(共16张PPT)
cloning
Word Hunt
1. It is a new technology which make an e_____ copy of another animal and plant.
xact
The same ,precise
2.Gardeners use it to make some c__________ plants.
ommercial
Buying and selling of goods
3.The p_________ of this technology needs lots of time.
rocedure
Regular order or way of doing something
4.Dolly the sheep is a great b____________ in 1996
reakthrough
Important development or
discovery
What do you think the article is about by reading this headline
CLONING :WHERE IS IT LEADING US
Main idea of each paragraph
Different responses to cloning human
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Cloning is a way of making an exact copy of another animal and plant.
Cloning has two major uses.
The problems of Dolly.
The influence of Dolly.
What is cloning
2. What are the two examples of natural clones
Para.1
Cloning is a way of making an exact copy of another animal or plant.
method/means
the same/precise
…happen when…
当不同的文化相遇并且相互误解时冲突就发生了。
Conflict happens when different cultures meet and misunderstand each other.
What are the two major uses of cloning
2. What is the difference between cloning plants and cloning animals
Para.2
to produce commercial quantities of plants
to produce plenty of plants for commerce/ sale
Cloning plants is straightforward while cloning animals is very complicated.
easy
for research on new plant species and for medical research on animals
complex
?
It is a difficult task to undertake.
Many attempts to clone mammals failed.
take on
3. What made the success of the cloning of Dolly
Para.2
But at last the determination and patience of the scientists ________ in 1996 with a ___________.
paid off
breakthrough
The procedure of the cloning of Dolly works like this:
Para.2
process
1. What did the first successful clone animal Dolly bring to the world
Para.3-4
The fact that she seemed to develop normally was very encouraging.
Then came the disturbing news that Dolly had become seriously ill.
Cloning scientists were cast down to find that…
Dolly’s appearance raised a storm of objections and had a great impact on the media and public imagination.
problems
effect/influence
on the one hand
on the other hand
disappointed
Problems:
Influence:
Para.3-4
Sadly the same arbitrary fate affected other species.
uncontrollable life expectancy
Raised a storm of objections and had a great impact on the media and public imagination.
?
opposition/disapproval
Using cloning to cure serious illnesses and even to produce human beings
Newspapers:
Religious leaders:
Governments:
Scientists:
Para.5
wrote of evil leaders hoping to clone themselves to attain their ambitions.
achieve
raised moral questions
put forward
became nervous and more conservative
Some began to reform their legal systems and forbade research into human cloning.
But others continue to accumulate evidence of medical research of cloning.
prohibit
amass/collect
Scientists:
Writer’s point of view In favour of or against
What’s your opinion
Para.5
Still wonder whether cloning will help or harm us and where it is leading us.
The writer is impartial because he/she doesn’t state any personal opinion about cloning.
Summary
Cloning is a way of _______________________ ano-ther animal or plant, with two major uses: to produ-ce commercial plants as well as to create new pla-nt species and to do medical research on animals. Despite its __________, cloning animals made a ________ in 1996-- the cloning of Dolly the sheep. Following the success of Dolly, _________ arose quickly, of which _______________ is the most outstanding. On the other hand, its appearance ________________ the public and media, arousing ________________ to cloning human beings. So ______________________whether cloning helps or harm us and where it is leading us.
making an exact copy of
complicatedness
breakthrough
problems
the arbitrary fate
has an
impact on
different
responses
it remains
to be seen