牛津版高中英语模块一Unit 1课文部分

第一篇：牛津版高中英语模块一Unit 1课文部分

Unit 1 School Life In this unit, you will

read a magazine article about school life in the UK and two articles about school clubs

listen to a headmaster talking about school activities

discuss daily school life with your partner

report your school activities to your class teacher

write a notice about school activities

make a poster for a new school club

Welcome to the unit High school is a time of discovery, learning and hard work!Look at the pictures below.They show some parts of high school life in the UK.Discuss the following questions with a partner.Picture 1: Huge campus and low buildings Picture 2: Lockers for every student Picture 3: Small class sizes Picture 4: A lot of outdoor activities 1.What are some differences between the lives of Chinese and British high school students? 2.What kind of school acticities do you enjoy? 3.What is your dream school life like? Reading Read the text quickly and answer these questions 1.What did Wei Hua think of her life in the UK? 2.What subjects did Wei Hua study in the past year? 3.What British city did Wei Hua go to? Read this article from a school magazine, written by Wei Hua, who studied in the UK for one year.School life in the UK

Going to a British high school for one year was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me.I was very happy with the school hours in Britain because school starts around 9 a.m.and ends about 3.30 p.m.This means I could get up an hour later than usual, as schools in China begin before 8 a.m.On the first day, all of the new students attended an assembly in the school hall.I sat next to a girl whose name was Diana.We soon became best friends.During the assembly, the headmaster told us about the rules of the school.He also told us that the best way to earn respect was to devote ourselves to study and achieve high grades.This sounded like my school in China.I had many teachers in the past year.Mr.Heywood, my class teacher, was very helpful.My favourite teacher was Miss Burke— I loved the lesson that she gave in English literature.In our class there were 28 students.This is about the average site for British schools.We had to move to different classrooms for different classes.We also had different students in some classes, so it was a struggle for me to remember all the faces and names.I found that the homework was not as heavy as what I used to get in my old school.However, it was a bit challenging for me at first, because all the homework was in English.I felt lucky, as all my teachers gave me much encouragement and I enjoyed all my subjects: English, History, English Literature, Computer Science, Maths, Science, PE, Art, Cooking and French.My English improved a lot, as I used English every day and spent an hour each day reading English in the library.I usually went to the Computer Club during the lunch break, so I could send e-mails to my family and friends back home for free.I also had an extra French class on Tuesday evenings.Cooking was really fun as I learnt how to buy, prepare and cook food.At the end of term we held a class party and we all had to cook something.I was glad that all my classmates were fond of the cake that I made.Students at that school have to study Maths, English and Science, but can stop studying some subjects if they do not like them, for example, History and French.They can choose other subjects like Art and Computer Science, or languages such as Spanish and German.In the Art class that I took, I made a small sculpture.Though it did not look very beautiful when it was finished, I still liked it very much.I missed Chinese food a lot at lunch.British food is very different.British people like eating dessert at the end of their main meal.After lunch, we usually played on the school field.Sometimes I played football with the boys.Sometimes I just relaxed under a tree or sat on the grass.I was very lucky to experience this different way of life.I look back on my time in the UK with satisfaction, and I really hope too go back and study in Manchester again.Reading strategy: skimming and scanning

We skim a text when we want to get a general idea of what it is about.We look at the titles, the first and last sentence of paragraphs, as well as pictures and charts.to guess what the text is about.When we want to find certain information in a text quickly, we scan the text for key words and phrases, dates, numbers and so on.We do not need to read the whole text word by word.

第二篇：《牛津高中英语》模块一 Unit 1 教案

《牛津高中英语》模块一 Unit 1

一、教学课型: 阅读理解课

二、教材分析 1.教材内容

见《牛津高中英语》模块一 Unit 1（Pages 2—3）2.教材处理

该篇文章主要介绍中国学生Wei Hua在英国为期一年的留学经历。通过她对英国中学生活的描述，学生对英国中学生的日常学习情况增加一定的了解。但由于内容较多以及中英文化方面的差异，在阅读过程中，对于刚进入高中学习的学生，他们中有些在完全理解课文方面有一定的困难。

