1、Module 2,Reading and Vocabulary,Appreciation of a video clip from the BBCs programme named Horizon.,地平线: 克隆人的诞生,I want you to be engaged in the material and whatever it is that we are discussing in class.,Not necessarily thinking about getting down every word that I say. Id like you to take active n
2、otes rather than passive notes. Write down what can make you feel or learn something.,Better attention, better understanding of the material if you are actively engaged.,课前贴士,Read the explanation and speak out the word it explains.,Words review,consequence,alter,n. 结果,影响,v.使变样,改变,to change or make s
3、omeone or something change,a result of a particular action or situation, often one which is bad or not convenient,question,v.审问,询问,to ask a person about something, especially officially,hereditary,adj. 遗传的,investigation,n. 调查,(of characteristics or diseases) passed from the genes of a parent to a ch
4、ild,the act or process of examining a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth,Match them up,take afterhave an (enormous) influence onperform an operation,做手术(长相或举止)像(长辈)有(很大)影响,To get general ideas,Skimming,Reading Comprehension I,Skimming,_ and _ have found the a
5、nswer to one of the questions of _. The discovery has _ our life greatly. We have already experienced the _ in many areas.,Main idea of the passage,James Watson,Francis Crick,biology,benefits,influenced,To solve difficult points,Careful reading,On February 28, 1953, two scientistsnamed James Watson
6、Francis Crick astonished the scientific community by saying ,astonish vt. 使某人惊讶,The news astonished everybody.,消息使大家感到吃惊。,We were astonished at the news of her sudden death.,她突然去世的消息使我们震惊。,It astonished us to hear that you did not receive our letter.,听说你还没收到我们的信,这使我们十分惊讶。,astonishing,adj. 令人惊讶的; 惊人的
7、,It was astonishing to everyone that the court had made such a decision. 法庭竟作出这样的裁决, 这使大家惊讶。,pass on to 传(下去)给,on 表示继续,walk on 继续往前走,2. Every cell in our bodies contains ourgenes, which pass hereditary characteristics on to our children.,Let us now pass on to the next subject. 现在让我们看看下一个题目。,I passed
8、 your message on to my mother.,我把你的消息告给我母亲了。,3. It has already had and will continue to have an enormous influence on our lives.,have an enormous influence on 产生巨大影响,influence 影响, 作用(+on/upon) The influence of climate on crops are self-evident. 气候对农作物的影响是不证自明的。,Listening to the music has a calming i
9、nfluence on her.,听音乐对她起了一种镇静的作用。,His parents no longer have any real influence over him.,他的父母对他不再有任何真正的约束力了。,have a/an influence on,产生影响,4. we are altering nature in a very direct way.,alter v. 改变 Has she altered her mind? 她改变主意了吗? The ship altered her course. 这艘船改变了航向。 修改 The tailor altered the jac
10、ket to fit me. 裁缝将夹克修改得合我的身。,Let the word fly,Not to advance is to go back.,逆水行舟,不进则退。,试着翻译下面的英文,注意单词advance 的用法。,这将进一步发展 (促进) 两国的友好关系。,This will further advance the friendly relations between the two countries.,advance,中国在工业上发展很快。,China is advancing rapidly in industry.,The date of the meeting was
11、advanced by four days.,会议提前四天召开。,We will advance him some money for traveling expenses.,我们将预付给他一些钱以供支付旅费。,从上面的例句中我们看到advance用作 动词时有及物和不及物两种用法。,She advanced on him silently.,她悄悄地向他走去。,We had greatly advanced in our knowledge of the world.,我们在世界知识方面大有长进。,He advanced shortly to a full professor.,他很快被提升
12、为教授。,The advance of the enemy troops was halted by a heavy snow.,一场大雪阻止了敌军的进攻。,They have made great advances.,他们取得了很大的进步。,他在班上遥遥领先。,The heavy luggage was sent in advance.,笨重的行李已事先送去。,He is far in advance of his class.,活学活用,从上面给出的例句中我们可以看到advance不论作动词还是名词含义都很 丰富。请根据以上例句,选择两到三个advance的不同含义进行造句。,To get
13、 detail information,Careful reading,In fact, Crick and Watson didnt findthe answer to how living things reproduce themselves. 2) People can find murders by comparing DNA.,Scanning,Reading Comprehension II,True or False,3) People can have good-looking, very intelligent children by using a technology
14、called genetic engineering. 4) If an athlete is inserted an animal gene into his body, he would run faster. 5) Genetics is an art that has already caused and will cause great changes in our life. As a result, there are many important issues to discuss.,commit a murder couple hereditary perform an op
15、eration pregnant question reproduce victim,1. how do living things reproduce themselves? This means _.to have babies or produce young plants (b) to feed themselves,Scanning,Reading Comprehension III,Look at the words and expressions from the passage and choose the correct answers.,2. our genes , whi
16、ch pass hereditarycharacteristics on to our children. This means _.(a) new(b) inherited from parents,3 Although the police questioned him This means _.(a) to wonder about someone(b) to ask someone questions,4. But when he committed the murder This means _.(a) killed the man (b) saw the dead man,5. W
17、aters left some of his own cells onhis victim. This means _.(a) the person he attacked (b) his own clothes,6. About six months ago, Mark secretly visited a surgeon, who performed an operation on him. This means _. (a) Mark had an operation (b) the surgeon said Mark should have an operation,7. Damian
18、 Peterson and his wife Clara are another couple This means _.(a) two people who are married (b) example,8. When Clara became pregnant This means _.(a) became worried (b) was going to have a baby,Part 1 Why did Watson and Crick say, “We have discovered the secret of life?”,Because they discovered DNA
