课件35张PPT。Unit 2 ReadingCloning: Where Is It Leading Us? Dolly the SheepDiscussion1. How is a clone produced?
2. What benefits can humans gain from cloning?
3. What problems may arise when humans are cloned?1. To summarize the main idea of the passage
2. To tell how Dolly was produced
3. To know why cloning is a controversial
issueABA: I think cloning is good for us. Because …B: I think cloning is bad for us. Because …Is cloning good or bad for us?DebateThese expressions may help. Do you think it is wise to …?
What’s your opinion of …?
I think you should …
I agree with you that …
I would never accept …
I’m happy to accept a clone but …
I would never accept a clone …
I don’t mind but …Skimming for general idea What’s the main idea of the text?
A. Animal cloning is very valuable and can
benefit the world.
B. It explains how cloning works in
the first successful cloned sheep, Dolly.
C. It illustrates people’s views about
Dolly’s appearance and cloning people.
D. Both B & C.Choose the best answer.What do you think is the writer’s point
of view in this reading passage? Is it in
favour of cloning or against it?
I think the writer is _________
because _____________________________
____________________.impartial he/she does not state any personal opinion about cloningFill in the blanks.P12 3Procedure of Cloning a SheepScanning for specific information From the first paragraph it can be
inferred that ______.
A. cloning is a man–made technology
B. cloning always exists around us
C. cloning is very strange to human
beings
D. cloning is only conducted in
laboratories Choose the best answer.2. The cloning of Dolly the sheep succeeded
because ___________.
A. it’s easier to clone a sheep than other
animals
B. the scientists were determined and
worked hard with patience
C. the scientists were rewarded and got
lots of money
D. many other attempts to clone
mammals failed3. Dolly the sheep _____.
looked exactly like the sheep that provides the egg cell
was the exact copy of the sheep that provides the nucleus
C. looked like the sheep that gave birth to
it
D. had the characteristics of all three
sheep 4. It can be inferred from the passage that a cloned animal ____________.A. usually lives as long as the original oneB. usually lives longer than the original oneC. usually dies earlier than the original oneD. is usually as healthy as the original oneAnswer these questions.1 What are the two major uses of cloning?
2 Why is it easier to make commercial plant clones than animal clones?
3 What was the first clone from an adult animal? At what age did this clone die?
4 Why is cloning controversial in some countries?P12 11 What are the two major uses of cloning?
2 Why is it easier to make commercial
plant clones than animal clones?The first use is to produce commercial quantities of plants. The second is to research on new plant species and do medical research on animals.Cloning plants is straightforward, but the cloning of animals is very complicated.3 What was the first clone from an adult
animal? At what age did this clone die?
4 Why is cloning controversial in some
countries?The first clone from an adult animal was Dolly the sheep. She died at the age of six and a half.Cloning is controversial in some countries for moral and religious
reasons.Fill in the blanks.copyNaturalcutting quantities /
numbersvalueprocedure /
process /
stepsThreelambappropriateopinions /
viewsFill in the chart using the information from the text. Add one reason of your own in each column.P12 2Cloning is a way of ___________________ of another animal or plant. It has two major uses. One is to produce commercial quantities of plants; ________ is for research on new plant species and for medical research on animals. Cloning plants is straightforward _______ cloning animals is difficult to undertake. However, scientists’ hard work _______ in 1996 _____ the cloning of Dolly the sheep. Though it was encouraging ______ the sheep seemed to grow normally, it died after a short life of only six and a half years in the world. the othermaking an exact copy whilewiththatpaid offComplete the passage with proper words,
which will help you retell the text.As a result, it _______ (puzzle) all scientists with different questions. Besides, the appearance of Dolly raised a storm of __________ (object) and public imagination. ____ got people to think about the possibilities of ________(use) clones to cure serious diseases and even to produce human beings. However, some governments became more nervous and conservative and they forbade research ____ human cloning. Others continued to accumulate evidence of abundant medical aid _________ could be provided by cloning.puzzledobjectionsItusingwhich/thatintoLook at these pictures below first.“Holy great mother of God, I’ve been cloned!”1. 克隆技术现在还不成熟, 克
隆人可能有很多先天性生理缺陷。
2. 克隆人的身份难以认定, 他
们与被克隆者之间的关系无法纳入现有的伦理体系。反对克隆人Some opinions about clone3. 克隆技术有可能被滥用, 成为恐怖分子的工具。
4. 从生物多样性上来说, 大量基因结构完全相同的克隆人, 可能诱发新型疾病的广泛传播, 对人类的生存不利。1. “不让我们克隆人, 就是不让我们修正我们的错误, 人类历史难道能够这样构造吗?”
——《纽约时报书评》
4. “人体商业化是人类经济活动中无与伦比的成就, 毫无疑问, 克隆技术的出现将为世人创造一个最为广泛和深远的市场。”
—— 英国《经济学家》杂志。支持克隆人
What about you?
It?is?a?question?worth thinking about.? Homework object, pay off, accumulate, attain, cast down, undertake, in favour of, breakthrough, object to, obtain. 3. Preview the language points in Reading. Read the passage again and review
the new words and expressions.
2. 发挥想象,连词成文(50-100字).