北京市西城区普通中学高中英语 Unit 21 Human Biology Discursive essaydiscussion report学案（无答案） 北师大版选修7.doc

discursive essaydiscussion reportafter a discussion, we will write a report to show peoples different _ about the topic and give some examples /materials to_ them.task 1：read the passage to match the heading with the paragraphs we have a heated discussion in our class about whether it is good or not to have human cloning. opinions are divided. some believe that human cloning is a good thing. firstly, they think if people had too much work to do , they could get their own clone to help them. that wouldnt be cheating because it would still be themselves doing the work. as a result, they would have so much time to rest and have fun. whats more, human cloning could also solve the problem of finding the organs for organ transplants. so that it could help people lead longer and healthier lives. however, others are against it .they think human cloning is a terrible idea, which could cause a lot of problems. first of all, it could cause family confusion. if people were cloned , how could their clone fit into their family? remember, their clone would be exactly like them. in addition, clone could cause problem for society. if everyone decided to be cloned there would be a population of explosion. in my opinion, i d prefer to have human cloning . in that case, we can clone people with special talents that would be helpful for social development.people are against the human cloning and the argument paragraph 1writers opinion about the topic paragraph 2people are for the human cloning and the argument paragraph 3introduction of the topic paragraph 4task 2：read the passage to fill in the formpara1 para2-3para4task 3：find out topic sentences in each paragraph.paragraph 1 topic sentence_1)_2) _3)_ opinions _ whether we choose to be treated by chinese traditional medicine _.（人们关于是否选择使用中药治疗的看法不同）。_ whether we have human cloning or not.（人们关于是否克隆人类的看法不同）。paragraph 2 to show some peoples opinion_1)_2) _some are in _animal cloning(一些人支持动物克隆)。paragraph 3 to show opposite idea_1)_2) _paragraph 4 to show writers opinion_1)_2) _3)_ chinese traditional medicine is more effective. (我认为中药更有效)。task 4: reread the passage to underline all linking words in it.task5: classify these linking words into 6 kinds.thus, secondly, despite , in short ,whats more, as a result, on the other hand, all in all, while, besides, in a word, moreover ,firstly, even though, in addition, though, so that, in that case ,last but not least最后, therefore, however, first of all, secondly, linking words1 表示顺序:_2 表示目的,结果:_3表示递进及并列:_4表示比较,转折:_5表示总结:_ 6表示让步: _ it is your turn！read the passage to write a discussion report according to it. choose one of the following topics to write a discussion report .1 when i have an illness , i prefer to be treated by traditional chinese medicine.2 when i have an illness , i prefer to be treated by western medicine. traditional chinese medicine has been practiced in asia for at least 2500 years. it treats the body as a whole and it is effective . it is different from the western medicine. in western medicine, treatment is focused only on the part of the body that is ill. for example, if a patient keeps sneezing, western medicine will give the patient medicine to make the sneezing stop. it is so effective and fast. but the sneezing will come back as the cause of it has not been treated.traditional chinese medicine find the cause of the sneezing and treats that to clear it up for good, but it need a long time to see the effect.another big difference between traditional chinese medicine and western medicine is the nature of the treatments. the treatment used by traditional chinese medicine are completely natural. it has few side-effects(副作用) but we cant get the good quality resources(资源) as easily as western me