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Designer babies

D i s c u s s i o n

lmagine that before you were born your parents had 'designed' you lf you had been them, what would

y o u have changed? Think about these questions:

W h i c h o n e a s p e c t o f y o u r a p p e a r a n c e w o u l d y o u c h a n g e ?

W h i c h o n e a s p e c t o f y o u r c h a r a c t e r / p e r s o n a l i t y w o u l d y o u

How do you think your life might have been different?

Are you pleased yolrr parents did not design you or do you

C o m p a r e y o u r a n s w e r s in p a i r s o r s m a l l g r o u p s

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R e a d th r o u g h t h e a r t i c l e a n d a n s w e r th i s q u e s t i o n :

Why do the Jones want a baby girl?

c h a n g e ?

w i s h t h e y h a d ?

r e a s o n s fo r w a n t i n g a g i r l g o b e y o n d j u s t

w a n t i n g t o r e p l a c e h e r O u r f a m i l y d o e s n ' t

f e e l c o m p l e t e a n y m o r e I a d o r e o u r s o n s b u t

w e w o u l d l i k e a n o t h e r g i r l "

C e n d e r s e l e c t i o n i s o n l y p o s s i b l e i n B r i t a i n

f o r m e d i c a l ra t h e r t h a n s o c i a l , p s y c h o l o g i c a l

o r p h y s i c a l r e a s o n s P r o - l i f e c a m p a i g n e r s s a y

t h a t i f t h e Jones a r e a l l o w e d to c h o o s e th e s e x

o f t h e i r b a b y , i t c o u l d l e a d t o b a b i e s

b e c o m i n g c o n s u m e r i t e m s A s p o k e s m a n

s a i d : " W e are totally opposed to engineering

t h e n u m b e r s a n d g , e n d e r s o f p e o p l e i n

s o c i e t y T h a t l e a d s o n l y t o d i s a s t e r "

T h e J o n e s ' la w y e r s w i l l b e b a s i n g t h e i r

a r g u m e n t s o n n e w h u m a n r i g h t s le g i s l a t i o n

A r t i c l e s i x g u a r a n t e e s e v e r y o n e a ' f a i r

h e a r i n g ' f r o m p u b l i c a u t h o r i t i e s a n d A r t i c l e

e i g h t p r o t e c t s t h e r i g h t o f e v e r y o n e t o ' r e s D e c t f o r f a m i l v l i f e '

l i m a n d D e b b i e lo n e s (n o t th e i r r e a l n a m e s ) ,

w h o s e d a u g h t e r w a s k i l l e d i n a t r a g i c

d o m e s t i c a c c i d e n t la s t y e a r , p l a n t o u s e t h e

n e w B r i t i s h h u m a n r i g h t s la w s t o w i n t h e

l e g a l r i g h t to c h o o s e th e s e x o f t h e i r b a b y

T h e Jones, w h o h a v e f o u r s o n s , s a y t h a t t h e

' f e m a l e dimension' has disappeared from

t h e i r f a m i l y s i n c e t h e d e a t h o f J a s m i n e

" W o r d s cannot describe what it feels like to

l o s e th e l i t t l e g i r l w e h a d w a n t e d f o r s o l o n g

W e k n o w a n o t h e r g i r l w o n ' t r e p l a c e J a s m i n e ,

b u t w e w a n t t h e c h a n c e l o I r y , " s a i d Jim

J o n e s " W h a t we're hoping to do with the use

o f t e c h n o l o g y i s c r e a t e t h e f e m a l e d i m e n s i o n

a g a i n W e h a v e p s y c h o l o g i s t s ' r e p o r t s a n d

d o c t o r s ' r e o o r t s w h i c h c o n f i r m t h a t o u r

Read the article again Mark the following sentences true (T) or false (F):

1 T h e | o n e s f e e l th e y n e e d a b a b y g i r l t o m a k e t h e i r f a m i l y c o m p l e t e a g a i n

2 A t t h e m o m e n t i n B r i t a i n i t i s n o t p o s s i b l e t o c h o o s e t h e s e x o f y o u r b a b y

3 N e w l a w s o n h u m a n r i g h t s m a y a l l o w t h e Jones to choose the sex of their baby

D i s c u s s i o n

D i s c u s s th i s q u e s t i o n in p a i r s o r s m a l l g r o u p s :

