1、What is it about?Jurassic Park is a Hollywood film about living dinosaurs which have been cloned from dinosaur DNA found in prehistoric mosquitoes.Do you think it is a fact or a fiction?Jurassic Park-Scientific Fact or Hollywood Fiction?1.eccentric:very strange;odd2.prehistoric:before recorded histo
2、ry3.security:safety4.embryo:young animal or plant in the early stages of its development before birth5.preserved:well-kept6.sample:a part or piece that is representative of a whole/样本7.intact:remaining uninjured and undamaged8.extinction:the state of dying out9.vice versa:with the order or meaning r
3、eversed/反之亦然10.ethical:of or relating to ethics/与伦理有关的Reading activity I:Skimming I.Is it a fact or a fiction?II.The passage is about _.(a)the story of the film Jurassic Park(b)the scientific truth behind dinosaur cloning in Jurassic park(c)the principles of DNA and cloning(d)why dinosaurs died outA
4、 fiction.bReading activity(II):Further understanding1.structure:(1)._ (possible or impossible)(2)._ (first;second;third;also)(3)._ (impossible)2.How well do you understand it and how much do you remember?raise a questionanalyse the questiondraw a conclusion Test Your Memory 1.The story of Jurassic p
5、ark is based on the idea that mosquitoes preserved since prehistoric times _.(a)can be used to create living dinosaurs(b)can be found in Costa Rica(c)can be cloned(d)contain dinosaur blood which contains dinosaur DNAa2.In fact,dinosaurs died out before mosquitoes existed,so _.(a)the basic story of J
6、urassic Park is fiction(b)mosquitoes need to be older(c)dinosaurs are at least 60 million years old(d)its possible to clone dinosaursa3.Although preserved mosquitoes have been found,_.(a)female mosquitoes cannot absorb DNA(b)its not possible to confirm that the DNA it contains is from a dinosaur(c)n
7、o dinosaur DNA from an earlier period has been discovered(d)DNA breaks down after a long period of timeb4.The questions which arise from the cloning of dinosaurs _.(a)prove that Jurassic Park is fiction(b)do not prove that Jurassic Park is fiction(c)mean we can clone them successfully(d)are easy for
8、 scientists to answera5.A suitable environment where dinosaurs might survive _.(a)can be found in Hollywood,USA(b)is scientifically impossible(c)probably doesnt exist today(d)would be different from the environment dinosaurs are used toc 6.Which sentence can be replaced by “Dinosaur DNA would be inj
9、ured since the big creatures died out long before.”_ 7.The only place that dinosaurs seem to exist today is in Hollywood.(translation)_Dinosaur DNA would not be intact after the long period of time since their extinction.看来今天恐龙所能存在的唯一地方便是好莱坞（的科幻电影中了）。Sentence Completion1.The dinosaurs in Jurassic pa
10、rk get out of control because _2.DNA taken from mosquitoes can only be 40 million years old,so _3.When dinosaurs die out,their DNA _an employee steals dinosaur embryos and sells them.It cannot be used to create dinosaurs.breaks down and does not repair itself.Argument:The cloning of human beings is of great benefit.(Are you for or against it?)Aspects:science/ethic(伦理)good effects on oneself/others/society badDebateHomework1.Write a passage on the cloning of human beings(according to your debate).2.2.Surf the internet for more information about cloning.3.http:/ you!24-
