1、Welcome or reject future changesUSING LANGUAGE 1.Figure out the structure of an argumentative essay.2.Figure out the language features to express opinions.3.Write an argumentative essay according to useful words,phrases or sentence patterns which learned.Learning ObjectivesPre-writingPA RT 1 Brainst
2、orm.We have learned the benefits created by smart home technology.What do you think of technology?Is it good or bad?While-writingPA RT 2Activity 1:Skim the text on page 20 and answer the following questions.What is the main idea of the text?structurepara.details describe the issue1describe the hot i
3、ssuedisadvantages/advantages2discuss the disadvantages3discuss the advantagesgive an opinion4give an opinion1234Which one shows the structure of the text?Activity2:Read for the text structure and fill in the blanks.Activity3:Read and underline the signpost words or phrases.1234 SignpostsSome words a
4、nd phrases are used as signposts to help show a paragraphs purpose.These usually come at the beginning or end of a paragraph.Activity3:Match the following words or phrases with their functions.1.hence2.personally 3.nevertheless 4.for example5.moreover,also6.on the one hand,.on the other hand1.give o
5、nes own opinion2.state a conclusion3.add more information 4.explain or support a point5.introduce two contrasting points or facts6.say something that contrasts with what has just been saidActivity 4:Group work:Read for good expressions.1.Underline good expressions that you can apply in your own arti
6、cle.2.Use them to make your own sentences.3.Discuss in your groups and show your best sentences.Activity 4:Group work:Read for good expressions.oppse the idea of.反对.的想法Hence,因此=Therefore,/As a result,cease accepting.停止接受.Activity 4:Group work:Read for good expressions.On the one hand,.一方面，.in the ab
7、sence of.没有/缺乏.advocate a simple life 提倡简单生活It could even be argue that.甚至可以说.with an emphasis on.强调.Learn for good expressions.Read the article again to find the phrases and sentence structures that you may use in your own article.Para.2 On the one hand,there are many different groups of people aro
8、und the world who live happily in the absence of new technology.一方面，有人反对使用智能机器。On the one hand,there are groups of people who oppose the idea of using intelligent machines.Learn for good expressions.Read the article again to find the phrases and sentence structures that you may use in your own artic
9、le.Para.2 They have lived mainly as farmers since the 18th century.此外，许多医生正在使用机器人来准确操作和节省时间。Moreover,a number of doctors are using robots to operate accurately and save time greatly.Activity 4:Group work:Read for good expressions.另 一方面，.给世界各地的人提供了很多好处重点句型：make it possible for sb to do sthLearn for g
10、ood expressions.Read the article again to find the phrases and sentence structures that you may use in your own article.Para.3 On the other hand,new technology has provided people everywhere with many benefits over the years.另一方面，有人倡导说智能机器也给人带来了很多好处。On the other hand,some people advocate that intell
11、igent machhines has provided us with numerous benefits as well.Learn for good expressions.Read the article again to find the phrases and sentence structures that you may use in your own article.Para.3 For example,the latest weather-tracking computer programmes give people lots of warnings about pote
12、ntial natural disasters.例如在任何时候任何时候它使我们快速查找到我们所想要的信息。(make it possible for sb to do sth)For example,today it makes it possible for us to get information we wanted anytime anywhere.Learn for good expressions.Read the article again to find the phrases and sentence structures that you may use in your o
13、wn article.Para.3 The latest weather-tracking computer programmes give people lots of warnings about potential natural disasters,which saves many lives.很明显，这些智能机器正在被用来取代人类，这将不可避免地导致争论，因为在这个问题上有利有弊。It is obvious that these intelligent machines are being used to take the place of human beings,which wi
14、ll inevitably leads to arguing as there are advantages and disadvantages regarding this issue.Activity 4:Group work:Read for good expressions.Pesonally(speaking)=As far as I am concerned/From my point of viewbenefit quite a lot from.从.中受益很多就个人而言，智能机器帮助人们方便地生活。Personally,intelligent machines help peo
15、ple live a convenient life.然而，我总是会看到机器人积极的一面，接受它而不是抗拒它。Nevertheless,I will always look on the positive side of robot and accept it rather than resist it.Post-writingPA RT 3Homework.Write an argumentative essay.假设你是李华，最近你班就“人类是否应该开展克隆研究”进行了讨论，请根据讨论结果，写一封信给某英文报社的记者报道此事。赞成的理由反对的理由你的看法1.挽救濒危动物；2.再造人体器官，
16、用于移植。1.引起基因不良变异；2.克隆人导致伦理道德混乱。Homework.One possible version.Dear Editor,Recently there is a heated discussion on whether the clone research should be carried out in our class.Opinions vary from person to person.Some students are in favor of the clone research.In their opinion,cloning is helpful in d
17、etecting the cures for many diseases,which is also useful in saving the endangered animals.Moreover,cloning could offer some help to those patients in need of perfect organs.Homework.Nevertheless,there are some students strongly advocating opposing the idea.Though cloning would improve the quality of life,it might bring about some social problems and have some bad physical effects.Personally,cloning should be dealt with carefully and monitored closely by government,because we do not understand enough what effects cloning will have on the world in the future.Yours,Li HuaOne possible version.
