M5U3 Reading The Perfect Copy.ppt

The Perfect Copy When reading articles about science Strategies: 1. to find out the main idea 2. to circle out words or things difficult to understand 3. to clear up confusions Skimming Read through the article quickly and find out the topic sentence(s). Scientists have announced that they have cloned the first human embryo. This has caused much debate round the world. Read again to get the main idea of each paragraph Para. 1 What’s the recent announcement about? What’s people’s reaction to it? Read again to get the main idea of each paragraph Para. 2 What’s cloning? Did Dolly the sheep live as long as the normal sheep? Why were some people very worried about cloning? Read again to get the main idea of each paragraph Para. 3 What’s the nationality of the scientist who created the first mammal? What does Ian Wilmut think cloning research efforts should be focused on? Read again to get the main idea of each paragraph Para. 4 What’s the problem with the 41-year-old saleswoman Faye Wilson? Does she welcome the idea of cloning a baby? And why? Read again to get the main idea of each paragraph Para. 5 Is cloning human embryos legal in many countries? What has an Italian physician declared? Read again to get the main idea of each paragraph Para. 6 What have Chinese scientists focused their efforts on? What have Chinese scientists achieved in cloning research? Check understanding Different attitudes towards human cloning Two letters from readersFor VS. Against One is from Pauline Carter who is... Reasons are… The other one is from Colin Jake who is… Reasons are… A letter from our group Dear Editor, After reading the newspaper about the Perfect body, we have had a heated discussion and we are for/ against human cloning. The following are our reasons. Firstly… Secondly… In additio