3. Why did the Cloning of Dolly the sheep succeed?
4. What does the word ‘straightforward’ mean in the second paragraph?
5. What is the writer’s attitude toward cloning in this passage?
The main idea of each paragraph:
Para. 1 Cloning is a way of making an copy of another animal and plant.
Para. 2 Cloning has two major uses.
Para. 3 The problems of Dolly.
Para. 4 The effect of Dolly.
Para. 5 It is forbidden to clone human being.
Task three: Notes for debating: Should we use cloning?
Argument for cloning:
Cloning will be beneficial to humans
We could use cloning to cure illnesses.
Arguments against cloning:
healthy risks form mutation of genes
emotional risks
against nature
risk of abuse of the technology
Cloned animals get ill and die quite young;
The Third Period Language Points
Aims:
1. Enable the Ss to grasp the words of cloning.
Get the Ss to master some useful expressions.
Contents:
1. differ v.
1) “To be dissimilar or unlike in nature, quality, amount, or form”
eg：Ambition differs from greed.
2) “To be of a different opinion; disagree”
eg：The critic differed with the author on several facts.
2. exact adj. “Strictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from truth or reality”
eg：an exact account; an exact replica; your exact words.
3. commercial adj. 1) “Of or relating to commerce” 2) “Engaged in commerce’
eg：a commercial loan; a commercial attaché; a commercial trucker.
4. straightforward adj. 1) “honest’ 2) “easy to understand”
eg: a ~ explanation; written in ~ language; a ~ problem in algebra
5. procedure n.
1) ‘A manner of proceeding; a way of performing or effecting something’
eg：complained to the manager, and by this procedure got the money back.
2) “A series of steps taken to accomplish an end”
6. undertake v.
1) “To take upon oneself; decide or agree to do”
eg：undertake a task.
2) “To pledge or commit (oneself) to’
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