Summative Assessment for the Unit "Making connections in Biology"
| Subject: English Language | Grade: 11 |
| Unit: Making connections in Biology | Total marks: 15 |
| Learning Objectives: 11.2.5 - recognise the attitude or opinion of the speaker(s) in unsupported extended talk on a wide range of general and curricular topics, including talk on a growing range of unfamiliar topics. 11.3.2 - ask and respond with appropriate syntax and vocabulary to open-ended higher-order thinking questions on a range of general and curricular topics, including some unfamiliar topics. | |
| Duration: 40 minutes | |
Task 1. Listening: Recognising Attitude and Opinion (6 points)
Instructions: You will hear a short lecture twice about the ethical implications of CRISPR gene-editing technology in human embryos. Before listening, read the statements below. After the first listening, decide if the speaker's attitude is Supportive, Cautious, or Critical towards the use of CRISPR in human embryos. After the second listening, answer the questions.
1.1. What is the speaker's overall attitude towards using CRISPR on human embryos? Choose one word: Supportive / Cautious / Critical.
Answer: ____________________________ (1 point)
1.2. The speaker says: "While the potential to eradicate hereditary diseases is undeniably promising, we must proceed with the brakes firmly applied." What does this statement reveal about the speaker's opinion?
Answer: ____________________________________________________________________________ (2 points)
1.3. Give one specific phrase the speaker uses to express doubt or concern about the technology.
Answer: ____________________________________________________________________________ (1 point)
1.4. Does the speaker believe that the current regulations are sufficient? Provide evidence from the lecture to support your answer.
Answer: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ (2 points)