Module 5 Cloning,Reading Practice P67-68,Jurassic Park Scientific Fact or Hollywood Fiction?,Jurassic Park Jurassic Park is a 1993 American science fiction adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. The film centers on the fictional island near Costa Rica in the Central American Pacific Coast, where a billionaire and a small team of genetic scientists have created an amusement park of cloned dinosaurs.,Jurassic Park Jurassic Park is regarded as a landmark in the use of computer-generated imagery, and received highly positive reviews from most critics. It is the most financially successful film for Universal and Steven Spielberg. It won the Academy Award for Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing, and Best Visual Effects. Because of the films success, two sequels were made, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, released in 1997, and Jurassic Park III released in 2001. A fourth one is due to be released in 2013.,Read Activity 1 and find out:,How were the living dinosaurs created? Do you think this method scientifically practical? Why or why not?,Read the passage and find out the writers answer to the questions:,Does the writer think this method believable? Has the writer stated any reasons for his argument? What are they?,Analyze the structure of the passage and summarize the main idea :,Part 1,Part 2,Para 1 The _ of the film,Para 2-6 _ the question, _ _ reasons, and then _ a conclusion that it seems _ _ to .,The answers to Ex 3 and 4 on P68 should be:,b, b,introduction,Raise,list four,draw,scientifically impossible,Work on details of the passage: Choose the best answers (P68 Ex5),a, a, b, a, c,Module 5 Cloning,Cultural Corner P69,Brave New World,Imagine: What is “the brave new world” like according to the pictures?,The author: Aldous Huxley (18941962）,阿道司赫青黎（Aldous Huxley，18941962），一位多產(chǎn)的英國(guó)作家，共寫(xiě)作了50多部小說(shuō)、詩(shī)歌、哲學(xué)著作和游記，其中最著名的作品是長(zhǎng)篇小說(shuō)美麗新世界。作為生物學(xué)家的兒子，他從小受到良好的教育，先后畢業(yè)于伊頓公學(xué)和牛津大學(xué)。他對(duì)人類(lèi)生活中的矛盾具有超人的預(yù)見(jiàn)力。盡管一次眼疾幾乎讓他視力全失，但在學(xué)習(xí)了盲文后，他逐步開(kāi)始寫(xiě)作，先后創(chuàng)作了許多胎炙人口的小說(shuō)，并在20年代成為一個(gè)明星人物。,Aldous Huxley was an English writer. Best known for his novels including Brave New World and a wide-ranging output of essays, Huxley also edited the magazine Oxford Poetry, and published short stories, poetry, travel writing, film stories and scripts. Huxley spent the later part of his life in the United States, living in Los Angeles from 1937 until his death.,The name of the author: Aldous Huxley The time of its completion: Peoples review on the book: The charm of the book today:,Read and collect the following information about the book:,How many types of clones are there in that new world? What are they? 2. What are some important features of the society in Brave New World? 3. Do you long to live in that new world? State your reasons.,Read and answer the following questions about the story:,Nine weeks 17 years $50,000 Nearly100 80 times $20,000,Step 2 Reading (WB P117) Cat cloned for Christmas Activity 1Read the passage “”and find out these figures refer to,- The age of Julias new cat.,- The length of time Julia had had Nicky.,- The cost of cloning Little Nicky.,- The number of times GSC had to try to produce a cloned cat.,The number of frightening letters Julia received.,- The cost of cloning a dog in five years time.,Answers : 1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. A,Activity 2 Choose the best way to complete the sentences on P118.,