针对上述分析，本课在设计时先以录像导入的形式，增加学生对文章有关的感性知识；然后采用略读的方法，培养学生阅读整体观念；在随后的细节处理时，采取寻读、细节理解、正误辨别的方法；在难点处理时，通过启发诱导，教师归纳的措施加以突破。整个教学过程的设计由浅入深，由感悟、理解、分析、归纳、总结到运用，从而完成从阅读输入到理解输出的学习过程，达到培养学生阅读能力的目标。3.教学目标

① 知识目标: 通过该文的学习,帮助学生对英国中学作息时间、班级规模、所学科目、课程内容、学习负担等学校生活有具体的了解。

②能力目标: 通过寻找文章大意及具体细节问题的答案，培养学生快速归纳文章主旨和获取文章细节的阅读能力。

③ 文化目标: 通过对课文的学习、有助于学生对英国中学生活全面而深入的理解，体会中英两国之间由于国情、历史的不同所产生的文化教育的差异。4.教学的重点和难点

① 重点：对英国中学生活的具体了解和中英两国之间的文化教育的差异。

② 难点：如何培养学生运用略读（skimming）和寻读（scanning）阅读技巧来快速获取主旨大意和细节信息的能力。

三、教学设计 1.总体思路

本课的教学设计采用：阅读前（导入）、阅读中（略读，寻读，辨别正误，比较, 分组活动, 巩固）、阅读后（运用）三部分。2.教学过程 Step 1 Lead-in T: Now, Class, we have learned English since the primary school, and we have known some British language, culture, history and some other British lives.But do you know what the British school life is really like? If you want to know the answer, please watch the following video.(设计说明: 由学生从小学以来的英语学习,自然过度到对对英语语言、文化、历史等方面的了解，进而提及到英国中学生活，激发学生对该话题的兴趣,为下文做很好的背景铺垫。)Show the students a short video, which mainly tells us about a public British school where we may know something about the British students’ study hours at school, their school activities, their subjects and their study goals.(设计说明: 通过这段录像使学生从视觉, 听觉等方面了解到英国中学生的日常作息时间、在校活动、所学科目以及学习目标,让学生多方面直观,感性地了解英国中学生活,为后面文章的学习提供很好的背景知识。)Step 2 Presentation T: From this the video, we have already gained some brief impression about the British school life.If you want to get something more about it, let’s come to today’s passage.T: Today we are going to read a passage by Wei Hua, who once studied in the UK.She will give us some detailed information about the school life in the UK.(设计说明: 由录像内容自然导入课文, 环环相扣, 轻松入题。同时, 对文章的内容作简要介绍, 让学生对阅读内容有所了解。)Step 3 Reading(1)Skimming T: Now please skim the passage quickly and try to find the answers to the following questions.Hand up when you get them.(Show the questions on the screen.)1.What is the main idea of this passage?(Suggested answers: 1.It mainly tells us some specific information about what school life in the UK is really like and some differences between high schools in the UK and in China.)2.What are the key points you can conclude from each paragraph?(Suggested answers: Para 1: School hours;Para 2: Attending assembly;Para 3: Teachers and classmates;Para 4-6: Homework and subjects;Para 7: British food and her activities;Para 8: feeling and hope.)(设计说明: 通过让学生对文章的中心思想和段落关键词归纳，有意识地培养学生的略读策略, 有助于学生有的放矢地快速获取主要信息的阅读能力。)(2)Scanning Ask the Ss to go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three following questions.1.How long did Wei Hua stay in Britain? 2.What was the name of Wei Hua’s class teacher? 3.What did Wei Hua make in her woodwork class?(Answers: 1.For one year.2.Mr Heywood.3.A small table.)(设计说明: 该步骤旨在让学生带着问题通过快速寻读文章相关信息, 以此形成对Wei Hua留学英论的经历有一个初步了解。)(3)Detailed information T: Now please scan the passage to find some detailed information from each paragraph and then fill in the following form:

Para Main idea Detailed information 1

School hours a)Was she happy with the school life?(Yes.)b)School in Britain _____ around 9 am and _____ about 3:30 pm.(starts;ends)2

Attending assembly a)Who was the girl sitting next to her on the first day?(Diane.)b)The headmaster told them about _____ during assembly.(Rules, the best way to earn respect from the school.)3

Teachers and classmates a)Who was her favorite teacher?(Miss Burke.)b)Was it easy for her to remember all the students’ faces and names? Why?(No.Because they had to move to different classrooms for different classes.)4

