Using LanguageⅡ课堂实录

新塘中学学生课堂导学提纲（英语）

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课题

Module8Unit2 Cloning (Reading1) Cloning: Where is it leading us

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【学习目标】

At the end of the lesson, students will be able to :

1. Learn to analyze the whole text and get some information of how cloning works in mammals

2. Find out the key information and summarize

the main idea of each paragraph.

3.

Master

reading

skills,

such

as

skimming,

detailed-

reading

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improve

reading

comprehending

ability

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4.

Be

aware of some of the problems that arise from cloning and the advantages of cloning .

【重点难点】

1、重点：

Find out the key information and the main idea of each paragraph and the whole passage. 2、难点：Explain how cloning works in

mammals and discuss the problems and advantages of cloning

【导学流程】

Ⅰ. Leading-in（导）：

1.Watch a short video and think about what the man wants to do 2. Look at these four pictures and discuss : which ones are natural clones and which ones are man-made？

What is a clone? Ⅱ.Thinking（思）：

Reading and comprehending the passage: Cloning: Where is it leading us

Skimming:

Task1. Read the text fast and find out the main idea of each paragraph.

Para1___ Para.2___ Para.3___ Para.4____Para.5____ A. The two major uses cloning and the procedures of cloning Dolly.

B. Cloning is a way of making an exact copy of another animal and plant. C. The impact of cloning in society D. The problems of Dolly. E. People’s reactions to cloning . Task2. Summarize the main idea of the whole passage

The passage talks about the definition of _______which has two major_____. Dolly the sheep was a scientific ___________in 1996, but it had some ________itself and caused some ___________to cloning.

Careful reading: Choose the best answer:

1. Dolly the sheep _____. A. looked exactly like the sheep that provides the egg. B. was the exact copy of the sheep that provides the nucleus. C. looked like the sheep that gave birth to it. D. had the characteristics of all three sheep. 2. The cloning of Dolly the sheep succeeded because _____.

A. It is easier to clone a sheep than other animals

B. the scientists were determined and worked hard with patience C. the scientists were rewarded and got lots of money 高二英语

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新塘中学学生课堂导学提纲（英语）

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D. many other attempts to clone mammals failed 3. The sheep that donated the somatic cell most probably lived ____ years.

A. 3

B. 6

C. 9

D. 12 4. Which of the following is NOT a problem or danger of cloning mentioned in the text? A. Evil leaders may want to clone themselves. B. Animal clones may develop the illness of older animals and may die younger than the donor animals. C. There are moral objections to cloning human beings. D. Too much cloning may lead to the destruction of the balance of nature. 5. We can infer from the last two paragraphs that _____.

A. the normal development of Dolly had no effect on the cloning of other species.

B. Dolly’s serious disease and final death disturbed the whole world.

C. Dolly successfully cloned a new lamb with the help of cloning scientists.

D. there were arguments about animal cloning and concerns about the future of cloning.

Mind map and retelling

Read the passage again and draw a mind map to retell the passage.

Ⅲ. Discussing（议）：Discuss the answers and problems with your group members.

Ⅳ. Showing（展）：Show the answers to other students. Ⅴ. Commenting（评）：Comment the answers of the students. Ⅵ. Examining（检）：Discussion 1. What do you think is the writer’s point of view in this reading passage?

2. Are you in favor of cloning or against cloning? What is your point of view on it? Ⅶ. Practicing（练）：

Fill in the blanks to get the general idea of the text.

Cloning is 1____ way of making an exact copy of another animal or plant. It has two major uses. Firstly, it is used to produce 2___________ (commerce) quantities of plants. Secondly, it is 3 _______(value)for research on new plant species and for medical research on animals. Cloning plants is straightforward 4 ______ cloning animals is very complicated. It is a hard task 5____________(undertake). Many attempts to clone mammals 6______ (failure). But finally the determination and patience of the scientists paid 7____ with a breakthrough—the cloning of Dolly the sheep. At first, the fact

8 _____ Dolly the sheep seemed to develop normally was very encouraging. Then came the disturbing news

9 _____ Dolly had become seriously ill. Cloning scientists were cast down to find that Dolly’s illnesses were more appropriate to a much older animal. All scientists had doubts 10 ________it would be a major difficulty for all cloned animals.

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