模块五第三单元 M5U3 project(2)

I seldom have time to go to the cinema now.
Seldom do I have time to go to the cinema now.
D We’d say that never before_______ so moving a film as After Shock. A．we had seen B．had we seen C．we have seen D．have we seen
GM food in world
Widely planted forbid confused
America Canada Argenwk.baidu.comina
Most European counreies
China and many other countries
Can you translate the following into Chinese？
hope
danger
for
against
Read and answer the questions.
1.What are people’s different attitudes towards the study of genetics? Many people are excited, while others are frightened. 2. What are the two ways that an animal and a plant can be genetically modified? One way is to insert new material into a plant’s or an animal’s DNA to give it new qualities. The other way is to take material out of a plant’s or an animal’s DNA to remove unwanted qualities.
过去完成时 一般过去时 Hardly… when… Hardly __________ (I/get) to the bus stop had I got when the bus ________ (start). started 过去完成时 No sooner… than… 一般过去时
No sooner _____________(he/arrive) than he had he arrived _____ (go) away again. went
maize
Maize genetically modified to Bt protein
Bt protein kills insect
5. What are the problems about GM food and GM plants? Two main problems are talked about in this article. One is whether it is safe or dangerous to eat, the other is whether it is safe or dangerous to the environment.
tobacco
烟草
In the US and Canada, however, over 70 percent of the foods in grocery stores in the U.S. and Canada contain genetically engineered ingredients（原料） mostly in the form of corn and soy products.
4. many countries have hesitated to give permission for the production of GM food, as they would rather be cautious with this new technology. You were wrong to take the car ________ without _________ (未经允许). permission I hate to ask permission for everything I do.
GM food : hope or danger?
Let’s get started from those pictures.
What do you know about genetically modified food? The first genetically modified plant :
3. Research has been limited to increasing production profits, rather than making sure that GM food are safe.
He made a profit of fifty thousand US dollars on his house.
3. What is the one aim of GM research talked about in the article? The aim is to produce food that can make people healthier. 4. What has GM technology been done to plants? It has been used to produce plants that are better able to defend themselves against pests and disease. It can also produce plants that have larger harvests.
of I was frightened ___ his knife. So I was frightened to ___ give him my wallet.
I will never walk home alone. 我昨天晚上吓死了。 I was frightened to death yesterday.
Yesterday, I met a __________ scene. A robber frightening frightened me into _______ (give) him all the giving frightened money. I still feel _________ now.
1. Nowhere is this truer than with genetically modified food？
转基因食品就是最好的例子。
2. Research has been limited to increasing production profits, rather than making sure that GM foods are safe.
Examples of GM food
Maize Maize
Maize genetically modified to produce Maize genetically modified to produce Bt protein Bt protein
Bt protein kills the Bt protein kills the corn borer insect corn borer insect
Language Points
1.While many people are excited about these new technologies, these same technologies frighten others. frighten vt. 使惊吓；使惊恐
It is said that Chinese people ______ firecrackers let off on New Year’s eve to frighten _________ a away/off monster named nian.
6. What is many countries’ attitude towards GM FOOD? Why do they hold such attitude?
They have hesitated to permit the production of GM food, because they are not sure whether GM food is safe.
gross profit 毛利润 net profit 净利润
profit 还可以作动词，意思是“得益, 获 利；对…有好处” Telling lies won't profit you. We tried to profit by/from our mistakes. It will profit you nothing to do that.
目前的研究只限于增加生产利润，而不是确保转基因食品的安全。
3. With this progress, doors have been opened up to technologies （that never existed before）.
有了这种进步，通向基因领域技术的大门已经敞开了，这在以前 是从来没有的事。
2. Nowhere is this truer than with genetically modified (GM) food. 这是一个倒装句——否定副词nowhere置于句
首时，构成了倒装句。当否定副词置于句首时，
句子需要部分倒装。常见的副词有：not、never、
seldom、hardly、scarcely, rarely等。