This black?footed ferret（雪貂） is not only cute， she is beyond special. Meet Elizabeth Ann， the first endangered animal to be successfully cloned in North America.

In a joint scientific effort between the US Fish and Wildlife Service， and a combination of other organizations， an endangered species was successfully cloned. This is a huge deal on so many levels， especially for the future of species biodiversity.

Back in 2013， an organization called Revive & Restore popped up on the radar of the US Fish and Wild?life Service. Their goal is to “involve bio?technologies in standard conservat?ion practice”. Theres no denying that biodiversity has great importance in conservation efforts when there are a few living animals of a species left.

Before that， way back in 1985， genetic samples from Willa， a wild black?footed ferret， were shipped to a geneticist at the San Diego Zoo. These genetic samples led to the ferret alive today. Dr Ryder， the aforementioned geneticist， works at a place called the Frozen Zoo. This incredible place houses the “l(fā)argest and most diverse collection of its kind in the world”. This frozen library of life contains over 10，000 living genetic samples. The combined achievement to successfully clone the endangered black?footed ferret is big news for this organization.

Elizabeth Anns journey towards life began when all of the above organizations teamed up with ViaGen Pets & Equine， a commercial cloning company. A domesticated ferret was used to implant the created embryos， which was successful. Then on December 10， Elizabeth Ann was born via C?section（剖宮產(chǎn)）. She was cared for， and once she was stable， tests were done to confirm her genetic makeup.

Other clones from Willas samples will join Elizabeth Ann at her current home at the National Black?footed Ferret Conservation Center in Colorado. This exciting experiment will continue as scientists work towards understanding the effects that these clones will have on the larger ecosystem， and if they will ever be able to be integrated into the wild population.

These developments are beyond exciting for the protection of many lost and endangered species. All eyes are on the Frozen Zoo and the future of cloning to protect and revitalize （使……恢復(fù)生機(jī)） threatened species around the world.

Activity A Reading for understanding

Ⅰ. Text?centered chunks

pop up 突然出現(xiàn)

be integrated into （使）融入;（使）并入……

Ⅱ. Text?centered sentences

一、介詞短語(yǔ)作狀語(yǔ)

In a joint scientific effort between the US Fish and Wildlife Service， and a combination of other organizations， an endangered species was successfully cloned. 在美國(guó)魚(yú)類及野生動(dòng)物管理局和其他組織科學(xué)方面的共同努力下，一種瀕危物種被成功克隆。

【點(diǎn)石成金】介詞短語(yǔ)In a joint scientific effort between...and...在句子中作狀語(yǔ)，表示方式，可譯為“在……和……的共同努力下”。

【運(yùn)用遷移】有了黑板上這些句子，學(xué)生們就可以很容易地把它們寫下來(lái)。

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二、There be句型

Theres no denying that biodiversity has great importance in conservation efforts. 不可否認(rèn)，生物多樣性在保護(hù)工作中具有重要意義。

【點(diǎn)石成金】There is no denying that...意為“不可否認(rèn)……”。

【運(yùn)用遷移】不可否認(rèn)，學(xué)生們應(yīng)該學(xué)習(xí)一些計(jì)算機(jī)的工作原理。

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Activity B Reading for writing

假定你是李華，你們的校報(bào)刊登了關(guān)于上文成功使用克隆技術(shù)保護(hù)瀕危動(dòng)物的文章，并向同學(xué)們征稿，請(qǐng)同學(xué)們就“使用克隆技術(shù)來(lái)保護(hù)瀕危動(dòng)物”這一話題發(fā)表自己的看法。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)下面的內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)給校報(bào)寫一封回信：

1. 你對(duì)使用克隆技術(shù)來(lái)保護(hù)瀕危動(dòng)物的看法;

2. 你的理由。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)80左右;

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫;

3. 至少需要使用一個(gè)There be句型或介詞短語(yǔ)作狀語(yǔ);

4. 注意段落內(nèi)的邏輯關(guān)系。

Dear Editor，

I am Li Hua.

