外研版高中英语选修六module5listeningandvocabulary

1、外研版高中英语选修六module5listeningandvocabulary外研版高中英语选修六module5listeningandvModule 5Listening and vocabularyCloningModule 5Listening and vocabulaScientist working in a laboratoryScientist working in a laboratA human cellA human cellSheep A was created in a laboratory by scientists. It is a cloned sheep or

2、clone.Sheep B is the “parent” of sheep A. Scientists used the genes of Sheep B to create Sheep A. Both sheep have identical genes their genes are exactly the sarae. Sheep A was created in a labor A genethe part of a cell that controls how it develops A genethe part of a cell Who do we get our genes

3、from?Answer the questions.Our parents Who do we get our Answer the q2. How many parents does a cloned animal have?One 2. How many parents One 3. Where are cloned animals created?In a laboratory3. Where are cloned In a labor4. In what way are Sheep A and Sheep B identical?They have identical genes, a

4、nd so are identical in every way4. In what way are Sheep They Answer the questions about the words and phrases in the box.to be against (cloning) argument beneficial to be for (cloning) nature1. If you are for something, do you think it is a good idea?2. If you are against something, do you think it

5、 is a good idea?3. Do you often have arguments with people, in which you disagree about something? What kind of things do you argue about?4. Do you think nature should be left alone, or is it better to make plants and animals the way we want them?5. Do you think cloning may be beneficial/helpful to

6、humans? Give at least one reason. Answer the questions abSay which of the arguments below are for cloning and which are against cloning. 1. Cloning is against nature.ASay which of the arguments bel2. Cloning will be beneficial to humans. For example, if a couple cant have children, cloning could hel

7、p give them a child.F2. Cloning will be beneficial 3. Cloned animals get ill and die quite young.A3. Cloned animals get ill and 4. People are afraid that scientists will create thousands of copies of the same person.A4. People are afraid that scie5. Cloning is dangerous because scientists may create

8、 monsters by mistake.A5. Cloning is dangerous becaus6. We could use cloning to cure illnesses.F6. We could use cloning to curCorrect the wrong information in these sentences.1. Dr Hugh Donaville works for a company that has already cloned a number of people.2. A sheep called Dolly was cloned in 1998

9、. 3. Dolly the sheep died in 2003.animals1997OKCorrect the wrong information 4. Donaville thinks scientists treated Dolly the sheep as a product.5. Donaville says that if a child is very ill, scientists could clone it.The presenterdies4. Donaville thinks scientists6. Donaville thinks its a good idea

10、 to have thousands of copies of the same person.7. Donaville says that we could clone animals that have become extinct.terribleare becoming extinct6. Donaville thinks its terriPresenter: Our topic for this week is cloning. To discuss it, we have with us Dr Hugh Donaville, head of a company that has

11、already cloned a number of animals. Hugh D: Good morning.Presenter: Dr Donaville, could you begin with a simple explanation of cloning?Hugh D: Certainly. Cloned animals are created in a laboratory. They take all their genes from a single parent. Listening text:Presenter: Our topic for this Presenter

12、: So cloned animals come from one parent only.Hugh D: Precisely.Presenter: How successful has cloning been so far?Hugh D: Well, as most people know, in 1997 scientists cloned a sheep calledDolly. Since then, scientists have cloned animals such as pigs and cats.Presenter: You make cloning sound easy.

13、 Presenter: So cloned animals cHugh D: Do I? I wish it was. If it was easy, Id be a very rich man by now.Presenter: So what are the difficulties?Hugh D: Unfortunately, cloned animals get ill and die quite young. For example, Dolly the sheep died in 2003. She shouldhave lived longer.Presenter: Why do

14、 they get ill? Hugh D: Do I? I wish it was. IHugh D: Weve got a few ideas but wedont really understand why yet.Presenter: I see. Now obviously, Dr Donaville, you believe that cloning will be beneficial to human beings.Hugh D: Yes, I do. If I didnt believe that, Id be in a different job.Presenter: Ma

15、ny people believe that cloning is wrong and against nature. How do you answer them?Hugh D: Weve got a few ideas Hugh D: I tell them that cloning is a way of helping nature.Presenter: But cloning treats animals and people as things, as products.Hugh D: Nonsense! I dont think thats true at all. I dont

16、 think scientists treated Dolly the sheep as a product. She was asheep!Presenter: Im not sure everyone believes that. Also, people are afraid that scientists will create thousands of copies of the same person.Hugh D: I tell them that clonHugh D: I agree, if that happened, it would be terrible. We ne

17、ed laws to prevent that.Presenter: Im glad you agree about that. But why do scientists want to clone humans? I cant see any good reasons for this.Hugh D: On the contrary, there are very good reasons. For example, if a couple cant have children, then cloning can give them a child. And if a child dies, we could clone it.Presenter: Create an identical copy, you mean? I think thats a terrible idea.Hugh D: I agree, if that happeHugh D: A clone can never be an identical copy of another person. Its not just your genes that create who you are. Its your family and society as well.Presenter: T