新视野大学英语第三版UnitSectionA课件

Our current combat abilities against sickness are mostly based on previous animal research. (Para. 7)
that accidental discoveries will lead us f百度文库rward
• What are the three choices to relieve the eternal suffering of human beings ? (Para.4)
The optional fourth choice by computer imitation (Para. 5)
The optional 4th choice from animal activists is using computer model, but it’s of no value (Para. 5)
The terrifying effects of arresting animal research will only be felt years or decades later. (Para. 6)
People are overprotected from the reality of human life and death. They are more caring for animals and only little for sick and dying human beings.
• How about the present situation of human beings in America today ?(Para.8)
Create an animal model of the problem to understand the process and test new
therapies
Experiment on human beings ( some will succeed; most will fail)
Leave medical knowledge static, hoping
Structure
• his love for children and his strong desire to keep them healthy.
• According to the text, why did the author become a children’s doctor? (Para.1)
Belief A knowledgeable public would consent to the importance of animal research for public health
Consequence: be mistaken
What should be done?
…respond to the activists’ tone by waving equally sad posters of children dying of cancer or external wounds
• What did physician scientists do? (Para.3)
Part II — Paras. 2-3
This part unfolds the current situation of animal-rights movement. Firstly, animal rights protectors distort the truth by accusing the physician of doing medical research only for his career advancment. The author also criticizes the indifference of the public, senators and even the people who worked in the medical field.
• How does society react to the animal rights issue? (Para.2)
Response Why?
be unbelievably uncaring allow them to creep in “animal fraud” and hatred
Not respond to the emotional tone of the argument
• To fight against the serious sicknesses, such as _h_e_a_r_t_d_i_s_e_a_s_e_, _h_i_g_h_b__lo_o_d__p_r_e_s_s_u_re_ and _s_tr_o_k_e__.
• To operate the most complex surgical procedures, such as _h_e_a_r_t_o_r_h_i_p_s_u__rg_e_r_y_ and _o_rg_a_n__t_ra_n_s_p__la_n_t_a_ti_o_n__s_u_rg_e_r_i_e_s.
Unit 8
Animals or Children?
----- A scientist's choice
Animals
the style of the essay? Argumentation
choice Or Children
What happens to them? Experiment
What happens to them? Rescue
We should arouse the majority to protect the future of animal research, and oppose the misdirected minority.
• What is the author’s attitude ?(Para.9)
• How did animal rights activists describe the researchers? (Para.2)
The public barely watches, convinced that the issue has no significance to them , while the senators and politicians continue to give way to the lobbying of animal rights activists.
Introduction
Current situation of the animal-rights movement
Reasons to justify the necessity of animal research
To relieve the eternal suffering of human among the possible three reasons. (para.4)
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undiscovered.
Surgical and diagnostic techniques will be develuopneddev. eloped.
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Fundamental biological processes will
remain mysteries.
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• What are the terrifying effects of arresting the animal research? (Para.6)
• He was accused of doing animal researches.
• What happened to the author? (Para.1)
Part I — (Para. 1)
The author was ___w_r__o_n__g_l_y__a_c__c_u_s_e__d____of being cruel to animals, but in fact his top desire is only to keep children healthy with _m__e__d_i_c_a__l_a_d__v_a__n_c__e_s_based on __a_n__im___a_l__r_e_s_e_a__r_c_h___.
scientist
a doctor
General understanding
General understanding
The text is an _a__r_g_u__m__e_n_t_a__ti_v_e__e__s_s_a__y_, the purpose of which is to convince readers by using good _r_e_a__s_o__n_s__ and strong _e__v_i_d_e__n_c_e__. The author, through writing this essay, argues for his rightfulness of doing _a__n_i_m__a_l__r_e_s_e__a_r_c_h__.
• What results did animal research help us to achieve ?(Para.7)
Part III— Paras. 4-7
As the main part of the essay, it provides compelling reasons to justify the necessity of doing animal research. Using examples of tragedies in everyday life, it emphasizes why doing animal research is so indispensable, and warns that stopping animal research will cause significantly negative effects.
Introduction
Current situation of the animal-rights movement
Animal rights activists distort my medical research and accuse me of being a physician without moral limits. (Paras. 2-3)
Can comApudtevricmeo?del exchange
the actual experiments ?
compPuotesrsmibodleelsbseunggeefsittsed?by animal
rights activists are of little value.
Drugs to cure infections will remain
Part Ⅳ — (Paras.8-9) conclusion of the essay
The author is trying to make his _f_in__a__l_a__p_p__e_a_l_ heard and also show his most worried concern. He urges the public to t_a__k_e__a__c_t_i_o_n__s__to____ put an end to the nightmare ––– to cease animal research.
Overview of the structure of the essay
Introduction
I am wrongly accused of doing animal research since my top desire is only to keep children healthy with medical advances based on animal research. (Para. 1)