1、Unit 3 Science and nature,Reading,Objectives,To get a further understanding about cloning To learn to understand scientific terms in scientific articles To learn the words and expressions in this unit,Words: clone, tissue, real-life, intention exact, anxiety, adopt, saleswoman legal, physician, harv
2、est, consequence Expressions: on the one hand on the other hand toy with, push ahead with, for sale point out, deal with,Focus on,Read the explanation and speak out the word it explains.,a plant or animal that has the same genes as the original from which it was produced a group of connected cells i
3、n an animal or plant that are similar to each other, have the same purpose and form the stated part of the animal or plant; soft paper which is used for cleaning,clone,n. & vt. 克隆,n. 组织，纸巾,tissue,in great detail, or complete, correct, or true in every way the smallest basic unit of a plant or animal
4、 any animal of which the female gives birth to babies, not eggs, and feeds them on milk from her own body,exact,adj. 精确的，准确的,cell,n. 细胞,n. 哺乳动物,mammal,sth. that you want and plan to doan uncomfortable feeling or nervousness or worry about sth. that is happening or might happen in the futureto take a
5、nother persons child into your own family and look after him or her as your own child; to start to use a particular method or plan,n. 意图，目的，企图,n. 忧虑,intention,anxiety,vt. 收养，采用,adopt,allowed by the lawa medical doctor, esp who has general skill and is not a surgeon an animal which is related to shee
6、p, which usually has horns a result of a particular action or situationto pick and collect crops, or to collect plants, animals or fish to eat,adj. 合法的,n. 医师,legal,physician,n. 山羊,goat,n. 结果，后果,consequence,v. 收获,harvest,to change completely the appearance or character of sth or sb, esp so that they
7、are improved a principle or idea illegal activities; an illegal act; an unacceptable or very silly act or situationdescribes someone who has the same job or interests as you, or is in the same situation as you,vt. 使改变形态,transform,concept,n.概念，观念,crime,n. 罪，罪行,fellow,n. 男子，家伙；同事，同类,Dolly,Lead-in,clon
8、e,Brainstorming,gene,genetic,cell,embryo,organ,sheep,mammal,tissue,stem cell,biology,She is against human cloning.,Read the text and answer the following questions. What is cloning? Cloning is producing an exact copy of a plant or an animal using its cells. 2. What was the name of the first cloned m
9、ammal? 3. Is Pauline Carter for or against human cloning?,Dolly,Listen to the text and find out the main idea of each paragraph.,Para 1Para 2 Para 3,An announcement about the first cloned human embryo caused much debate.,The first cloned mammal was Dolly.,Ian Wilmut is shocked that some scientists a
10、re considering cloning human beings.,Para 4Para 5Para 6,A woman wants to have a cloned baby.,Cloning human embryos is illegal in many countries, but some scientists still want to clone human beings.,Chinese scientists continue to research ways in which cloning can benefit mankind.,1. People all over
11、 the world are happy about the idea of cloning human beings.2. Dolly, the first cloned mammal, is exactly the same as other sheep.3. According to the article, the scientist who created Dolly does not agree with cloning human beings.,F,F,T,Read the sentences below and decide which ones are true (T) a
12、nd which ones are false (F),4. Cloning can be used to cure diseases because it can produce new tissues and organs.5. Colin Jake is against cloning humans, just like Pauline Carter.6. Cloning human beings is illegal in many countries, so no scientists want to clone human beings.,T,F,F,Find the reason
