高中英语人教版选修8 Unit2 Cloning Reading Cloning：Where is
English learning Plan of Senior 2（导学案）The wish words of teacher's（教师寄语）：Relax! Be patient and enjoy yourself. Learning foreign languages should be fun. (放松点！要有耐性，并让自己快乐！学习外语应该是乐趣无穷的。
）㈠Teaching aims(学习目标)1.Knowledge aims（知识目标）⑴To learn about cloning by reading.⑵.To master and understand some structures and complex sentences.2.Ability aims（技能目标）⑴. Read passages by using different reading skills (skimming﹑scanning﹑careful reading) .⑵. Express own opinions about cloning in form of debate..3.Emotion aims（情感目标）⑴Be interested in science technology (cloning).⑵. Learn to team up with others.㈡Special and difficult Points(学习重难点)1. Learn different reading skills(Skimming, scanning﹠careful reading).2 Learn more about cloning.3. Describe cloning in your own words.㈢The procedure of learning （学习过程）Before class (课前预习胸有成竹)【自主预习】㈠学法指导⑴通读本篇文章，查字典，猜生词，记短语，勾出文中复合句以及难句。
⑵利用不同的阅读技巧，自主完成表层理解题，画出题干关键词。
㈡活动任务Task 1V ocabulary（识记词汇）clone / commercial/ producer/ undertake/ arbitrary/ object/ forbid/ accumulate/ bother/ regulation/ resist/ unable/ argument/ reasonable/ obtain/cast down/ object to/the media/ in favor of/ be bound to (do)-----/ from time to time/ bring back to/ pay off Task 2Phrases（背诵短语）Find out the phases in the passage and remember them.1. 大量的植物__________________2. 对……的研究________________3. 取得成功_____________________4. 沮丧，低沉_______________5. 适合于…的______________6. 一阵强烈的反对_________________7. 一方面__________________________; 另一方面_______________________8. 对…有巨大影响___________________ 9.从---受益 __________________10. 自然克隆现象_________________（思考：人造克隆__________________ ）11.令人烦扰的消息__________________ 12.两大用处______________________13用来生产大量的供商用的植物__________________________________14. 科学家的决心和耐心最终得到了回报____________________________Task 3 Sentences（理解难句）Translate the following sentences.1. Cloning has always been with us and is here to stay.2.But at last the determination and patience of the scientists paid off in 1996 with a breakthrough —the cloning of Dolly the sheep.3.Then came the disturbing news that Dolly had become seriously ill. Cloning scientists were cast down to find that Dolly’s illnesses were more appropriate to a much older animal.4.It suddenly opened everybody’s eyes to the possibility of using cloning to cure serious illness and even to produce human beings.ernments became nervous and more conservative. Some began to reform their legal systems and forbade research into human cloning, but other countries like China and the UK, continued to accumulate evidence of the abundant medical aid that cloning could provide.Task 4 Reading（阅读理解）1.Choose the best answers1） Dolly the sheep __________A. looked exactly like the sheep that provides the egg.B. was the exactly copy of the sheep that provides the nucleus.C. look like the sheep that gave birth to it.D. had the characteristics of all the three sheep.2） How many female sheep are involved in the cloning? ___________A. Four.B. Three.C. Two.D. One.3）In the second paragraph, the word “straightforward” means ____.A. uncomplicatedB. honestC. frankD. difficult4） Which of the following is not an advantage of cloning?A. Cloning can be used for medical purposes.B. Large quantities of food can be produced by cloning.C. Famous persons who have passed away can be cloned.D. Cloning can help keep animals from becoming extinct.5）Which of the follow is NOT a problem or danger of cloning mentioned in the text?A. Evil leaders may want to clone themselves.B. Animal clones may develop the illness of older animals and may die younger than the donor ani mals.C. There are moral objections to cloning human beings.D. Too much cloning may lead to the destruction of the balance of nature.6)The sheep that donated the somatic cell most probably live___ years.A. 3B. 6C. 9D. 132. True or false.1) Cloning means making a copy of an animal or a plant. ( )2) Gardeners can make a lot of money by cloning plants. ( )3)Cloning animals is as complicated as cloning plants. ( )4) Dolly the sheep was the first successful clone of a mammal. ( )5) Natural clones happen in animals as well as in plants. ( )【合作学习】㈠学法指导⑴ 通读文章，研读句子，提前感知高考。
⑵ 细读文章，查找细节信息。
(3)思考探究完成深层理解题，并小组讨论。
㈡活动任务Task 1Sentences（研读句子，感知高考）1. Read the text again, find out the sentences and analyze them.1) Then came the disturbing news that Dolly had become seriously ill. Cloning scientists were cast down to find that Dolly’s illnesses were more appropriate to a much older animal.译：_________________________________________________________________________. 这是一个含有_____________的复合句，that引导的从句是对前面名词news内容的解释说明，同时，主句又是__________.【高考链接】In the dark forests _________ , some large enough to hold several English towns.A. stand many lakesB. lie many lakesC. many lakes lieD. many lakes stand2) It suddenly opened everybody’s eyes to the possibility of using cloning to cure serious illnesses and even producing human being.译：_________________________________________________________________________.本句中of 和后面的动名词结构构成介词短语做_______，修饰前面的名词possibility ，其中using 和producing是并列关系。
选修8 Unit2 Cloning Reading
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11. The main idea of the text is ______ A. animal cloning is very valuable and can benefit the world. B. animal cloning could be misused by bad people so it must be forbidden. C. animal cloning is well developed because Dolly the sheep was born. D. animal cloning raised arguments and scientists are not sure about its future.
