The Secret of Life教案
(a) what are issued by the chinese ministry of agriculture?
the “agricultural organisms transgenic engineering safety implementation measures”
(b) what do they not apply to?
imported agricultural products
(c) why is this unfortunate?
because gm food will be imported unchecked.
step 6 discussion
1. are you for or against gm food? explain why.
2. what do you think should be done about gm food in china? ban the planting of gm crops, ban the sale of gm food, label it clearly, or anything else?
period four
content: reading and vocabulary(2)
step1 scanning
read the passage and complete the sentences.
1. scientists will soon have the ability to __________________.
2. however, scientists will not be able to ____________________________
step 2 read the passage again and answer the questions.
1. which characteristics, physical or psychological, are inherited or mostly inherited?
physical.
2. does it seem that most psychological traits are inherited? give examples in your answer.
it is a mixture of inherited and environmental factors that affect traits like violence or getting on well with people.
3. why won’t scientists be able to tell us a lot about our future?
because of the unpredictable nature of environmental factors.
4. what do “these new developments” refer to in the last paragraph?
the ability to read our genes.
5. what kind of problems will these new developments create?
they many mean that people will be prejudged on factors which would not actually occur, simply because of what their genes predict may happen.
step 3 find these words in the passage and match the words with their meaning.
complicated decade in detail envelope to a (great) extent insurance company physical psychological
1. a period of ten years
2. connected with your body rather than your mind
3. c paper cover that you put a letter in before you send it
4. a particular characteristic in someone’s personality
5. mainly
6. connected with your mind and feelings
7. giving smaller facts
8. a company that will pay you money if you are ill, when you pay money every month
9. using physical force to hurt people or damage property
step 4 explain the meaning of the words and phrases.
1. as long as you have a good diet, scientists can predict your height by looking at your parents’ heights.
if you have a good diet, it means that you are eating healthily. healthy eating means the right balance between different types of food.