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12 Designer babies
Clivcn tl-re
speec'l irt rvhich
genetic
science
ts
cieveloping, this
sr-rb;ect looks set to
be at the
forcfront of ethical clcbirte
for
somc
years
to
conre. Studcrrts
may
have
strong
views on the
cxtent to
r,vhich wc should
interfcre with
naturc
rrncl the
possible effects of such
interference,
wl-rethcr
bcneficiirl or otherwise.
Reading
The
-|ones
want e-r
babv
girl
because
their only
claughter
diecl ancl the,v
feel that their
family
lacks
'ir
fcmrrle climension'.
IT 2F3T
Discussion
(,ive
str-rclents two
or three
minutes
to
think
abolrt this alone
beiore
pr-rtting
them
in
small
lirollps
to sharc
their views.
You could then take
rr clrrss
vote irncl
hold a class debate.
Language
Yrrr.r
shcrulcl cross
olrt: build and
straight.
Discussion
You
coulcl
ask str-rdents to
give
more examples
of how
people might use
genetic engineering to
'crcrlte'
people in
thc
future.
Notc thc
quote
at the bottom
of the
page. Ask
stuclents to crplain
what the
professor
means
and ask
whcther they agree
with
his prediction.
13
Children
who
kill
Cirses of chilclrcn
committing brutal
and
horrific
nrurclers in both the UK and
the US
prompted
this unit, which
rrrises the
questions
of why
thcsc
things
happen
anci
wl-rat should be
done
irbout thc
perpetrators.
Discussion
You
could rrlso
discr-rss the age at
which
people
cilu vote,
join
the
army,
have
sex
legally, smoke,
bu.v alcohol,
get married
ancl
get
a driving
licencc.
Reading
Answers:
The latest trend
is
to treat
child
killers
as thouglr the,v
lvcrc adr"rlts:
"if
you
are old
enough
to kill,
you
are
old enough to
face adult
penaltie
s.
"
True
or
false?
lF
-
hc nra.v
get pirrolc 2T
3T
4T
Language
I b 2cl .la
4e
-5c
6. evidencc
(the
others are
people)
7.
fine
(a
plrnishment, not
i-l crime)
8. adult
(the
others
rrre irll voufrg
people) 9.
witness
(the
others all
Taboos and
/ssues
have
negative connotations)
10.
setltence
(the
others
are all
to do
with beine
freecl)
Follow-up
Students choose
one
of thc
four
final discussiorl
questions
anc'l
writc their
response.
See also
Units
17, 38, 39.
14
Gays
and
jobs
Over the
past 20 or 30
years
attitudes
(and
laws)
in many countries
towards
gays havc
become considerably
more
liberal.
Howeveq
tt.t
some
areas
of
life,
there
is
still
considerable
prejudice.
In
some
countries
homosexuality
remains a taboo
subiect
and
homosexual
acts
may even
be illegal.
People
oftcn
havc strong
feelings about
gay issues.
Reading
1. The second
article.
The
problem
is that thc
mayor wants
her lesbian
partner to be the
mayoress.
2.
The first article.
The
person is
leaving the
navy because
he feels that
the
(iovernment
should
not allow
gays to
join
the
armed
forces.
True or false?
7T 2F 3F
4T
Language
1. good
military reasons,
political and
legal
reasons,
for similar
reasons,
for no
good
military reason,
she sees
no
reason to ...,
2. d
is
wrong.
'l
see
no
reasolt to change
tny
mind'
is
correct
English.
3.
1.
one
good reason
2.
the
real reason
3.
no
reason 4. some
reason.
4.
powerful
does
not fit.
The cartoon
You may have to
explain
what a
fete
is
and
a
'guess
the
weigbt of
the caAe
'
competitior-r.
15
Animal
rights
The
subject
of animal
rights can
provokc strong
feelings, as evidenced
by
the activitics
of
the
Animal
Liberation
Front
in the UK,
an
organisation
which takes
forceful,
direct
actiotr
agair-rst
organisations
and
individuals
ir-rvolved
in
using
animals
in scientific
cxperimcnts.
Discussion
Possible uses:
We
keep them as
pets,
use
their
skin
and
fur for clothes,
test
medicitres ancl
cosmctics
on them,
farm thern
for meat or
<tther
products, keep
them
in zoos, train
them
ttr
perform in circuses,
use them
for
transport,
use
them
to
pull and carry
things,
race them,
use
them
for transplants,
send
them
into space.
Unit
by unit
notes