Cloning-Brave New Word（课堂PPT）

1、外研版 选修六 Module5 Cloning-Brave New Word临县三中临县三中 杨景星杨景星Pre-reading1. When was the book Brave New World written? 2. Who wrote the book?In 1931.Aldous HuxleyAldous Huxley阿道司阿道司 赫胥黎（赫胥黎（Aldous HuxleyAldous Huxley）的）的美丽美丽新世界新世界 美丽新世界美丽新世界是二十世纪最经是二十世纪最经典的反乌托邦文学之一，在国内外思想界影典的反乌托邦文学之一，在国内外思想界影响深远。响深远。 书中引用了广博

2、的生物学、心理书中引用了广博的生物学、心理学知识，为我们描绘了虚构的福特纪元学知识，为我们描绘了虚构的福特纪元632632年即公元年即公元25322532年的社会。这是一个人从出生年的社会。这是一个人从出生到死亡都受着控制的社会。在这个到死亡都受着控制的社会。在这个“美丽新美丽新世界世界”里，由于社会与生物控制技术的发展，里，由于社会与生物控制技术的发展，人类已经沦为垄断基因公司和政治人物手中人类已经沦为垄断基因公司和政治人物手中的玩偶。这种统治甚至从基因和胎儿阶段就的玩偶。这种统治甚至从基因和胎儿阶段就开始了。开始了。美丽新世界是非常著名的政治小说美丽新世界是非常著名的政治小说,被称为反乌托

3、邦三部曲之一被称为反乌托邦三部曲之一,另外两部为另外两部为: 1920 俄国俄国 扎米亚京扎米亚京 我们我们 1948 英国英国 奥威尔奥威尔 一九八四一九八四 正面乌托邦三部曲：正面乌托邦三部曲： 1516 英国英国 莫尔莫尔 乌托邦乌托邦 1601 意意 康帕内拉太阳城康帕内拉太阳城 1619 德德 安德里亚安德里亚 基督城基督城1.Who wrote the book? When ? 2.On appearing ,what happened to it ?It became a subject of much discussion.3.Why is it so famous?Becau

4、se it describes a terrifying future world that is becoming more and more possible. Read Para1 and answer the questions .While-readingAn Englishman called Aldous Husley wrote it in 1931.Read para2 and answer the questions1.When does the new world take place ?2.How many types of clones are there?3.Who

5、 is the leader?4. Why scientists havent created thousands of identical clones?5.How will the government keep its people happy with their position?1.When does the new world take place ?600 years in the future.2.How many types of clones are there? What are they? Five.They are Alphas, Betas, Epsilons a

6、nd etc.3.Who is the leader?Alphas.4. Why scientists havent created thousands of identical clones?Because they have not yet learnt how to do this.5.How will the government keep its people happy with their position?As small children, each cloned group is taught to like and dislike certain things and p

7、eople.Para3Why does the government want people to be happy?Because if they feel happy, they will not try to change society.Read the last paragraph and answer.Why is the book more important than ever?Because these questions are more and more possible.Decide whether these statements true or false. 1.

8、The novel is still a subject of much discussion today for it is possible that the future world would be like the one described in it.2. The world described in the novel will become reality after six hundred years in the future. TFPost-reading3. Each Alpha person is identical but each Beta person is

9、not.4. In the world described in the novel, every single person is happy with its position in society.5. The government also uses a drug to keep most of the people happy. TFF6. The writer of the novel thinks it good if people in a country are completely controlled by the government. FLanguage points

10、用其他用其他“一一就就”的句式改写该句的句式改写该句It became a subject of much discussion as soon as it first appeared.It became a subject of much discussion the moment/the minute/the second/the instant it first appeared.It became a subject of much discussion immediately/instantly it first appeared. 一一.就就.成为议论的中心成为议论的中心The

11、reason why Brave New World is still so famous is that it describes a terrifying future world that is becoming more and more possible.勇敢新世界仍然文明世界的原因是它描写了一勇敢新世界仍然文明世界的原因是它描写了一个越来越有可能的恐怖的未来世界。个越来越有可能的恐怖的未来世界。The reason why is that的原因是的原因是他迟到的原因是他生病了。他迟到的原因是他生病了。The reason why he is late for schoolis th

12、at he is ill.越来越多的人买汽车的原因是他们富了。越来越多的人买汽车的原因是他们富了。The reason why people buy more and more cars is that they are rich. 他不喜欢英语的原因是他讨厌他的英语老师他不喜欢英语的原因是他讨厌他的英语老师The reason why he dislikes English is that he hates his English teacher. be happy with: be satisfied with 对对感到满意感到满意e.g. The manager was quite ha

13、ppy with this years sale. 经理对今年的销售额相当满意。经理对今年的销售额相当满意。Read para3 and analyze the sentence.The government also keeps people happy with the use of a drug called soma that makes people happy主语主语谓语谓语宾语宾语宾语补足语宾语补足语状语状语定语定语定语从句定语从句stop(from) doing 阻止某人干某事阻止某人干某事同义短语：同义短语：类似用法的词：类似用法的词：banfrom doing ; protect from doingpreventfrom doing; keep from doing 的原因是的原因是 _一一.就就. 对对感到满意感到满意 _ take place _ no longer _ up to make sure _as a result _stopfrom a subject of much discu