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体验三第四单元
UnitFourCloningandEthics
UnitObjectives
▪firstlisten,andthentalkaboutcloningissues;
▪readabouttheethnicalissueofcloning;
▪learnnewwordsandexpressions;
▪writeaboutwhycloningshouldorshouldnotbebanned;
▪practicetheuseofconversionintranslation;
▪writeacallforpapers;
▪visitculturesalonaboutthehistoryandmethodofcloning.
TeachingArrangement
zReadingA(2periods)
zReadingB(2periods)
zListeningspeakingwritingandculturalsalon(2period)
Beforetheclass,showsomehotwordsandexpressionsin2010internationallyandletstudentsreaditbythemselves
Sport:
vuvuzela
体育:
呜呜祖拉
事件回放:
世界杯开战后,有一种声音,让我们久久不能忘怀,时刻萦绕在我们的脑海,这就是南非传统乐器——呜呜祖拉。
呜呜祖拉是一种颜色鲜艳的塑料喇叭,发出的嗡嗡声单调低沉,但又震耳欲聋,它成为南非世界杯足球赛的标志。
曾有人把它和南非世界杯用球“普天同庆”称为此次世界杯的“两大公害”。
Vuvuzela:
呜呜祖拉
VuvuzelashavebeenkickedoutofEuropeancompetitionafterUEFAsaidthattheplastictrumpetsdrownedoutsupportersanddetractedfromtheemotionofthe
欧洲足球协会联合会称塑料喇叭呜呜祖拉淹没了球迷的声音,并扰乱比赛情绪,因此呜呜祖拉将被禁止出现在欧足联比赛赛场。
Jabulaniball“普天同庆”
Themuch-debatedofficialJabulaniball,mascotZakumiandtheBafanaBafananationalSouthAfricanteameachwonfourpercentofthevotes.
此外,备受争议的世界杯官方用球“普天同庆”、吉祥物扎库米以及南非国家队别称“BafanaBafana(小伙子、小伙子)”分别获得4%的选票。
PassageANotNow,Dr.Miracle
Teachingaims:
Todevelopstudents’readingandspeakingability.
Time:
twoperiods(90minus)
TeachingProcedures
▪Presentation★★5`
▪CultureNotes★★10`
▪Discussionbeforethepassage★★10`
▪Explanationofthepassage★★★50`
▪Exerciseonthekeypoints★★★★★10`
▪Assignment★★★5`
Ⅰ.Presentation(5minus)
Talkaboutcloningindailylife.
Thestudentsdothepresentationinfrontwithin3minutesandafterpresentationthespeakerprepare3questionsandaskotherstudentstoanswer.
Ⅱ.Warm-upActivities(10minus)
Discussthequestions:
1.Whatkindofpeoplefavorthecloningsciencetoproceed?
Infertilepeoplewhocannothavebabiesotherwise,peoplesufferingfataldiseases,andsomereligiouspeopleseekingimmortality.
2.Forwhatreasonsdomostgovernmentsprohibitcloning?
Mostgovernmentsprohibitcloningmainlybecauseitisagainstnatureandcausesethicalproblems.Besides,thefailurerateofcloningisveryhigh.
Ⅲ.CulturalNotes(5minus)
Askstudentstoreadtheculturenotesbythemselves,andtheteacherexplainssomepoints.HereaskstudentstocompletetheblankswithproperEnglishwordsaccordingtoChinesewordsandthecontext.
SeverinoAntinori(1945-)
TheItalianpresscallhim“thefatherofimpossiblechildren”.OtherssayhewantstoimitateHitler.Butfortherichandinfertilecouplesthathetreats,ProfessorSeverinoAntinoriisamiracleworker.The56-year-oldItalianobstetricianwhomadehisnameinthefieldofin-vitrofertilizationisnotcontenttostopatIVF.Hehasalreadyclaimedthatoneofhispatientsiscarryingaclone,althoughthechildneverappeared.Ifheistobebelieved,however,itwillonlybeamatteroftime.Antinoriisouttoclonepeople.
