Unit 8 Teaching plan Time allotment Period 2 Period3 Period 4 Pre-reading Detailed read ing Detailed reading Section B Global read ing Post-readin Section a Legal and moral Implications of Cloning Teaching objectives 1. help the Ss to understand the main idea and grasp the structure of the text; 2. help Ss to grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text 3. conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities centered upon the theme of the unit Background information 1. Cloning: The process of making a genetically identical organism through nonsexual means 2. Bill Clinton: the 42nd President of the United States(1993-2001) 3.DNA:( deoxyribonucleic acid脱氧核糖核酸) the chemical at the center of the cells of living things which controls the structure and purpose of each cell and carries genetic information during reproduction Pre-reading: Questions Answers 1. From a medical stand point, what are the positive and negative effects of human a social and moral stand point, do you think cloning would be a good thing for hu 3. What is your opinion of genetic engineering, i.e. the deliberate altering of genes to create human beings according to certain requirements? Glo bal reading l. Text analysis: Main Idea and devices for Developing It Main idea of the text: When a world with human clones was suddenly within reach people's reactions to it were strong and varied. They puzzled over a number of questions about the legal and moral implications that had arisen from cloning Devices for developing it Listing(列举法) pee n the main part(the third part)of the passage, the author lists as many as 6 zles on the issue of cloning Why would anyone want to clone a human being in the first place?(Para. 4) Will it be possible to clone the dead?(Para. 6) Would a cloned human be identical to the original?(Para. 8) What if parents decided to clone a child in order to harvest organs? (Para. 11) How would a human clone refer to the donor of its DNA?(Para. 14)Unit 8 Teaching Plan Time Allotment Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Pre-reading Global reading Detailed reading Detailed reading Post-reading Section B Section A Legal and Moral Implications of Cloning Teaching objectives: 1. help the Ss to understand the main idea and grasp the structure of the text; 2. help Ss to grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; 3. conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities centered upon the theme of the unit Background information: 1. Cloning: The process of making a genetically identical organism through nonsexual means. 2. Bill Clinton: the 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001). 3. DNA: (deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸) the chemical at the center of the cells of living things which controls the structure and purpose of each cell and carries genetic information during reproduction. Pre-reading: Questions & Answers 1. From a medical standpoint, what are the positive and negative effects of human cloning? 2. From a social and moral standpoint, do you think cloning would be a good thing for humans? 3. What is your opinion of genetic engineering, i.e. the deliberate altering of genes to create human beings according to certain requirements? Global reading 1. Text Analysis: Main Idea and Devices for Developing It Main idea of the text: When a world with human clones was suddenly within reach, people’s reactions to it were strong and varied. They puzzled over a number of questions about the legal and moral implications that had arisen from cloning. Devices for developing it: Listing(列举法): In the main part (the third part) of the passage, the author lists as many as 6 puzzles on the issue of cloning. Why would anyone want to clone a human being in the first place? (Para. 4) Will it be possible to clone the dead? (Para. 6) Would a cloned human be identical to the original? (Para. 8) What if parents decided to clone a child in order to harvest organs?(Para. 11) How would a human clone refer to the donor of its DNA? (Para. 14)