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Module 5 Cloning

高中英语

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Teaching goals 教学目标

1. Target language目标语言

a. 重点词汇

huge, human being, lip, monster, terrifying, ugly, create, frightening, horror, resemble, terrify, wrinkled, beauty, bone, chase, creation, disgust, emotion, fear, fiancée, lifeless, murder b. 重点句子

The novel immediately became very popular and it is generally agreed that it is one of the best science fiction stories ever written. Using bones from dead bodies, he creates a creature that resembles a human being and gives it life. Feeling very anxious, I prepared the equipment that would give life to the thing that lay at my feet. 2. Ability goals能力目标

Enable the students to talk about the novel and film Frankenstein. 3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

Help the students learn how to talk about the novel and film Frankenstein. 4.重点难点

a. 重点词汇

huge, human being, lip, monster, terrifying, ugly, create, frightening, horror, resemble, terrify, wrinkled, beauty, bone, chase, creation, disgust, emotion, fear, fiancée, lifeless, murder b. 重点句子

The novel immediately became very popular and it is generally agreed that it is one of the best science fiction stories ever written. Using bones from dead bodies, he creates a creature that resembles a human being and gives it life. Feeling very anxious, I prepared the equipment that would give life to the thing that lay at my feet. 5. 教学过程

1 Teaching

procedures

＆

ways教学过程与方式

Step

I

Warming

Up

Talk

about

horror

films

with

the

students.

T：

The

large

film

industry

of

today

had

a

relatively

simple

beginning.

The

first

public

showing

of

a

motion

picture

—

on

May

22,

1891,

at

Thomas

Edison’s

workshop

in

New

Jersey

—

consisted

of

a

polite

man

who

bowed

to

the

audience,

smiled,

waved,

and

took

off

his

hat.

Thus,

the

motion

picture

industry

was

born

and

began

to

develop

quickly.

Today,

we

can

see

many

kinds

of

films,

such

as

action

films

like

“House

full

of

flying

daggers”,

war

films

like

“The

Boys

in

Company”,

etc.

Today

we’ll

mainly

talk

about

horror

films.

What

is

a

horror

film,

do

you

know

S1：

A

horror

film

is

a

kind

of

film

in

which

strange

and

frightening

things

happen.

Horror

films

often

cause

fear

or

shock

in

the

audience.

T：

Frankenstein

is

one

of

the

famous

early

horror

films.

Have

you

seen

it

before

What

do

you

know

about

the

story

S2：

Yes.

I

saw

it

two

years

ago.

It

was

made

in

1931.

The

story

goes

like

this：

Frankenstein

is

a

Swiss

scientist

who

created

an

ugly

monster

using

bones

from

dead

bodies.

The

monster

was

out

of

control

and

killed

many

people.

In

the

end

Frankenstein

died

in

the

chase

of

the

monster

and

the

monster

ended

his

life

in

the

ice

and

snow.

T：

Can

you

describe

what

the

monster

is

like

S2：

The

monster

resembles

a

human

being

which

is

unusually

large

and

strong.

S3：

Well,

it

was

huge,

ugly,

with

wrinkled

skin,

yellow

eyes

and

black

lips.

Ask

the

students

to

read

the

short

passage.

T：

Frankenstein

is

the

world－famous

story

of

a

doctor

whose

brilliant

mind

gets

the

better

of

him,

one

of

the

first

and

certainly

most

enduring

Gothic

novels

of

the

English

literary

tradition.

Many

films

have

been

made

on

it.

The

classic

monster

or

horror

film

of

all

time,

director

James

Whale’s

Frankenstein

(1931)

is

the

screen

version

of

Mary

Shelley’s

Gothic

1818

nightmarish

novel

of

the

same

name.

Now

read

about

the

background

passage

and

say

what

new

things

you

have

learnt.

S4：

I’ve

learnt

that

it

was

Boris

Karloff

who

played

the

monster

in

the

film.

S5：

I’ve

learnt

from

the

passage

that

the

film

is

still

the

most

famous

of

all

horror

films.

S6：

Mary

Shelly

was

19

years

old

when

he

wrote

the

novel.

...

T：

Reading

is

always

beneficial.

Besides

what

you’ve

said,

we

can

still

find

something

new

in

the

passage.

For

example,

some

new

words

and

expressions.

Now

please

finish

the

following

exercises.

Show

the

following

to

the

students.

Match

the

correct

definition

in

Column

A

with

the

words

or

phrases

in

Column

B.

Column

A Column

B

1.

extremely

frightening

2.

a

line

on

your

face

of

skin

that

you

get

when

you

are

old

3.

to

make

something

exist

that

did

not

exist

before

4.

a

strong

feeling

of

shock

and

fear

5.

to

look

like,

be

similar

to a.

resemble

b.

create

c.

terrifying

d.

wrinkle

e.

horror

Sample

answers：

1－c;

2－d;

3－b;

4－e;

5－a

And

then

ask

the

students

to

complete

the

sentences

in

Exercise

3.