Homework and subjects a)The homework was not heavy, but why was it a bit challenging for her at first?(Because all the homework was in English.)5 a)Why did her English improve a lot?(Because she used English every day and spent an hour each day reading English books in the library.)b)Did she enjoy cooking? How do you know?(Yes.She thought it was really fun as she learned how to buy, prepare and cook food.)6 a)Do students have to learn all the subjects even if they don’t like them?(No.)7

British food and her activities a)Why did she miss Chinese food a lot at lunchtime?(Because British food is very different, and British people eat lots of desserts after their main meal.)b)She usually played on the school field.Sometimes she played _____.Sometimes she _____.(football with the boys;relaxed under a tree or sat on the grass)8 Feeling and hope a)She felt _____ and hopes _____.(lucky, to be back and study there again.)

(设计说明: 通过用表格的形式对文章中重要信息加以呈现, 将略读和寻读、获取细节信息和深层理解相结合，并将读与写自然衔接起来，让学生系统，直观地掌握阅读材料中重点内容, 这要求学生认真分析课文，积极思考, 从而使他们对英国中学生活有进一步的理性认识。)(4)True or false T: Please read the passage again, and then decide the following sentences true or false according to the article.If it is false, please try to correct it.1.Wei Hua likes the school hours in the UK.2.Chinese schools encourage students to work hard.3.Wei Hua’s favorite teacher was Miss Burke.4.The average number of the students in each class in Britain is over 30.5.British students have fixed classroom and classmates.6.British students can only study two languages: English and French.7.Wei Hua enjoyed British food.8.Wei Hua enjoyed playing football.9.Wei Hua is now back in Manchester again.(Suggested answers: 1.T 2.T 3.T 4.F The average number of the students in each class in Britain is 29.5.F They move to different classrooms for different classes.6.F They have to study English, but they can drop French if they don’t like.They can choose Spanish or German.7.F She missed Chinese food a lot.8.T 9.F She hopes that someday she can go back and study in Manchester again.)(设计说明: 在学生基本理解文章的内容后, 通过对文章细节以正误选择题的形式加以呈现, 引导学生分析比较文章具体细节, 培养学生辨别是非正误细节的阅读理解能力。)(5)Consolidation Ask the students to read the passage carefully one more again to find the answers to the following questions.Through careful reading, students can get the further understanding about the text and consolidate what they have learned from skimming and scanning.1.Which of the following statements is Not Wrong according to the passage? A.She used to get up at 8 a.m.in China.B.What the headmaster told them sounded like what she used to hear in her school in China.C.She was such a good cook that she liked cooking British food.D.She didn’t like History or Art, so she chose Woodwork.2.What is the main idea of the passage? A.Her English improved a lot as she used English every day.B.School life in the UK is busy and bitter.C.She had a wonderful experience in a British school.D.She wanted to go back to China and enjoy Chinese food.3.Which of the following has the closest meaning to “I could e-mail my family and friends back home for free” ? A.I could e-mail my family and friends back home without paying money.B.I could e-mail my family and friends back home freely.C.I could e-mail my family and friends in my free time.D.I could be free to e-mail my family and friends back home.4.The writer’s purpose of writing the passage is to __________.A.tell us that she doesn’t like school life in Britain B.excite more students to study abroad C.improve her English D.introduce her exciting and happy life in Britain 5.She felt lucky because __________.A.she could get up an hour later than usual B.the headmaster told them to earn respect by working hard and achieving high grades C.she had been given a golden opportunity to study in Britain and met helpful and friendly teachers and students D.she improved her English(Suggested answers: 1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.C)(设计说明: 该环节问题的设置遵循了文章阅读的整体性和连贯性原则，要求学生不仅要读懂设置的题干问题，还要能够理解文章中有关内容及其内在联系，即不仅考查学生对阅读中语言形式的掌握，而且考查他们对语言知识的灵活运用。)Step 4 Group work Ask the students to hold a discussion about the following topic: What’s the similarity and difference between the schools in China and the UK?

