选修8 Unit2 Cloning Reading.pptVIP

高二人教新课标版选修八 Unit 2 Cloning Reading Twins They are born naturally and identical in sex and appearance. A strawberry plant The new plants that grow from the runners are exact copies of the original plant. 一株草莓依靠它沿地“爬走”的匍匐茎, 一年内就能长出数百株草莓苗。 富贵竹插枝即活 The gardener should cut the plant, then the cutting produce another new plant. 1996 cloning sheeps 2001 cloning cattle 我国成功繁殖克隆兔 体形要比普通兔大许多 2002年5月 中旬成功地 繁殖了一只 胚胎细胞 克隆兔。 2002 cloning cats 2002年4月16日美国第一头克隆牛“艾米”产下牛犊喜作妈咪。 2005 cloning dogs In pairs discuss what you understand about cloning. Then list the questions you want to find out. Share your lists with one another. Pre-reading 1. What is a clone? A clone is an animal or a plant produced naturally or artificially from the cells of another animal or plant and is exactly the same as it. 2. How is a clone produced？ The cloning of plants is simple and relatively easy. It can be done by taking cuttings (man- made cloning) or letting the plant produce its own runners (natural cloning). The cloning of animals is more complicated. It was not achieved until 1996 and is fully explained in the first reading. 3. What benefits can humans gain from cloning？ Medical cloning can help cure serious illnesses that ruin one’s quality of life (such as Parkinson’s disease or Alzheimer’s disease). It can help infertile people have babies. 4. What problems may arise when humans are cloned? People may want to clone themselves so they can live forever. People may want to clone dead children. People may want to clone their favourite pets. 1. What is the main topic? A. Cloning. B. Dolly the sheep . C. It will lead us to some places. 2. What is the writing style? A. Expositive (说明性的). B. Descriptive. C. Argumentative (议论性的). A A Learning tips: The passage is written in the expositive style. That is to say the text is in the third person and in factual and formal language. It gives different points of view and does not try to persuade