4. What subjects were mostly used in Pedersen's studies? 5. What is the main idea of the passage? Keys: 1.A 2. B 3.C 4.C 5D Task 2 Is it moral to clone humans? Script Laura: Did you hear about that peculiar cult that claimed to have created the worlds first human clone? Ian: Yeah, I did! They also said that it was aliens that created life on earth over 25,000 years ago. What are they on Laura: I know! It was so obviously just part of an elaborate hoax to bring publicity to heir crazy movement. But I don' t think the truth can be far off. Scientists have been working on it for years lan: Sure, but most scientists are working on cloning human cells or body parts that can be used to repair or replace damaged organs Not complete human beings! Thats just science fiction! Laura: Well, the science may seem to be very ad vanced but the idea is not a new one In A Journey to the West, Sun Wu-kung, the monkey King, can clone himself from the hairs on his head. He just plucks a few hairs, chews them a bit, and when he spits them out, they change into replicas of him lan: Really? Now that would be cool! You could send your clone to school while you went to the cinema, and then it could do your homework! Wow! Now that I think of it. it would be kind of fun to have a clone Laura: You would say that! Dont you think it's slightly immoral? I mean, it's just like having a slave. Doesn't the clone deserve a life of his own? lan: Sure. but human beings must learn to strike a balance between the welfare of a patient and of a clone Keys: 1.T 2.T 3.F 4 F 5T Task3: A Drunkards Argument Script Here's drunkards argument in favor of heavy drinking We would learn more about human bahavior if we paid closer attention to the laws at work in the animal kingd Only the fittest survive" is a law that is apparent everywhere in the natural world Human beings could certainly benefit from a close study of how this law operates example, the wild buffalo a herd of buffalo moves only as fast as the slowest buffalo. When the herd is hunted it is the slowest and weakest animals at the back that are killed first This is natural4. What subjects were mostly used in Pedersen’s studies? 5. What is the main idea of the passage? Keys: 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.D Task 2: Is it moral to clone humans? Script Laura: Did you hear about that peculiar cult that claimed to have created the world’s first human clone? Ian: Yeah, I did! They also said that it was aliens that created life on earth over 25,000 years ago. What are they on? Laura: I know! It was so obviously just part of an elaborate hoax to bring publicity to their crazy movement. But I don’t think the truth can be far off. Scientists have been working on it for years. Ian: Sure, but most scientists are working on cloning human cells or body parts that can be used to repair or replace damaged organs. Not complete human beings! That’s just science fiction! Laura: Well, the science may seem to be very advanced, but the idea is not a new one. In A Journey to the West, Sun Wu-kung, the Monkey King, can clone himself from the hairs on his head. He just plucks a few hairs, chews them a bit, and when he spits them out, they change into replicas of him! Ian: Really? Now that would be cool! You could send your clone to school while you went to the cinema, and then it could do your homework! Wow! Now that I think of it, it would be kind of fun to have a clone! Laura: You would say that! Don’t you think it’s slightly immoral? I mean, it’s just like having a slave. Doesn’t the clone deserve a life of his own? Ian: Sure, but human beings must learn to strike a balance between the welfare of a patient and of a clone. Keys: 1.T 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.T Task3: A Drunkard’s Argument Script Here’s drunkard’s argument in favor of heavy drinking. We would learn more about human bihavior if we paid closer attention to the laws at work in the animal kingdom. “Only the fittest survive” is a law that is apparent everywhere in the natural world. Human beings could certainly benefit from a close study of how this law operates among, for example, the wild buffalo. A herd of buffalo moves only as fast as the slowest buffalo. When the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest animals at the back that are killed first. This is natural