Step

II

Reading

Task

1：

Ask

the

students

to

read

the

text

first

and

then

finish

the

Exercises

2

and

3.

T：

Perhaps

the

longest－lasting

and

most

memorable

image

of

Frankenstein

and

his

monster

was

created

in

1931,

when

Universal

Pictures

released

what

is

now

often

praised

as

the

definitive

horror

film：

Frankenstein.

Now

please

read

the

text

about

the

story

and

finish

the

Exercises

2

and

3.

Check

the

answers

with

the

students.

Task

2：

Ask

the

students

to

read

the

text

again

and

then

finish

Exercises

1

and

4.

Sample

answers

to

Exercises

4：

1)

The

monster

has

human

emotions,

he

has

eyes,

he

can

breathe,

he

has

veins,

hair,

skin,

teeth,

lips,

hands

and

he

can

make

sounds.

2)

Frankenstein

created

the

monster

by

using

bones

from

dead

bodies.

3)

Because

the

monster

had

killed

his

wife,

his

brother

and

his

best

friend.

4)

The

monster’s

appearance：

ugly,

huge,

with

wrinkled

yellow

skin,

yellow

eyes,

black

hair

and

lips

and

white

teeth.

5)

Because

the

monster

he

created

was

too

ugly.

6)

What

Frankenstein

had

wanted

more

than

anything

in

the

world

is

to

give

life

to

the

lifeless

matter.

7)

Because

Frankenstein

had

a

nightmare.

8)

Because

the

monster

wanted

to

kill

him.

9)

Frankenstein

hid

in

the

garden

and

stayed

there

till

morning

after

running

out

of

the

room

for

the

second

time.

10)

Because

the

monster

was

too

ugly,

frightening

and

had

killed

many

people.

Task

3：

Ask

the

students

to

discuss

the

questions

in

Exercise

5.

Sample

dialogues：

1.

S1：

Frankenstein

had

successfully

created

the

monster,

so

it

was

easy

for

him

to

make

a

wife

for

the

monster.

But

he

refused,

why

S2：

I

think

he

was

afraid

to

make

another

ugly

monster,

which

might

make

things

worse.

S1：

I

don’t

think

so.

If

Frankenstein

had

created

a

wife

for

the

monster,

things

would

have

become

better.

S2：

You

mean,

it

would

make

the

monster

happy

S1：

Yes.

And

maybe

the

monster

could

be

under

the

control

of

his

wife.

2.

S2：

That

would

be

better.

S1：

Dreams

are

sometimes

very

strange.

You

might

dream

about

something

that

would

happen

in

real

life.

Why

do

you

think

the

scientist

dreamt

about

his

fiancée

S2：

Maybe

the

same

story

went

with

the

scientist.

He

had

already

sensed

something.

He

had

already

felt

that

something

bad

would

happen.

Just

as

we

often

say,

dreams

are

but

what

human

beings

think

of.

S1：

You

are

probably

right.

But

I

think

it

was

because

Frankenstein

was

too

frightened

at

his

creation.

S1：

When

the

scientists

woke

from

his

nightmare,

he

saw

the

monster

was

standing

by

his

bed

as

if

he

wanted

to

say

something.

3.

What

do

you

think

the

monster

might

have

said

S2：

He

might

have

said,

“Hey,

my

creator.

I

really

feel

lonely

and

unhappy

without

any

friends

to

talk

and

play

with.

Since

you

have

given

me

life,

why

not

give

me

happiness

”

S1：

And

I

think

he

might

have

said

like

this,

“My

master!

You’d

better

create

a

wife

for

me

because

I

feel

lonely

and

unhappy.

Or

else,

I

would

kill

your

fiancée!”

S2：

Or,

he

might

have

said,

“Oh,

God!

I

feel

terribly

lonely

and

unhappy,

could

you

please

make

a

wife

for

me

”

S1：

Frankenstein

created

the

monster,

but

he

was

frightened

to

see

it.

Maybe

he

didn’t

know

how

to

face

his

ugly

creation.

Perhaps

it

was

not

the

kind

of

thing

that

he

had

expected.

How

do

you

think

of

it

S2：

I

don’t

think

Frankenstein

was

right

to

be

frightened

by

the

monster.

Because

when

he

made

the

monster,

he

should

have

known

how

to

control

it.

S1：

I

think

Frankenstein

was

right

to

be

frightened

by

the

monster.

Because

he

just

awoke

from

a

nightmare,

maybe

his

heart

was

still

fluttering

with

fear.

When

he

suddenly

saw

the

monster

standing

by

his

bed

and

trying

to

keep

him

there,

he

couldn’t

help

feeling

frightened.

S1：

In

the

story,

the

monster

killed

the

scientist’s

brother,

fiancée

and

his

best

friend

and

then

ended

his

life

in

the

ice

and

snow.

The

scientist

himself

died

too

in

the

arctic.

