人教高二英语选修8 unit2 cloning Using language(共27张PPT).ppt

Unit 2 cloning using language The Return of the Dinosaurs? Answer the following questions: Have you ever seen the film Jurassic Park? Do people like this film? What animals do you see in the film? Are they real dinosaurs? Do you think it is possible to clone dinosaurs? Warming up Listen to the text and then tell the following sentences are true or false. ( Students can discuss in pairs. ) Scientists are still experimenting with cloning mammals because they think it can make money. The animals that have disappeared from the earth, like dinosaurs, can be brought back to life through cloning. If we can clone any extinct animals, we should let them live in a zoo. F F F 1. The film Jurassic Park is popular because _____. A. people are interested in the subject of cloning B. all the actors are dinosaurs C. it was directed by a scientist who clones dinosaurs D. it proves very interesting Choose the best answers. 2. Which of the following is true? ____ Mice were cloned in 1981. B. Dolly the sheep was the first cloned animal. C. The name of the cloned cow is “Bison” D. China was successful in cloning mammals. 3. From the first paragraph, how many kinds of animals have been cloned since 1950s? Seven: frogs, mice, cows, sheep, calves, cats, dog. Give some reasons why it is either impossible or unsuitable to clone extinct animals. Reason 1: Reason 2: Reason 3: You need perfect DNA There is not enough diversity for cloned animals to overcome new diseases. It would be unfair to clone any extinct animals if they would have to live in a zoo. Advantage of diversity Disadvantage of diversity Diversity in a group of cloned animals If there is a new illness, some of these animals may die, but others will survive and passed on the ability to resist that disease to their children. They would all have the same arrangemen