吉林大学：《大学英语泛读》课程PPT教学课件（book 3）Unit 26 Should We Allow Curiosity to Kill the Cat

26.Should We Allow Curiosity to Kill the Cat Phil Gates

26. Should We Allow Curiosity to Kill the Cat Phil Gates

Content t Information Related to the Text #t Explaining the Title Writing Skill Warm-up Activity Text Exercise

Content Information Related to the Text Explaining the Title Writing Skill Warm-up Activity Text Exercise

Exercise tt Multiple-choice Questions Translating Sentences into Chinese Translating Sentences into English Questions for Consideration

Exercise Multiple-choice Questions Translating Sentences into Chinese Translating Sentences into English Questions for Consideration

Information Related to the Text Animal Experimentation An activity developed with the beginning of modern science.It is estimated that every year about 25 million mammals are used in scientific research in the U.S Research in many field depends heavily on animal experiments,such as medicine,physiology,psychology, biology,etc.Animals provide models for the study of GREEN RIBBON human diseases.They are also used in psychology laboratories to reveal information about reactions to stress,pain,and other types of stimuli.In various experiments,many animals are sacrificed for the benefit COw of human beings.sometimes animal experiment is called IBERATION FRONT vivisection,a term revealing the cruelty of this activity

Information Related to the Text Animal Experimentation An activity developed with the beginning of modern science. It is estimated that every year about 25 million mammals are used in scientific research in the U.S. Research in many field depends heavily on animal experiments, such as medicine, physiology, psychology, biology, etc. Animals provide models for the study of human diseases. They are also used in psychology laboratories to reveal information about reactions to stress, pain, and other types of stimuli. In various experiments, many animals are sacrificed for the benefit of human beings.sometimes animal experiment is called vivisection, a term revealing the cruelty of this activity

t Should We Allow Curiosity to Kill the Cat? “Curiosity killed the cat(好奇伤身)isan English idiom,meaning too much curiosity would take one's life.Here curiosity"refers to the cat's curiosity.The author uses this to ask the question GREEN RIBBON "Should we kill animals simply to satisfy our curiosity? COW LIBERATION FRONT

Should We Allow Curiosity to Kill the Cat? “Curiosity killed the cat”(好奇伤身) is an English idiom, meaning too much curiosity would take one’s life. Here “curiosity” refers to the cat’s curiosity. The author uses this to ask the question “ Should we kill animals simply to satisfy our curiosity?

The text is a good example for us to learn how to write argumentation.The author is talking about biological and environmental ethics,a topic on which one must make a judgment as"A is good and B is bad.'or“A is right and B is wrong.”but in an argumentation,the author should not only GREEN RIBBON present his argument,but also provide supporting points and some examples. COw LIBERATION FRONT

The text is a good example for us to learn how to write argumentation. The author is talking about biological and environmental ethics, a topic on which one must make a judgment as “ A is good and B is bad.” or “A is right and B is wrong.” but in an argumentation, the author should not only present his argument, but also provide supporting points and some examples

1.What's the author's argument?

1. What’s the author’s argument?

t It is not right to kill or mutilate animals for pure intellectual curiosity.Intellectual curiosity means the pursuit of knowledge

It is not right to kill or mutilate animals for pure intellectual curiosity. Intellectual curiosity means the pursuit of knowledge

t2.What has led the author to the assertion that human beings are killing animals for pure intellectual curiosity?

2. What has led the author to the assertion that human beings are killing animals for pure intellectual curiosity?

tt The unnecessary experiment on the penguin paragraph 2 to 6).Unnecessary here means that the outcome of the scientific experiment is quite similar to the conclusion drawn by the average TV viewer

The unnecessary experiment on the penguin. ( paragraph 2 to 6). Unnecessary here means that the outcome of the scientific experiment is quite similar to the conclusion drawn by the average TV viewer