Do

you

think

the

scientist

could

have

done

something

to

prevent

these

happening

S2：

Yes.

I

think

he

should

have

made

some

other

things

to

guard

against

the

monster.

S1：

He

should

have

thought

of

what

else

he

would

bring

to

the

world

with

his

creation.

S2：

The

monster

killed

human

beings

and

escaped.

So

the

scientist

should

have

taken

some

measures

to

limit

the

movement

of

the

monster.

Maybe

he

should

have

taught

him

something

in

case

he

did

something

terrible.

S1：

I

quite

agree

with

you.

The

scientist

should

have

made

a

remote

control

to

guide

the

monster’s

behavior.

S1：

The

monster

was

really

a

great

imagination

of

the

novelist,

so

did

the

way

the

scientist

created

it.

How

do

you

feel

about

the

monster

And

why

S2：

I

think

the

monster

is

a

terrible

creation.

When

he

was

created,

he

became

powerful

and

out

of

human

beings’

control.

He

might

have

done

everything

he

had

wished.

S1：

I

think

the

monster

in

the

story

is

just

like

something

in

our

society.

Humans

may

do

something

without

realizing

the

terrible

results

they

would

bring

about.

For

example,

the

abnormal

babies,

the

new

4.

5.

6.

7.

and

strange

diseases

these

years,

etc.

And

what’s

more,

many

people

today

want

to

clone

human

beings.

This

sounds

more

terrible.

S2：

I

think

the

monster,

to

some

extent,

is

like

an

animal

which

is

badly

treated

by

human

beings.

The

monster

had

emotions

and

could

feel

loneliness

and

unhappiness.

That

is

the

way

most

animals

feel.

So

I

think

if

the

monster

was

treated

well

by

the

scientist,

things

would

have

been

better.

S1：

Though

the

story

is

horrible

and

unbelievable,

I

think

it

was

the

initiation

of

cloning

today.

So

we

should

draw

lessons

from

the

story

and

prevent

the

story

from

happening

in

reality.

S2：

You’re

quite

right.

This

story

reminds

us

of

the

terrible

disasters

that

happened

these

years,

such

as

the

tsunami,

the

SARS,

etc.

It

warned

us

that

human

beings

might

create

something

unexpected

and

absolutely

out

of

control.

S1：

From

the

story,

we

can

see

the

shadow

of

cloning

today.

Frankenstein

created

the

monster

which

resembled

a

human

being.

Actually,

it

was

kind

of

cloning.

Once

it

had

been

created,

it

might

have

become

anything

terrifying.

So

I

think

scientists

must

be

careful

when

they

begin

to

create

something.

Task

4：

Text

analyzing

T：

The

text

is

obviously

divided

into

two

parts.

The

first

part

is

a

simple

introduction

of

the

story.

What

is

the

second

part

mainly

about

S1：

The

second

part

is

an

extraction

of

the

story.

It

is

mainly

about

how

Frankenstein

felt

about

his

creation.

T：

How

did

Frankenstein

feel

about

the

monster

S2：

He

felt

the

monster

was

too

frightening

and

ugly.

And

he

regretted

for

what

he

did.

T：

The

second

part

is

mostly

about

Frankenstein’s

feelings

about

the

monster.

Now

read

the

text

and

find

out

the

expressions

the

author

used

to

describe

his

feelings.

Sample

answers：

...

and

horror

and

disgust

filled

my

heart.

I

wish

I

had

not

created

this

creature,

I

wish

I

was

on

the

other

side

of

the

world,

I

wish

I

could

disappear!

I

felt

unable

to

stay

in

the

same

room

as

him.

I

hid

in

the

garden

and

stayed

there

till

morning,

terrified

by

what

I

had

done.

I

wish

I

had

not

done

this

terrible

thing,

I

wish

I

was

dead!

Task

5：

Summary

T：

In

the

summer

of

1816,

nineteen－year－old

Mary

Wollstonecraft

Godwin

and

her

lover,

the

poet

Percy

Shelley

(whom

she

married

later

that

year),

visited

the

poet

Lord

Byron

at

his

villa

beside

Lake

Geneva

in

Switzerland.

Stormy

weather

frequently

forced

them

indoors,

where

they

and

Byron’s

other

guests

sometimes

read

from

a

volume

of

ghost

stories.

One

evening,

Byron

challenged

his

guests

to

each

write

one

themselves.

Mary’s

story,

inspired

by

a

dream,

became

Frankenstein.

Later

on,

films

began

to

be

made

on

it.

The

monster

in

the

story

was

just

an

imagination,

but

it

might

be

the

origin

of

today’s

cloning.

The

more

you

think,

the

more

time

you

have.

So

do

more

thinking

and

imagination

from

now

on,

you’ll

get

more

than

others.

Step

III

Homework

1.

Find

more

about

the

film

Frankenstein

and

retell

the

story.

2.

Prepare

for

the

next

period：

Find

some

information

about

cloning.