M5 U3 science versus nature-reading（1）.ppt

1、Module5 Unit3 The Perfect Copy Reading(1),Title understanding,How can you understand the word copy? A. model B. clone C. similarity D. imitation,cloned pigs,Cloned animals,the cloned mouse,the cloned deer,Do you think it would be a good idea to clone humans some day? Why or why not?,Funny pictures,I

2、f cloning goes in a wrong direction, what will happen?,A dog or an eagle?,A cock or a dog?,A lion or a kangaroo?,A frog or a crocodile?,A bird or a dog?,A dog or a man?,Who is this?,Fast reading,听音，并完成课课练67页第一题。,B D D C A,detailed reading,完成课课练67页第二题。,1.human cloning,2.human tissues,3.save,4.Franken

3、stains monster,5.Dolly,6.praised,7.more diseases,8.concentrate on,9.no respect for human life,10.animals and tissues,11.succeeded in,The Perfect Copy,an article related to science,difficult or unfamiliar words,(scientific items),What shall we do when we come across difficult words while reading?,Be

4、prepared to spend time working out the meaning of the words to understand the meaning of the text as a whole.,Begin by reading the first and last paragraphs to find what the text is about. Scan the body,circle any unknown words and question things you dont understand. Read it through a few times. Yo

5、ull be amazed to discover that what seemed confusing at first makes sense upon further reading!,Language points,1. Scientists have announced that they have cloned the first human embryo. This has caused much debate round the world. (L1),科学家宣布，他们已克隆出第一个人类胚胎。这一消息在全世界引起许多争论。,announce v. 宣布,announcement

6、 n. 宣布,announce 与 declare 有没有区别？,declare (declaration) 意为“宣称”，表示有信心地、正式地公开讲明某 事，有时指在公共场合对某事表明态度. announce 意为“宣布”，不及 declare 正式，尤其将有益之 事公之于众，如消息或新闻等.,A. declare / declaration B. announce / announcement,The _ of Independence 独立宣言 2) The film star _ his wedding in the newspaper. 3) The _ of the meeting

7、 was broadcast on the radio. 4) On Oct.1st 1949, Chairman Mao _ the founding of the PRC.,declaration,announced,announcement,declared,2. On the one hand, some scientists point out that if you clone an embryo, you can produce valuable tissues and organs that could be used to save human lives. (L3),_,_

8、,( ),_,_,_,_,( ),( ),_,3. On the other hand, many people, including some scientists, disagree and are afraid that, if mankind toy with nature in this way, we may be on our way to producing a real-life Frankensteins monster. (L5),_,_,(,),_,_,(,),_,_,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。,4. point out 指

9、出 He points out my shortcoming. point at = point to 指着，指向某人/ 某物 point at 对准，瞄准（用枪等对准） She is pointing at the target. point to 表明，暗示 所有的事实都说明同样的结论。 All the facts point to the same conclusion.,Their team is on the way to winning the championship.,在去的途中 顺便问问，顺便说说 途经 在某种意义上 挡路 用这种方式,6. The first mammal

10、to be cloned successfully from an adult cell was Dolly the sheep. (L8),_,_,_,_,_,_,这里不定式to be cloned cell,作定语，修饰The first mammal, 被修饰词和它之间有逻辑上的主谓关系，可以转化为定语从句：which/that was cloned successfully from an adult cell.,一般情况下，凡是先行词由序数词、形容词最高级、不定代词、抽象名词等充当或修饰时，其定语常用不定式。,Who was the last one to leave the cla

11、ssroom yesterday?,也许，约翰是我们当中唯一一个知道这个秘密的人。,Maybe John wan the only one of us to know the secret.,7. She was born in 1996, and died in early 2003, at a much younger age than normal. (Line 10) 1) They discovered a kind of rice that grew a little higher than normal. 2) The boys began to work harder than

12、 ever when they realized the exams were drawing near. 3) When they met again two months later, she found the boy was much taller than before. 4) She had to get up much earlier than usual in order to catch the first bus. 5) He finished the work earlier than expected.,8. However, in general the scient

13、ists were praised for their wonder scientific breakthrough. (Line12) praise sb. for (doing) sth. 1)那个男孩因帮助了老人受到了表扬。 The boy was praised for helping the old man. 2) thank sb. for (doing) sth. 老人感激女孩子帮助了他。 The old man thanked the girl for her help.,3) scold sb. for (doing) sth. the mother, the boy, be

14、 lazy The mother scolded the boy for being lazy. 4) apologize to sb. for (doing) sth. I, the teacher, not do my homework I apologized to the teacher for not doing my homework.,in general（line12） usually, in most situation, generally speaking 1) In general, the brown is the most popular color of this

15、 season. 总的来说，当季最流行棕色。 2) Pandas are very gentle and cute in general. 通常来说，熊猫是非常温和可爱的。,9. However some people consider that cloning human embryos with the intention of destroying them shows no respect for human life. (line 19) with the intention/ purpose of：带有的打算 With the intention of hiding from th

16、e police, the thief ran away by boat. Im sorry I hit you. It wasnt my intention. Im sorry I hit you. But I didnt intend to.,10. If I had the chance, I would have a cloned baby tomorrow. (L25) If I had the opportunity, I would clone her immediately so that I could be with her again. (L50) 与将来相反 虚拟语气用

17、于非真实条件句中。,1.如果我得到票，我就马上走。 2. If I were him, I would not commit suicide. 3.If I had got the ticket, I would have left Changsha yesterday. 4.If I got the ticket, I would go with you tomorrow.,(were to get) / (should get),11. While cloning human embryos is not legal in many countries, some scientists a

18、re already pushing ahead with research in order to deliver a cloned human baby. (L25),_,_,_,_,_,(,),Although / Though,尽管他是个孩子, 他已经是明星了。 Although he is a child, he is a superstar. Though / While Despite the fact that In spite of the fact that Child as / though he is, he is a superstar. Hard as he wor

19、ked, he was not promoted. Try as he might, he couldnt find a job.,12. In China, scientists have focused their efforts on cloning animals, as well as cloned tissues to be used in medical treatment. (L30),concentrated,定语,13. China has succeeded in producing clones of cows and goats, and continues to research ways in which cloning can benefit mankind. (L32),( ) ( that ),This book will benefit you. (vt.) You will benefit from this book. (vi.) This book will be of benefit to you. (n.) This book will be beneficial to you. (adj.