Period3AsamplelessonplanforUsingLanguage(THERETURNOFTHEDINOSAURS)IntroductionLanguageislearnedtobeusedinandforcommunication.Sointhisperiodweshallhavethestudentsread,listen,writeandspeakinEnglish,makinguseofthefocusedwords,collocations,structuresandtopicideascoveredinthisunit.Theteachermaytakethefollowingstepsinteaching:warmingupbyreadingaloudthetextonpage11tothetape；Readingforforms；discussingaboutextinctanimals；listeningandtalkingaboutcloningandclosingbylookingandsaying.ObjectivesTohelpstudentsreadthepassageTHERETURNOFTHEDINOSAURSTohelpstudentstousethelanguagebyreading,listening,speakingandwritingProcedures1.Warmingupbyreadingaloudthetextonpage11tothetape.Whyreadaloud?Becausereadingaloud:Isgreatfun,anditbenefitsourgrowthasreadersandlearners.Nurturesourloveofboththewrittenandspokenword.Givesusachancetorediscoverfavoritestoriesandfindnewones.Helpsusdevelopimportantlanguageskillsthatwillhelpuslearntoreadonourown.2.ReadingforformsReadthetextTHERETURNOFTHEDINOSAURSonpage15:cut/thesentenceintothoughtgroups,blackenthepredicates,darkentheconnectivesandunderlinealltheusefulcollocations.3.DiscussingaboutextinctanimalsSomeanimalshavegoneforever.Someanimalsareendangered.TigersinAsiaare1endangered.Nowingroupsoffourmakealistofendangeredanimalsandhaveadiscussionofthem.EndangeredtigerThetigerlivesinthejunglesandcanebrakesofAsia.Itsbodymarkingsprovideexcellentcamouflageinlonggrass.Thislargecarnivoreusuallyhuntsatnight,spendingthegreaterpartofthedaylighthoursrestinginshadedareastoescapetheheat.Iteatsavarietyofothercreatures,fromfrogsandturtles,tocattle,monkeys,deer,buffalo,andeventheoccasionalyoungelephant.TigersarethelargestexistingmembersoftheFelidaeandare,onaverage,largerthanlions,ranginginweightupto267kg.4.ListeningandtalkingaboutcloningCloningissomethingwhichwillchangethedirectionoftheworlddevelopment.Nowlet’slistentomorecloning.Iscloninganorganismthesameascloningagene?You'veheardaboutcloninganimals---sheep,mice,evenhousepets---inthenews.Fromtimetotime,youmayhavealsoheardaboutresearcherscloning,oridentifying,genesthatareresponsibleforvariousmedicalconditionsortraits.Whatisthedifference?Cloningananimal,oranyotherorganism,referstomakinganexactgeneticcopyofthatorganism.Thetechniquesusedtocloneorganismsaredescribedonthispage.Cloningagenemeansisolatinganexactcopyofasinglegenefromtheentiregenomeofanorganism.UsuallythisinvolvescopyingtheDNAsequenceofthatgeneintoasmaller,moreaccessiblepieceofDNA,suchasaplasmid.Thismakesiteasiertostudythefunctionoftheindividualgeneinthelaboratory.Nowyoumayworkinpairstoputthislisteningmaterialintoadialogue.5.ClosingbylookingandsayingLookatthephotosandsaysomethingaboutcloning.Whatisit?Howitdone?23