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Look at these sentences from the article Notice the expressions with rghf;

Jim and Debbie Jones plan to win the legal right to choose the sex of their baby

Article eig,ht protects the right of everyone to'respect for family life'

Cross out the word in italics which does not collocate with right:

1.You can hdue, win, protect, demand, build, defend, challenge the right to choose'

2.It's a(n) legal, moral, straight, automatic, basic nght

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tl if you agree

X if you disagree

? it you partly agree and partly disagree

1 A n u n b o r n c h i l d h a s r i g h t s T h o s e r i g h t s m u s t b e p r o t e c t e d

2 \X/e don'r have the right to interfere with a child's future personality and appearance

3 Deciding the ser of your child will be a basic right in fifty years' time

4 \7e should have the automatic right to choose particular genes for our own babies

C o m p a r e y o u r a n s w e r s in p a i r s o r s m a l l g r o u p s

Discussion

W o r k i n p a i r s o r s m a l l g r o u p s ln e a c h o f t h e f o l l o w i n g s i t u a t i o n s s o m e o n e is e x p l a i n i n g w h a t g e n e t i c

s e l e c t i o n t h e y w a n t t o m a k e a n d w h y D e c i d e w h e t h e r y o u t h i n k t h e y s h o u l d b e a l l o w e d to d o w h a t t h e y want

1 T h e r e is a h i s t o r y o f r e d h a i r i n m y f a m i l y

I h a v e r e d h a i r a n d I w a s b a d l y t e a s e d a t

s c h o o l I w o u l d l i k e t o m a k e s u r e m y c h i l d does not have red hair

2 M y f o u r - y e a r - o l d d a u g h t e r , m y o n l y c h i l d , h a s 6 I f e e l th e r e is t o o m u c h v i o l e n c e a n d a g g r e s s i o n

a fatal blood disease She will die before she in the world I would like to make sure my

i s 1 2 u n l e s s w e c a n f i n d a m a t c h f o r a b o n e c h i l d i s a c a l m a n d g e n t l e p e r s o n [xTi:.,.;il]'li[JJ;:il; ;::H:'""Hl" ' f,:lf1l'*j:*:;i::'J,fl:'j:"1,:: Tii:'. 3.ln my family there is a history of a fatal disease eyes and be about medium height when she

that affects the nervous system I want to make grows up

sure that my baby is not likely to get this

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4 I ' m a u n i v e r s i t y p r o f e s s o r a n d m y h u s b a n d is a

doctor We'd like to make sure our babv is intelligent

5 The male members of my family often suffer from a rare and unpleasant bone disease

I would therefore like to make sure I have a

b a b y g i r l

8.I suffer from a genetic disease which I inherited from my mother My children have

a one in five chance of having the same gene Before I start a family, I want to have treatment

t o m a k e s u r e I d o n o t p a s s o n t h i s g e n e

" W e will still have sex for pleasure, of course, but we will view our children as too damn important to leave it to

a r a n d o m m e e t i n g o f s p e r m a n d e g g "

Greg Stock, UCLA professor of procreation

Are you fascinated or horrified by this topic?

Children who kill

Discussion

1 I n y o u r c o u n t r y , a t w h a t a g e is s o m e o n e c o n s i d e r e d a n a d u l t ?

2 Until that age, do children who commit crimes get special treatment, or do they get the same

p e n a l t i e s a d u l t s g e t ?

3 A t w h a t a g e d o e s a c h i l d k n o w r i g h t f r o m w r o n g ? 5 y e a r s o l d , 1 0 y e a r s o l d ? 1 5 y e a r s o l d ?

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R e a d th e a r t i c l e T h e n a n s w e r th i s q u e s t i o n : W h a t i s t h e l a t e s t ' t r e n d ' in American criminal justice?

THIRTEEN.YEAR.OLD GETS LIFE

Thirteen-year-old Peter Barton (not his real name) was playing with a little girl of 6

Claiming that he was pretending to be a professional wrestler, Peter punched, kicked and stamped his 6-year-old playmate to death Her liver was severely damaged Her skull was fractured Medical experts compared the injuries to a fall from the top of a house Peter was tried in court

as an adult and sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole when he is 38

Peter is one of many children in the latest trend in criminal justice: if you are old enough to kill, you are old enough to face adult penalties That is what the Supreme Courts of California, Florida and Texas are saying - and the trend is spreading fast

across the United States

"What we're dealing with is a new kind of childhood criminal They're starting younger and they know what they're doing

They won't think twice about killing," said Florida State District Attorney Adam Emmitt The State of Florida alone registered 312 homicides committed so far this year by minors Most of those homicides were gun-related

The trend has children's rights activists in a rage Lisa Weston, a member of one group which is trying to prevent children being tried as adults said, "No one understands why Peter did what he did - not even Peter." Peter Barton beeins his life sentence

on Monday

True or false?

