Transcript While Reading

Debate over what
to teach  (P6)
刘守君
东莞实验中学
E-mail: [email protected]
Curriculum Focus
Cultural awareness: learning
about the conflicts between
evolution and religion
Language skills: learning to
compare different opinions or
facts
Pre-reading
1. What do you think of the origin of life?
2. Do you know about Charles Darwin and his
theory of evolution ?
3. Do you know how some devout Christians (基督
教徒) think about this issue?
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1. Read the passage quickly. Divide it into four parts
and find out what each part is about.
Part 1 ( Paragraph 1-2): This part is about the debate
between science and religion.
Part 2 (Paragraph 3-4): This part is about Darwin’s
evolutionary theory.
Part 3 (Paragraph 5-7): This part is about a religious view on
life on earth.
Part 4 (Paragraph 8): It’s necessary to make the line
between religion and science clear in schools.
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2. Read the passage again for further understanding.
1) The debate of high school students in the US is ______.
A. whether the theory of evolution should be taught
B. whether “intelligent design” should be taught
C. whether students should learn from Charles Darwin
D. whether students should be taught “intelligent design” or
evolution, or both
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2) Darwin’s theory of natural selection ______.
A. was completely new then
B. was based on the theory of evolution
C. was the same as the theory of evolution
D. is also called Creationism
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3) Intelligent design is ______.
A. scientific
B. religious
C. fact
D. unknown
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4) It is inferred but not stated in the passage that ______.
A. all life on earth has developed from simpler forms of life
B. God created life on earth
C. Darwin’s theory is difficult to understand
D. religious thought may differ from a scientific view
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3. Please fill in the blanks with some of the words or expressions
in the passage.
1) There has been a lot of public ___
debates
__ on the safety of food.
(para. 1)
2) I broke the vase during an argument
____ _ with my husband. (para. 1)
to illness. (para. 3)
3) She has been absent from work due
_____
4) We've been asked to __
___ some new ideas. (para. 4)
come up with
survived
5) Only 12 of the 140 passengers __
___ in the accident. (para.
4)
6) The hospital tries to ensure
_____ that people are seen quickly. (para.
4)
7) The film was criticized
___ __ for being too violent. (para. 6)
Post Reading
1. Debate: Should students in the US be taught “intelligent
design” or evolution, or both.
Intelligent design?
Creationism?
or
Evolution?
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2. Visit the following websites to learn more about Charles Darwin:
http://www.aboutdarwin.com/timeline/time_01.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin
http://www.darwinfoundation.org/