The perfect copy

There is no forbidden field in science, but we must keep the technology under control.

Science is developing so fast

that it is beyond our imagination.

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超乎我们的想象 .

Four hundred years ago Chinese people had created the cloned images in Journey to the West, but now it has become reality in life.

cell [sel] 细胞

Cloned Animals!

What do you know about cloning?

“Cloning” is a new technology which produces an exact copy of a plant or an animal using its own cells.

Scientific terms Scientific terms clone

A bird or a dog?A bird or a dog?

If clone goes wrong, …

A lion or a kangaroo?

A cock or a dog?

A man or a dog?

So what’s your attitudes towards cloning, agree or disagree?

listeningListen to the tape and find out the main idea.

The reading passage is about how cloning is being ________ and the different ______ towards it.

researchedattitudes

the world’s cloned

.

created by scientists

in .

died in____ at a much ______ age because

of .

first

mammal

Scottish

1996

2003

lung disease

Dolly

younger

Fast-reading—Main ideaRead the reading passage quickly and find out the main idea of each paragraph.

(The reading passage is made up of a newspaper article about cloning and two readers’ letter. 0ne is against cloning, while the other is _________ it) .for

Match each paragraph with its correct main ideaPara 1

Para 2

Para 3

Para 4

Para 5

Para 6

An announcement about the first cloned human embryo caused much debate.

The first cloned mammal was Dolly.

Ian Wilmut is shocked that some scientists are considering cloning human beings.

A woman wants to have a cloned baby.

Cloning human embryos is illegal in many countries, but some scientists still want to clone human beings.

Chinese scientists continue to research ways in which cloning can benefit mankind.

Ddecide whether the following are true or

false.

1. People all over the world are happy

about the idea of cloning human beings.

2.

Dolly, the first cloned mammal, is

exactly the same as other sheep.

3. According to the article, the

scientist who created Dolly does not

agree with cloning human beings.

F

F

T

4. Cloning can be used to cure diseases

because it can produce new tissues and

organs.

5. Colin Jake is against cloning humans,

just like Pauline Carter.

6. Cloning human beings is illegal in

many countries, so no scientists want to

clone human beings.

F

F

T

Careful-readingCareful-reading

What are the different attitudes towards the success of cloning a human embryo?

On the one hand ：

On the other hand ：

Some people consider that ：

valuable tissues and organs can be

produced and be used to save human lives

human beings may be on the way to producing a real-life monster

cloning human embryos

with the intention of destroying them shows no respect for human life

Pro-cloning Anti-cloning

1. produce valuable tissues and organs that could be used to save human lives

1. may produce a real-life Frankenshtein’s monster

2. 2.

3. 3.

4. 4.

5.

Find the reasons why people are pro- or anti-cloning in the article and letters and write them in the table below

cure disease like cancer

help those who are unable to have children

help those who want to clone their dead children

create more disease in the animal world

cloning shows no respect for human life

Human life would just become a crop to be harvested or a prodct for sale

we should be having fewer babies in order to reduce Earth’s population, not cloning more

ComprehensionComprehension

1.The passage is mainly about_______. A. what cloning is B. the advantage of cloning C. arguments about cloning human embryos D. the disadvantage of cloning2.We can learn from the two letters_______. A. both of the writers are pro-cloning. B. both of the writers are anti-cloning. C. neither of the writers are against cloning. D. both of the writers are not for cloning human embryos

3.The announcement of successful human embryo cloning has caused much debate because______.A. people still have no clear idea about the results of human cloningB. valuable tissues and organs can be used to save humans C. mankind is going to produce terrible monstersD. people know that nature will punish mankind for human cloning

ComprehensionComprehension

4.The success of the cloned sheep Dolly has proved that_________.

A. cloning will create more diseases in animal worldB. cloned animals will die at a muchyounger age than normalC. man has been able to produce an exact copy from an adult cellD. man can interfere with nature at his will

ComprehensionComprehension

5. According to the passage, what is the real intention of Ian Wilmut’s cloning research?A. To create copies of humans in the end.B. To destroy human embryos in the end.C. To create new tissues or organs for sale.D. To cure deadly diseases eventually.

ComprehensionComprehension

6. How does a woman who cannot give a birth benefit from cloning?A. She can have a baby using another woman’s egg.B. She can have a baby genetically related to her.C. She can adopt someone else’s child by cloning.D. She can have more children.

7. What can we infer from the whole passage?A. Cloning animals is illegal in Italy.B. Chinese scientists are trying to benefit mankind by using cloning technology.C. Chinese scientists want to be the first to clone a human baby.D. Colin Jake agrees with the scientists who want to clone a human baby.

ComprehensionComprehension

Attitudes towards the first cloned human embryo

Pro-cloning It can produce tissues and organs that are of great(1)__________.

Anti-cloning We are (2) ________ to produce a real-life Frankenstein’s monster.

Attitudes towards the birth of Dolly the sheep

Pro-cloning Cloning is a wonderful (3) __________ breakthrough.

Anti-cloning Cloning would (4) ____________ more disease in the animal world.

Representatives

Ian WilmutHe never (5) ______ to create copies of humans. Instead, he thinks research efforts should concentrate on (6) ______ diseases.

Faye Wilson (7) _______ to have a baby,she is (8) __________ to have a child that is genetically related to her.

Severino Antinori

He wants to be the first to clone a human being.

Chinese scientists

They have focused their efforts on cloning animals and stem cells.China has achieved great (9) _______ in producing clones of cows and goats,and continues to research ways cloning can be (10) ________ to mankind.

value

likely

scientific

create/ cause

intends

curing

Unable anxious

success

beneficial

What uses does cloning have?

Disccusion

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Other uses?

Is it a good idea to clone humans some day?

Is it a good idea to clone humans some day?

for against

Your reasons

Homework: Homework: Write a letter to the editor and express your opinions about cloning human embryos.