Unit 2 Looking into the Future Using Language Reading and Writing 教学设计-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

教学设计 课程基本信息 学科 英语 年级 高二 学期 秋季 课题 Unit2 Reading and Writing: Cloning: Where is it Leading Us? 教科书 书 名：英语选择性必修第一册 教材 出版社：人民教育出版社 教学目标 1. 通过阅读语篇了解克隆的定义、分类、过程及用途。 2. 利用语篇信息及背景知识，讨论作者及个人对克隆的态度。 教学内容 教学重点： 1．引导学生讨论对克隆的理解。 2. 梳理文章段落大意，及段落内部的信息。 教学难点： 1．如何让学生理解克隆的过程。 2. 如何讨论克隆背后的道德问题。 教学过程 Activity 1: Introducing the topic by talking about cloning. 1. Talk about what you know about cloning. Q1: Speaking of cloning, what first comes to your mind? Q2: What do you want to know about cloning? (possible questions) · What is cloning? · How was Dolly cloned? · What can we clone? · Why do we clone? What are the uses? · Is cloning a good or bad thing? · What are the concerns? Activity 2: Reading to find the text type and main ideas. 1. Read the passage and answer the questions. Q1: Where do you think this text is from? Q2: What’s its writing purpose? Q3: Who are the possible audience? 2. Match the topics with the paragraphs. Activity 3: Reading each paragraph and answering the questions. 1. Read para.1 and answer the questions. Q1: What is cloning? Q2: What are two examples of natural clones? 2. Read para.2 and answer the questions. Q1: What are the two main uses of cloning? Q2: What are their features respectively? 3. Read para.3 and answer the questions. Q1: How was Dolly cloned? Q2: Which sheep does Dolly look like? 4. Read para.4 and answer the questions. Q1: What are the uses of cloning in the future? 5. Read para.5 and answer the questions. Q1: What are the concerns of cloning? Q2: What are the moral issues involved with cloning animals and human beings? Q3: What does the author mean by “What would happen if such knowledge ended up in the wrong hands?” Q4: What is the writer’s attitude towards cloning? Activity 4: Watching a video and discussing. 1. Watch a video about cloning human beings. 2. Discuss your attitude towards cloning. Q1: If you had a chance to clone yourself, would you do that? Assignment Imagine that you are a scientist and t