3 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.

4 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.

You are going to hear another two people talk about what happened to the Amber Room. 1 Listen to Part A and write down where the Amber Room was list. _______. 2 Listen to Part B and write down how the Amber Room was list. _________. At sea In a fire

Listen to the tape again. Stop after each other part and fill in the blanks. NameHans Braun Joba sailorPlaceKonigsberg One night during the war He was told to_____________________ put some ___________________ onto the ship. The soldiers said that the heavy boxes ___________________. help German soldiers big wooden boxes are full of treasure Part A

One night during the war The ship_______________. on the voyage, the ship _____________ and sank. Almost _____________. He had to swim three kilometres before ____________________________. went out to sea was attacked everyone died he was saved by German ship

One night in 1941 ___________ came to the castle with ____________. ___________________ took the boxes into the castle. She heard that a special __________ in the castle was shown to _________________. Part B Many trucks Large boxes art treasure The German soldiers important visitors

At the end of August, 1944 She heard ____________________, and she saw ___________________. She found some melted pieces of something that looked like ______. The soldiers told her that the melted pieces could have come from_________________. something exploded The castle was on fire honey The Amber Room

Part A: Hans Braun’s story Hello, I’m Hans Braun, an old German sailor. During the war my ship was at the Königsberg. On 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. LISTENING TEXT

On our voyage, our ship was attacked and sank. Almost evermore died. I had to swim three kilometres 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 B: Anna Petrov’s story Hello, my name is Anna Petrov. I was a maid at the castle in Kaliningrad between 1940 and On 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 aert treasure in the castle was shown to important visitors. Perhaps it was the Amber Room nut I never saw it. Then at the end of August, 1944, I heard something explored. When I looked outside I saw that the castle was in 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. 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? 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. It can be proved. That can’t be true. I don’t believe…, because… I think … is telling the truth because…

2. Write down the reasons for your choice. It can be proved that _____________ gave the best evidence because ________ ___________________________________ ____________________. Anna Petrov she saw something tht could have come from the Amber Room and she has nothing to gain from her story

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.

2. Fast reading for general ideas and then fill in the table. What’s being talked about? What is Johann’s opinion? Some people are searching for the Amber Room. He doesn’t agree that it should be returned to Russia, or to any government.

What are Johann’s reasons for not returning it to Russia? 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.

1. think highly / much / well of… =sing high praise for… 看重；器重 think little / nothing of… The headmaster thought highly of me for my good performance. The little boy was well thought of by them.

They think highly of him. 他们很敬重他。 No, not really! I think only the professor really understands it. But I know the government thinks highly of it. 不，并不真懂。我想只有教授本人才真 正懂得。但我知道政府对他的发明评价 很高。

2 informal adj. (of situations) not formal or official, or (of clothing, behaviour, speech) suitable when you are with friends and family but not for official occasions: 非正式的 1.We had an informal meeting. 我们做了非正式的会晤。 2.These words are informal. 这些词是非正式用语。

3 debate n. (a) serious discussion of a subject in which many people take part: 争论；辩论 vi. to discuss a subject in a formal way: 争论；辩论 After a long debate the bill was passed. 经长时间的辩论，议案获得通过。