Using LanguageⅡ课时教案

Listening and speaking (2) (Using Language) &Writing task (Workbook) Teaching Goals:

1.To develop Ss’ speaking and writing ability. 2.To enable Ss to use the expression to express their opinions.

3. To learn some information about cloning. Teaching Procedures: Step 1. Listening and speaking (2) (Using Language) Purpose: To encourage Ss to express their personal opinions about animal cloning.

1. Get Ss to

prepare a discussion in pairs according to the information in Ex3 on P17～18. (every member should take notes when they are preparing). 2. Get Ss to have the class discussion by using these words and phrases on P18 which may be useful during the discussion 3. Divide Ss into four groups and ask them to discuss how to give a speech

4. Divide Ss into two groups to have a debate.

Topic: Are you for or against cloning?

Step 2. Writing task (Workbook) 1. Get Ss to collect the ideas for articles by brainstorming. For reference:

Help to save the endangered

animals To produce commercial quantities of plants For

cloning

Valuable for research on new plant species Valuable for medical cloning

develop the illnesses of older animals human beings Against cloning

Evil leaders may

Animal clones may want to clone

die younger than the themselves donor animals

2. Ask Ss to write their articles in the following way. Paragrapgh 1: the topic of the debate and who won Paragrapgh 2: the ideas of the winning side Paragrapgh 3: the ideas of the other side Paragrapgh 4: conclusion

3. Get Ss to write their articles and exchange their articles and correct the mistakes. They are expected to assess the writing. First , students are supposed to give a general mark with their general impression of the writing. Then they are expected to assess the writing in the three aspects, content language, and organization. Ss have to correct the mistakes or point out the mistakes by underlining the words, phrase or sentences with＂＿＿＿＿＿＂．

Students are also expected to underline the beautiful words, phrases or sentences with “_______”. After the assessment, the groups will discuss how to correct the mistakes.

4. The writings with the high levels will be shown on the projector so that the whole class can appreciate them. Step 3. Homework 1. Ask Ss to review what has been learned in this unit. 2. Ask Ss to preview the next unit.