1. Change your face (P6) 刘守君 东莞实验中学 E-mail: liu-john@hotmail.com

2.  Curriculum Focus Scientific awareness: learning about the latest developments in medical surgery Language skills: learning to write a report on scientific developments

3. Have you ever seen the movie “Face/Off ”? What do you think about it? Have you ever thought of changing your own face? What do you think will happen if people could change their faces freely?  Pre-reading

4. 1. Read the passage quickly and answer the following two questions. 1). Where will the first face transplant operation be performed? 2). Who will do the operation?  While Reading In the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, US. Dr Siemionow.

5. 2. Read the passage again for further understanding. 1)Some people will visit the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio secretly ______. A. to prepare for their first face transplant B. to look for volunteers C. to choose the best patient for the face transplant D. to take part in a debate about face transplant

6. 3) According to Dr Siemionow, what is like an envelope? A. The operator’s face. B. The doctor’s face. C. The dead person’s face. D. The patient’s face. 2) Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a risk of the operation? A. Infection. B. Damage to the kidney. C. Cancer. D. Death.

7. 4) Why will the doctor do such an operation? A. Because there are many such demands. B. Because there are too many volunteers. C. Because people wounded in the face need a new face. D. Because many people want to renew their faces.

8. 3. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words. 1)Imagine _______ (spend) all that money on a coat! (para. 1) 2) They bought a dining table with four chairs ________(match). (para. 4) 3) Wrap the gifts in paper to prevent them ______________ (damage). (para. 5) 4) He rose from the table, ________(leave) his wine untouched. (para. 8) 5) They're not _________ (badly-off) but they don't have much money to spare. (para. 8) 6) He's asking £5000, but he may be willing ______________(come down to) £4800. (para. 9) to come down to spending to match being damaged leaving badly off

9. 1.Discussion: Do you think it will do more good or harm to people who have had a face transplant? Why?  Post Reading Debate: Are you for or against such an operation? Why? 2.