Unit3 Reading.ppt(共23张PPT)
“Cloning” is a new technology which produces an exact copy of an animal
or a plant from its own cells.
Task I Scientific terms
clone
1. The two cells are combined and become one cell.
2. The cell grows into an embryo which is put into the body of another female sheep.
3. A sheep is delivered.
Listen to the passage and try
to find answers to the three
questions in part A on Page42 as
quickly as possible.
Task II
1. Both
2. Dolly.
3. Anti-cloning.
Reading strategy
If you want to read the article, you may
come across difficult or unfamiliar words. Therefore, we should read it step by step to understand the whole meaning.
Step
1
Step
2 .
Step
3
Begin by reading the first and last paragraphs
for an idea of what the article is about.
Scan the body. Circle any words you do not know. Question things you do not understand or that do not appear to make sense
Read through the article a few times, and make sense of the scientific terms upon further readings.
Task III Fast reading
The passage is mainly about_______.
A. what cloning is
B. the advantage of cloning
C. arguments about cloning human embryos
D. the disadvantage of cloning
2. According to your reading, decide the statements on P44 Part C1 are T or F.
1. F 2. F 3.T 4. T 5. F 6. F
1.Match the new words in Part D on P44.
b a d e c g h f
Task V detailed reading
On the one hand
On the other hand
Much debate
Some scientists
If…
can produce…
save human lives
many people,
including…
If...
interfere with…
produce a monster
point out
disagree & fear
(Para.1)
Task V detailed reading
Cloning:
Dolly the sheep:
The world’s
attitudes:
producing an exact copy of a plant
or an animal using its cells
the first mammal
born in 1996
died in early 2003
Note-making:
1)be angry
( create more disease…)
2)be praised for
their breakthrough
(Para.2)
Task V detailed reading
persons things done feelings
or view intentions
The Scottish Scientist
Some people
Faye Wilson
create Dolly
be shocked
1)never to create..
2)concentrate on
creating…to cure
diseases like Ca.
consider that
cloning…
show no respect
saleswoman
good news
be desperate to…
don’t want to
adopt…
Form-filling:
Attitudes towards human beings cloning (paras3&4)
Task V detailed reading
To deliver a _______human baby, some
scientists are already pushing_____ with research
though______ human embryos is illegal in many
countries. An Italian doctor is one of the ______ in
the kind of research. It’s_______ that he wants to
be the first to clone a human being.
In China, scientists have _______their efforts on
cloning ________stem cells but also animals.
China has________ to produce clones of cows and
goats and went on _____ their research on ways
that cloning can be of benefit_____ mankind.
cloned
ahead
cloning
leaders
declared
focused
not only
managed
with
to
Task VI A debate
Read the article and the two letters as
well to find the reasons why people are
pro- or anti-cloning.
Getting information:
Task VII A debate
Is it good to clone human embryos
for
against
Your reasons
Rules to follow:
1.Think of as many reasons as possible to support
your ideas.
3.The group who can give the most
convincing reasons will win the debate.
Pro-cloning Anti-cloning
produce valuable
tissues and organs that … produce a real-life Frankenstein’s monster
cure diseases like cancer
help those who are
unable to …
help those who want to
…
create more diseases …
cloning shows no
respect for …
be no longer unique
having fewer babies to
reduce …, not cloning
more.
Every coin has two sides.
If used in curing diseases, cloning will be beneficial to us;
If it is abused(滥用)，it will cause disorder in society.
And the most important is that we only can clone humans physically, not emotionally.
What’s your opinion about cloning
human beings
1. What effects do you think human cloning might have
2. Do you think governments should pass laws to make
human cloning legal or illegal Why or why not
3. If human cloning was successful, who would be happy
4. Do you think it would be easy for the cloned baby to accept his/her social identity as a ‘cloned’ human being
5. If you had a cloned brother or sister who looked exactly like you , how would you feel
Homework:
Homework:
1. Read the text fluently after class
and underline points difficult
to understand.
2.If you had the right, what would
you like to clone Why Please write
a short passage (100 words or so).
In Mary.W. Shelly’s novel, Frankenstein made a monster , but eventually he was killed by it.
