1. Unit 15 Text I Dolly ’ s False Legacy

2. Pre-reading Questions 1) Do you know anything about Dolly, the first sheep ever cloned in history? 1) Do you know anything about Dolly, the first sheep ever cloned in history? 2) What do you know about cloning technique? 2) What do you know about cloning technique? Cloning techniques are laboratory processes used to produce offspring that are genetically identical to the donor parent. Cloning techniques are laboratory processes used to produce offspring that are genetically identical to the donor parent.

3. About Dolly In 1996, Dolly, who was named after the country singer Dolly Parton, was cloned at the Roslin Institute near Edinburgh in Scotland. She was the first mammal to be cloned using an adult cell from a mammary gland, and was praised as a scientific phenomenon in headlines worldwide.

4. Structural Analysis Part I (paragraph 1): Part I (paragraph 1): serves as the introduction of the topic of cloning and the thesis of the essay, i.e. it is impossible to apply cloning to humans, today at least. serves as the introduction of the topic of cloning and the thesis of the essay, i.e. it is impossible to apply cloning to humans, today at least.

5. Part II (paragraphs 2-12): Part II (paragraphs 2-12): argues against the currently discussed practicality of applying the cloning technique to humans from technical, ethical and legal perspectives. argues against the currently discussed practicality of applying the cloning technique to humans from technical, ethical and legal perspectives.

6. Part III (paragraph 13): Part III (paragraph 13): concludes the essay by restating the thesis that cloning technique must be used cautiously concludes the essay by restating the thesis that cloning technique must be used cautiously

7. Paraphrase 1 Distressing enough for those working with animals, these failure rates surely render unthinkable the notion of applying such treatment to humans. Distressing enough for those working with animals, these failure rates surely render unthinkable the notion of applying such treatment to humans. The much greater incidence of death among cloned fetuses and offspring than among their natural counterparts makes it impossible to use the technique to clone humans, and this is rather upsetting for those working with animal cloning. The much greater incidence of death among cloned fetuses and offspring than among their natural counterparts makes it impossible to use the technique to clone humans, and this is rather upsetting for those working with animal cloning.

8. Paraphrase 2 … I find it helpful to consider what might have happened in my own marriage if a copy of me had been made to overcome infertility. … I find it helpful to consider what might have happened in my own marriage if a copy of me had been made to overcome infertility. Imagine what might have happened in our life if my wife or I were sterile and, to settle the problem of infertility, I had myself cloned. This imaginary example helps to support my point. Imagine what might have happened in our life if my wife or I were sterile and, to settle the problem of infertility, I had myself cloned. This imaginary example helps to support my point.

9. Paraphrase 3 Because there is no form of infertility that could be overcome only by cloning, I do not find these proposals acceptable. Because there is no form of infertility that could be overcome only by cloning, I do not find these proposals acceptable. Because the issue of infertility cannot be solved by cloning only, I find these proposals unacceptable. Because the issue of infertility cannot be solved by cloning only, I find these proposals unacceptable.

10. Paraphrase 4 It is not yet know whether aging is reversed during cloning or if the clone ’ s natural life is shortened by the years its parent already lived. It is not yet know whether aging is reversed during cloning or if the clone ’ s natural life is shortened by the years its parent already lived. It is not yet know whether the clock of age is turned in the opposite direction during cloning or whether the years of its parent will be deducted from its life expectancy. It is not yet know whether the clock of age is turned in the opposite direction during cloning or whether the years of its parent will be deducted from its life expectancy.

11. More Exercises When planning your holiday, make sure not When planning your holiday, make sure not to your travel insurance. to your travel insurance. We ’ ll your bad behavior this time, but don ’ t do it again. We ’ ll your bad behavior this time, but don ’ t do it again. Our hotel room the harbor. Our hotel room the harbor. His rudeness me speechless. His rudeness me speechless.

12. More Exercises When planning your holiday, make sure not When planning your holiday, make sure not to overlook your travel insurance. to overlook your travel insurance. We ’ ll your bad behavior this time, but don ’ t do it again. We ’ ll your bad behavior this time, but don ’ t do it again. Our hotel room the harbor. Our hotel room the harbor. His rudeness me speechless. His rudeness me speechless.

13. More Exercises When planning your holiday, make sure not When planning your holiday, make sure not to overlook your travel insurance. to overlook your travel insurance. We ’ ll overlook your bad behavior this time, but don ’ t do it again. We ’ ll overlook your bad behavior this time, but don ’ t do it again. Our hotel room the harbor. Our hotel room the harbor. His rudeness me speechless. His rudeness me speechless.

