WHAT'S AT STAKE IN THE CLONING WARS?
Two scientists are talking about human cloning. Read their opinions.
Dr.Ian Bulfield
"Human cloning will take place, and I don't fear it at all. I welcome it. I think it's right and proper that we continue this kind of inquiry. There are a number of genetic diseases for which there is no cure... and this will enable us to carry out research into the causes of those diseases and perhaps develop methods to treat them. Cloning has potential uses, including new medicines, or possibly developing techniques to treat diseases, such as fixing defective cells and returning them to the patient. These studies could also provide valuable information about the mechanism of ageing. Besides, there might be cases where human cloning could benefit infertile couples. Let me compare today's debate to the 1960s, when many believed heart transplants were unethical."
Dr. Margaret Wilmut
"Human cloning should be banned. I think that cloning technology can and should be controlled. Now to contemplate using our present technique with humans would be quite inhuman, even immoral, because replication of a human by cloning would radically alter the very definition of what a human being is. It's like producing duplicate humans as spare parts factories. Do we want necessarily Einsteins and are we willing to accept the costs of the so-called bad copies? What about failed experiments? These are really horrific issues and I would assert this is not a line we want to cross. I would say this is not even a line we want to approach. I think that an overwhelming majority of people today would say that you shouldn't create human beings to experiment on them or for spare parts."
A. Find evidence in the text to support these statements.
1. It's very difficult to avoid human cloning.________________________________________________________________
2. With this technique many lives may be saved._________________________________________________________
3. There is a hope that one day human cloning will be accepted._______________________________________________
4. There should be limitations to cloning. _________________________________________________________________
5. Most people are against human cloning. _________________________________________________________________
B. Complete the sentences according to the meaning of the text .(do not copy the text)
1. If human cloning becomes a success, scientists and doctors __________________________________________________
2. Cloning technology should be controlled not only because it’s unnatural ________________________________________
3. There is the danger of considering the procedure so banal that _________________________________________________
4. The issue is controversial as_____________________________________________
____________
C. Find synonyms for the following words (line 1-15)
1. investigation ____________________
2. possible ____________________
3. try to cure ____________________
4. give ____________________
5. not allowed ____________________
6. consider ____________________
7. matters ___________________
D. Who or What do the underlined words in the text refer to?
1. their (introduction) ____________________
2. it (line 1) ____________________
3. we (line 1) ____________________
4. them (line 4) ____________________
5. I (line14) ____________________
6. them (line 16) ____________________
E. Answer the following questions using you own words. (do not quote the text)
1. How can human cloning help scientists to reduce the quantity of illnesses?
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
2. In your opinion what is the worst consequence of human cloning?
__________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
3. Would you support Dr. Ian Bulfield or Dr. Margaret Wilmut? Justify your answer.
___________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
A B C D E Total
5x10p (50p) 4x10p (40p) 7x5p (35p) 6x5p (30p) 2x15p
1x20p(50p) 200p
Write 120-150 words. Choose A or B.
A. “While other technology changes what we do, GE has the frightening power to change that which we are.”
B. “Many people have opted for a vegetarian diet. Would you find it easy or difficult to become a vegetarian? Why?”
Two scientists are talking about human cloning. Read their opinions.
Dr.Ian Bulfield
"Human cloning will take place, and I don't fear it at all. I welcome it. I think it's right and proper that we continue this kind of inquiry. There are a number of genetic diseases for which there is no cure... and this will enable us to carry out research into the causes of those diseases and perhaps develop methods to treat them. Cloning has potential uses, including new medicines, or possibly developing techniques to treat diseases, such as fixing defective cells and returning them to the patient. These studies could also provide valuable information about the mechanism of ageing. Besides, there might be cases where human cloning could benefit infertile couples. Let me compare today's debate to the 1960s, when many believed heart transplants were unethical."
Dr. Margaret Wilmut
"Human cloning should be banned. I think that cloning technology can and should be controlled. Now to contemplate using our present technique with humans would be quite inhuman, even immoral, because replication of a human by cloning would radically alter the very definition of what a human being is. It's like producing duplicate humans as spare parts factories. Do we want necessarily Einsteins and are we willing to accept the costs of the so-called bad copies? What about failed experiments? These are really horrific issues and I would assert this is not a line we want to cross. I would say this is not even a line we want to approach. I think that an overwhelming majority of people today would say that you shouldn't create human beings to experiment on them or for spare parts."
A. Find evidence in the text to support these statements.
1. It's very difficult to avoid human cloning.________________________________________________________________
2. With this technique many lives may be saved._________________________________________________________
3. There is a hope that one day human cloning will be accepted._______________________________________________
4. There should be limitations to cloning. _________________________________________________________________
5. Most people are against human cloning. _________________________________________________________________
B. Complete the sentences according to the meaning of the text .(do not copy the text)
1. If human cloning becomes a success, scientists and doctors __________________________________________________
2. Cloning technology should be controlled not only because it’s unnatural ________________________________________
3. There is the danger of considering the procedure so banal that _________________________________________________
4. The issue is controversial as_____________________________________________
____________
C. Find synonyms for the following words (line 1-15)
1. investigation ____________________
2. possible ____________________
3. try to cure ____________________
4. give ____________________
5. not allowed ____________________
6. consider ____________________
7. matters ___________________
D. Who or What do the underlined words in the text refer to?
1. their (introduction) ____________________
2. it (line 1) ____________________
3. we (line 1) ____________________
4. them (line 4) ____________________
5. I (line14) ____________________
6. them (line 16) ____________________
E. Answer the following questions using you own words. (do not quote the text)
1. How can human cloning help scientists to reduce the quantity of illnesses?
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
2. In your opinion what is the worst consequence of human cloning?
__________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
3. Would you support Dr. Ian Bulfield or Dr. Margaret Wilmut? Justify your answer.
___________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
A B C D E Total
5x10p (50p) 4x10p (40p) 7x5p (35p) 6x5p (30p) 2x15p
1x20p(50p) 200p
Write 120-150 words. Choose A or B.
A. “While other technology changes what we do, GE has the frightening power to change that which we are.”
B. “Many people have opted for a vegetarian diet. Would you find it easy or difficult to become a vegetarian? Why?”
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