UNIT 3 PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD SCIENCE

UNIT3PUBLICATTITUDETOWARDSCIENCE----BYSTEPEHENHAWKINGObjectives1.understandthemainideaandstructureofthetext2.graspthelanguagepoints&grammaticalstructures3.graspthedifferencesbetweennarrative&expositorywriting4.conductreading,speaking&writingactivitiesTasksTextAnalysisQuestionsCulturalBackgroundWords&PhrasesGroupDiscussionWritingWarm-upActivities1)JourneyonPaper2)Namesomeofthescientificandtechnologicaldiscoveriesthathavechangedorwillchangethewaypeoplelive.3)Questions:•Inwhatwaysdothesediscoverieschangeourlivesforthebetter?•Inwhatwaysdothesediscoverieschangeourlivesfortheworse?GroupDiscussion1.mini-speechGroupDiscussion3.ToCloneornottoClone?Card1JaneisblindandhasaguidedogcalledBobby.Bobbyhasbeenherguidedogfor10yearsbutisgettingold.BobbyisJayne’sbestfriendandshefeelsthatwithouthimshecouldn’tlive.ShouldJaynebeallowedtocloneBobbybeforehedies?Shouldpeoplebeallowedtoclonetheirpets?Card2ThereisonlyoneGiantPandaleftonearth.Itdoesnothaveapartnertobreedwithsoonceitdiesthespecieswillbeextinct.ShouldscientistsbeallowedtocloneanotherGiantPandatokeepthespeciesalive?Shouldscientistsbeallowedtocloneendangeredspecies?GroupDiscussionCard3Scientistsbelievethatstemcellsfoundinhumanembryoscouldbeusedtocurearangeofdiseases.Shouldscientistsbeallowedtoclonehumanembryostocreatestemscellsformedicalpurposes?Card4Mrs.JoneseldestsonMarkis10yearsoldandisdyingwithcancer.ShouldMrs.JonesbeallowedtocloneMarkbeforehedies?Shouldpeoplebeallowedtocloneotherhumansorclonethemselves?GroupDiscussionCard5JohnGreenisafarmerinTexasandhewantstoclonehisprizebulltosellitandmakemoney.Shouldfarmersbeallowedtoclonetheirbestanimalstomakemoney?Card6Adevelopingcountrywithfoodshortageswanttoclonetheirbestfoodproducinganimals,cows,chickens,pigsetc.totryandproducemorefoodperanimaltosolvetheirfoodshortages.Shouldcountriesbeallowedtocloneanimalstoincreasefoodproduction.•Peoplemustunderstandthatscienceisinherentlyneitherapotentialforgoodnorforevil.Itisapotentialtobeharnessedbymantodohisbidding.——GlennT.SeaborgCulturalBackground2.MaryShellyandFrankensteinMaryShellyandthestory-In1816,MaryShellytraveledtotheSwissAlps.Trappedinsidetheirlodgingsbyrain,Maryandfriendsentertainedthemselvesbyreadingghoststories.AttheurgingofpoetLordByron,theysettheirownpenstopaper,competingtowritethebestghoststory.Marytooktheprize.Herstoryiscreepyenoughtobecomeabestsellerinhertimeandaclassicthatstillresonateswithreadersalmosttwocenturieslater.CulturalBackground3.MaryShellyandFrankensteinVictorFrankenstein-anambitiousyoungscholarwhodiscovershowtomakeanimationuponlifelessmatter.Heusesthisknowledgetoassembleagrotesquemanlikecreature.Horrifiedbywhathehasdone,heabandonsitthemomenthebringsittolife.Buthefeelsincreasinglyguiltyandashamedasherealizeshowhelplessheistopreventthemonsterfromruininghislifeandthelivesofothers.Themonster-Theeight-foot-tall,uglycreationofVictorFrankenstein.Intelligentandsensitive,themonsterattemptstointegratehimselfintohumansocialpatterns,butallwhoseehimshunhim.Hisfeelingofabandonmentcompelshimtoseekrevengeagainsthiscreator.WordLearning1.likely:describessomethingthatwillprobablyhappenorisexpected:e.g.DoremindmebecauseI'mlikelytoforget.What'sthelikelyoutcomeofPrisonBreak?Isupposethatmighthappenbutit'snotverylikely.[+that]It'squitelikelythatmyroommatewillwinthefirst-classscholarship.INFORMALDoyouwanttojoinmeinjoggingeveryday?Notlikely(=certainlynot)!cf.probable,possibleTask5WordLearningprobable这个词所表示的可能性比起possible的可能性要大。是本组词中可能性最强的用语。e.g.Itseemsprobablethathewillarrivebeforedusk.Itisprobablethattheywillcometothemeeting.•注意：Probable不能用表示人的名词或代词作主语，其结构为：Itis/wasprobable+thatclause.Possible是这组词中可能性最弱的用词。与probable都不用表示人的名词或代词做主语。•注意：它与probable不同之处是：possible做主语时，后面可以接动词不定式或that从句。如：Itis/waspossibletodosth.或Itis/waspossibleforsb.todosth.或Itis/waspossible+thatclause.例如：e.g.It’spossibleforhimtogethereat3o’clock.Successispossiblebuthardlyprobable.Task5WordLearning2.dowithout:managetosurvive,continue,orsucceedalthoughyoudonothavesth.youneed,want,orusu.havee.g.Ican’taffordacar,soIguessI’llhavetodowithout.ThankyouKate,wecandowithoutlanguagelikethat.=wedon'twanttohearyourrudelanguage.collocation:doawaywith:getridofsomethingsothatitdoesnotexistanylonger.Task5WordLearning3.put/turntheclockback:returntoasituationthatusedtoexist,usuallybecausethepresentsituationisunpleasante.g.Thecourt'sdecisiononthiscasewillturntheclockbackfiftyyears.IfIcouldturntheclockbackanddothingsdifferently,Iwould.4.bringabout:tomakesomethinghappene.g.Whatbroughtitabout?SomeeducatorsarehopingtobringaboutsomemajorchangesinCET-4andCET-6examinations.•collocation:bringforth产生，提出bringforward提前，提出bringup教育，养育，提出•Fillintheblankswiththeabovewordsandchangetheformwherenecessary.1.Theyproposedthatthedateofthecongressbeafewmonths.2.Thetreesintheorchardmanyapples.3.Hewaswell.4.Atthemeetingthenextmorning,manyproblemsanddiscussedthemonebyone.5.inquireCf.ask,question,inquire•inquire是较正式的书面用词，渴望知道某人或某事的确实情况。e.g.Heinquiredyourtelephonenumber.•ask是最常用词,指为了了解某人或某事而提出问题,请别人解答或向别人打听消息。e.g.Excuseme.MayIaskyouaquestion?•question指对某事不断提出问题，以便了解详