Unit 3 Fit for life Reading 教学设计-2024-2025学年高中英语译林版(2020)选择性必修第二册

平江二中高二英语备课组 张舟 Unit 3 Fit for life Reading:The future is in our genes Teaching goals: By the end of this section,students will be able to: 1. discuss the possible changes genome editing can bring to human life and health care; 2. explain their attitudes towards “designer babies”; Teaching important and difficult points: 1. Have a better understanding of the new possibilities that gene research can bring to human life and health care; 2. Explain their attitudes towards “designer babies”. Teaching procedures: Step 1 Lead-in Watch a video about genome editing. Step 2 Global reading Ask students to read for the structure of the lecture and match the main idea with each paragraph. Introduction (Para.___) Para.1 a.Genome editing can help with disease treatment and prevention. Para.2 b.Despite the public argument,genome editing is one of the greatest inventions in the history of science. Main body (Para.s_____) Para.3 c.Genome editing brings many exciting possibilities. Para.4 d.Many people are concerned about how to use genome editing appropriately. Conclusion (Para.___) Para.5 e.Genes play a critical role in shaping our lives. Step 3 In-depth reading Read para.1 and answer the question. How does the lecturer introduce the topic of genome editing? ____________________________________________________________ Read para.2 and fill in the chart. What information does our personal genome carry? Main idea Aspects Genes play a critical role in shaping our lives. The________of eyes and ___________for math. Make us _________ and ______________ . Help determine_____________and affects our chances of ______________________ . Read para.3 and answer the questions. Q1:How does genome editing help with disease treatment and prevention? Ways to make changes to the genome: _________________________________________ specific parts of the genetic material. Q2:How might genome editing make it possible to prevent diseases from developing? ____________________________________________________________________ Read para.4 and answer the questions. 1. What are the specific examples listed for the usage of genome editing? We will be able to use genome editing •______________________________________________________ •______________________________________________________ •______________________________________________________ •______________________________________________________ We will also be able to __________________________________________ 2. What is a “designer baby”? A “designer baby” is a baby ______________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 3. How can we keep the technology from running wild? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Read para.5 and answer the question. What is the lecturer’s attitude toward genome editing? A. Disapproving B. Doubtful C. Neutral D. Supportive Step 4 Post-reading Ask students to have a discussion :What do you think of “designer babies”? Our group are _______(for/against) the designer baby.Because we think that ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Step 5 Summary Genome editing is one of the greatest inventions in the history of science,and we should put appropriate controls in place to make sure that genome editing will work to our advantage. Step 6 Homework 1.What do you think of "designer babies"?Please write a composition about your opinions. 2. Finish B1 on P33. After-class:Reflection Self-evaluation 自评表 After the class,I am be able to 1.know the structure of a lecture. 1 2 3 4 5 2.learn the possible changes genome editing can bring to human life and health care. 1 2 3 4 5 3.have a better understanding of the new possibilities that gene research can bring. 1 2 3 4 5 4.explain attitudes towards “designer babies”. 1 2 3 4 5 Things I want to improve or learn more about next time: Word bank for your reference ethical/moral issues（道德问题）longer lifespan（更长的寿命） gender ratio（性别比例）the balance of males and females（男女平衡） social balance（社会平衡）individuality/personality个性 diversity 多样性 natural evolution（自然进化） natural gene selection（自然基因选择） similar intelligence levels（相似的智力水平） 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$