Unit2ReadingII

ThereturnoftheDinosaurs?Learningaims1.Tolearnsomekeywordsandexpressionsandsomeinformationaboutcloning.2.TounderstandthepassageTHERETURNOFTHEDINOSAURS3.Learntolovescienceandnature.Let’splaySharpEyesstrike…intoone’sheartassumptionFromtimetotimeresistingood/poorconditionmerelyinitialdrawbackrestorereasonabledecorationunableinvainregulationGoodjob!clonedcalvesandpigsDollyanditscreatorThefirstclonedcatclonedrabbitTheclonedpig(left)andthenormalpig(right)clonedhorseTheworld’sfirstclonedmule(驴),wasborninMay,2003.Heiscreatedfromacellofhisbrother.Lookatthefollowingpicturesandthinkwhichfilmtheyarefrom.Pre-readingAnswerthefollowingquestions.1.HaveyoueverseenthefilmJurassicPark?2.Whatanimalsdoyouseeinthefilm?3.Aretheyrealanimals?Theanimalsaremadeupofdinosaurmodels,and3Dtechnologyisusedinthefilm.Doyouthinkitispossibleforpeopletocloneadinosaur?Why?Matchthemainideawitheachparagraph.Para1explaintheimpossibilityofcloning dinosaursPara2concludethatit’sjustadreamPara3introducethetopicofthepassageFastReading(3min)Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardscloningthedinosaurs?A.Supportive.B.Neutral(中立的).C.Negative(否定的).D.Subjective(主观的).objective客观的,positive肯定的impartial公平的arbitrary武断的optimistic乐观的pessimistic悲观的critical持批评态度的cautious谨慎的indifferent冷漠的…2.Scientistsarestillexperimentingwithcloningmammalsbecausetheythinkitcanmakemoney.FillintheblanksandchooseTorF.(Para1)1.Thepopularityoffilmssuchas_____________,inwhichascientistclonesseveralkindsof__________dinosaurs,proveshowtheidea______amixtureof_____________________________________