内容正文:
教学设计
课程基本信息
课题
选择性必修第二册Unit 3 Fit for life Reading (period 1)
教学目标
By the end of this period, students will be able to
1. discuss the possible changes genome editting can bring to human life and health care;
2. explain their attitudes towards “designer babies”.
教学内容
教学重点:
1. To discuss the possible changes genome editting can bring to human life and health care;
2. To explain their attitudes towards “designer babies”.
教学难点:
1. To understand the main idea of the article;
2. To understand the lecturer's attitude towards genome editing technology.
教学过程
1、 Pre-reading
Step 1 lead in
The teacher has students look at the pictures and answer the following questions.
Question 1:Why do they look alike?
Question 2:What do you know about genes?
Step 2 Understanding the title
The teacher has students understand the title before reading the transcript.
How do you understand the title “The future is in our genes”?
2、 While-reading
Step 3 Reading for main idea
The teacher has students read the lecture transcript and finish A1 on Page 32.
Read the lecture transcript and write the main idea of each paragraph.
Para. 1: Genome editing brings many exciting possibilities.
Para.2: Genes play a critical role in shaping our lives.
Para.3: Genome editing can help with disease treatment and prevention.
Para.4: Many people are concerned about how to use genome editing appropriately.
Para.5: Despite the public argument, genome editing is one of the greatest inventions in the history of science.
Step 4 Reading for structure
What is the structure of the lecture transcript?
Step 5 Reading for details
1. The teacher has students read the first paragraph and discuss in groups to answer the following question.
How does the lecturer feel about genome editing? Find evidence from the lecture transcript to support your opinion.
2. The teacher has students read the second paragraph and answer the following questions.
Why are genes critical in shaping our lives?
What are words like “everythin