牛津译林版高中英语必修五unit 3《science versus nature》(reading)课件.ppt

Unit 3 What was the intention of Ian Wilmut’s research on cloning at first? Why is the woman desperate to have a cloned baby? Will the cloned baby be the same as a normal baby? Suppose you have a cloned brother or sister who looks exactly like you, how would you feel and what will happen in your everyday life? (make up a situation with your group members and act it out.) Homework Read the two readers’ letters on the next page, which stand for different attitudes on human cloning. Decide which one you agree with and why. We will talk about it after National Day. * Fill in the blanks with the new words we have learned according to the meanings given below. Revision help a woman or a female animal to give birth to a baby _____________ deliver feeling that you have little hope and will do anything to get what you want ___________ legally become the parents of somebody else’s child ________ desperate adopt progress totally consequences advances completely the results of an action an important development breakthrough human beings mankind From the picture, you may think of the world famous cloned sheep Dolly. The first cloned mammal Dolly Dolly and Ian Wilmut How much do you know about cloning? “Cloning” is a new technology which produces an exact copy of an animal or a plant from its own cells. Dolly was the first cloned mammal created by a Scottish scientist in 1996.She was exactly the same as her mother, both in appearance and in genes. I was born on 4 May 2003, look! I’m growing stronger now. the world’s first cloned mule Idaho Gem My name is Cc (“Copycat”), I was born in December 2002. scientists created me with a cell taken from my mother Rainbow. These female pigs are also cloned. They are born on Christmas Day 2001. Our names are Noel, Engel, Star, Joy, and Mary. Can you recognize each of us? We were born on 5 July