14. More Exercises When planning your holiday, make sure not When planning your holiday, make sure not to overlook your travel insurance. to overlook your travel insurance. We ’ ll overlook your bad behavior this time, but don ’ t do it again. We ’ ll overlook your bad behavior this time, but don ’ t do it again. Our hotel room overlooked the harbor. Our hotel room overlooked the harbor. His rudeness me speechless. His rudeness me speechless.

15. More Exercises When planning your holiday, make sure not When planning your holiday, make sure not to overlook your travel insurance. to overlook your travel insurance. We ’ ll overlook your bad behavior this time, but don ’ t do it again. We ’ ll overlook your bad behavior this time, but don ’ t do it again. Our hotel room overlooked the harbor. Our hotel room overlooked the harbor. His rudeness rendered me speechless. His rudeness rendered me speechless.

16. More Exercises Inefficiency has into every area of the company ’ s activities. Inefficiency has into every area of the company ’ s activities. Judges are increasing heavy fines for minor driving offences. Judges are increasing heavy fines for minor driving offences. We need to some kind of order on the way we do things in the office. We need to some kind of order on the way we do things in the office.

17. More Exercises Inefficiency has intruded into every area of the company ’ s activities. Inefficiency has intruded into every area of the company ’ s activities. Judges are increasing heavy fines for minor driving offences. Judges are increasing heavy fines for minor driving offences. We need to some kind of order on the way we do things in the office. We need to some kind of order on the way we do things in the office.

18. More Exercises Inefficiency has intruded into every area of the company ’ s activities. Inefficiency has intruded into every area of the company ’ s activities. Judges are imposing increasing heavy fines for minor driving offences. Judges are imposing increasing heavy fines for minor driving offences. We need to some kind of order on the way we do things in the office. We need to some kind of order on the way we do things in the office.

19. More Exercises Inefficiency has intruded into every area of the company ’ s activities. Inefficiency has intruded into every area of the company ’ s activities. Judges are imposing increasing heavy fines for minor driving offences. Judges are imposing increasing heavy fines for minor driving offences. We need to impose some kind of order on the way we do things in the office. We need to impose some kind of order on the way we do things in the office.

20. More Exercises a strike, the army will take over responsibility for firefighting. a strike, the army will take over responsibility for firefighting. A thick layer of dust had in the room. A thick layer of dust had in the room. It isn ’ t always easy for the police to speed limits. It isn ’ t always easy for the police to speed limits.

21. More Exercises In the event of a strike, the army will take over responsibility for firefighting. In the event of a strike, the army will take over responsibility for firefighting. A thick layer of dust had in the room. A thick layer of dust had in the room. It isn ’ t always easy for the police to speed limits. It isn ’ t always easy for the police to speed limits.

22. More Exercises In the event of a strike, the army will take over responsibility for firefighting. In the event of a strike, the army will take over responsibility for firefighting. A thick layer of dust had accumulated in the room. A thick layer of dust had accumulated in the room. It isn ’ t always easy for the police to speed limits. It isn ’ t always easy for the police to speed limits.

23. More Exercises In the event of a strike, the army will take over responsibility for firefighting. In the event of a strike, the army will take over responsibility for firefighting. A thick layer of dust had accumulated in the room. A thick layer of dust had accumulated in the room. It isn ’ t always easy for the police to enforce speed limits. It isn ’ t always easy for the police to enforce speed limits.

24. Dictation A world in which cloning is commonplace confounds every human relationship, often in ways most clients haven ’ t considered. If a woman gives birth to her own clone, is the child her daughter or her sister? A world in which cloning is commonplace confounds every human relationship, often in ways most clients haven ’ t considered. If a woman gives birth to her own clone, is the child her daughter or her sister?

25. Dictation Or, says Kass, “ Let ’ s say the child grows up to be the spitting image of her mother. What impact will that have on the relationship between the father and that child? ” Or, says Kass, “ Let ’ s say the child grows up to be the spitting image of her mother. What impact will that have on the relationship between the father and that child? ”

26. Dictation If infertile couples look elsewhere for their DNA, what values govern that choice? Through that door lies unsettling debate about designer babies. Some scientists say they ’ re ready to start duplicating human beings. But do you really want them to? If infertile couples look elsewhere for their DNA, what values govern that choice? Through that door lies unsettling debate about designer babies. Some scientists say they ’ re ready to start duplicating human beings. But do you really want them to?

27. The end! The end!