Using LanguageⅡ课堂实录

Period 6

Listening and speaking (2)

(Using Language)

Writing task

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. 4. To improve the ability of writing

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:

To produce commercial quantities of plants Help to save the endangered

animals For

Valuable for research on new plant species cloning

Valuable medical cloning for

Animal clones may develop the illnesses of older animals Moral objection to cloning human beings

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

Animal clones may die younger than the donor animals Against cloning Evil leaders may want to clone themselves

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.

Sample writing Yesterday there was a very exciting debate 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 were 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 showed that 67% of the people in America supported it. Their arguments were very convincing.

The arguments put by the team opposing medical cloning were less strong. They argued in two ways. They first reason was that the procedures were not secure. The second reason was that it took many tries and many potential animals had to be killed to produce on useable embryo for research. They explained that more than twenty European countries do not allow medical cloning research because of this. Their arguments were not so convincing. At the end of the debate, the audience were 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 after the debate.

Step 3. Homework 1. Ask Ss to review what has been learned in this unit. 2. Ask Ss to preview the next unit.