13、s why people are for or against cloning in the article and letters and write them down.,Reading comprehension:,1.The announcement of successful human embryo cloning has caused much debate because_.people still have no clear idea about the results of human cloning B. valuable tissues and organs can b
14、e used to save humans C. mankind is going to produce terrible monsters D. people know that nature will punish mankind for human cloning,A,2.The success of the cloned sheep Dolly has proved that_.cloning will create more diseases in animal world B. cloned animals will die at a much younger age than n
15、ormal C. man has been able to produce an exact copy from an adult cell D. man can interfere with nature at his will,C,3. According to the passage, what is the real intention of Ian Wilmuts cloning research? _A. To create copies of humans in the end.B. To destroy human embryos in the end.C. To create
16、 new tissues or organs for sale.D. To cure deadly diseases eventually.,D,4. How does a woman who cannot give a birth benefit from cloning?_She can have a baby by using another womans egg. B. She can have a baby genetically related to her. C. She can adopt someone elses child by cloning. D. She can h
17、ave more children.,B,5. What can we infer from the whole passage?_Cloning animals is illegal in Italy. Chinese scientists are trying to benefit mankind by using cloning technology. C. Chinese scientists want to be the first to clone a human baby. D. Colin Jake agrees with the scientists who dont wan
18、t to clone a human baby.,B,Reading strategy Go through the reading strategy, and find out how to work out the meaning of these scientific terms.,Match the words with their correct meanings.,1. completely change something so that it is better 2. become the parent of somebody elses child 3. The result
19、 of something that has happened,tissue intention anxiety adopt consequence harvest transform,consequence,transform,adopt,5. cut and gather a crop 6. The state of feeling nervous and worried 7. What someone plans to do,4. The material that makes up different parts of the body,tissue,intention,anxiety
20、,harvest,Part E,Check the answers,E 1 physician 2 cell 3 toy with 4 pushing ahead with 5 after all6 exact 7 real life 8 legal,Language points,1. On the one hand, some scientists point out that if you clone an embryo, you can produce valuable human tissuessuch as bone or lung tissuethat could be used
21、 to save human lives. On the other hand, many people 本句是个主从复合句，point out (指出)是谓语，在其后that引导宾语从句；if引导条件状语从句，两个破折号中间的部分是插入语，that could be used to save human lives是定语从句，修饰先行词human tissues。,on (the) one hand on the other hand: used when you are comparing two different facts or two opposite ways of thinki
22、ng about a situation 一方面另一方面 I dont want to go travelling. On one hand, I have no time; on the other hand, I have no money. 我不想去旅行，一方面我没有时间，另一方面我没有钱。,On the one hand, rapid development of the economy will improve the living conditions of the people. On the other hand it will speed up environmental d
23、estruction. 一方面经济的迅速发展会改善人们的生活状况, 另一方面它会加速环境的破坏。,有关hand的常用搭配：,give sb. a hand lend (sb.) a hand,at hand in hand by hand hand in hand out hand over hand down,在手边，近便；临近,用手的，亲自的,上交,分发,移 交,传下去,手头上,帮助某人,practice,请将下列句子翻译成英语。,一方面我想把房子卖掉，但另一方面我又不愿意搬家。One the one hand I want to sell the house, but on the ot
24、her hand I cant bear the thought of moving.,2. If mankind toys with nature in this way, we may be on our way to producing a real-life Frankenstins monster. toy with: 1) to think about sth for a short time and not seriously (不认真地)考虑Ive been toying with the idea of going to Japan to visit them. 我一直想着要