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【县公开课教案】人教版选修8教学设计：Unit 2 Cloning Reading
Module 8 Unit2 ReadingCloning：Where is it leading us?Analysis of the teaching material本课是人教版新教材选修8 Unit2 Cloning(Reading)，本课的中心话题是克隆。
本文具体介绍了植物与动物克隆的区别、多丽羊的诞生与死亡及由此引发的争论。
帮助学生进一步认识克隆的意义在于解决医学上的难题，为人类服务。
本节课是这篇阅读的第一节课，目的旨在让学生读懂文章的意思、了解文章的内容、把握文章的中心。
从而提升自己的阅读能力，要让学生学习了解克隆这门技术以及有关的争议。
Analysis of the learning condition:本节课的学习者特征分析主要是根据教师平时对学生的了解以及学生年龄段的思维发展情况而做出的：1)学生是尤溪一中高二年级的学生，有较强的求知欲和好奇心；对新教材有一定了解适应，自主学习习惯基本养成，对教师依赖性相对较低；2)学生有较多的阅读探究及任务型学习的经验；学生能够运用阅读技巧解决课后的相关阅读理解问题；3)学生在过去的生活经验中有与克隆Clone相关的知识储备；对新事物新技术有好奇心，思维活跃，但思考不够深入，逻辑性不强；Teaching objectives:1. Teaching aimsKnowledge aims:To know what is cloning, its benefits, problems, possible dangers as well as arguments and attitudes aroused by cloningAbility aims:1. To develop Ss’ different reading skills especially scanning for key words2. To develop Ss micro reading skill—word guessing3. Build up Ss’ confidence in speaking in EnglishEmotion aims:To be aware that the significance of cloning is to break medical limitation so as to benefit human beings2. Teaching key point and difficult pointTeaching key points:1. The definition of cloning and its benefits and drawbacks2. Developing students’ different reading skills especially scanning for key wordsTeaching difficult points:1. Method of word guessing2. To analyze the structure of an exposition3. Teaching and learning approach1. Task-based teaching approach2. Student-centered teaching approach3. Communicating and cooperating learning approaches4. Teaching aidsa projector and some slides.Teaching proceduresStep I Lead-inLead in the topic by watching a video and ask students what is the video about.Step II While-readingTask One : 1.Match the main idea with each paragraphPara. 1 Introduction/DefinitionPara. 2 Uses and procedurePara. 3 Problems of DollyPara. 4 Impact of DollyPara. 5 Different attitudes to human cloning2.What’s the main idea of the passage?3.Then Raise a question: What type of article is it? Exposition(说明文)Then introduce the features of an exposition:◆written in the third person◆in factual and formal language◆gives different points of view and does not try to persuade the reader to make up his mindTask Two: Detailed readingPara1：What is cloning? What does “it”refer to? When will “it” happen?Para2：What are the two major uses of cloning?Word guessing: “straightforward”When was the cloning of Dolly the sheep born?What did the scientists paid off with a breakthrough?How do scientists clone a sheep? Let’s watch a sho rt movie and give a right order of cloning Dolly ‘s procedurePick out the key verbs in the procedure and retell the procedure according to the key verbsPara3: Fill in the blanks1)At first, the fact that Dolly developed ________ in a natural way was __________.Later, the news ____she lived for six years and a half, half the length of the life of the ____ one was ____.Finally, the problem that occurred to the scientists was that a cloned animal lives_______ than the original one.2)The sheep that donated the somatic cell most probably lived ________years.A. 3B. 6C. 9D. 13Altogether Dolly lived six and a half years, half the length of the life of the original sheep.3)Problems:Cloned animals may develop the________of older animals.Cloned animals may lives __________than the original one.Para4: The impact of DollyIts’ appearance raised and the media and public imagination. Guess from context(上下文):The word “controversial” in Para 4 probably means :____________.A. complicatedB. arguableC. importantD. traditionalPara5: People’s reaction to cloningI.True or false:1)People feared that Cloned Hitlers would do harm to the world.2 )All the research into human beings will be forbidden.3)Some countries will use cloning in a wise way.II. The writer’s attitude towards cloning_____________.A. positiveB. negativeC. neutralD. unknownTask Three: SummaryCloning has always been with us and is here to stay. It’s a way of making an(exactly) copy of another animal or plant. Cloning has two major uses. Firstly, gardeners useit all the time to produce commercial quantities of plants. Secondly, it’s 2._ (value) for research on new plant species and for medical research on animals. Cloning animalsis a difficult task 3.