Column Discussion (Expert)｜コラムディスカッション（上級）Lesson28 : San Diego Zoo Clones Endangered Horse

PART A_1

Let’s learn vocabulary. Listen and repeat the words and the sentences with your tutor.

PART A_2

1.　pony	/POH-nee/
	-a small horse of any of several breeds
	The little girl was allowed to ride a pony.
2.　cell	/sel/
	-the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism
	Mitochondria is the powerhouse of a cell.
3.　preserve	/pri-ZURV/
	-to keep alive or in existence; make lasting:
	She preserved the flowers she received during her younger years.
4.　birth	/burth/
	-an act or instance of being born:
	A first-time mother gave birth to twins.
5.　decade	/DEK-eyd/
	-a period of ten years:
	He has not gone skiing in a decade.

PART B_1

Let’s read the article. Please read it aloud, and I will check your pronunciation and intonation.

PART B_2

Endangered horse cloned at a zoo

A Przewalski horse which is an endangered wild horse species has been cloned at a zoo in San Diego, California. Although it was a product of a laboratory, the two-month-old animal clone named “Kurt” acts just like any other pony.
The cloning was done by taking cells from a male Przewalski horse which had been preserved since 1980. After that, an egg from a female horse of a different kind was also taken. They replaced the egg’s nucleus with the cells of the frozen Przewalski horse. The embryo they came up with was then inserted in the womb of another female horse which later gave birth to Kurt.

This is not the first time scientists cloned an animal. In fact, over twenty kinds of animals have been cloned since the method was first performed successfully a few decades ago. Dolly the sheep was the first successful animal clone that occurred in 1996.

PART C_1

Let’s answer comprehension questions. Please answer them based on the article.

PART C_2

1.	What horse species was cloned at a zoo in California?
2.	How did they carry out the said process?
3.	When did the first-ever animal cloning take place?

PART D_1

Let’s discuss the article. Please answer the questions below and express your opinions.

PART D_2

1.	What crossed your mind after reading the article?
2.	Do you think cloning is necessary in order to save endangered species?
3.	Can you think of any problems that may arise with cloning?
4.	What kind of animal do you think should be cloned next?
5.	Are you in favor of human cloning in the future?

REVIEW AND FEEDBACK

Now, let us review the things that you learned in this lesson.

ではこのレッスンで学んだことを振り返りましょう。

(Please give a short feedback on how your student did in your class.)

	Grammar 文法	Pronunciation 発音	Vocabulary 単語	Comprehension 理解
GOOD	文法の誤りはほとんどなく、完全な文章で話すことができる	ほとんどの単語をはっきりと正しく発音することができる	習った表現を適切に使うことができる	文章を理解し、質問に正しく答えることができる
FAIR	文法の誤りはあるが、完全な文章で話すことができる	発音の練習が必要な言葉がいくつかある	たまにミスはあるが、習った表現を適切に使うことができる	文章を完全に理解するのは難しく、質問に正しく答えられないときもある
POOR	文章で話すのは難しく、単語だけで話すことができる	発音の練習が必要である	習った単語と表現を少しだけ使うことができる	文章を理解するのは難しく、質問に答えるのは難しい

TUTOR FEEDBACK

GRAMMAR
Good:	Was able to speak in complete sentences with minimal grammatical errors.
Fair:	Was able to speak in complete sentences with evident grammatical errors.
Poor:	Was able to speak using words only.
PRONUNCIATION
Good:	Was able to pronounce most of the words clearly and correctly.
Fair:	Mispronounced a few words.
Poor:	Mispronounced most of the words.
VOCABULARY
Good:	Used appropriate expressions learned in class.
Fair:	Used appropriate expressions learned in class and made a few errors in word choice.
Poor:	Used only a few words and expressions.
COMPREHENSION
Good:	Was able to understand the passages and answer the questions correctly.
Fair:	Had a little difficulty in understanding passages and answering questions.
Poor:	Had a hard time understanding passages and answering questions.

Parts of this lesson material are based on:
An article by Voice of America