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1、Practical English (1): AdvancedInstructor: Dr. Yi-Cheng HuangCourse Code: A8227240School of ManagementTime: 09:20-12:10Date: Nov. 29, 2007Course Description of Today1. Chapter 2, Unit 3: Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth2. Self-Introduction3. Roll CallVocabulary: Paragraph 11 Jurassic period: a major un

2、it of the geologic timescale that extends from about 199.6 0.6 to 145.4 4.0 million years ago. It is known as the “Age of Dinosaurs”2 DNA: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms.Vocabu

3、lary: Paragraph 13 attraction: a feeling of liking someone, and often of being sexually interested in them; something that people can go to for interest or enjoyment 4 escape: if you escape from a place, you succeed in getting away form it5 scary: something that is scary is rather frightening6 encou

4、nter: a meeting, usually unplannedVocabulary: Paragraph 21 fiction: it refers to books and stories about imaginary people and events, rather than books about real people or event; if something is a fiction, it is not true, although people sometimes pretend that is is true.2 gene, genetic: a gene is

5、a part of a cell in a living thing which controls its physical characteristics, growth, and development. Genes can change and reproduce themselves and they are passed on from one generation to another.Vocabulary: Paragraph 23 reality: real things or the real nature of things rather than imagined, in

6、vented or theoretical ideas4 proposal: a plan or an idea, often a formal or written one, which is suggested for people to think about and decide upon; a proposal is the act of asking someone to marry you. 5 revive: to reawaken, to return someone to consciousnessVocabulary: Paragraph 26 creature: any

7、 living thing that is not a plant, especially when it is of an unknown or unfamiliar kind7 wander: to go from place to place without a fixed plan or goal, to roam8 Tasmania, bucardo (see photo)9 stripe: a long line which is a different colour from the areas next to it; in the armed forces or the pol

8、ice, stripes are V-shaped bands of material sewn onto a uniform to indicate the rank of corporal or sergeantTasmaniaBucardo (mountain goats)Vocabulary: Paragraph 31 era: a time period with a general character2 responsible: (for): if someone or something is responsible for a particular event or situa

9、tion, they are the cause of it or they can be blamed for it3 somehow: we use somehow to say that we do not know or cannot say how something was done or will be done4 fitting: suitable, properVocabulary: Paragraph 41 fertilize: to start the development of new life (ex: fertilizer)2 womb: a womans wom

10、b is the part inside her body where a baby grows before it is born3 clone: a clone is an animal or plant that has been produced artificially, for example in a laboratory, from the cells of another animal or plant4 inject: to inject someone with a substance such as a medicine, means to use a needle a

11、nd a syringe to put it into their bodyVocabulary: Paragraph 5 and 61 conduct (v): to do something; (n) the conduct of a task or activity is the way in which it is organized and carried out; (n) someones conduct is the way they behave in particular situations2 frail: physically weak3 ethical: related to moral or correct behavior4 curiosity: a desire to know about something; something that is unusual, interesting, and fairly rare (curiosity killed the ca