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An ESL reading passage traces genetic engineering from selective breeding to CRISPR, followed by eleven comprehension questions and two opinion essay prompts.

An educational teaching resource from Learning with Alan entitled ESL Genetic Engineering – Reading + Writing Pack downloadable at Teach Simple.

Year groups: Secondary and Sixth Form, Lower Secondary, Years 8–13
Pages: 3
File type: PDF
Preparation: Print ready

Updated Oct 11, 2024

Subject: Reading Comprehension, Writing, Reading, English
Topic: ESL, English Second Language
Resource types: Writing Prompts, Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
Preparation: Print ready

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ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity Worksheets on Genetic Engineering

This ESL EFL TESOL Teaching Resource on Genetic Engineering (3 PDF Slides; Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity) can be ideal to train Language skills in English. Suitable participants for this ESL EFL TESOL Reading + Writing Activity are Foreign Students at middle and High School (7th-12th Grade; teens). Newcomers or any ESL Learner is also more than suitable for this ESL EFL TESOL Activity on Genetic Engineering (from the origins to nowadays; benefits, disadvantages and issues related to this technology). This Teaching Educational Resource Product can also be ideal for ESL EFL Centres worldwide or any English second language tutor.

This ESL EFL TESOL Teaching Resource on Genetic Engineering (Worksheet; 3 PDF Printable slides) can be ideal for intermediate advanced English as a Second Language (ESL) Learners.

Within this English Second or Foreign Language Reading Comprehension + Essay Writing Activity Worksheet on Genetic Engineering (from the origins to nowadays; benefits, disadvantages and issues related to this technology), ESL EFL TESOL teachers can find the following activities:

1 text on Genetic Engineering (from the origins to nowadays; benefits, disadvantages and issues related to this technology)
10 Questions (with space for answers)
2 Essay Prompts (writing your own opinion on Genetic Engineering and its uses + pretending to be in a far or close future and to describe the uses and potential issues of genetic engineerings)

This ESL, EFL, TESOL Teaching Resource Reading + Writing Activity on Genetic Engineering (from the origins to nowadays; benefits, disadvantages and issues related to this technology) is great for Intermediate Advanced English as a second or foreign language learners (ESL- EFL). This English Second Language Worksheet on Genetic Engineering (from the origins to nowadays; benefits, disadvantages and issues related to this technology) aims to train and Reading Comprehension + Writing Skills.

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In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Read and comprehend an intermediate-advanced nonfiction passage on genetic engineering, identifying key facts, dates, and vocabulary.
Distinguish between two quoted speakers' differing viewpoints on the risks and benefits of genetic engineering.
Write an opinion essay taking and supporting a personal position on genetic engineering.

Teaching tips

Pre-teach the passage's more advanced vocabulary (e.g., 'disruptive,' 'recombinant,' 'unintended') before assigning the reading, since two questions specifically test those words.
Use the two quoted speakers (a biotechnologist and an ethicist) as a model for teaching how to identify contrasting viewpoints within a single nonfiction text.
Review the fact-based comprehension questions as a class as a natural follow-up to the biotechnologist-versus-ethicist discussion, or prepare an answer key in advance for independent work.

Skills covered

Reading comprehension of an intermediate-advanced nonfiction ESL passage.
Vocabulary acquisition — generating synonyms for words like 'disruptive' and explaining 'unintended' in context.
Identifying and comparing contrasting viewpoints within a text.
Opinion essay writing with supporting reasons and examples.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

What two viewpoints does the reading passage present?

A biotechnologist, Dr. Sarah Kim, is quoted expressing optimism about genetic engineering's potential to cure disease and improve food supply, while an ethicist, Dr. Robert Hayes, is quoted urging caution about the unintended consequences of manipulating human genetics.

What kind of writing does the second essay prompt ask for?

It asks students to imagine a future where genetic engineering has advanced significantly and to creatively describe the field's major achievements, benefits, and any resulting controversies.