Using language高中英语选修8 Unit 2.ppt

When you have both agreed on one animal, make a list of your reasons for restoring it. Write a short report giving your reasons to persuade other people. You can use other information you acquire. Look at the list of the reasons and benefits of bringing the dodo back to life on page 17. If you want to speak fluent English, you need to listen carefully to native speakers so that you can understand them. You might find this hard at first but it pays off when you come to speak. It will improve your accent and correct mistakes in your grammar. Meanwhile you will obtain a lot of information. So improve your confidence and your speaking ability by listening to native speakers’ recordings over and over again. Repeat what they say our loud. The more you do this, the more you will find yourself becoming comfortable with the sound of the language. That’s a good idea. I support… because… I agree with… because… That’s a great idea! Your argument has convinced me because… Your ideas sound very encouraging to me. I cannot accept your argument because… No, I can’t agree with… because… How can you believe that? I would like to agree with you but… I don’t care for your ideas because… No, that is not reasonable because… 1. Read these statements before listening. Tick those that you hear. ① Cloning will bring dead pets to life. ② There were 627 experiments before Dolly was successfully cloned. ③ Cloning may help cure serious illnesses. ④ It’s a dead end. ⑤ Dolly the sheep was “middle-aged” when she was born. ⑥ So your grandmother would be able to start her life all over again and live much longer. 2. Listen to the tape again and then work with a partner to fill in the chart. Xiao Qing’s ideas about cloning Rachel’s ideas about cloning 1 cruel to animals 1 scientists are doing a wonderful job 2 makes the animals do unnatural things 2 may bring people’s favourite pets back to life Xiao Qing’s ideas about cloning Mary’s ideas about cloning 4