课件26张PPT。Module 5 Unit 3Science and natureWelcome to the unitStep 1 Leading inDaily proverbs1. We should not be overjoyed by our victory on nature. For each such victory, nature will take revenge(报复)on us.
— Engels, German socialist philosopher
2. Nature never deceives(欺骗)us; it is always us who deceive ourselves.
3. The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that men may become robots.
我们不要过分陶醉于我们人类对自然界的胜利。对于每一次这样的胜利,自然界都将对我们进行报复。
—恩格斯,德国社会主义哲学家 大自然永远不会欺骗我们,欺骗我们的往往是我们自己。在过去人们面临的危险是变成奴隶,而将来的危险是人们可能会变成机器。 What is clone?a way of an exact copy of another animal or plant by using its cells.Clone?Natural cloneNatural clone is a natural form of cloning without human help.Man-made cloneMan-made clone is one produced through human intervention(介入).Natural cloneMan-made clone
Dolly and its creator: Ian WilmutSnuppy (the first cloned dog) was cloned in Korea.Snuppy was born in Korea in 2005, which made a great contribution to the field of cloning because dogs are the most difficult animals to be cloned.Step 2DiscussingOral Task One:If you were a scientist, what would you want to clone? Why? endangered animals
(濒危动物)food petsfamily memberstissues and organsA bird or a dog?If clone goes wrong, …A man or a dog?What are the boy and the girl?
How old are they?
Do they have feelings and memories?
How did they feel when they knew they were cloned?Oral Task Two: a debatePresenting your debate:
Are you for or against cloning humans? Why?
Student 1&2: For it
Student 3&4: Against it
Having a debateStating an opinion(陈述观点)
1.In my opinion, cloning is …
2.Personally,I think …
3.I’d like to say …
4.As far as I’m concerned, …
5.I believe that …Disagreeing with an opinion
(反驳观点)
1.That can’t be true.
2. I’m afraid I disagree.
3. I don’t think so.
4. Actually, on the other hand,…
5. But that is different…Is it a good idea to clone humans?For cloning humans(支持)Against cloning humans(反对)1.medical use: produce valuable tissues and organs
2.help those who can’t have children
3.save endangered animals
…
1.Human life becomes a product for sale.
2.bring ethical(伦理的 )problems
3.break the gender (性别)balance
4.too many people in the world
…
What about a cloned “you”? Oral Task Three:Results of the questionnaireFor cloning humans: 20 students (26%)
Reasons: 1.share our housework 2.clone our loved friends or relatives 3. do homework for us 4. accompany us when we feel lonely 5. use their organs to save patients 6.help those who can’t have a baby
Against cloning humans: 56 students (74%)
Reasons: 1.They are just products but not real humans.
2. There have been already too many people in the world.
3. Some scientists may clone humans for their own economic benefits. 4. It’s hard to tell their relationships. 5. The world will be disordered.
6. The technology of cloning is not so developed.
Write a report:
Please write a report based on the information you have concluded from the questionnaire on cloning humans.
1.about 120 words
2.Your own attitudes to cloning humans must be included.Homework
Thank you!