(undertake). At last the determination and patience of the scientists paid 4.in 1996 with a breakthrough—the cloning of Dolly the sheep.The fact 5.she seemed to develop normally was very encouraging. Then camethe disturbing news that Dolly had become 6.(serious) ill and she only lived six and a half years. Dolly’s appearance raised a storm of 7.(object) and had a great impact on the media and public imagination. Newspapers wrote of evil leaders hoping to clone 8.(they) to attain their ambitions. Religious leaders raised moral questions. Now some governments have 9.(forbid) research into human cloning,10.others think cloning is useful for humans.Step IV Post readingDiscussion:Practice activity: Are you in favor of the human cloning or against it? Why？Useful expressions:Team A: I would like to suggest that ______________ .so in my opinion ,human cloning is good. Team B: I don’t agree with you . firstly, from the passage we know that_____________________. Secondly_____________________,Thirdly ,_______________. So I think the research into human cloning should be forbidden . Benefits:Gardeners use it all the time to produce commercial quantities of plants.It opened everyone’s eyes to the possibility to cure serious illnesses.It is valuable for research on new plant species and medical research on animals.Problems or dangers:Dolly’s illnesses were more appropriate to an older animal.Evil leaders may get themselves cloned to attain their ambitions.Religious leaders raised moral questions.Sum up : As a coin has two sides, everything has two aspects. On the one hand, if the cloning is used in a correct way it can bring many conveniences to us. Such as: curing serious illnesses and being used to produce commercial qualities of plants. On the other hand, if the cloning is used in an evil way it can cause much trouble: such as moral questions.教师寄语: One coin has two sides and we should treat things in a wise way.Step IV homeworkWrite a passage titled Is cloning goodor bad? Your passage should include the following：1)What is cloning 2)Advantages of cloning 3)Disadvantages of cloning4)Your opinion of itThe design of the blackboard:Unit2 Cloning-ReadingPara. 1 Introduction/DefinitionPara. 2 Uses and procedurePara. 3 Problems of DollyPara. 4 Impact of DollyPara. 5 Different attitudes to human cloningTeaching reflection:________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________。
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CLONING: WHERE IS IT LEADING US?
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an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem n. 突破 breakthrough
a set of actions which is the official or accepted way of doing something n. 程序；步骤；手续 procedure
related to buying and selling things adj. 商业的；贸易的 commercial to do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult vt. 着手；从事；承担 undertake
Read the passage quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph.
人教版高二英语选修八Unit 2 Cloning reading (共22张PPT)
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Unit 2
Cloning: Where Is It Leading Us?
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Read the text fast and get a general idea of it.
1. What does this passage mainly tell about?
Animal cloning raised arguments and scientists are not sure about its future.
2. What do you think is the writer’s point of view in this reading passage? Is he/ she in favour of cloning or against it?
另一方面，多莉的出现引起了一阵强烈的 反对， 对媒体和公众的想象力也产生了极 大的影响。
人教版高二英语选修八Unit 2 Cloning reading (共22张PPT)
2. What do you think is the writer’s point of view in this reading passage? Is he/ she in favour of cloning or against it?
Please fill in the blanks with appropriate expressions.
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另一方面，多莉的出现引起了一阵强烈的 反对， 对媒体和公众的想象力也产生了极 大的影响。
Please work in pairs and make up a dialogue about the advantages or problems of cloning.
Discussions
Is cloning people a good thing or a bad thing? What is your opinion of cloning? Give your reasons.
