A.

Match the parts of the 2

sentences. 4
1. The news about Dollys birth
On March 7, 1997, the world was stunned 2. After Dolly was born
when Scottish scientists at the Roslin Institute 3. Cloning humans
revealed they had successfully cloned an adult 4 Opponents to cloning think
sheep. While the researchers said they had no aim to 5. Cloning could be used to help people
ever clone human material, human cloning was now 6. Some people started wondering
theoretically possible, the Washington Post reported. 7. Dollys successful cloning
Rather, the scientists said, the ability to clone adult 8. Scientists think people can benefit
animals offered the promise of agricultural and greatly
a) could raise some serious moral
medical advances. issues.
Nevertheless, this scientific turning point b) whether cloning was even a safe
astounding scientists worldwide who had repeatedly process.
attempted to clone other adult animals has led to c) was the result of long years of
an ethical dilemma. Should human cloning be research.
outlawed? Is it ethical to grow human embryos to use d) who are unable to have babies.
in potentially life-saving treatments? Is cloning the e) surprised everyone.
next logical step (after in vitro fertilization) for f) from scientific advances in cloning.
infertile couples who desire children? g) it should be banned. 3
The recent breakthroughs first Dolly and now 0
the hotly debated use of stem cells have only been B. TRUE or FALSE? Quote from the
possible due to more than 40 years of genetic text to justify your choice.
research. Scientists have been cloning cells for years
by copying genes and other parts of chromosomes to 1. After Dollys birth, scientist
create enough identical material for further study. considered human cloning the next
After Dollys birth more questions fuelled the logical step.
evolving controversy. How safe was it to even 2. They thought that cloning could be
consider cloning a human when so many variables extended to other fields.
and unknowns existed? Dolly was one success out of 3. Scientists had never tried to clone
more than 200 attempts. How could some scientists other animals before Dolly.
consider human cloning a safe option when so many 4. Current scientific developments are
things could go wrong? a result of long years of testing.
More recently, the cloning debate has 5. Cloning Dolly was a very simple
intensified around the topic of therapeutic cloning. Dr
Ian Wilmut, one of the scientists responsible for C. Find in the text the words for
cloning Dolly, states that cloning offers many the following equivalents.
possibilities. One is the generation of genetically 2
modified animal organs that are suitable for 1. astonished/surprised 0
transplantation into humans, making it possible to 2. surprising/shocking
repair imperfect organs and other body parts. 3. a difficult problem to solve
D. Answer the following questions in your own 4. prohibited/forbidden
words as far as possible. 5. major achievements
3 6. intensified
1. Why was Dolly considered a scientific 0 7. dispute/argument
breakthrough? 8. factors that are subject to
2. Why is human cloning a controversial issue? change
3. What are the possible benefits of the advances 9. appropriate
in cloning for people? 10. flawed

E. Read this text by Nancy Gibbs and complete it with the words below: 1
6
death cloning children implications reproduce identical
immortal photocopy

Randolph Wicker, 63, has long been frustrated that he cannot readily have (1) of his own;
as he gets older, his desire to (2) grows stronger. He knows that a clone would not be a (3)
of him but talks about the traits the boy might possess: He will like the color blue, Middle
Eastern food and romantic Spanish music thats out of fashion. And then he hints at the
heart of his motive. The special formula that is me will live on into another lifetime. Its a
partial triumph over (4).
This kind of talk makes ethicists conclude that even people who think they know about
cloning let alone the rest of us dont fully understand its (5).
Cloning, notes ethicist Arthur Caplan of the University of Pennsylvania, cant make you (6)
because clearly the clone is a different person. Even twins are different, though they are
F. Rewrite each sentence as started without changing its meaning. 3
0
1. The cloning results are good. People feel confident. The , the
2. I am against cloning because it violates human dignity. But if
3. The success rate was so high that researchers are undertaking new tests. Researchers
had
4. They didnt take into account all the variables and a lot of things went wrong. But if
5. It isnt easy to convince people about the benefits of cloning. Its getting and
6. It was such a tricky procedure that we knew it was risky. The procedure was
G. In about 200 words, write an opinion essay on the following. 5
. 0
Using the information in the text and the cartoons, write about the possible implications of
cloning to society and the ethical issues it raises.

CORRECTION

A.
1e 2h 3a 4g 5d 6b 7c 8f
B.
1. F... the researchers said they had no aim to ever clone human material...
2. T... the scientists said, the ability to clone adult animals offered the promise of
agricultural and medical advances.
3. F... astounding scientists worldwide who had repeatedly attempted to clone other
adult animals...
4. T - The recent breakthroughs (...) have only been possible due to more than 40
years of genetic research.
5. F - Dolly was one success out of more than 200 attempts.
C.
1. stunned 2. astounding 3. dilemma 4. outlawed 5.
breakthroughs
6. fuelled 7. controversy 8. variables 9. suitable 10. imperfect
D.
1. Dolly was a scientific breakthrough because it was the first successfully cloned
mammal/animal.
2. Its a controversial issue because it challenges both our morality and ethics.
Moreover, its not a very consensual question because some people argue it
involves risks, while others believe in possible benefits for people.
3. Therapeutic cloning, for example, can save lives by using genetically modified
animal organs to replace damaged human organs or body parts.
E.
Randolph Wicker, 63, has long been frustrated that he cannot readily have (1)
children of his own; as he gets older, his desire to (2) reproduce grows stronger.
He knows that a clone would not be a (3) photocopy of him but talks about the
traits the boy might possess: He will like the color blue, Middle Eastern food and
romantic Spanish music thats out of fashion. And then he hints at the heart of his
motive. The special formula that is me will live on into another lifetime. Its a
partial triumph over (4) death.
This kind of talk makes ethicists conclude that even people who think they know
about cloning let alone the rest of us dont fully understand its (5) implications.
Cloning, notes ethicist Arthur Caplan of the University of Pennsylvania, cant make
you (6) immortal because clearly the clone is a different person. Even twins are
different, though they are genetically (7) identical. So the road to immortality is
not through (8) cloning.
F.
1) The better the cloning results (are), the more confident people feel.
2) But if cloning didnt violate human dignity, I wouldnt be against it.
3) Researchers had such a high success rate that they are undertaking new tests.
4) But if they had taken into account all the variables, many things wouldnt have
gone wrong.
5) Its getting harder and harder/ more and more difficult to convince people about
the benefits of cloning.
6) The procedure was so tricky that we knew it was risky.