1、Listening on page 54Before human clones become part of our life,perhaps we should spend more time thinking about how we should behave towards them.In pairs discuss these questions.1.How would you treat human clones?2.Do you think they should have legal and political rights,such as getting married or
2、 voting?3.Do you think they are separate people or part of the original donor?Clare thinks human cloning will come soon.2.The clone is the same as the original donor.3.Parents who are unable to have their own children may want to buy cloned babies.2.Now listen to a discussion on human cloning.Read t
3、hese statements before you listen to the tape.Tick the correct ones.4.Clare believes human cloning will cause unexpected problems.5.Wang Qiao thinks it is moral to clone babies for parents who cannot have children.Listen to the tape again and then choose the correct answers to the three questions on
4、 page 54.Answer key:B C A 1 What problems does Clare think people havent thought of?2 Why does Wang Qiao think that no one could confuse a donor with his/her clone/3 Why does Clare think people will want to buy cloned babies?Listening text IS HUMAN CLONING A GOOD IDEA?Wang Qiao is talking to Clare P
5、eters about human cloning.WQ:What do you think about human cloning,Clare?CP:I dont know what to think.But I suppose itll come one of these days.I think there are many problems that nobody has thought of yet.WQ:What do you mean by that?CP:Well,a clone will be an exact copy of the original donor.Right
6、?WQ:Yes,so what?CP:Well,whats the relationship between the clone and his original donor?WQ:I suppose they must be like one person.The clone is the same as his original donor.CP:Lets suppose that you take a baby to a laboratory to be cloned.Does it matter if the laboratory returns you the real baby a
7、nd one clone or two clones?WQ:Yes,it does.But how could this possible happen?CP:Well,the scientists may get confused.WQ:My goodness.Surely they would notice if there is an age-gap between the donor and the clone?CP:Maybe.What if the donor and the clone are very close in age?Let us suppose they are b
8、oth babies.WQ:OK.CP:Lets suppose that the laboratory wanted to use the real baby to make more clones.Perhaps they know parents who would like to buy a cloned baby.Perhaps this family is unable to have children of their own.So the laboratory keeps the real baby and sells the clones as they grow.WQ:Bu
9、t thats a baby factory!Thats not moral at all!CP:I know,and thats why its important to get our ideas sorted out now.So we really have to think about the problems of human cloning.WQ:Yes.Now I see your point.We should do something about this.How about a meeting?What do you think?(fade out)Listening t
10、ask on page 57Read the ten sentences on page 57 and then listen to the tape for the first time.Decide if they are facts or opinions.1.F 2.O 3.F 4.F5.F 6.F 7.F 8.O9.O 10.FListen to the tape again and answer the following questions.1.Why does Billy agree with cloning?He wants to make his mother happy
11、by keeping her pet dog alive forever and he also wants to take the chance to America for holiday when the dog is being cloned there.2.Whats Franks attitude towards cloning?Why?Frank doesnt agree with cloning because he thinks cloning is very expensive and it has many moral problems.3.What do you thi
12、nk Billys mother considers about cloning?4.Whats your own opinion about cloning?Billys mother is in favour of cloning.She is saving money to go to America to have her pet dog cloned just before it dies.3.Listen again and sort out the arguments for and against cloning pets.Arguments for cloning petsA
13、rguments against cloning pets1.It is moral to make my mother happy.1.It is very expensive to clone a pet.Arguments for cloning petsArguments against cloning pets2.It can provide an excuse for a holiday abroad.3.My mother will need her pet when I am away.2.It is selfish because it is an excuse for a
14、holiday.3.It is selfish because it means the student can study abroad without his mother complaining.Listening textA DISCUSSION ABOUT CLONING Billy and Frank are having a discussion about cloning pets.BILLY:You know,Frank,I agree with cloning.My mum has a pet dog and she is devoted to her.I think if
15、 anything happened to this pet she would be so upset.So we want to keep my mother happy by keeping her pet alive forever!FRANK:Whats this all about?A little dog!Surely you can make your mother happy again in another way!Does she know what people did before cloning was a possibility?BILLY:Yes,and she
16、 knows the cloning procedure.Shes read about the experiments in America.They offer chances for pets to produce their own stem cells.These stem cells will produce new pets at a very reasonable price.FRANK:Reasonable price!Surely it will be very expensive.BILLY:Well,my mother is saving money to go to
17、America with the dog just before it dies.If she goes to the laboratory well all spend a week in America.If were lucky,well be able to return after a few months with a new dog.FRANK:Now I understand.You just want a holiday trip to America,and getting a new dog is just an excuse.BILLY:Yes and why not?
18、FRANK:You are encouraging your mother to love her dog,so she will want to clone it when it gets old.Then you will take advantage of that to have a good holiday.Dont you think about the moral problems of cloning?BILLY:No,I dont.Its fine by me if I can make my mother happy and enjoy myself as well.Tha
19、ts moral too!FRANK:You know what they say about small dogs in Western countries.People keep dogs instead of having a real baby.Is that the case with your mother?BILLY:Certainly not!She has me after all.But I have to be away from her when I study abroad for my Masters degree.Shell need her small dog then!FRANK:I see.Now I know why I dont agree with cloning.BILLY:Now you know why I do.
