2019学年度人教版选修八Period 2 learning about Language 教案设计

Teaching Goals:

1. To enable Ss to master key phrases and expressions.

　　2. To enable Ss to learn how to use these words and expressions.

Teaching Procedures:

Step 1. Language study

Purpose: To train Ss' listening ability and language capacity.

1. Listen to the text and deal with the language points in pairs.

Match Column A with Column B

Column A Column B

　(1) straightforward A. having a sign of illness of the mind or the feelings

(2) disturbed B. entirely; in all; considering all things

(3) altogether C. easy to do or understand

(4) forbid D. make oneself responsible for; promise

(5) undertake E. not on reason

(6) arise F. not allow

(7) arbitrary G. become evident; appear

Suggested Answers:

(1) C (2) A (3) B (4) F (5) D (6) G (7) E

2. Ss are divided into small groups and have a discussion. Find out difficult words and expressions and write the words and expressions on a piece of paper.

3. Get Ss to display their papers by projector and tick out the most useful words and expressions.

differ from undertake to do sth

cast down be appropriate to

object to have/make a strong/great impact on

be bound to on the assumptions that

4. Explain some important sentences for Ss.

(1) It also happens in animals when twins identical in sex and appearance are produced from the same original egg.

(2) Cloning scientists were cast down to find that Dolly`s illnesses were more appropriate to much older animal.

　　(3) Altogether Dolly lived for six years, half the length of the life of the original sheep.

(4) On the other hand, Dolly` appearance raised a storm of objection and had a great impact on the media and public imagination.

(5) Some countries such as China and the UK continued to accumulate evidence of the