Using LanguageⅡ优质课教案

USING LANGUAGE I Writing Imagine that you are the reporter on a local newspaper and you have been asked to write an article on this debate. To do this you must mention both sides of the argument. Remember to make a large main heading and then a small heading below it. Write around 250 words. Organize your writing in this way: Paragraph1: the topic of the debate and who won Paragraph2: the ideas of the winning side Paragraph3: the ideas of the other side Paragraph4: conclusion and your reaction to the debate, together with any idea you feel they left out. A sample version: Should Medical Cloning be Allowed

A Debate at Xinhua Middle School Yesterday there was a very exciting debate at Xinhua Middle School about whether medical cloning should be allowed or not .After a lively discussion a vote was taken and the side arguing for medical cloning won. The arguments for medical cloning were very strongly put by the team supporting the motion. They argued that serious illnesses and people who w losing their ability to move or think could be helped by medical cloning. They explained that the procedures would be safe, quick and with no problems for the patients. They quoted that 67% o American citizens are for it to support their idea. Their arguments were very convincing. The arguments put by the team opposing medical cloning were less strong. They argued in two ways. The first reason was that the procedures were not yet secure. Their second reason was that it took many tries and many potential animals had to be killed to produce one useable embryo for research. They explained that man European countries don’t allow medical cloning research because of this. They quoted Pope f

John Paul Ⅱ. But their arguments were not so convincing. At the end of the debate the audience we left with a feeling of hope. They realized that

diseases that seem terrible today may be able to be cured soon. Many people were excited and happy when they left their Hall .The writer of this article was among them!