1. Debate over what to teach (P6) 刘守君 东莞实验中学 E-mail: liu-john123346@hotmail.com

2.  Curriculum Focus Cultural awareness: learning about the conflicts between evolution and religion Language skills: learning to compare different opinions or facts

3. 1. What do you think of the origin of life? 2. Do you know about Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution ?  Pre-reading 3. Do you know how some devout Christians ( 基督 教徒 ) think about this issue?

4. 1. Read the passage quickly. Divide it into four parts and find out what each part is about. ( Paragraph 1-2): This part is about the debate between science and religion. (Paragraph 3-4): This part is about Darwin’s evolutionary theory. (Paragraph 5-7): This part is about a religious view on life on earth. (Paragraph 8): It’s necessary to make the line between religion and science clear in schools.  While Reading Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

5. 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  While Reading

6. 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  While Reading

7. 3) Intelligent design is ______. A. scientific B. religious C. fact D. unknown  While Reading

8. 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  While Reading

9. 3. Please fill in the blanks with some of the words or expressions in the passage. 1)There has been a lot of public ___ __ on the safety of food. (para. 1) 2) I broke the vase during an ____ _ with my husband. (para. 1) 3) She has been absent from work _____ illness. (para. 3) 4) We've been asked to __ ___ some new ideas. (para. 4) 5) Only 12 of the 140 passengers __ ___ in the accident. (para. 4) 6) The hospital tries to _____ that people are seen quickly. (para. 4) 7) The film was ___ __ for being too violent. (para. 6)  While Reading debates argument due to come up with survived ensure criticized

10. 1.Debate: Should students in the US be taught “intelligent design” or evolution, or both.  Post Reading Evolution? Intelligent design? Creationism? or

11.  Post Reading 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/