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Module 8 unit2 Cloning：where is it leading us? Teaching aimes: 1.

to learn some key words and phrases relating to cloning. 2.

to improve the students’ reading skills 3.

to get the students realize whether cloning is a good or a bad thing. Important and difficult points: Some knowledge about cloning Teaching methods: Task-based method; discussion; cooperation Teaching procedures: Step1.lead in Ask a question about how to get the main idea of a passage. Lead to reading skills (skimming and scanning) guessing.

Step2.Reading 1.

skimming the main idea of the text______________________________. The main idea of each paragraph. Match them. para 1

A. The problem of Dolly Para 2

B. Two major uses and procedures of

cloning

Para 3

C. The people's reaction to cloning Para 4

D. The definition of cloning Para 5

E. The effect of Dolly

2.Scanning (work in groups) 1) What is cloning? 2) The major uses of cloning 3) How does dolly differ from other sheep? 4) The problem of Dolly 5) The impact of cloning in society 6) People's reaction to cloning

Question 1.

What is cloning ? Cloning is a way of making an exact copy of another animal and plant. It happens both in ______ and in_______. They are both _______ Question2.

The major uses of cloning:

Firstly, …commercial…

Secondly, …research…

In this paragraph, the word “straightforward”means ____. A. uncomplicated

B. honest

C. frank

D. difficult 词义猜测题

The A. cloning it’s of Dolly to the a sheep sheep succeeded than because____.

animals

easier clone other B. the scientists were determined and worked hard with patience C. the scientists were rewarded and got lots of money D. many other attempts to clone mammals failed Question 3 : How does Dolly differ from other sheep?

She was cloned while the others were born naturally. Dolly

was a ______ sheep. How did the cloned sheep Dolly come into being ?

(watch the video)

True of false : 1.Four female sheep participate in the cloning of a new sheep. 2.Electricity is needed in the procedure. Question 4 :The problem of Dolly First, the fact that Dolly developed ______ in a natural way was __________.Later, the news that Dolly had become seriously ill was __________.Finally, the problem that occurred to the scientists was that a cloned animal lives_____________

the original one. Question 5

The impact of Dolly Its appearance raised

and

the media and public imagination Question 6

People’s reaction to cloning

We can infer from the last paragraph that ______. A.The normal development of Dolly had no effect on the cloning of other species. B. There were arguments about animal cloning and concerns about the future of cloning. C. Dolly successfully cloned a new lamb with the help of cloning scientists.

D. All the research into human beings will be forbidden.

推断题

The writer’s attitude towards cloning

A. Objective

B. Negative

C. Positive

Summary

Cloning is a way of making an___1__(exactly)copy of another animal or plant. Cloning plants is straightforward___2___cloning animals is very complicated, which is very hard __3______(undertake).

But the scientists made

__4 breakthrough in 1996, with the successful cloning of Dolly. However, Dolly became seriously ill, which made the cloning scientists cast _5__, Altogether Dolly lived six and a half ___6__(year).

A storm of____7____(object)was raised by Dolly's appearance, which had a great impact on the media. Some governments ____8___（forbid）research into human cloning, while other countries continued to accumulate evidence of the abundant medical aid that cloning could provide. However, it still remains to be found by the scientists ___9__

cloning is harmful or helpful to human beings. Conclusion Are you in favor of cloning or against cloning?

State your point of view

I ___________, because__________________________ Homework 1.Write down the opinions. 2.Find out languages points