PART1ActivateDiscussingBrainstormingListeningWatching

Brainstorming

TASKONE…personalityappearanceAreyoulikeyourparents?Inwhatways?

TASKONEeducationHowdoyoubecomewhoyouare?experiencessurroundings…

TraitsMainlyDuetoInheritanceInclude:appearance(smallorbigeyes,double-eyelids,curlyhair,colorofskin,bigfeet,hairloss,nose,earlobes…),bloodtype,height,goodbrains,hobbies,eyesight,foodlikesanddislikes,artisticgene,athleticgene…

Discussing

TASKTWOHeredityvsEnvironmentDividetheclassintotwogroupstodebatewhichhasastrongerinfluence,heredityorenvironment.Giveexamplesrelatedtophysical,intellectualandemotionalcharacteristics.Trytofindconvincingpointstosupportyourarguments.Pro.Con.

FORENVIORNMENT--Exercise,sportsandgoodfoodcanmakeyougrowtallerandstronger.--YoungChineseareobviouslybiggerandtallerthantheirgrandparents.--Intelligentprofessionals’childrenarenotnecessarilyintelligent,sointelligenceisnotinherited.--Ifheredityismoreimportant,whydowestudyfortests?--Thesonofathiefisnotnecessarilyathief.--Ascientistisnotborntobeascientistandtheirchildrenaren’tnecessarilycuriousandcreative....

FORHEREDITY--Physicaltraitsandcertaindiseasescanbeinherited,suchascancer,highbloodpressureandobesity.--ApersonwithverylowIQcanneverbecomeascientistnomatterhowhardhe/shetries.--Bothmyparentsarepractical,andthat’swhyIlackimagination.--Apersonwithouta“musicgene”canneverbeamusician.--MyparentsaretaciturnandsoamI.--Mymotherdoesn’tlikefish,nordoI....

Listening

TASKTHREEtheScouts 童子军embarrassed 尴尬snuggle 蜷伏distinguish 区分initial 姓名的首字母Directions:Inthepassageyou’regoingtolistentoMartinHenfieldtalkingaboutsomeofhisexperiencesas