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and women ____ ________ sperm and eggs of their own, and sadly for
them that _____ __ __________.
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HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from
the text. Use a dictionary or Google s search field (or another search
engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. STEM CELL EGGS AND SPERM: Search the Internet and find
more information on the latest in stem cell research and human
reproduction. Share your findings with your class in the next lesson.
3. HUMAN FUTURE: Imagine you are a science fiction writer. Write a
short essay on what our future will look like. Will we be living among
clones? Will everyone look beautiful and be highly intelligent? Explain the
main points of your essay to your classmates in your next lesson. Did
everyone imagine a similar future?
4. LETTER: Write a letter to the scientists who are working on this
research. Explain your views on what they are doing. Read your letter to
your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all write about similar things?
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ANSWERS
TRUE / FALSE:
a. F b. F c. T d. T e. F f. T g. F h. T
SYNONYM MATCH:
a.
announced declared
b.
created made
c.
options choices
d.
same sex homosexual / gay / lesbian
e.
benefit advantage
f.
forward ahead
g.
findings research
h.
stressed emphasized
i.
fully totally
j.
infertility sterility
PHRASE MATCH:
a.
scientists have announced
b.
it may soon be possible
c.
created in a science laboratory
d.
genetic code
e.
childless couples
f.
an exciting step forward
g.
greatly increase our understanding
h.
we are still in the early stages
i.
the biology of conception
j.
men and women can t produce sperm and eggs
WHICH WORD?:
Laboratory-created eggs and sperm
BNE: British scientists have announced that it may soon be possible to clone human
eggs and sperm from stem cells. Human life could be created in a science laboratory.
This could provide more options for couples unable to have children of their own. It
could also mean same sex couples could have children. The baby would share the
genetic code of both partners. A further benefit would be to increase the supply of eggs
and sperm for childless couples.
British Fertility Society secretary Dr. Allan Pacey described the research as an  exciting
step forward . He said the latest findings could greatly increase our understanding of
how eggs and sperm are developed. He stressed that we are still in the early stages of
fully understanding the biology of conception:  We still don t really understand why
some men and women can t produce sperm and eggs of their own, and sadly for them
that leads to infertility.
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