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Unit16ScientistsatworkWarmingupSpeakingReadingLanguagepointsGrammarIntegratingskillsThinkandtalkaboutsciencephysicschemistrysciencebiologyThinkandtalkaboutscientistsScientistsarenotonlypeopleworkinginfieldssuchaschemistry,physicsorastronomy(天文学),butalsoinsubjectareassuchasLiterature,LanguageandBiology.ThomasEdisonAlbertEinsteinNewtoninachemistrylabdoinganexperimentchemistryanEnglish-Chinesedictionary,anEnglishbookandanotebooklanguageinaphysicslabdoinganexperimentphysicsinabiologylablookingatsomethingthroughamicroscopebiologychemistryelementsubstancegas,liquid,solidchemicalchangechemistryexperimentsbacklanguagesounds,words,phrases,sentencesgrammarcommunicatecommunicationnative/motherlanguageforeignlanguagebackphysicsmatterpowerenergyphysicalchangephysicsexperimentelectricitylightinggravitybackbiologyanimalplantbeinglivingthingsgenecellproteinbiologyexperimentbackSpeakingRememberexpressionsbelowamaglevtraininone’sopinion(a)wasteofmoneymuchtoo/toomuchinthefuturemeantodosth.(打算)/meandoingsth.（意味着做）make(good/full)useofThemoneywouldbebetterspentbuildingmoreroadsorrailwaysinotherpartsofChina.学会表达自己的看法和征询别人的意见，见《新坐标》79页。Cloning1.canhelpsomewomenhavebabies2.canhelpmedicalresearch1.itisnotnaturaltomakepeople2.dangerous,peopleuseittodostrangethingsNuclearenergy1.canmakealltheelectricityweneed2.isalimitlessresource1.unsafetoalllifeifnotcontrolled2.canbeexpensivetobuild/repairComputers1.makescommunicationfaster2.cankeepinformationbetter1.unsafebecauseofviruses2.makesmoreproblemsthanitsolvesSpaceflights1.makesresearchofouterspacepossible2.putcommunicationsatellitesinspace1.expensiveanddangerous2.usedbythearmyChooseoneofthesituationsandmakeadialogue.Sample1cloningA:Cloningisoneofthemostimportantdiscoveriesofourtimes.B:Ithinkitshouldbeforbidden.It’sdangerousandit’sunnecessary.A:Whatdoyoumean?It’sgreatifwecanclonepeople.It’sawaytomakepeople,sowomencanhavebabiesbuttheydon’tneedtogiveuptheirjobs.B:Butdon’tyouthinkitswrongtomakepeoplelikethat?It’sunnatural.Andbesides,somepeoplewilluseitforotherthings.A:Idon’tthinkso.Cloningcanbeusefultothedevelopmentofmedicineandmakethelifeofwomenmorecomfortable.B:No.youshouldthinkofthedangers.Peoplewilluseittocreatepeopleandusethosepeopleasslaves.Nuclearenergy:A:It’sbeenknownformanyyearsthatwecan’tgoonusingcoalandoilforfuel.Theypollutetheenvironmenttoomuch.Nuclearenergyisthebestwaytomakeelectricity.It’scleananditdoesn’tpollutetheair.Itcanhelpmanypeopleinthefuture.B:It’struethatitdoesn’tpollutetheair,butitisn’tclean.Nuclearwasteisverydangerousforyourhealth.Accidentsinnuclearenergyplantscankillalllifeontheplanet.Theseplacesaren’treallysafe,youknow.A:Ithinkyouworrytoomuch.Electricityfromnuclearenergyischeapandthatisgoodfortheeconomy.B:Idon’tbelieveitcanbecheap.Thesefactoriesareveryexpensivetobuilt,tokeepworkingsafelyandtakingcareoftheirwasteisalsoveryexpensive.Nuclearwasteisverybadfortheenvironment.A:Well.Whatdoyouwanttouseinsteadofcoalandoilforfuel?B:Nuclearenergyisunnecessary.Peoplecanusewaterpowerandthesuntomakeelectricity.ComputersA:Computersareveryusefulandcanhelppeopleinthefutureevenmore.B:Iagree.Buttherealsodisadvantages.A:Whatdoyoumean?B:Well.Justthinkaboutit.Whomakescomputers?Peopledo.Right?Andbecausethepeoplewhomakecomputerscanmakemistakes,wecan'trelyoncomputers.A:Iseeyourpoint.Butwhatproblemsw...