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Amazing places
Unit 5
Thinking Skills & Reading Strategies
通过本课时学习，学生能够：
1. 绘制事实与观点图表，区分主观判断与客观事实；
2. 运用推断代词指代的阅读策略提升阅读理解能力；
3. 结合客观事实和个人感悟，谈论一处自己喜欢的自然或文化景观。
Learning objectives
Watch and answer
Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. Which place is the video about
2. Where is it located
3. What do you think of it
The West Lake.
It’s located in Hangzhou.
It’s famous for the legends ...
Look and answer
1. What can you see in the picture
A lake with beautiful lotus flowers.
2. Do you know where it is
It’s Baiyang Lake.
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
Read the text and answer the questions.
1. What is Baiyang Lake famous for
Baiyang Lake is famous for its beautiful lotus flowers.
2. How can people enjoy the flowers
People can take boats to enjoy the flowers.
Read and answer
Baiyang Lake is famous for its beautiful lotus flowers. During the flower season, the lake is like a huge lotus garden. People can take boats to enjoy the flowers. Baiyang Lake is also rich in culture. There are many places of cultural interest for tourists to see. For example, Gazi Village.
1. People can take boats to enjoy the flowers.
Read and answer
Read the sentences and answer the questions.
Can this statement be proven true or false based on the evidence
Yes, it is a true fact and can be checked.
Facts are things that are true and can be checked.
They are objective and do not involve personal feelings or beliefs.
They often have specific details like numbers, places, or actions.
2. Baiyang Lake is famous for its beautiful lotus flowers.
Read and answer
Read the sentences and answer the questions.
Can this statement be proven true or false based on the evidence
No, it can’t be proven true or false because it’s a subjective (主观的) personal opinion.
Opinions are what someone thinks or feels.
They are subjective and can’t be proven as “true” for everyone.
They often use words like “best”, “good”, “should”, or “I think”.
Read the text and underline more facts and opinions.
Read and underline
Baiyang Lake is famous for its beautiful lotus flowers. During the flower season, the lake is like a huge lotus garden. People can take boats to enjoy the flowers. Baiyang Lake is also rich in culture. There are many places of cultural interest for tourists to see. For example, Gazi Village.
Facts Opinions
1. People can take boats to enjoy the flowers. 1. Baiyang Lake is famous for its beautiful lotus flowers.
2. During the flowers season, the lake is like a huge lotus garden.
3. Baiyang Lake is also rich in culture.
2.There are many places of cultural interest for tourists to see.
Read the text and complete the fact-and-opinion chart.
Read and complete
The West Lake lies in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. It is 3.3 kilometers long, 2.8 kilometers wide and 2.5 meters deep on average. As a Chinese saying goes, “Heaven above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below” . There is always something to see and it is beautiful all year round. As for these beautiful landscapes, the Broken Bridge is a must-see. To explore the lake, travelers can take boats, ride bicycles or just walk around it.
Facts Opinions
1. The West Lake lies in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. 2. It is 3.3 kilometers long, 2.8 kilometers wide and 2.5 meters deep on average. 3. To explore the lake, travelers can take boats, ride bicycles or just walk around it. 1. As a Chinese saying goes, “Heaven above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below”.
2. There is always something to see and it is beautiful all year round.
3. As for these beautiful landscapes, the Broken Bridge is a must-see.
Work in groups. Search for more information about the West Lake and add more facts or opinions to the chart.
Search and add
Facts Opinions
1. The West Lake lies in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. 2. It is 3.3 kilometers long, 2.8 kilometers wide and 2.5 meters deep on average. 3. To explore the lake, travelers can take boats, ride bicycles or just walk around it. 4. ... 1. As a Chinese saying goes, “Heaven above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below”.
2. There is always something to see and it is beautiful all year round.
3. As for these beautiful landscapes, the Broken Bridge is a must-see.
4. ...
Lingyin Temple is a famous Buddhist temple near the lake.
Is it a fact or an opinion
It’s a fact.
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions about the West Lake with at least two facts and two opinions.
Ask and answer
Facts Opinions
1. The West Lake lies in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. 2. It is 3.3 kilometers long, 2.8 kilometers wide and 2.5 meters deep on average. 3. To explore the lake, travelers can take boats, ride bicycles or just walk around it. 4. ... 1. As a Chinese saying goes, “Heaven above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below”.
2. There is always something to see and it is beautiful all year round.
3. As for these beautiful landscapes, the Broken Bridge is a must-see.
4. ...
The West Lake is a famous spot in China, right
Totally! It’s a fact that many tourists visit the West Lake every year.
Where is it located
...
Look and answer
Look at the picture and answer some questions.
1. What is it
2. What else do peope call it
3. What do you know about it
Beijing National Stadium.
Bird’s Nest.
It stands in the Beijing Olympic Park...
Read and fill
Read the text and fill in the blanks with proper pronouns.
Beijing National Stadium is a landmark of Beijing. People also call
1. ______ Bird’s Nest, because 2. _____ shape is just like a nest.
its
What do the pronouns refer to
Beijing National Stadium
the stadium’s
it
In a sentence, pronouns replace nouns. To fully understand the sentence, you need to make inferences about what the pronouns refer to.
Read and complete
Read the next part of the text and make inferences about the underlined pronouns.
The stadium is 333 meters long from the north to the south and 296 meters wide from the east to the west. A large stadium like this is very difficult to build. To make it strong and light as well, we built the whole stadium with a strong new material. No other structure in the world was built with so much of this new material before.
Pronoun What it refers to
this
it
Beijing National stadium/the stadium
Beijing National stadium/the stadium
Read, underline and complete
The Sydney Opera House is surely the best place to see the performing arts. It is also known for the beautiful design of its buildings. The buildings look like boats sailing on the sea. People can enjoy wonderful music in the Concert Hall and the Opera Theater. They can also have an unforgettable experience after dining in Bennelong Restaurant.
Read the next. Underline the pronouns first, and then make inferences about them.
Pronoun What it refers to
it
its
they
the Sydney Opera House
the Sydney Opera House’s
people
Think and complete
Work in groups. Think of a place you would like to introduce to a foreign tourist and search for some information. Then, complete the fact-and-opinion chart.

Facts Opinions
Report, record and check
Make a report. The other groups listen and record the facts and opinions, and make inferences about pronouns (if any). Then compare the recorded information with that of the reporting group to see if you are correct.
Facts Opinions
Pronoun What it refers to
Let’s enjoy
Summary
distinguish facts from opinions.
1
After learning this lesson,
I can
make inferences about what the pronouns refer to.
2
Homework
1. Write a short passage (80-100 words) to introduce a famous place based on the text or your group discussion.
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