高二英语_选修8_Unit2_Cloning(Reading)_说课稿
高二英语选修8 Unit2 Cloning(Reading) 说课稿各位老师好，今天我说课的内容是选修八第二单元Cloning的Reading部分。
首先,我对本节教材进行一些分析:一、教材分析(说教材)；1. 教材所处的地位和作用：本课是人教版新教材选修8 Unit2 Cloning(Reading)，本课的中心话题是克隆。
本文具体介绍了植物与动物克隆的区别、多丽羊的诞生与死亡及由此引发的争论。
帮助学生进一步认识克隆的意义在于解决医学上的难题，为人类服务。
本节课是这篇阅读的第一节课，目的旨在让学生读懂文章的意思、了解文章的内容、把握文章的中心。
从而提升自己的阅读能力，要让学生学习了解克隆这门技术以及有关的争议。
2、教学目标：1）语言知识目标：A）使学生会使用本单元的相关词汇讲述克隆的概念，以及克隆带来的问题，及表达自己对克隆的认识。
B）初步掌握本单元重点词汇：here to stay; identical; straightforwa rd; undertake sth; cast down等。
2）语言技能目标：a)使学生学会克服生词障碍，通过略读，寻找文章的主题句，理清文章的总体框架与脉络；通过查读，捕捉文章的重要细节，理解作者的写作意图。
b) 使学生学会运用各种猜词技巧，猜测部分生词在具体的语言环境的含义3）情感态度与文化意识目标：通过对本文的学习，唤起学生对生活的关注，知道克隆的重要意义，以及克隆技术可能的利与弊，激发学生热爱科学的热情。
确立教学目标的依据：根据新课标要求，通过听、说、读、写四项基本语言技能的训练，使学生形成综合语言运用能力，激发学生的学习兴趣，为真实语言交际打基础。
此外，每一门课程都应该尽可能结合学科特点，把培养学生的情感融化到日常教育教学中。
3、重点与难点：重点：1．了解科技说明文的文体特点并以此指导阅读；训练skimm ing, scanning, fast reading ,careful reading等阅读技2．对文章深层次的理解及细节的欣赏，认识及了解克隆技难点： 1.阅读技能的训练；2．对科技说明文的鉴赏能力及事物的客观评价。
人教新课标高二英语选修八教案：Unit2+Cloning+Reading.doc
Unit 2 CloningPeriod 2 ReadingTeaching aims:Enable the students to describe cloning:What is the advantages of cloning？What is the problems or dangers of cloning？What is their opinion of cloning？Teaching important and difficult points:Learn What the advantages of cloning are, what the problems or dangers of cloning are, what their opinion of cloning is？Teaching methods:Fast and careful reading, asking, answering.Teaching aids:A blackboard and a computerTeaching procedures:Step 1 Fast reading: What’s the text mainly about?It’s mainly about cloning arguments about animal cloning and concerns about its future.Step 2 Read again and find the main ideas of the five paragraphs. Read through the passage and get the main idea.•Para 1:What’s cloning? ( It is a way of making an exact copy of another animal and plant)•Para 2:Cloning has two major uses.•Para 3:The problems of Dolly.•Para 4:The effect of Dolly.•Para 5:It is forbidden to clone human being.Step3 Read again and answer these questions1. What are the two major uses of cloning ?2. Why is it easier to make commercial plant clones than animal clones?3. What was the first clone from an adult animal? At what age did this clone die?4. Why is cloning controversial in some countries?Step 4 Fill in the chart using the information from the text.Step5. Show the students how to clone a sheep with a picture.Step6.What do you think is the writer’s point of view in this reading passage? Is it in favour of cloning or against it?I think the writer is______________because___________________________________________________ Step 7 Homework1. Finish “Learning about language” Discovering useful words and expressions on page 13.2. Underline the sentences yo u don’t understand.品味人生1、不管鸟的翅膀多么完美，如果不凭借空气，鸟就永远飞不到高空。
高二英语选修8Unit2Cloning-Reading教学设计与反思
高二英语选修8Unit2Cloning-Reading教学设计与反思第一篇：高二英语选修8 Unit2 Cloning-Reading教学设计与反思高二英语选修8 Unit2 Cloning-Reading教学设计与反思朱义东一.教材分析本单元以Cloning为话题，旨在通过单元教学，使学生了解克隆技术的优缺点，学会表达和支持个人观点，能用所学的有关Cloning 的词汇去表述自己对这一新技术的观点和看法。
二.教材重组从话题内容上分析，Warming Up 与Reading相一致；而从训练目的上分析与TALKING比较一致。
从教材份量来说，可将Warming Up和Reading整合在一起，设计成一节任务型“阅读课（精读课）”。
三.教学目标Teaching goals 1.Target language目标语言 a.重点词汇和短语clone，commercial，producer，undertake，arbitrary，object，forbid，accumulate，cast down，object to，the media，in favour of b.重点句子It is a way of….The fact is that….The question that occurred is….2.Ability goals能力目标Enable the students to describe cloning: What is the advantages of cloning？What is the problems or dangers of cloning？What is your opinion of cloning？3.Learning ability goals 学能目标Help the students learn how to describe cloning.Teaching important points 教学重点How to describe cloning.Teaching difficult point 教学难点Help the students analyze the writing techniques of the article.Teaching methods 教学方法Skimming, task-based method and debate method.Teaching aids 教具准备A recorder, a projector and some slides.Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式 Step I Lead-inShow some pictures of Dolly the sheep(多莉羊)、A strawberry plant(草莓植物)、Twins（双胞胎婴儿）、Identical dogs(克隆狗)的图片，on the screen.Get students to look at the pictures and discuss:which ones are natural clones and which ones are man –made? Then explain how they differ.S: I think the twins are natural clones and the Dolly sheep is man-made.T: You are right!Can you explain how they differ? S: The twins were born at the same time, but the Dolly sheep is man-made.T: Anything else? Who want have a try? S: I think the identical dog is man-made.T: Good Job 【设计说明】克隆技术是一门前沿科技，学生对此兴趣浓厚，利用幻灯片展示当今克隆技术产生出来的动植物照片，学生的兴趣被瞬间激发，注意力高度集中，学习的热情高涨。
人教版高中英语选修8《Unit2Cloning》教案
人教版高中英语选修8《Unit 2 Cloning》教案人教版高中英语选修8《Unit 2 Cloning》教案【一】教学准备教学目标一、语言知识目标初步理解、掌握课文中关于克隆的词汇，学习分析课文中的长难句子。
二、阅读技能目标1. 能获取和处理文章中的主要信息。
2. 能够掌握文中出现的重要的语言知识三、学习策略目标掌握速读、略读、猜测词义等阅读策略。
四、情感态度目标让学生认识到克隆的利和弊。
五、文化意识目标了解克隆，正确地利用克隆技术来为人类服务。
教学重难点初步理解、掌握课文中关于克隆的词汇，学习分析课文中的长难句子。
教学过程Step 1 Daily reportOne student comes to the front and gives a report about advantages and disadvantages of science and technology.Step 2 leading-inThe teacher shows some pictures and starts a discussion about cloning.Step 3 SkimmingTask 1: Whats the main idea of the passage? Task 2: Match the main idea with each paragraph Para 1: A. Peoples attitude towards cloning. Para 2: B. The problems of Dolly.Para 3: C. The impact of Dolly.Para 4: D. Two major uses and the procedure of cloning.Para 5: E. The definition(定义)of cloning.Step 4 ScanningTask 1. Look through Para 2 and answer the following questions.(1) What are the two major uses of cloning?(2) Which one is easier, to make plant clones or animal clones?Task 2. Look through Para 3 and fill in the chart. Task 3. Do the following translation and word guessing.(1). Translation:On the other hand, Dollys appearance raised a storm of objections and had a great impact on the media and public imagination.(2). The word controversial in paragraph 4 probably means_________.A. complicatedB. arguableC. importantD. valuableTask4. Do the following Tor F questions based on Paragraph 5.1. People feared some evil leaders might use cloning to reach their goal.2. All the research into cloning will be forbidden.3. Religious leaders are in favor of human cloning.Step 5 Enjoy beautiful sentences1. Cloning plants is straightforward while cloning animals is very complicated.2. At last the determination and patience of the scientists paid off.3. The fact that she seemed to develop normally was very encouraging.Step 6 Question and answerThis part is for students to find if they still have questions. If there is any, they can ask their classmates to help them.Step 7 QuizNote: This part is very challenging. In the picture there are five numbers. Students can choose their lucky number and answer questions. Most of the questions are based on what they have learned in class.Step 8. Test yourselfFill in the blank with proper words.Cloning is a way of _______ (make) an exact copy of another animal or plant. It has two major uses. One is _______ gardeners use it to produce plants. The ______ is that it is valuable for medical research on animals. ________, the process of cloning is difficult ___________ (undertake).The first successful clone, Dolly the sheep, made the whole _________ (science) world follow its progress, though it had ________ problems than the normal sheep. On the other hand, Dollys appearance _______ (raise) a storm of objections and had a great impact ______ the media and public imagination. Different people have different opinions on it. However, scientists still wonder ______ cloning will help or harm us and where it is leading us.Step 9 DebateTopic: Are you for or against cloning?课后小结HomeworkWrite a passage entitled My view on cloning.课后习题评测练习主要有两个。