1、clone Brainstorming gene geneticgenetically cell embryoorgansheepmammaltissuestem cellbiology Fast reading:1.Does the article give an anti-or pro-cloning point of view,or both?2.What was the name of the first cloned mammal?3.Is Pauline Carter pro-or anti-cloning?BothDolly Anti-cloning.Read fast and
2、decide T or F.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 T4.Cloning can be used to cure disease
3、s 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 TFind the reasons why people are pro-or anti-cloning in the article and letters and writ
4、e them down.Pro-cloningAnti-cloningproduce valuable tissues and organs that could be used to save human livesmay produce a real-life Frankensteins monsterPro-cloningAnti-cloningcure diseases like cancerhelp those who are unable to have childrenhelp those who want to clone their dead childrencreate m
5、ore diseases in the animal worldcloning shows no respect for human lifehuman life would no longer be uniquePro-cloningAnti-cloningwe should be having fewer babies in order to reduce Earths population,not cloning moreReading comprehension:1.The announcement of successful human embryo cloning has caus
6、ed 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 cloningA2.The success of the cloned sheep Dolly
7、has proved that_.A.cloning will create more diseases in animal worldB.cloned animals will die at a much younger age than normalC.man has been able to produce an exact copy from an adult cellD.man can interfere with nature at his willC3.According to the passage,what is the real intention of Ian Wilmu
8、t”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.D4.How does a woman who cannot give a birth benefit from cloning?A.She can have a baby by using another womans egg.B.She
9、can have a baby genetically related to her.C.She can adopt someone elses child by cloning.D.She can have more children.B5.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
10、 want to be the first to clone a human baby.D.Colin Jake agrees with the scientists who want to clone a human baby.BReading strategy:Understanding scientific terms1.Read the first and last paragraphs for an idea of what the article is about.2.Scan the body of the article.Circle the words you dont kn
11、ow.3.Read through the article a few times.Match the words with their correct meanings.mankind breakthrough desperate adopt deliver totally consequences advancesan important development _ human beings _breakthroughmankindhelp a woman or a female animal to give birth to a baby _feeling that you have l
12、ittle hope and will do anything to get what you want _legally become the parents of somebody elses child _deliverdesperateadoptprogress _completely _ the results of an action _totallyconsequencesadvancesConsolidationFill in the blanks with proper words according to the newspaperarticle.Student:Is it
13、 true that the first human embryo have been(1)_ cloned?Scientist:Its true.Student:What do you think of it?Scientist:I think it can produce(2)_ tissues and organs that could be used to save human lives.However,some scientists think(3)_.They believe cloning human embryos may (4)_ with nature and be on
14、 the way to(5)_ a real-life Frankensteins monster.successfulvaluabledifferentlyinterfereproducingStudent:Well,would you please explain cloning in details to me?Scientist:Yes.Cloning is producing an exact copy of a plant or an animal using its cells.You are very familiar with the cloned sheep Dolly.I
15、n(6)_,the wonderful scientific(7)_ was praised.Student:Can you give me more examples about the uses of cloning humans?generalbreakthroughScientist:Well,some woman can not have a baby and is(8)_ to have a child of her own.She doesnt want to(9)_ one.What can she do?Cloning gives him the possibility.St
16、udent:Is cloning human embryos illegal in all countries?Scientist:No.Some scientists are already pushing ahead with research so as to(10)_ a cloned human baby.Student:OK.Thank you.I will search on the Internet for more information.desperateadoptdeliver Do you think human beings should be cloned?Work
17、 in pairs with your partner and discuss the questions below.1.What effects do you think human cloning might have?Discussion:2.Do you think governments should pass laws to make human cloning legal or illegal?Why or why not?3.If you had a cloned brother or sister who looked exactly like you,how would you feel?Thank you!