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Look forward to your reply.

Yours，

Li Hua

寫作導(dǎo)引

本次寫作任務(wù)是寫一篇征稿回信，要求學(xué)生向校報(bào)闡述自己對(duì)是否應(yīng)該使用克隆技術(shù)來(lái)保護(hù)瀕危動(dòng)物這一話題的看法及理由，并且需要使用There be句型或介詞短語(yǔ)作狀語(yǔ)。這些寫作要求和上面文章的主題語(yǔ)境是緊密相關(guān)的。我們可以通過(guò)分析并整合閱讀材料的內(nèi)容和語(yǔ)言，拓展素材，從而梳理寫作思路。

一、語(yǔ)篇解碼

（一）內(nèi)容分析

What is the text mainly about？

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（二）宏觀結(jié)構(gòu)

Fill in the blanks according to the text.

二、素材積累

本次寫作任務(wù)是基于同一主題的文章閱讀下的寫作，我們可以通過(guò)模仿并運(yùn)用文章中的語(yǔ)言表達(dá)，如詞塊和句型，積累寫作的語(yǔ)言素材。

（一）科技發(fā)展的核心表達(dá)

1. social development? 社會(huì)發(fā)展;社會(huì)開(kāi)發(fā)

2. apply to 適用于;應(yīng)用于

3. Its very convenient to 做……很方便

4. be expected to benefit sb 有望使某人受益

5. mobile network 移動(dòng)網(wǎng)絡(luò)

6. functions and application 功能及應(yīng)用

7. lead a solo effort on exploring... 獨(dú)自努力引領(lǐng)在……方面的探索

（二）表達(dá)觀點(diǎn)的核心表達(dá)

1. From my point of view， I am in favour of the idea that... 在我看來(lái)，我認(rèn)同這個(gè)觀點(diǎn)……

2. I cant agree more with you. 我完全同意你的看法。

3. Some people think that...， while others argue that... 一些人認(rèn)為……，而其他人則認(rèn)為……

4. First of all， ... Whats more， ... Furthermore， ... 首先，……其次，……而且，……

（三）分析原因的核心表達(dá)

1. There are many reasons why... 有很多原因……

2. Reasons for...are varied. ……的原因是各種各樣的。

3. The reasons can be listed as follows./The reasons for this are as follows. 原因可以列舉如下。

4. Another reason behind... 背后的另一個(gè)原因是……

5. Efforts could be made to increase competition in... and reduce systemic risk. 努力可以增加……的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)性并降低系統(tǒng)性風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。

三、寫作支架

本次寫作任務(wù)要求寫一篇“觀點(diǎn)+原因分析”的文章。根據(jù)任務(wù)中的要求，語(yǔ)篇結(jié)構(gòu)可定為“表達(dá)觀點(diǎn)+分析原因+總結(jié)觀點(diǎn)”。文章的框架如下：

Dear_________，

How is everything going？ So glad am I to hear from you that I am writing to share with you my opinion about...

Recently， ... has/have aroused wide public concern and Im of no exception. From my point of view， I am in favour of the idea that... The reasons can be listed as follows. First of all， ... Whats more， ... Furthermore， ...

From what is mentioned above， Im sure you can understand that... Im eager to know your idea. Look forward to your reply.

Yours，

Li Hua

四、語(yǔ)篇過(guò)手

根據(jù)以上提供的主題、主題表達(dá)和語(yǔ)篇結(jié)構(gòu)，寫出第一、二段。第一段點(diǎn)出主題，第二段表達(dá)觀點(diǎn)及分析原因?？傇~數(shù)控制在80左右。

同時(shí)，學(xué)習(xí)運(yùn)用前文閱讀中出現(xiàn)的There be句型和介詞短語(yǔ)作狀語(yǔ)，并關(guān)注段內(nèi)的邏輯關(guān)系，如演繹關(guān)系、歸納關(guān)系、遞進(jìn)關(guān)系和對(duì)比關(guān)系，需要注意使用恰當(dāng)?shù)倪B詞。