河北省迁安一中高二英语：book8Unit2：reading.pptVIP

* UNIT TWO READING CLONING : WHERE IS IT LEADING US Skim the text to find out the answers to the following questions. 1.What is cloning? Skimming Cloning is a way of making an exact copy of another animal and plant. Skim the following passage and match the paragraph with the correct sentence. Para 1 A.The problems of Dolly Para 2 B.The two major uses of cloning Para 3 C.The attitudes towards cloning Para 4 D.The definition of cloning Para 5 E.The effect of cloning in society Scanning 1.Do you think cloning plants is straightforward or complicated? What about cloning animals? Cloning plants is straightforward while cloning animals is complicated. The important events in animal cloning history In 1952 tadpole was cloned . It is the first animal to be cloned In 1963 , an Asian carp(鲤鱼） was cloned . Ten years later, a Chinese scientist named Tong dizhou cloned a European carp. In 1996, a sheep called Dolley was born. It is the first mammal to be cloned. It is considered to be the greatest success in the development of cloning. A macaque （猕猴）was cloned in 2000. Later scientists cloned many monkeys . It can be used to test out some diseases such as diabetes(糖尿病） Mules (骡子） have no ability to give birth to a baby. A mule was cloned in 2003. It is the first animal which lack fecundity (生育能力）to be cloned. What’s the greatest success in the development of animal cloning? . The procedure of the cloning of Dolly the sheep Task III Intensive reading True or false: 1.Cloning means making a copy of an animal or a plant. ( ) 2.Gardeners can make a lot of money by cloning plants. ( ) 3.Cloning is something that has been developed quite recently. ( ) 4.Dolly the sheep was the