第一高中英语Module5Cloning第2课时学案外研选修6

导学案2 Function, Speaking, Listening and Vocabulary,
Ev eryday English 60-63
1. Target language目口号言
2. Ability goals能力目标
Enable the students to learn to talk about past and present regrets.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the studen ts learn how to know more about genetics.
Function
I wish I had not created this creature,
I wish I was not here.
I wish I could disappear!
I’m so sorry! It’s a great pity!
What a shame！That’s too bad!
If I had been there, he would not have made such a serious mistake.
Listening and Vocabulary
Ability goals能力目标Enable the students to learn more about cloning.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the students learn how to know more about genetics.
Teaching important & difficult points 教学重难点
Learn more about cloning.
Tapescript:
Presenter: Our topic for this week is ______. To discuss it, we have with us Dr Hugh Donaville, hea d of a company that has already cloned a number of animals.
Hugh D: Good morning.
Presenter: Dr Donaville, could you ___________ a simple explanation of cloning ?
Hugh D: created in a laboratory. They take all their genes from ____________-. Presenter: So cloned animals come f rom one parent only.
Hugh D: Precisely.
Presenter: How successful has cloning been so far ?
Hugh D: Well, as most people know, in 1997 scientists cloned___________ Dolly. Since then, scientists have cloned animals such as pigs and cats.
Presenter: You make cloning ___________.
Hugh D: Do I ? I wish it was. If it was easy, I’d be a very______________.
Presenter: So what are the ___________?
Hugh D: Unfortunately, cloned animals get ill and die quite young. For example, Dolly the sheep died in 2003. ____________________.
Presenter: Why do they get ill ?
Hugh D: We’ve got a few ideas but we don’t really understand why yet.
Presenter: I see. Now ___________, Dr Donaville, you believe that cloning will _______________human beings.
Hugh D:Yes, I do. If I didn’t believe that, I’d be in a different job.
Presenter: Many people believe that cloning is wrong and___________. How do you answer them ?
Hugh D: I tell them that cloning is__________________.
Presenter: But cloning treats animals and people as things,___________.
Hugh D: Nonsense ! I don’t think that’s true at all. I don’t think scientists treated Dolly the sheep as a product. She was a sheep.
Presenter: I’m not sure ever yone believes that. Also, people are afraid that scientists will create______________________________________.
Hugh D: I agree, if that happened, it would be terrible. We ________ to prevent that. Presenter: I’m glad you__________ that. But why do scientists want to clone humans ? I can’t see any good reasons for this.
Hugh D: ______________, there are very good reasons. For example, if a couple can’t have children, then cloning can ____________. And if a child dies, we could clone it.
Presenter: Create an identical copy, you mean ? I think that’s _____________.
Hugh D: A clone can never be an identical copy of another person. It’s not just your genes that create who you are. It’s your family and society as well.
Presenter: True.
Hugh D: _____________, we could clone animals that are _______________
Presenter: Yes , if we were able t o do that, it would be wonderful. I can see there are many _________________________________.
phrases:
1. be against cloning
2. be for cloning
3. have arguments with …
4. leave alone
5. be beneficial / helpful to
Everyday English
1. On the contrary
2. In other words
3. That’s it. / Incredible! / Nonsense!
Writing
Ask the students to make notes of arguments for and against cloning.
arguments for cloning:
1) cloning will be beneficial to humans. For example, if a couple can’t have children, cloning could help give them a child;
2) we could use cloning to cure illnesses
arguments against cloning:
1) health risks from mutation of genes;
2) emotion al risks;
3) risk of abuse of the technology;
4) against nature;
5) cloned animals get ill and die quite young;
6) people are afraid of that scientists will create thousands of copies of the same person;
7) cloning is dangerous because scientists may create monsters by mistake
If you had the power, would you ban cloning or would you encourage it? Give reasons for your opinion.
Write your paragraph as follows:
Answer the question in one sentence. Give reasons for your answer. Use these words: firstly, seco ndly, …lastly.
Example: I would ban cloning for several reasons. Firstly, I do not believe it is right
to create humans or animals using scientific methods. It is against and very dangerous.
Give some examples.
Example: All the cloned animals born so far have died young.。