25、去日本探访他们，只是从来没有认真地想过。,2) to play with an object, often when youre thinking sth. else 摆弄,戏弄 She toyed with her coffee cup. 她摆弄着自己的咖啡杯。,表示时间“临近”的短语:,be approaching, be coming be on the way, be at hand be around the corner,on ones/the way to (doing) sth. 正在做某事的过程中,他离成为一个导演不远了。 He is on his way to becomi
26、ng a director. 期终考试就要临近了，因此他学习更加刻苦了。 The final examination is on the way, so he is working harder.,易混淆way介词短语：,by the way in the way in the family way in this/that way in many ways in a way,顺便问一 下,妨碍，挡 道,怀 孕,以这/那种方 式,在许多方 面,在某种意义上 说,practice,请将下列句子翻译成英语。,1. 我确实稍稍有过定居法国的念头。I did briefly toy with the
27、idea of living in France. 2. 他一直精神紧张滴摆弄着钢笔。He kept toying nervously with his pen.,3. The first mammal to be cloned successfully from an adult cell was Dolly the sheep. 第一只成功地用成年动物细胞克隆出的哺 乳动物是多利羊。 动词不定式短语to be cloned在这里作定语，修饰the first mammal。 名词前有序数词修饰时，后面常接动词不定式作定语。 That was the first play to be per
28、formed that year. 那是那年上演的第一场戏。,practice,John has really got the job because he showed me the official letter _ him it. (2012江西) A. offered B. offering C. to offer D. to be offered,高考链接,多义名词,cell,the smallest basic unit of an animal or plant,a small room in a prison, monastery, or convent,a device fo
29、r producing electrical energy,a small part of sth or a small group of people,Can you guess the meanings of cell?,cell,The doctors tried their best to kill the cancer cells. 2. He has a separate cell in the prison.3. This new device is energy-saving for it uses solar cell. 4. A terrorist cell has bee
30、n found in Afghanistan.,n. 细胞,n. 小囚室，单人房间,n. 电池,n. 秘密分部、小组,4. However, in general the scientists were praised for their wonderful scientific advance.,however : 1) adv. despite whatever amount or degree:,However hungry I am, I never seem to be able to finish off a whole pizza.,If Emma likes something
31、 shell buy it however much it costs.,不管我多么饿,我好像从来不能吃完一个比萨饼。,如果爱玛喜欢什么,不管它要花多少钱,她都要把它买下来。,whatever,2) adv. despite this:,This is one possible solution to the problem. However, there are other possibilities.,There may, however, be other reasons that we dont know about.,这是这个难题的一个可能的解决方案，然而，还有其它的可能。,然而，可
32、能还有其它的我们不知道的原因。,however作副词“可是，然而”时，放在句首或 句中，但用逗号隔开； but意为“可是”，是连词，连接句子，其后不 需加逗号； though作副词“可是”时，既可放在句末，用逗 号隔开，也可以插在句中; yet意为“可是”时，是连词;作副词，意为： “还”，一般用于否定句或疑问句中。,however和though, but, yet的区别：,He was poor. He was happy, though.,I was going to write, but I lost your address.,他贫穷，可是他很快乐。,我本打算写信的，但我把你地址弄丢了
33、。,她是个古怪的姑娘，然而你总禁不住会喜欢她。 Shes a funny girl, yet you cant help liking her.,practice,请将下列句子翻译成英语。,praise n./v. 称赞；赞扬，表扬 be praised for 因收到表扬,He won praises for his modesty.,The headmaster gave a speech in praise of my class.,= The headmaster praised my class in the form of a speech.,这位科学家的对胚胎和干细胞的研究受到了
34、高度赞扬。,The scientist was highly praised for his research on embryos and stem cells.,Even though he has made a mistake, you should forgive him.,即使他犯了错误,你也应该原谅他。,相关词或短语的区别： even adv. 甚至; ever adv. 曾经，无论何时; even so adv. 即使如此; as though/if conj. 好像,5. Even though human cloning is causing a lot of anxiety
35、even though conj.=even if 即使；引导让步状语从句,Even the younger children enjoyed the concert.,Have you ever been to London?,Its raining. Even so, we must set off.,She spoke to me as if she knew me.,甚至连小孩都喜欢这场音乐会。,你去过伦敦吗?,正下着雨呢,即使如此我们也必须出发。,她和我说话就好像认识我一样。,practice,请将下列句子翻译成英语。,6. I dont want to adopt someone
36、elses adopt “ 收养，领养”。 如： He adopted the orphan. 他收养了那孤儿。此外，adopt 还有 “采纳，采用”的意思。如：Can a school adopt the policy prohibiting the use of mobile phones on campus? 学校能采纳禁止在学校使用手机的政策吗?,adopt a child,领养孩子,采用新技术,adopt a new technique,采纳意见,adopt an idea/opinion,There are many English words _ from foreign cou