19、 and that is what genes are made of.,Scanning,Reading Comprehension IV,Answer the questions.,Why did the discovery of DNA is very important?,The discovery of DNA has been called the most biological work of the last 100 years. It has already had and will continue to have an enormous influence on our
20、lives. We have already experienced the benefits in many years.,Part 2 Story A How was John Water judged guilty?,He left some of his own cells on his victim. Scientists compared the DNA from these cells with the DNA from these cells with the DNA of people they had questioned.,Story B How did Mike and
21、 Julia have a good-looking, very intelligent child?,Julia had a small but very expensive operation, using a technology called genetic engineering.,Story C How did Mark Sawyer become a world champion again?,He let the surgeon insert an animal gene into Mark that would make him run faster.,Story D Wha
22、t happened to the couple?,Their child will be born with a terrible, inherited illness.,What did they decide to do?,The couple decided to get rid of the unborn baby.,Part 3 Do you think stories A-D in part 2 are true?,Stories A and D have actually happened many times. Stories B and C will become poss
23、ible in the near future.,What will genetic engineering help scientists to do in the near future?,The new technology of genetic engineering means that scientists will soon be able to insert new genes into unborn babies, children or adults.,What will happen if we start choosing the characteristics of
24、our babies?,We are altering nature in a very direct way.,What might the consequences be?,It is possible that we will create two kinds of people, genetically engineered people and ordinary people.,Some things would be positive (e.g. getting rid of a disease) but others might change the basic nature o
25、f human beings; he feels we must be careful in making decision.,What does the writer feel about the new development in genetics?,1. The discovery of DNA has been called themost important biological work of the last 100 years. Why?,Scanning,Reading Comprehension V,Find these sentences and phrase in t
26、he passage and answer the questions.,Because it has such a big influence on our lives.,2. But when he committed the murder, Waters left some of his own cells on his victim. What were scientists able to do as a result?,Match the DNA in the cells to the DNA of the suspect.,3. Hes a world champion agai
27、n Why doesnt Mark deserve to be a world champion?,Because he is not a “natural” champion.,4. hospital tests showed that her childwould have this illness. Why did Clarahave hospital tests?,To find out if their unborn child had the familys hereditary disease.,5. A new future is approaching.Why does th
28、e writer say this?,Because genetic engineering will become very common and change everything.,1. Two months later Julia had a small but very expensive operation What do you think the surgeon did? 2. On the other hand, we may soon be able toget rid of the disease - but keep the baby!How might we do t
29、his? 3. there are many important issues to discuss.Can you give some examples?,Work in groups.,What kind of rules do you think we should make about athletes and geneticengineering?,EXAMPLE: I dont think we should allow athletes to have genetic engineering.,Discussion,2. What is your opinion about th
30、e developments in genetics in general?,EXAMPLE: I think theyre very exciting, but we need to be very careful. We dont know what consequences of these changes will be.,Individual activity,Quiz I: Fill in the blanks with words in reading.,1. We cant a_ nature in this way. 2. These new genes will creat
31、e new _ (遗传的) characteristics. 3. If you insert new genes into someone, what will the _ (结果) be? 4. The police were a_ when Mrs Ramsay told them what she had done.,lter,consequence,hereditary,stounded,Scientists have now shown that some traits are strongly _ (影响) by our genes. DNA testing can help i
32、n criminal i_. 7. Dont q_ me about my personal business! 8. There have been great _ (进步)in medicine in the last ten years.,nvestigations,uestion,advances,influenced,Those so-called friends of hers are a bad influence on her.,1. 她那些所谓的朋友对她的影响很坏。,Quiz II: Translation.,2. 他的样子叫我吃惊。,He astonished me by
33、his appearance.,Please send your luggage on in advance.,3. 请把行李预先送出。,4. 她说她会把口信传给其他学生。,She said shed pass the message on to the other students.,The tailor altered the coat to make it shorter.,5. 裁缝把大衣改短了。,What right do you have to question me?,6. 你有什么权利来质问我?,She took after her mother almost in every
34、thing.,The young doctor performed the heart operation.,7. 这位年轻医生为病人做了心脏手术。,8. 她几乎长的与她母亲一模一样。,9. 我将对后果承担全部责任。,Ill bear full responsibility for the consequences.,Think about what weve just learnt in todays class.,Study without reflection is a waste of time.,Think in English,Its the time where we stop
35、the class and you look inward. Its a time of silence in a class.,课后回顾,Time for Reflection,Homework,Read the passage again and review thenew words and expressions. 2. 发挥想象,连词成文(50-100字)。,consequence, take after, investigation, alter, have a/an influence on, perform an operation, question.,Thank you.,