Aspects In the UK In China similarity

difference

After the discussion the teacher may ask two or three students from different groups to present their group’s opinions about the topic.The teacher should give them some help if necessary.(设计说明: 通过组织学生对中国和英国中学的异同进行比较讨论，从而进一步加深对英国中学生活差异的体会和感悟。这样，有助于提高学生对知识的理解水平和运用所学的内容解决问题的能力，既可以为教师教学提供反馈信息，又可以让学生之间的相互启迪，使他们在学习过程中学会学习。)Step 5 Reading strategy At first the teacher may ask the class how they can get the main idea and detailed information from the passage.If necessary, the teacher may give the students some minutes to think about it or work together with their partner.After several minutes, the teacher may ask some of them to deliver their approaches to finding the main idea and detailed information from the passage.Then the teacher may draw a conclusion about the reading strategies of skimming and scanning by showing the following contents on the screen.Skimming: We skim a passage when we want to get a general idea of what it is about.We look at the titles and headings, the first and last sentences of paragraphs and the first and last paragraphs as well as pictures and charts to guess what the passage is about.Scanning: When we want to find certain information in a passage quickly, we scan the passage for key words and phrases, dates, numbers, etc.We do not need to read the whole passage word by word.(设计说明: 该步骤通过让学生对学习过程中所采用的无意识阅读策略加以思索、讨论和分析，然后，在老师的启发引导下，对阅读策略进行总结归纳，使学生对学习方法的掌握由无意学习发展到有意学习，从而使得学生进一步有效掌握阅读技巧和方法，不断提高阅读能力。Step 6 Discussion T: Nowadays, more and more young students are going abroad to study.What effects(影响）will the new school life have on them? Then the teacher may ask students to work in groups of four and have a discussion about what opinions they can offer.Each group should choose a representative to summarize the opinions of the group and then report them to the class.When the representative expresses their views, they should give a clear and detailed description about what are the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad.If necessary, the teacher may show the class the following points to help the students who are poor in English know how to do it.Advantages: 1.Widen their view;2.Improve their English;3.Learn to be independent and cooperate with others;4.Learn about foreign customs and culture;5.Let the foreigners learn about China and attract them to invest in China;6.Learn advanced technology;7.…

Disadvantages: 1.Cost a lot of money and become a heavy burden on their parents;2.Feel homesick;3.Form some bad habits;4.Stay in a foreign country and refuse to come back;5.…

(设计说明: 该步骤设计根据教学目标和学生的认知水平，通过比较留学国外的优缺点，使阅读学习通过讨论活动成为学生交流的动力，把知识的获取、规律的探索、分析解决问题的方法寓于讨论之中，真正把阅读学习作为自我探究、自我发现、主动实践和合作交流的载体，从而使得学生有效掌握阅读内容和阅读技巧。)Step 7 Summary and Assignment T: Today we’ve learned a text about Wei Hua’s experience in the UK.Meanwhile, we have learned the reading strategies: skimming and scanning.Master these and put them into use in future while reading.Through reading we know there are many differences both in the timetable and in the curriculum.Read the passage after class and get familiar with these language points.After class, please finish Parts D and E and have a further discussion with your partners about the topic in Part F.(设计说明： 通过课堂教学，教师完成了对学生阅读内容的输入过程，该环节设计旨在进一步巩固所学知识，促进学生形成有效的学习策略，提高自主学习能力，让学生学会思考问题、面对陌生的问题和领域寻找解决问题的答案和方法，把学生的目光引向广阔的知识海洋，最后能够对知识进行高效输出。）

第三篇：牛津高中英语模块一课文翻译 UNIT1

牛津高中英语模块一课文翻译 UNIT1.在英国的学校生活

在英国高中读一年书对于我来说是一个有趣又刺激的经历。我对学校的作息时间很满意因为学校在上午9.00左右开始上课在下午3.30放学。这意味着我可以比往常晚起一个小时因为中国的学校在8.00之前上课。

第一天，所有的学生都去参加了会议。我坐在一个叫戴安娜的女孩边上。我们很快成了很要好的朋友。在会议期间。校长把有关学校的校规告诉了我们。他还告诉我们在学校赢得别人尊重最好的方法就是努力读书取得高分。这听起来就像是我中国的学校。

在过去的一年里我有很多老师，他们每一个人都只教一门功课。海伍德先生是我的班主任。我最喜欢的老师是伯克老师。她是教我们英国文明的老师。在我们的班级里只有29个学生。这是英国学校每个班的学生平均数。我们不得不为了上不同的课程而去不同的教室。在一些教室，我们还有不同的同学，所以记住所有同学的长相和名字是很困难的。

