1、Jurassic Park -Scientific Fact or Hollywood Fiction?,1,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,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?,2,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,1.eccentric: very strange; odd 2. preh

2、istoric : before recorded history 3. security: safety 4. embryo: young animal or plant in the early stages of its development before birth 5. preserved: well-kept 6. sample: a part or piece that is representative of a whole /樣本 7. intact: remaining uninjured and undamaged 8. extinction: the state of

3、 dying out 9. vice versa: with the order or meaning reversed /反之亦然 10. ethical: of or relating to ethics/與倫理有關(guān)的,Dictionary,3,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,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

4、 cloning in Jurassic park (c) the principles of DNA and cloning (d) why dinosaurs died out,A fiction.,b,4,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,Reading activity (II): Further understanding,1. structure:,(1). _ (possible or impossible) (2)._ (first; second; third; also) (3). _ (impossible),2. How well do you understand it and how

5、 much do you remember?,raise a question,analyse the question,draw a conclusion,5,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,Test Your Memory 1. The story of Jurassic park 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 clone

6、d (d) contain dinosaur blood which contains dinosaur DNA,a,6,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,2. In fact, dinosaurs died out before mosquitoes existed, so _. (a) the basic story of Jurassic Park is fiction (b) mosquitoes need to be older (c) dinosaurs are at least 60 million years old (d) its possible to clone dinosaurs,a,7

7、,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,3. 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) no dinosaur DNA from an earlier period has been discovered (d) DNA breaks down after a long period of time,b,8,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT

8、,4. 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 scientists to answer,a,9,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,5. A suitable environment where dinosaurs might survive _. (

9、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 to,c,10,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,6. Which sentence can be replaced by “Dinosaur DNA would be injured since the big creatures died out long before.” _ 7. Th

10、e 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.,看來今天恐龍所能存在的唯一地方便是好萊塢（的科幻電影中了）。,11,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,Sentence Completion,1. The dinosaurs in Jurassic park get out of control because _ 2. DNA

11、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.,12,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,1. by Hammonds two grandchildren, they are sent on a tour

12、through Jurassic Park in computer-controlled cars. 她陪我去看了醫(yī)生。,Language points:,She accompanied me to the doctor.,Accompanied,to go somewhere with someone,陪伴，陪同,In everyday English, people usually say go with or come with someone rather than accompany someone: Do you want me to go with you to the stat

13、ion? She came with me to church.,13,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,同學(xué)由他的老師陪著到醫(yī)院去。 Please accompany me on the trip to my hometown.,The student was accompanied by his teacher to the hospital.,請陪我去故鄉(xiāng)走一走。,14,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,雷聲常常伴隨著閃電而來。 The text _ pictures. 正文附有插圖。,Lightning usually accompanies thunder.,is accompanied by,to happen or

14、 exist at the same time as something else if a book, document etc accompanies something, it comes with it,伴隨,15,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,Mary sang and I accompanied her with the piano. 瑪麗唱歌，我彈琴給她伴奏。 The little girl was accompanied with the electronic organ by her teacher. 那個小女孩的老師用電子琴為她伴奏。,to play a musical instrume

15、nt while someone sings a song or plays the main tune,伴奏,16,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,But a tropical storm hits the island, the power supply , and 一場熱帶風(fēng)暴襲擊了島嶼，摧毀了電力供應(yīng)， 1. Our team was knocked out. 2. A blow on the head knocked him out. 3. The soldier knocked out two enemy tanks. 4. She was knocked out by the news. 5.

16、The long drive really knocked me out.,擊敗,使昏迷，失去知覺,摧毀， 殲滅,使目瞪口呆，說不出話,使疲憊不堪,knocking out,17,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,不到一年前，我那可憐的狗在街上被卡車撞了。 _, my poor dog was _ by a truck in the street. 你把我的牛奶打翻了。 Youve _ my milk.,Under a year ago,knocked over,knocked over,knock over sb / sth 撞倒,18,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,She was knocked down by a bu

17、s. The boxer knocked down his opponent easily. The building will be knocked down. What time do you knock off? I knocked off 20% of the price of the present.,撞倒,擊倒,拆除,下班,減價，殺價,knock off:,knock down :,19,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,2. In fact, only females can the DNA of another creature.,absorb vt. 本意: 吸收(水分, 光聲等), 消減(震

18、動) 引申義: 接受（看法、知識等），吸引（注意力 等）,absorb,20,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,干沙可以吸水,be absorbed in 專注于 The students were completely absorbed in the book.,Dry sand can absorb water.,21,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,When life ends, DNA and does not repair itself. 1. The car/engine/machine broke down. 2. All our plans broke down./the peace talks have br

19、oken down. 3. His health broke down. 4.After many years, rocks break down into dirt. 5.Water is broken down into hydrogen and oxygen.,1(機(jī)器、車)壞掉 2 (計劃談判的)失敗 3(身體)垮掉4 分解分化,breaks down,22,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,Many questions also in the cloning of dinosaurs.,arise,arise if a problem or difficult situation arises, it

20、 begins to happen: (arose; arisen) A crisis has arisen in the Foreign Office. More problems like those at the nuclear power plant are certain to arise.,rise,上升； 崛起； 上漲； 升起,Sales rose by 20% over the Christmas period. The sun rises in the east. Temperatures rarely rise above freezing. She watched the

21、 bubbles rise to the surface.,23,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,raise,Many shops have raised their prices. The university is working to raise the number of students from state schools. William raised his hat and smiled at her. Raise your hand if you know the right answer. The Trust hopes to raise $1 million to buy land. T

22、hey are raising funds to help needy youngsters.,提高； 舉起； 籌集； 抬起,24,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,Dinosaurs a completely different world and would find great difficulty living here.,are used to,be used to do sth. be/ get used to sth./ doing sth. be accustomed to doing sth. used to do sht.,被用來做什么,習(xí)慣于做什么,過去常常,25,學(xué)習(xí)交流PPT,sci-fi adventure film eccentric open to the public prehistoric a tropical storm knock out