Teaching Aims：
1.Train the students’ reading ability.
2.Learn some useful words and drill.
3.Enable the students to know the differences between a fact and an opinion.
Teaching Important Point：
Help the students to understand the passages and make sure how to divide a fact and an opinion.
Teaching Difficulties：
1.How to improve the students’ reading ability.
2.How to help the students divide a fact and an opinion in our real life.
Teaching Methods：
Asking and answering activity to check the students’ understanding of the text；individual，pair or group work to finish each task.
Teaching Aids：
1.A tape recorder.
2.A multi-media computer and a blackboard.
Teaching Procedures：
Step 1 Warming up
1.Greetings.
2.Check the answers of the exercises about the attributive clauses.
Step 2 Reading，Listening and Writing
T：Today we’ll learn a passage about facts and opinions，but before we come to the text，please answer the following questions：
1.What must a judge do in a trial?
2.What is a fact?
3.What is an opinion?
Then check the answers.
T：Now please listen to the tape and make sure what the three people say about the missing Amber Room，pretending that you are judges.While you are listening you can take notes and fill in the forms.Decide which of the three people you think gave the best evidence.In other words，find out who is giving the most facts.
Listen to the tape for three times，then show some Ss’ notes on the screen，and check the answers.
Step 3 Reading on Workbook
T：As we know cultural relics are important and useful，it’s necessary for us to protect them.After all，they belong to the whole world.Today，we’ll read a passage that is about a common person who saves the cultural relics—BIG FENG TO THE RESCUE.Read the passage for the first time and answer：
Why does Big Feng want to save cultural relics?
Suggested answer：
Big Feng and his friends offer each other help whoever needs help.So Feng believes that his work to save cultural relics is a way to thank his friends.
T：Now listen to tape，and answer the following questions：
1.What does “a big heart” mean?In which ways does Feng Jicai show that he has a big heart?
2.Why does he think it is more important to do this than to write his novels?
3.It is very time-consuming（耗时的） and expensive for Feng Jicai to take care of cultural relics.Can you think of some other ways to help him with his projects?
First，the students discuss in pairs，then check the answers.
