Miss Linclass 20

Module 8 Unit2

Using LanguageReading ,debating and

writing

Are you intetested in dinosaurs?

Part 1: Lead-in

Have you ever seen the film ?

Would you like dinosaurs to ? Why?

Like me?

be broughtback to life

复生；复活

Part 2: reading

Scan the whole text and grasp the main idea of it .

It is mainly about the impossibility of the

_____ of dinosaurs.

Fast-reading

return

Match the main idea with each paragraph.Para1 explain the impossibility of cloning

dinosaurs

Para2 conclude that it’s just a dream

Para3 introduce the topic of the passage

Fast-reading

Careful reading Choose the best answer.

Para. 1

The film Jurassic Park is popular because _____.

A.It a mixture of fear and excitement . B. all the actors are dinosaurs C. it was directed by a scientist who clones dinosau

rs D. it proves very interesting

struck into

people's hearts impress sth on sb

We are _________ from being able to clone ______ animals, because even _______________ is a new science,which only began in the ______.

a long way

cloning mammals1950s

extinct

far fromPara. 1

China is successful in cloning ____ _____ in _____.twin calves 2001

Careful reading

Para. 2

impossible unsuitable

need______ ____ perfect DNA

need______ ______ enough diversity

need __________ ______ suitable habitat

a

Careful reading Fill in the blank.

Para. 3

The chance of dinosaurs returning to the earth is merely _______. a dream

only

answer to the title

comprehending

1.The reasons why a group of cloned animals all die of the same illness do NOT include____.

A. they have the same arrangement of genes

B. there isn’t enough diversity in the group

for it to overcome illnesses

C. the illness is a new one

D. their arrangement of genes can not resist that new disease

detail-reading

2.The reason why we can't clone animals that have been extinct more than 10,000 years is that ____.

A. the environment is not suitable for them

B. scientists are against the clone of them

C. the clone technology is far from advanced

D. their DNA is not suitable for cloning, for it can't survive so long

comprehending

detail-reading

3. We can infer from the text that____ A. scientists are experimenting to clone dinosaurs B. dinosaurs will never return to the earth C. cloned animals will only live in the zoo D. the DNA of dinosaurs can only survive 10 000 year

comprehending

1.Why shouldn't you clone an extinct animal unless there is enough diversity in the group?

2. Why is it wrong to clone an extinct animal if it would have to live in a zoo?

3.What is the writer’s attitude towards cloning the dinosaurs?

comprehending

1.Why shouldn't you clone an extinct animal unless there is enough diversity in the group?There will not be enough genetic

variation in the group to be able to

resist new illnesses.

Because the zoo is not a suitable habitat to develop and increase its numbers. The zoo is not a natural environment for a wild animal.

2. Why is it wrong to clone an extinct animal if it would have to live in a zoo?

3.What is the writer’s attitude towards cloning the dinosaurs?Negative or positive?

Negative.

Part 3: debate

Team Red ： We are against cloning.

Team Blue: We are for cloning.

You have a few minutes to discuss with your group members, and then each group choose some Ss to have the debate.

Part 4: writing

Paragraph1: the topic of the debate

Paragraph2: the ideas of one side

Paragraph3: the ideas of the other side

Paragraph4: your own opinion about the detate

topic

writing structure In our class, we had a heated debate on whether we are for or against cloning My classmates hold different opinions.

Some of them are in favor of cloning. They think that____________________________________________________________________

However, the other students hold an oppositeview. In their opinions,__________________________________________________________

In my opinion, … /From my point of view, …__________________________________

Please complete the

writing after class

Please complete the

writing after class

Reasons for whaling:

Reasons against whaling:

Whale meat is a kind of protein-rich food. Whale oil can be made into good lubricating oil. Whales’ teeth and bones can be made into handicrafts.

Killing whales will break the balance of ecosystem in the sea. Human beings should learn to live in harmony with all creatures on the world instead of killing them.