book 2 chapter 7, preventing genetic discrimination.pptVIP

CNN video “Preventing Genetic Discrimination” A report on whether or not laws should be enacted to limit employers’ abuse of employees’ genetic information Simon Chen Foreign language department SUMC Preventing Genetic Discrimination:GD in U.S With the discovery of DNA in 1940s, genetic engineering develops rapidly, it changes our viewpoint of life and our ability to influence human health and environment. As we know, genetic testing makes it possible for us to know our genetic make-up, the tendency of our personality traits. Genetic modification foods tend to be burgeoning in modern society. And at the meanwhile, genetic discrimination becomes a social problem in most of the western countries like the United States. Family history and other potential sources of genetic information are used by insurers and employers in a discriminatory way even more often than genetic testing. Brainstorming:1. Would you like to have your DNA tested? Why do people want to do genetic testing? 2. What benefits can you figure out that human beings get from genetic engineering? Preventing Genetic Discrimination:words and expressions (1) 1.weed out: remove undesirable items; to get rid of (people/things of unacceptable quality) in order to improve 清除，剔除，淘汰 —A series of tests are conducted to weed out incompetent employees from the workplace 2.access: (1) means of entering, entrance — The only means of access to the village is along a muddy track(进入，入口) (2) means or right of using, reaching, or obtaining：取得（接近）的方法（权利等） — In the university library, students need easy access to books. — My former husband has access to the children at weekends. (he is allowed to see the children at weekends) Preventing Genetic Discrimination:words and expressions (2) 3. target: take aim against some one 4. bias: (1) a tendency to be in favor of or against something or somebody without knowing enough to be able to judge fairly, PREJUDICE. 偏见，成见，倾向性，癖好(2) a tendency of mind, 思想倾向，偏爱 — They complai