ⅣExplanationofthepassage(50minus)
Inthispart,theteacherdesignssomequestionsaccordingtotheparagraphcontentandasksstudentstodiscussthembyreadingtheparagraphsingroupsorbythemselves,whichhelpsthemtounderstandthecontentsandmainideasofeachpartandthewholepassage.
★StructureofPassageA
LetstudentsdividethepassageintopartsaccordingtothecluewordsshownonPPT.andtrytosummarizethemainideaofeachpart.
•PartI(1-4):
SeverinoAntinoriandhisresearchoncloning.
•PartII(5-10):
Argumentsandsolutions.
•PartIII(11):
Theauthor’swarning
★ReadingComprehension
Para.1
1.Whatkindsofpeopleareinfavorofcarryingonwiththecloningscience?
Therearethreekindsofpeopleinfavorofcloningscience:
1)Patentswhoareeagertocurethemselves.
2)Coupleswhowantstoproducebaby.
3)Crazymanwhowantsmoreclonestoworkforhim.(somereligiouspeopleseekingimmortality)
2.Forwhatreasondomostgovernmentsprohibitcloning?
Mostgovernmentsprohibitcloningmainlybecauseitisagainstnatureandcausesethicalproblems.Besides,thefailurerateofcloningisveryhigh.
Paras2&3:
What’sAntinori’sambition?
Toclonepeople.
Howdiddifferentpeoplereacttohisambition?
Scientists:
roundedonhimorjoinedinhisplan;
Religiousleaders:
lineduptoattackhisplanasaninsulttohumandignity;
Somecouples:
volunteeredfortheexperiments
Para.3:
Andofcourseit’screatedquiteastir,withotherscientistsroundingonAntinoriasreligiousleaderslineuptoattackhiscloningplanasaninsulttohumandignity.
当然这就引起了轩然大波,宗教领袖群起而攻之,认为这是对人类尊严的玷污,同时其他科学家也出来抨击他的克隆计划。
Para.4:
HowdidDr.Antinorigetknown?
Byhelpinggrandmothersgivebirthusingdonoreggs.
Howdidhehelpmenwithpoorfertility?
Hepioneeredtheuseofmicetonurturethespermofmenwithpoorfertility.
Whyisheseenasdangerous?
Heispushingreproductivebiologytothelimits.
★listentothetapeandaskstudentstofillintheblanksaccordingtotheChinesewords:
Antinori___________(名声大噪)sevenyearsagohelpinggrandmothersgivebirthusingdonoreggs.Laterhe________(率先)theuseofmicetonurturethespermofmenwithpoorfertility.Heisclearlynoordinaryscientistbuta________(爱出风头的人)who__________________(靠争论而成名)and__________reproductivebiology___________(把…推向极致).Andthatofcourseisonereasonwhyhe’sseenasbeingso_________(危险).
Paras.5&6:
Accordingtotheauthor,whatistherealproblemofcloninghumans?
Cloningscienceisnotadvancedenough.
Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardcloninghumans?
Cloninghumansisnotasmadasitsounds,butwemayonlyallowitwhenscienceisready.
Para.7:
Talkaboutthepossibleresultsthatfailureofcloninghumanswillleadto:
eggs,embryos;difficultpregnancies,miscarriages,abortions;deformedbabies.
Para.8:
WhatdoestheRaeliansthinkofcloning?
Itisthekeytoachievingimmorality.
Whatkindofpeopleareinfavorofcarryingonwiththecloningscience?
Infertilepeoplewhocannothavebabiesotherwise;
Peoplesufferingfataldiseases;
Religiouspeopleseekingimmorality.
Paras.9&10:
Sentenceexplanation:
Inanycase,theprohibitionofcloningismorelikelytodriveitundergroundthanstampitout.
