Unit3ScienceversusnaturePartOneTeachingDesignTaskWritingaformalletterSkillsbuilding1:changingorcorrectingatextInthispart,youwilllearnhowtocheckandcorrectinformation.Youwilllearntoidentifygrammaticalerrorsandspellingmistakes,tomakechangestotheinformationinthetextandchangethestyleortoneofthetext.Thiswillhelpyourecordinformationexactlyandclearly.1.Firstlet’splayagamecalled“Chinesewhisper”.Youwillbedividedintoseveralgroupsoften.Thefirststudentwillwhisperasentencetothesecondstudentandthenthesecondtothethirduntilthesentenceispassedtothelaststudentinthegroups.Onlytwominuteswillbegiventoyou.Thelaststudentineachgroupwillreporttheinformationtothewholeclass.Thegroupscomingupwiththecorrectanswerwin.Trytofindwhatmistakeseachgrouphasmadeandanalysewhatkindofmistakestheyare.Hereisthesentence:MrsSmith’shenslaidmanyeggslastyear.2.ReadtheguidelinesinSkillsbuilding1onpage52.Youshouldfocusonwhatyoushoulddotochangeandcorrecttheinformation.3.Readthenotesonpage52andthinkabouttheconversationyouaregoingtolistento.Underlinetheplaceswhereyouthinkmistakesmightoccur.Tapescript:Mike:Hi,Catherine.Whatareyoudoing?Catherine:Justgoingoverournotesonheight-increasingoperations.Mike:Yes,ittookusalongtimetofinishthem.What’stheproblem?Catherine:Ican’treadsomeofmywriting,soperhapswecangooverthenotestogethersoIcancheckforanymistakes.Mike:Yes,sure.I’lltrytorememberwhatwesaidbefore.Catherine:Accordingtomynotes,thedoctorsbreakthebonesofyourlegsandthenmakethemgrowbyabouteightcentimeters?Mike:Ithinkyou’vegotthatwrong.Thedoctorscanmakethemgrowbyabouteighteencentimeters.Catherine:That’sonemillimeterperweek,right?Mike:No.Everyday.Catherine:Yes,Isee.So,theboneisnotasstrongastheoriginal?Mike:No,theboneisasstrongastheoriginalone.Catherine:Oh!Ialsowrotethataforty-five-yearoldmandiedaftertryingtomakehislegsgrowbysixcentimeters?Mike:No,hehasonlythirty-fiveyearsold.Catherine:That’syoung!Whentheoperationiscomplete,patientscan’tdoanyexerciseforthreeyears.Isthatright?Mike:No!Aftertwoyears.用心爱心专心116号编辑Catherine:Wow!Igotalotofthiswrongthen.Whataboutincreasingyourheightbytwelvecentimetersinfourteenmonths?Mike:No,eighteenmonths.Catherine:Andtheageofthepatientswhocanhavethisoperation.Itisbetweensixteenandfifty-five?Mike:No.Thatshouldbesixteentosixty.Catherine:Andhowmanyoperationsareunsuccessful?Mike:Eightpercent.Catherine:Andthecostisonehundredandeighty-fivethousandRenminbi.Mike:No,it’sabouteighty-fivethousandRenminbi.Catherine:Phew!Ididgetalotofthingswrong,butIthinkthat’sall.Thanksforhavingsuchagoodmemory.Iwillseeyoutomorrow.Bye.Mike:OK,Iwilllookoverthenoteswhenyouhavetypedthem.Byenow.Answers:1.8cm—18cm2.perweek—everyday3.not划去4.45-year-old—35-year-old5.three—two6.14—187.55—608.5%--85%9.185,000—85,000Step1:Confirminginformation1.FirstLet’sdiscusssomequestions:WhatdoesGMstandfor?WhatisGMfood?Isitthesameasnaturalfood?2.Listeningpractice:ReadthenotesaboutGMfoodonpage53carefullyandconfirmtheinformationonthenoteswhilelisteningtoaconversation.Youneedtocorrectandmakechangesifnecessary.ListentothetapeanddotheexerciseinPartA.用心爱心专心116号编辑Tapescript:Student:ThankyoufortakingthetimetocomeandtalktousaboutGMfood.Scientist:It’smypleasure.Student:IamgladIhavetheopportunitytotalktoyoubeforethelecture.I’dliketoaskyousomequestions.Scientist:OK,whatwouldyouliketoknow?Student:Well,whyaregrowthhormonesusedinmeat...