我发现家庭作业也没有我以前的学校所布置的多了，但是起初它对于我来说是一个挑战因为所有的功课都是英语。我感到很幸运因为我所有的老师都很乐于助人并且我很喜欢我所有的课程：英语，历史，英国文明，电脑技术，数学，自然科学，体育，艺术，烹饪和法语。我的英语改善了不少因为我每天都在使用英语并且每天花一个小时在图书馆看英语书。我经常在午餐时间到电脑俱乐部，所以我可以免费回复我家人和朋友的电子邮件。我在周二晚上也有一个额外的法语。烹饪是真的很有趣因为我学会了怎样去买，准备以及烹饪食物。在学期结束时我们还举办了班级派对。我们都烹饪了些东西。当我的朋友很喜欢我制作的蛋糕时我很快乐。

在那个学校的学生必须学习数学，英语和科学，但是可以放弃一些他们不喜欢的科目，比如历史，法语和艺术。他们可以选择其他科目例如木工制作，电脑技术或者是像西班牙语德语的语言。在木工制作的课程上我做了一个小桌子。尽管他刚完工的时候看上去不像一个桌子，我仍然很喜欢它。

在午餐时间我也很想中国的食物。英国的食物实在是很不同。英国人在他们主食之后会吃很多的甜点。午饭后，我们经常在学校的操场上玩耍。有时候我也和男孩们一起踢足球。有时候我只是坐在树下或草地上休息。

能体验到如此不同寻常的生活方式我感到很幸运，而且我也很希望有一天我还能回来继续在曼彻斯特读书。

第四篇：m1u3-Project 牛津高中英语 课文文本

P58 Project Making a booklet on keeping fit The truth is ,diet and way of life are often a problem for teenagers.However, the good news is that you can feel better, look better and have more energy if you eat the right food and exercise regularly.Healthy eating along with regular exercise is probably the only way to become fit.Diets are useless in the long term, yet approximately 20% of teenagers say they have tried going on a diet and skipping meals to control weight, keep fit and feel great.As a teenager, it is important to give your body the energy it needs.If you skip meals, you don’t get enough energy, and then you feel tired.For a healthy diet, you should eat mostly rice, bread, vegetables and fruit.You also need to drink a lot of water-six to eight glasses a day, water helps keep your system clean.Drinking enough water will improve your skin and give you healthy hair.Exercise is something that can help to make you look good, feel good and be healthy, Experts suggest that teenagers spend at least 30 minutes exercising, five times a week, That is easy to do!Waling and riding your bike count, and so do school sports.Often teenagers give up sport, saying they have no time left after their studies.Many teenagers are surprised to learn that when you exercise, your body produces some chemicals that concentrate when you study.These chemicals can even help you sleep better at night.A good amount of sleep every night is also important for your health.When you sleep, your body prepares you for the day to com, Teenagers need eight to ten hours of sleep each night, As a matter of fact, loss of sleep can make you look tired, and even cause you to gain weight.If you follow the suggestions above, you will look and feel much better in no time at all

第五篇：牛津高中英语M5U3两篇课文

The perfect copy

Scientists have announced that they have cloned the first human embryo.This has caused much debate round the world.On the one hand, some scientists point out that if you clone an embryo, you can produce valuable human tissues----such as bone or lung tissue----that could be used to save human lives.On the other hand, many people, including some scientists, disagree and are afraid that, if mankind toys with nature in this way, we may be on our way to producing a real-life Frankenstein’s monster.Cloning is producing an exact copy of a plant or an animal using its cells.The first mammal to be cloned successfully from an adult cell was Dolly the sheep.She was born in 1996 and died in early 2003, at a much younger age than normal.When she was born, many people were worried that cloning would lead to more diseases in animal world.However, in general the scientists were praised for their wonderful scientific advance.Ian Wilmut, the Scottish scientist who created Dolly, is shocked that some scientists are now considering cloning human beings.Although he researches cloning, his intention has never been to create copies of humans.Instead, he thinks research efforts should concentrate on creating new tissues and organs that can be used to cure diseases like cancer.However, some people believe that cloning human embryos with the intention of destroying them shows no respect for human life.Even though human cloning is causing a lot of anxiety, it is good news for Faye Wilson, a 41-year-old saleswoman who cannot have a baby.“I am anxious to have a child of my own,” she says.“I don’t want to adopt someone else’s child----if I had the chance, I would have a cloned baby right now.”