Inanycase,thebanningofcloningcannotpreventscientistsfromcloning.Itwillonlyforcethemtocontinuetheirresearchsecretly.
★ClassActivities
Askstudentstodebatetheissueaboutcloning:
Cloning:
RegulationorProhibition?
★LanguageAppreciation
TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishandpayattentiontotheusagesofthekeyphrasesandwords:
1.他开了很多属于自己的商店。
(para.1
Hehasmanyshopstohisname.
Cf:
underthename(of)用…的名字;以…为笔名
2.这个人认为他对世界上所有问题都有最好的见解。
(para.2)
Themanthinksthathehasthebestopinionsonallsubjectsunderthesun.
3.老虎转身攻击猎人们。
(para.3)
Thetigerroundedonthehunters.
4.我竭力躲避债主。
(para.9)
I’mtryingtokeepmycreditorsatbay.
WordstoKnowaboutCloning
⏹eggcell
⏹somaticcell
⏹surrogatemother
⏹nucleus
⏹enucleate
⏹embryo
⏹IVF:
in-vitrofertilization
人工授精术
IVFtreatment
激起了轩然大波
createquiteastir
对人类尊严的侮辱
insulttohumandignity
自愿接受试验
volunteerforexperiments
把生殖学推向极致
pushreproductivebiologytothelimits
对他的克隆计划群起而攻之
lineuptoattackhiscloningplan
利用克隆来解决不孕问题
usingcloningtocombatinfertility
处于极度困难时期
bestuckinthedarkages
以一种不可接受的代价
atanunacceptableprice
导致流产或堕胎
resultinmiscarriagesorabortions
达到永恒
achieveimmortality
极度冒险
takeonehellofarisk
.
★Summary
Askstudentstofillinthetableandthenretellitwiththeirownunderstanding.
Attitude
Reasons
Dr.Antinori
for
⏹ Usingcloningtocombatinfertility.
⏹Cloningrepresentstheonlyhopeofsomecouples.
⏹Itisonlyamatteroftimeforpeopletoacceptit.
⏹Theworldwillembracethefirstclonedbaby.
Religiousleaders
against
Itisaninsultofhumandignity.
Author
against
⏹ Tobegincloningpeoplenowissimplyawasteoftime,moneyandenergybeforemostbasicquestionshavebeenanswered.
⏹Theworldwillnotembraceanunhealthyordeformedorthesolesurvivorofhundredsofpregnancies.
Raelians
for
Cloningisthekeytoachievingimmortality.
ⅤExerciseonthekeypoints(10minus)
Askstudentstochooseproperwordstofillintheblanksaccordingtothecontent:
combat controversy excessive instinctstir
irrational prohibition reckless regulation string
1.Ahackerattackedane-commercemarketplacesite.Thisisthelatestina_______ofonlinebreak-insinwhichcreditcardnumberswerestolen.
2.ThepresenceofIBM'sCEOcauseda_________ofexcitementonthecampus.
3.Brown'scommentsontheprojectcausedunexpected__________overthebudget.
4.To_________povertyinthecity,millionsofdollarshavebeenspentontrainingtheunemployedworkers.
5.Youwillbeoverweightifyouconsume__________amountsoffat.
6.Theeffectiveimplementationofenvironmentallawsand_____________istheresponsibilityofthelocalgovernment.
7.Trustyour________anddowhatyouthinkisright.
8.After20hoursofnon-stoppartying,ahandfulofthebravestormost__________menwillrisktheirlivesinathree-minutedashfromsixfightingbulls.
9.The__________onstreetbeggingwillbeinforcenextmonth.
10.Thecourtgavetheheavysentence,respondingnottothe___________factsbuttothepublicfear.
ⅥAssignments:
(5minus)
1.Recitethewordsandreadthepassageagain;finishexercisesafterthepassage;
2.PreparePassageB
Do“thinkaboutit”
DoEx.12,13,14
3.Presentation:
WhyWeShouldUseCloning
PassageBIHaveHisGenesButNotHis