WRITING WORKSHOP UNIT 9 HUMAN BIOLOGY LEARNING OBJECTIVES To read and talk about articles about epidemics and cloning; To analyse the structure and language of an article; To summarise the main idea of a paragraph; To read for general understanding; To read for specific information and deep understanding; To express personal opinions after reading an article; To understand and learn words and expressions in context. KEY POINTS AND DIFFICULT POINTS To analyse the structure of an article; To learn the language from an article; To answer the comprehension questions; To get general idea and key information in the text; To learn to summarize an article; To think critically and express opinions freely; To compare personal opinions with the ideas of others. LEADING IN What is a summary? A summary is a short overview of the main points of an article or other source, written entirely in your own words. A summary is always much shorter than the original text. The length of a summary can range from just a few sentences to several paragraphs; it depends on the length of the article you’re summarizing, and on the purpose of the summary. GET READY FOR WRITING Pair Work You are going to write a summary for the text “To Clone or Not to Clone”. Put together some tips for writing a summary. What do you do first? What would you do next? What advice would you give someone for writing a summary? GET READY FOR WRITING Pair Work You are going to write a summary for the text “To Clone or Not to Clone”. Put together some tips for writing a summary. 1. Read the original text. 2. Look for key details. 3. Write the summary. 4. Check the summary. READ FOR WRITING Read the text “Epidemics Explained” in this unit. How many parts can it be divided into? Which paragraphs may be included into each part? Complete the first column of the table. Then match the key information below for each part. Some epidemics were connected Definition Cooperation needed to fight against epidemics Epidemics in the 21st century READ FOR WRITING {5C22544A-7EE6-4342-B048-85BDC9FD1C3A}The Text “Epidemics Explained” Parts Corresponding paragraphs Key information 1 2 3 4 1-2 Definition 3-6 Some epidemics were connected 7-8 Epidemics in the 21st century 9 Cooperation needed to fight against epidemics READ FOR WRITING Read and answer the following questions. 1. What can we know from the first paragraph? A. An epidemic can spread rapidly. B. An epidemic cannot be infected easily. C. An epidemic can last only a short time. D. An epidemic can’t cause too much loss. √ READ FOR WRITING Read and answer the following questions. 2. What can we know from professor Smith’s study? A. He compared bird flu with The Black Death only. B. He found the earliest epidemic was bird flu. C. The Spanish Flu was considered the most severe epidemic. D. The 1997 bird flu had nothing to do with the Great Flu of 1918. √ READ FOR WRITING Read and answer the following questions. 3. What can we know from the whole passage? ... ...
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