While cloning human embryos is not legal in many countries, some scientists are already pushing ahead with research in order to produce a cloned human baby.Severino Antinori, an Italian physician, has declared that he wants to be the first to clone a human being.In China, scientists have focused their efforts on cloning animals, as well as cloned tissues to be used in medical treatment.China has succeeded in producing clones of cows and goats, and continues to research ways in which cloning can benefit mankind.Dear Editor

I believe that human cloning is wrong.If we toy with nature, we will have to deal with the consequences.Who knows what could happen? Human life would just become a crop to be harvested or a product for sale.The human race is using up the Earth’s natural wealth.We should be having fewer babies in order to reduce the Earth’s population, not cloning more.I feel sorry for the lady who cannot have a baby, but I would like to point out that there are man children in the world with no parents who would be delighted to have a mother.Pauline carter

Dear Editor

I would like to comment on your article, “The perfect copy”.I think the scientific advances mentioned in your article are fantastic!I am in complete agreement with human

cloning.After all, scientists have been challenging moral ideas for centuries.Why should we stop them now?

On a personal note, cloning would totally transform my life, seven years ago, my 10-year-old daughter died of heart failure.She was beautiful, cheerful and bright.I miss her every single day.If I had the chance, I would clone her immediately so that I could be with her again.Colin Jake

Project Having a debate

Man and nature

For a long time, our environment has been damaged because humans have been careless.People have harmed nature through agriculture, fishing, hunting and tourism.We further damage the Earth by building new channels in the sea and factories on the land, and by creating pollution with chemical waste.We will some day destroy the planet we live on if we continue in this way.However, if we focus only on conservation, then people may suffer.Not everything that is best for nature is good for people.Would anyone say that development should be stopped in favor of nature? From the point of view of some people, we are only doing what humans have always done, using nature to meet our own needs.Other people argue that such thinking may cause a catastrophe, unless we start to look around and understand how a clean environment benefits us all.After decades of destroying nature and using up natural resources, many developed nations are now concerned about saving nature rather than developing or destroying it.However, many poorer nations must focus on meeting the everyday needs of their people.In doing so, they are using up natural resources at a fast pace.They have not yet seen the effects of the careless use of the environment like many wealthy nations have.Often they do not realize that the choices they make are bad for the environment.Should they be blamed for destroying hundreds of thousands of acres of rainforest if it means a better income for their people? The developed and developing countries of the world need to work together to make sure that people enjoy healthy and happy lives, without the environment around them suffering.It should not be a question of humans winning and nature losing.Humans can only really win by protecting nature.After all, food has to be produced in a healthy, natural system, and we all need clean air to breathe and pure water to drink.It is mankind’s responsibility to find answers that good for everyone, and everything.GM food: hope or danger?

In recent years, there has been great progress in the study of genetics.With this progress,doors have been opened up to technologies that never existed before.While many people are excited about these new technologies, these same technologies frighten others.Nowhere is this truer than with genetically modified(GM)food.There are two ways in which a plant or an animal can be genetically modified.First, new material can be inserted into its DNA to give the plant or animal qualities which it would never have in nature.Second, material can be taken from the DNA of a plant or an animal in order to remove qualities which are not desired.One aim of GM research is to produce food which will make us healthier.So far, this technology has been used to produce plants which are better able to defend themselves against pests and disease.Supporters of GM food argue that GM plants are healthier and have larger harvests.While there has been research in GM animals such as pigs, no GM meat is being sold at present.Many questions have been raised about GM food.No one really knows whether it is safe for animals or humans to eat.Scientists admit that more tests should be done on GM food.Research has been limited to increasing production profits, rather than making sure that GM foods are safe.GM food could therefore be dangerous to eat.There is also a question as to whether GM plants are safe for the environment.Since GM crops are planted outside, they are of the food chain----insects and other animals eat them or use their products, and these insects and animals will be eaten by yet other animals.No one knows what effects the GM material might have on the food chain.Since no one really knows whether GM food is safe, many countries have hesitated to give permission for the production of GM foods, as they would rather be cautious with this new technology.