37、ntries.,adopted,7. Some scientists are already pushing ahead with research in order to produce a cloned human being.pushing ahead with 努力推动、推进；义无 反顾地进行We must push ahead with our work. 我们必须推动工作。They will push ahead with the talks, despite the protests. 他们会不顾抗议，推动对话的进行。,8. China has succeeded in prod
38、ucing clones of cows and goats, and continue to research ways in which cloning can benefit mankind. succeed v.成功 succeed in doing sth. 成功的做成某事 He has succeeded in his business. The firefighters succeeded in saving all the people trapped in the building. success n. 成功；成就；胜利 successful adj. 成功的，如愿以偿的
39、His speech was a success. =His speech was successful.,benefit n. 利益，好处,Do you think clone is of benefit to human beings?,Was he doing that for my benefit? 他那样做是为我好吗？,benefit: (1).vt. 对有利,The measures benefit public affairs.,(2). vi. 得益，受益,He is a person who has never benefited from experience.,他是一个从
40、不吸取经验教训的人。,=is beneficial to,9. I think the scientific advances mentioned in your article are fantastic!,Science has made great advances in the last fifty years.,进步,With the advance of winter, the days grow shorter.,前进,in advance,预先，事先,You must pay 100 yuan in advance.,advanced English,高级英语,advanced
41、 technology,先进技术,10. On a personal note, cloning would totally transform my life.on a personal note 就我个人而言 on a note 的意思是“以语气，以论调”。例如： 他用幽默的语气结束了对员工们的演讲。 He ended his speech to his employee on a humorous note. 经理以更加严肃的语气提到了上个月的事故。 On a more serious note, the manager mentioned the accident last month
42、.,practice,请将下列句子翻译成英语。,1. 我们需要给这种乐观的态度增加一点谨慎。We need to add a note of caution to such optimism. 2. 她的故事给这场关于育儿的争论添加了一些个人色彩。Her story brought a personal note to the debate on child care.,Discussion,1. Is the writer for or against cloning? 2. Whats your opinion about cloning human beings? 3. Whats “t
43、he perfect copy”? Do you think there will be a perfect copy?,Think about what weve just learnt today.,Time for Reflection,Study without reflection is a waste of time.,Think in English,After the class,Its time to stop the class for you to look back in silence.,We had wanted to finish our task by noon
44、, but it didnt quite _. A. find out B. give out C. hand out D. work out,Quiz I: Multiple choice.,If youre driving to the airport, can you give me a _?,A. hand B. seat C. drive D. lift,1.,2.,- I think he is taking an active part in social work. - I agree with you _. A. in a way B. on the way C. by th
45、e way D. in the way,It is certain that he will _ his business to his son when he gets old.,A. take over B. think over C. hand over D. go over,3.,4.,There was never any time for Kate to feel lonely, _ she was an only child.,ever since B. now that C. even though D. even as,Allow children the space to
46、voice their opinions, _ they are different from your own.,until B. even if C. unless D. as though,5.,6.,Quiz II: Fill in the blanks according to the reading material.,Student: Is it true that the first human embryo has been (1) _? Scientist: Its true. We have already made an announcement to the publ
47、ic recently.,cloned,Student: What do you think of it? Scientist: I think it can produce (2) _ human tissues and organs that could be used to (3) _ human lives. However, some scientists think (4) _. They believe cloning human embryos may (5) _ with nature and be on the way to (6) _ a real-life Franke
48、nsteins monster.,valuable,differently,toy,producing,save,Student: Well, would you please explain cloning in details to me? Scientist: Yes. Cloning is producing an exact (7) _of a plant or an animal using its cells. I think you have known something about the cloned sheep Dolly. In (8) _, the scientists were (9) _ for this wonderful scientific (10) _.,
