Playing God — 现成的英语课程，C2

课程目标: Students can debate the ethics of scientific progress, weigh up risks and benefits, and present hypothetical scenarios with were to, should, but for and inverted conditionals.

添加课程后会得到词汇集和练习的副本，课程会在编辑器中打开：可以在那里调整步骤并上课。

课程计划

1
热身
引导学生开口并进入主题的问题。
- Which scientific discovery of the last hundred years has changed your life the most?
- Would you want to know which diseases you are genetically likely to develop?
- Should there be limits on what scientists are allowed to research?
2
新单词
认识单词并在游戏中巩固。
配对拼写单词
genetic engineering · designer babies · clone · informed consent · play God · a slippery slope · a moral dilemma · peer review · breakthrough · ethically dubious · the sanctity of life · tamper with · unforeseen consequences · falsify · safeguard
词汇集中的全部单词
3
练习
在语境中练习本课单词。答案只有您能看到。
1. 填空
  Before taking part in the trial, every volunteer must give informed ___.
  答案: consent
2. 填空
  He lost his post when it emerged that he had chosen to ___ his results rather than admit the experiment had failed.
  答案: falsify
3. 填空
  But ___ the discovery of antibiotics, millions more people would have died of simple infections.
  答案: for
4. 填空
  ___ the treatment prove unsafe, the trial would be stopped immediately.
  答案: Should
5. 选择题
  Critics argue that letting parents choose their child's eye colour would be the first step on ...
  a slippery slopea moral dilemmaa breakthroughpeer review
6. 选择题
  Which sentence is grammatically correct?
  Were scientists to clone a human, the public reaction would be enormous.Were scientists clone a human, the public reaction would be enormous.If scientists were to clone a human, the public reaction will be enormous.Should scientists to clone a human, the public reaction would be enormous.
7. 选择题
  Why does peer review matter in science?
  Other experts check a study's methods and conclusions before it is published.It lets the public vote on which research gets funded.It guarantees that the results are true.It protects the researchers' identity.
8. 判断对错
  Read: "In 2018 a researcher announced that he had edited the genes of twin girls to make them resistant to HIV. Far from being celebrated as a breakthrough, the experiment was condemned around the world: the parents had not been properly informed of the risks, and the long-term consequences for the children remain unknown. He was later sentenced to three years in prison." The scientific community welcomed the experiment as a breakthrough.
  答案: 错误
9. 判断对错
  Read the text again. One criticism was that the parents had not been given enough information.
  答案: 正确
10. 讨论题
  Should gene editing be allowed to prevent serious inherited diseases, even if it could later be used to create designer babies? Argue your case using at least two advanced conditional structures.
  参考答案: Were we to ban gene editing outright, we would condemn thousands of families to illnesses that could be prevented. Had such a technique existed a generation ago, my uncle might have lived a normal life. That said, should the technology become cheap and unregulated, the line between curing disease and designing babies would quickly blur, so strict safeguards are essential.
4
口语
学生用新单词回答。
- Is 'playing God' a meaningful objection, or simply a way of resisting change?
- Should animals be used in medical research if it saves human lives?
- Who should decide where the ethical limits of science lie: scientists, governments or the public?
- Can a breakthrough ever justify research that was carried out unethically?
- Which current technology do you think will have the most unforeseen consequences?
5
复习
本课单词测验。选择学生后，是其链接中的家庭作业。
选择题

课程计划

热身

引导学生开口并进入主题的问题。

Which scientific discovery of the last hundred years has changed your life the most?
Would you want to know which diseases you are genetically likely to develop?
Should there be limits on what scientists are allowed to research?

新单词

认识单词并在游戏中巩固。

配对拼写单词

genetic engineering · designer babies · clone · informed consent · play God · a slippery slope · a moral dilemma · peer review · breakthrough · ethically dubious · the sanctity of life · tamper with · unforeseen consequences · falsify · safeguard

词汇集中的全部单词

练习

在语境中练习本课单词。答案只有您能看到。

填空
Before taking part in the trial, every volunteer must give informed ___.
答案: consent
填空
He lost his post when it emerged that he had chosen to ___ his results rather than admit the experiment had failed.
答案: falsify
填空
But ___ the discovery of antibiotics, millions more people would have died of simple infections.
答案: for
填空
___ the treatment prove unsafe, the trial would be stopped immediately.
答案: Should
选择题
Critics argue that letting parents choose their child's eye colour would be the first step on ...
a slippery slopea moral dilemmaa breakthroughpeer review
选择题
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Were scientists to clone a human, the public reaction would be enormous.Were scientists clone a human, the public reaction would be enormous.If scientists were to clone a human, the public reaction will be enormous.Should scientists to clone a human, the public reaction would be enormous.
选择题
Why does peer review matter in science?
Other experts check a study's methods and conclusions before it is published.It lets the public vote on which research gets funded.It guarantees that the results are true.It protects the researchers' identity.
判断对错
Read: "In 2018 a researcher announced that he had edited the genes of twin girls to make them resistant to HIV. Far from being celebrated as a breakthrough, the experiment was condemned around the world: the parents had not been properly informed of the risks, and the long-term consequences for the children remain unknown. He was later sentenced to three years in prison." The scientific community welcomed the experiment as a breakthrough.
答案: 错误
判断对错
Read the text again. One criticism was that the parents had not been given enough information.
答案: 正确
讨论题
Should gene editing be allowed to prevent serious inherited diseases, even if it could later be used to create designer babies? Argue your case using at least two advanced conditional structures.
参考答案: Were we to ban gene editing outright, we would condemn thousands of families to illnesses that could be prevented. Had such a technique existed a generation ago, my uncle might have lived a normal life. That said, should the technology become cheap and unregulated, the line between curing disease and designing babies would quickly blur, so strict safeguards are essential.

口语

学生用新单词回答。

Is 'playing God' a meaningful objection, or simply a way of resisting change?
Should animals be used in medical research if it saves human lives?
Who should decide where the ethical limits of science lie: scientists, governments or the public?
Can a breakthrough ever justify research that was carried out unethically?
Which current technology do you think will have the most unforeseen consequences?

复习

本课单词测验。选择学生后，是其链接中的家庭作业。

选择题