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● What impress you most in this short video? Four hundred years ago Chinese people had created the cloned images in 西游记, but now it has become reality in life. ● What is the most famous cloned animal you know?

Dolly was the first cloned mammal.

It was created by a Scottish Scientist Ian Wilmut and his group in 1996.

What other cloned animals do you know about?

The name of the cloned monkey is ANDi. It is from ‘inserted DNA’ spelt backwards.

I’m your Star. Love me please. Just call me Noel, OK? Hi! I’m Joy. I’m happy-go-lucky everyday. I’m the beautiful Mary I’ m Angel, in your heart

The lively kitten is called Cc. It was born in December 2002. Do you know why it is called CC? Cloned cat Copy cat

CC? Gene mother? Agent mother? Scientists in the USA created CC with a cell taken from its mother, Rainbow.

What do you know about cloning?

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Is it a good idea to clone humans some day? Voice from scientists

The perfect copy

Speed-reading 1.Does this article give an anti- or pro-cloning point of view, or both? 2.What is cloning? 3.How many scientists are mentioned in this text? Both Cloning is producing an exact copy of a plant or an animal using its cells. the Scottish scientist, Ian Wilmut the Italian doctor, Severino Antinori

A. Produce valuable tissues and organs . B. Ruin nature. Careful reading 1. In the terms of technology the cloned human embryo cannot be used to ________. A. Produce valuable tissues and organs . B. Ruin nature. C. Save human lives. D. Produce a real-life monster . Jurassic Park

2. Which of the following statement is NOT true about Dolly according to the text? A. Dolly was born in 1996 and died in early 2003 . B. Many people were very angry at its birth. C. Dolly died at a normal age. D. Science made a great breakthrough for the birth of Dolly.

3. What is the Scottish scientist, Ian Wilmut’s intention for the clone technology? A. To clone human beings. B. To create copies of human. C. To create new tissues and organs to cure diseases. D. To show no respect for human life.

4. Whose idea shows no respect for life? A. Faye Wilson, a 41-year-old sales woman. B. The Scottish scientist Ian Wilmut. C. Chinese scientists. D. Severino Antinori, the Italian doctor. Star Wars

5.How could China make use of this technology? A. Use clone technology in ways of benefiting mankind. B. Use it for medical research. C. Focus their efforts on cloning human beings. D. Managed to clone cows and goats.

Summarize the opinions in the text Agreement Disagreement 1.produce tissues and organs to save human lives 2.make wonderful scientific breakthroughs 3.cure diseases like cancer 4.help those who are unable to have children 1.interfere with nature 2.produce a monster 3.create more diseases in the animals world 4.shows no respect for human life 5.illegal

What is your opinion about human cloning? Discussion What is your opinion about human cloning?

Your opinions about human cloning Agreement Disagreement

Discussion If one day you found a cloned yourself, what’s your reaction? What would you do?

Finish the C-close test according to the text Homework Finish the C-close test according to the text

Student: Is it true that the first human embryo has been (1)___________ cloned? successfully Scientist: It’s true. Student : What do you think of it? valuable Scientist: I think it can produce (2)________ tissues and organs that could be used to save human lives. However, some scientists think (3)_________. They believe cloning human embryos may (4)_________ with nature and be on the way to (5)___________ a real-life Frankenstein’s monster. differently interfere producing Student: Well, would you please explain cloning in details to me?

Scientist: Yes. Cloning is producing an exact copy of a plant or an animal using its cells. You are very familiar with the cloned sheep Dolly. In (6)_________ , the wonderful scientific (7)_____________ was praised. general breakthrough Student: Can you give me more examples about the uses of cloning humans? Scientist: Well, some woman can not have a baby and is (8)__________ to have a child of her own. But she doesn’t want to (9)_______ one. What can she do? Cloning gives her the possibility. desperate adopt Student: Is cloning human embryos illegal in all countries?

Scientist: No. Some scientists are already pushing ahead with research so as to (10)_______ a cloned human baby. deliver Student: OK. Thank you . I will search on the Internet for more information.

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注意：以下为补充材料！

This mule is the world’s first cloned mule. It was born on 4 May 2003 This mule is the world’s first cloned mule. It was born on 4 May 2003. His name is Idaho Gem.

This is Gem’s brother--- Taz This is Gem’s brother--- Taz. He was a racing mule that has won many competitions.

This pair of calves were born on 5 July 1998 in Japan This pair of calves were born on 5 July 1998 in Japan. They were two years younger than Dolly, being second adult animal clones in the world.

The first cloned dog in South Korea.

Opinions from ordinary people (reasons) (ideas) 1 interfere with nature Pauline Carter 2 have too much population Against human cloning 3 adopt sb else’s child 1 in complete agreement with human cloning Colin Jake 2 Cloning would change my life Support human cloning