“Heading for a better new world”

11th form

Unit 3 “Heading for a better new world”

Ex.1 Choose the right word:

1.Machines or devices used for cooking or cleaning the house.

а.device b. artifact c. appliances

2. An object such as a tool, weapon, coin that dates back to the old past

а. device b. artifact c. appliances

3.A machines, a tool, or a system that someone has made, designed or thought of for the 1st name.

а.discovery b. research c. invention

4.It isn’t possible to … people and nature nowadays.

a. separate b. shape c. maintain

5. The author of “ Frankenstein” is

a. Thomas Mann b. I.K. Brunnel c. M.Shelley

6. The Great Eastern was the largest… ever built.

a. tunnel b. ship c. bridge

7. Sir Cyril Burt believed that … was really inherited.

a. IQ b. DNA c. genetics

8. Niels Borh was an outstanding …

a. chemist b. physicist c. physiologist

9. The word “clone” comes from…

a. Greek b. Latin c. English

10. … with a warm salt water solution will ease your sore throat.

a. Drinking b. Sneezing c. Gargling

Ex.2 Fill in the missing words:

although, despite, even though, however, in spite of, on the other hand, whereas

Does Mother Nature know best?

Cloning - using genetic engineering to make exact copies of living plants and animals - has been in science fiction for years. Since 1997, with the cloning of a sheep, Dolly, it has become part of real life and the subject of public debate.

For some people, human cloning is acceptable in medicine 1________ the criticism that it is unnatural. For example, human tissue can be cloned for use in organ replacement or gene therapy. Also, organs provided by human clones could be 100% donor compatible 2________ organs provided in other ways might not be as successful. Moreover, couples who can't have children might be able to clone a child from themselves. Finally, endangered animals could be cloned to increase their numbers.

3__________, there are many arguments against cloning. 4 __________many people saw the cloning of Dolly as a major breakthrough, now they have to face the fact that the sheep is no longer alive. Thus, 5________ what some say, scientists have no idea of the long-term effects of genetic engineering. A growing number of genetically created creatures might be acceptable to society;

6_________ , creating 'perfect' plants and animals could eliminate the great variety of natural species on our planet. Furthermore, 7________ organs from cloned animals could be transplanted into humans, the risks to health are enormous, and some people find the idea repulsive.

All things considered, I am against cloning. It is clear to me that we need to regulate genetic engineering and stop experiments now, before it is too late!

Ex.3 Use the words in the appropriate forms :

1/improve 2/pain 3/weight 4/sad 5/health 6/inject

Doctors insist that their patients can make a significant __1___ in their quality of life without any __2__ treatment but simply by doing twenty minutes of walking every day. In the first place it refers to __3__ people whose illnesses are often consequences of their obesity. __4__, it’s an obvious fact that lots of people who live in a megalopolis spend most of their life sitting or lying. Actually we don’t do enough exercise. Isn’t it the right time to choose an active life and __5__ eating habits rather than pills and __6__?