牛津高中英语模块5-Unit3.ppt

Unit3

Wehavelearnedmoreaboutprotectingourenvironment.Willyoustilldothisliketheperson?

ScienceversusnatureNowwe‘lltalkaboutanothertopicinthisunit.

Welcometotheunit

Fromthesecondpicture,youmaythinkoftheworldfamousclonedsheep---Dolly.

Doyouknowsth.aboutcloning?Whatdoyouknowaboutthem??

“Cloning”isanewtechnologywhichproducesanexactcopyofananimaloraplantfromitsowncells.DollywasthefirstclonedmammalcreatedbyaScottishscientistandhisgroupin1996.Shewasexactlythesameasmother,inappearanceandingenes.

Whatdoyouthinkofthenewkindoftechnology?Doesithaveadvantagesordisadvantages?

Thenewkindoftechnologyhascausedwidespreaddiscussion.Itcanhelpcuremanydiseases,savelotsofpeople’slivesandevenpreventsomeendangeredanimalsfromdyingout..However,ontheotherhand,ifitisusedtoclonehumanbeings,thatisagainstthelawsofnature.

Lookatthefollowingpicturesandstudythem.Canyoutellwhatisthemainfeatureofcloning?

canyouidentifythedifferencesbetweentheclonedanimalsandnormalones?Discussion

Dollyistogetherwithhermother.

Themuleinthepictureistheworld’sfirstclonedmule.Itwasbornon4May2003.HisnameisIdahoGem.

ThekitteninthepictureiscalledCc.Itsnameisfrom“Copycat”.ItwasborninDecember2002.

Thesefemalepigsarealsocloned.TheyarebornonChristmasDay2001.TheyareNoel,Angel,Star,JoyandMary.

Thepairofcalveswerebornon5July1998inIshikawa,Japan.TheyweretwoyearsyoungerthanDolly,beingsecondadultanimalclonesintheworld.

ThenameoftheclonedmonkeyisANDi.Itisfrom“insertedDNA”speltbackwards.Itisthefirstgeneticallymodifiedmonkey.ThetechnologyisdifferentfromthatusedforDolly.

Theclonedanimalsorplantsareexactlythesameastheoriginalones.

canyouidentifythedifferencesbetweentheclonedanimalsandnormalones?Discussio