1.　　　 The advantages and disadvantages of cloning.

2.　　　 Create the students’ spirit of cooperation.

Teaching Important Points:

1.　　　 Know more about cloning.

2.　　　 Go on the next reading in the student book.

Summary:

You look like your father or your mother. That identifies the DNA of your body from your parents. DNA is very fascinating. Each living thing has its own unique DNA. Try to find more ways to use the DNA in many fields. Discuss the use of DNA in this class. Make full use of it to help more people in the world in more fields

Lesson 11: Cloning People?

Teaching Content:

Mastery words and expressions: exactly, divide, crazy

Oral words and expressions: human being, original, adult, Dolly, insect

Teaching Aims:

1.　　　 Finish off the exercises in the activity book.

2.　　　 Is your DNA in every part of your body?

Finish the reading task in class in oral. Try to get more information about the text at the same time.

Step4. Read the text again. Find the sentences with the new words. Try to create situation about the new words. Then make sentences with the new words. If someone can make a whole story with the new words that we learn in this lesson, the teacher must encourage her.

The sentences with the new words:

Generally speaking, a blueprint is a drawing.

Identical twins are two children that grew from the same egg.

They are clones.

From your DNA, scientists can identify not only you, but also people related to you.

Step5.Let some students tell some details about the text.

What is DNA?

Where is your DNA from?

What is DNA used for?

Step6. Come to “LET’S DO IT”.

Finish the task with a partner. Find the things about you that show your parents’ DNA. Talk about if for a while. Then let some volunteers come to the front to talk about the subject.

Step7.Homework

1.　　　 Where does your DNA come from?

2.　　　 ______ for identical twins, each living thing has its own unique DNA.

Play the tape once. Then let the students try to finish the task in class in oral.

Step3. Reading task:

Read the text quickly and answer the following questions:

1.　　　 Generally speaking, a ______ is a drawing.

3.　　　 The use of coordinating conjunctions.

Teaching Difficult Point:

The use of DNA.

Teaching Preparation: pictures

Teaching Aids: flashcards, audiotape, pictures

Type of lesson: new lesson

Teaching Procedure:

Step1.Lead in the text by discussing what DNA is. Divide the class into several groups. Then talk about the subject for several minutes. Then one of the groups presents their opinions in front of the class.

Step2. Listening task:

Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks with the correct words you hear.