of each paragraph .

Questions:

1. What's the main idea of the text?

2. How many years did the sheep that donated the somatic cell most probably live?

3. Why did the Cloning of Dolly the sheep succeed?

4. What does the word 'straightforward' mean in the second paragraph?

5. What is the writer's attitude toward cloning in this passage?

The main idea of each paragraph:

Para. 1 Cloning is a way of making an copy of another animal and plant.

Para. 2 Cloning has two major uses.

Para. 3 The problems of Dolly.

Para. 4 The effect of Dolly.

Para. 5 It is forbidden to clone human being.

Task three: Notes for debating: Should we use cloning?

Argument for cloning:

Cloning will be beneficial to humans

We could use cloning to cure illnesses.

Arguments against cloning:

healthy risks form mutation of genes

emotional risks

against nature

risk of abuse of the technology

Cloned animals get ill and die quite young;