1、 Listening and Listening and vocabulary vocabulary顾县中学顾县中学 姚姚 红红Normal cowsCloned cowscientists working in a laboratorya human cella gene-the part of a cell that controls how it developsSomething about cloning .genes 1.Who do we get our genes from?2.How many parents does a cloned animal have?3.Where
2、 are cloned animals created?Our parents.One.In a laboratory.Free talk about cloning4.In what way are Sheep A and Sheep B identical?They both have identical genes.identical the same or exactly alikebe identical to.Words and phrases beneficial 有益的有益的 argument争论争论 nature自然自然 be against cloning反对克隆反对克隆.
3、be for cloning赞成克隆赞成克隆obviously明显的明显的 on the contrary相反相反 incredible难以置信难以置信 in other words 换句话说换句话说 Thats it 正是那样正是那样Nonsense 胡说胡说 to continue继续继续 Your Argument About Cloning:Are you for cloning?ORAre you against cloning?Activity 3 on P61:Say which of the arguments below are for cloning and which a
4、re against cloning.Write F(for)for A(against)1.Cloning is against nature._.2.Cloning will be beneficial to humans.For example,if a couple cant have children,cloning could help give them a child._3.Cloned animals get ill and die quite young._4.People are afraid that scientists will create thousands o
5、f copies of the same person._5.Cloning is dangerous because scientists may create monsters by mistake._6.We could use cloning to cure illness._A AF FA AA AA AF FPre-listeningListen and correct the wrong information.1.Dr Hugh Donaville works for a company that has already cloned a number of people.2.
6、A sheep called Dolly was cloned in 1998.3.Dolly the sheep died in 2003.True4.Donaville thinks scientists treated Dolly the sheep as a product.5.Donaville says that if a child is very ill,scientists could clone it.6.Donaville thinks its a good idea to have thousands of copies of the same person.7.Don
7、aville says that we could clone animals that have become extinct.animals1997The presenterdiesterribleare becomingWhile-listening and fill in the blank on your paperListen to the tape and fill in the blanks.Presenter:Our topic for this week is cloning.To discuss it,we have with us Dr Hugh Donaville,h
8、ead of a company that has already _ a number of animals.Hugh Donaville:Good morning.Presenter:Dr Donaville,could you begin with a simple _of cloning?Hugh Donaville:Certainly.Cloned animals are created in a laboratory.They take all their _ from a single parent.cloned explanation genesPresenter:So clo
9、ned animals come from .Hugh Donaville:Precisely.Presenter:How successful has cloning been so far?Hugh Donaville:Well,as most people know,in 1997 scientists cloned a sheep called Dolly.Since then,scientists have cloned animals such as pigs and cats.one parent onlyPresenter:You make cloning _easy.Hugh
10、 Donaville:Do I?I wish it was.If it was easy,Id be a very rich man by now.Presenter:So what are the difficulties?Presenter:_,cloned animals get ill and die quite young.For example,Dolly the sheep died in 2003.She should have lived longer.Presenter:Why do they get ill?Hugh Donaville:Weve got a few id
11、eas but we dont really understand why yet.sound Unfortunately Presenter:I see.Now obviously,Dr Donaville,you believe that cloning will be _ to human beings.Hugh Donaville:Yes,I do.If I didnt believe that,Id be in a different job.Presenter:Many people believe that cloning is wrong and against _.How d
12、o you answer them?Hugh Donaville:I tell them that cloning is a way of helping nature.beneficial naturePresenter:But cloning treats animals and people as things,as _.Hugh Donaville:Nonsense!I dont think thats true at all.I dont think scientists treated Dolly the sheep as a product.She was a sheep!Pre
13、senter:Im not sure everyone believes that.Also,people are afraid that scientists will create thousands of the same person.Hugh Donaville:I agree,if that happened,it would be terrible.We need laws to prevent that.products copies Presenter:Im glad you agree about that.But why do scientists want to clo
14、ne humans?I cant see any good reasons for this.Hugh Donaville:On the _,there are very good reasons.For example,if a couple cant have children,then cloning can give them a child.And if a child dies,we could clone it.Presenter:Create an identical copy,you mean?I think thats a terrible idea.contraryHug
15、h Donaville:A clone can never be an identical copy of another person.Its not just your genes that create who you are.Its your family and _ as well.Presenter:True.Hugh Donaville:To continue,we could clone animals that are becoming _.Presenter:Yes,if we were able to do that,it would be wonderful.I can
16、 see there are many _ both for and against cloning.society extinct argumentsFill in the chart with the right information from the tapescript on your paper.For cloning Against cloning Cloning will be _to humans.If a _ cant have children,cloning can help them.Cloned animals _ _ and die quite _ but sci
17、entists still cant tell why.Cloning is a way of _ nature.Cloning is _ and _nature.A clone can never be an _ copy,your genes,_ and _ work together create who you are.Cloning treats animals and people as_,and _.We could clone animals that are _ _Scientists will create thousands of _ of the same person
18、.For cloning Against cloning Cloning will be _to humans.If a _ cant have children,cloning can help them.Cloned animals _ _ and die quite _ but scientists still cant tell why.Cloning is a way of _ nature.Cloning is _ and _nature.A clone can never be an _ copy,your genes,_ and _ work together create w
19、ho you are.Cloning treats animals and people as_,and _.We could clone animals that are _ _Scientists will create thousands of _ of the same person.beneficial helping coupleidentical family society extinctbecoming get ill young wrongagainstthings products copies1.Cloning will be beneficial to humans.
20、If a couple cant have children,cloning could help give them a child.2.We could use cloning to cure illnesses.For cloning1.Cloning is dangerous because scientists may create monsters by mistake.2.Against nature.3.Emotional risks4.Cloned animals get ill and die quite young.Against cloning5.People are afraid of that scientists will create thousands of copies of the same person.6.Risk of abuse of the technology.7.Health risks from mutation of genes.突变，突变，变化变化 Homework 1.Find more information about cloning.2.Write a composition about cloning