Read the article again and mark these sentences true (T) or false (F):

1 P e t e r w i l l b e r e l e a s e d w h e n h e i s 3 8 y e a r s o l d

2 N o t a l l s t a t e s h a v e s u c h h a r s h la w s

3 Adam lrmrnitt thinks the problem is worse now than it was before

4 Lisa Weston thinks children should be treated differentlv from adults

D i s c u s s i o n

l P e t e r c l a i m e d h e w a s p r e t e n d i n g t o b e a p r o f e s s i o n a l w r e s t l e r C o u l d h e b e t e l l i n g t h e t r u t h ?

2 l s i t r e a l l y p o s s i b l e t h a t a 1 3 - y e a r - o l d b o y c o u l d m a l i c i o u s l y a n d i n t e n t i o n a l l y k i l l a y o u n g g i r l ?

3 Are children the same as they have always been or are they really different these days?

4 H a s a n y t h i n g li k e t h i s h a p p e n e d i n y o u r c o u n t r y ?

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a at is a steady increase in the number of child crimes

b with is a new kind of childhood criminal

c here is a trend that shows no sign of slowing

d about is the future of our country

e is that children must start to take full r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r t h e i r a c t i o n s

i n e a c h g r o u p C h e c k a n y w o r d s Work with a partner Circle the vocabulary item that does not belong

y o u don't know in your dictionary

6 law1,er, evidence, defendant, judge

7 m u r d e r , fi n e , assault, m a n s l a u g h t e r

8 a d u l t , m i n o r , i n f a n t , adolescent

9 w i t n e s s , c r i r n i n a l , s u s p e c t , o f f e n d e r

1 0 p a r o l e , re l e a s e , s e n t e n c e ) p a r d o n

D i s c u s s i o n

D i s c u s s t h e f o l l o w i n g situations in small groups Decide what should happen to the people in each

s i t u a t i o n S h o u l d t h e y g o t o p r i s o n - a n a d u l t p r i s o n o r a y o u n g offender's institution? How long for?

O r s h o u l d s o m e t h i n g else happen?

1 W h a t w e ' r e dealing

2 ' W h a t w e ' r e ta l k i n g

3 W h a t w e ' r e l o o k i n g

4 W h a t w e ' r e s a y i n g

5 W h a t w e ' r e s e e i n g

1 S e a n , 9 , brings a gun to school He shows it to

his friends and says, "Nobody messes with me

o r I u s e th i s ! "

2 T w o t e e n a g e r s , a g e d 1 5 a n d 1 6 , c o m e t o s c h o o l

with two semi-automatic guns and begin

s h o o t i n g p e o p l e a t r a n d o m T h e y shoot 5 of

t h e i r c l a s s m a t e s d e a d a n d c r i t i c a l l y w o u n d

a n o t h e r 1 2 T h e 1 6 - y e a r - o l d c o m m i t s s u i c i d e

before he is captured, the younger boy is

c a u g h t a n d a r r e s t e d

3 l 7 - y e a r - o l d B o b b y f a t a l l y s t a b s a shop owner

in the town centre in an attempted robbery

The shop owner tried to phone the police

d u r i n g t h e r o b b e r y a n d B o b b y p a n i c k e d

D i s c u s s y o u r conclusions with another group

4 A l4-year-old boy shoots another 14-year-old

m e m b e r o f a r i v a l g a n g " I had to do it so that

t h e y w o u l d l e t m e b e i n t h e i r g 2 f l g , " h e s a y s

T h e v i c t i m d i d n o t d i e

5 A 1 6 - y e a r - o l d s h o o t s h i s f a t h e r d e a d a f t e r t h e father has a violent confrontation with the boy's mother "He got what he deserved," says the boy "My mother has put up with enough

a b u s e a l r e a d y "

6 A 6-year-old boy gets so angry with his younger brother that he sits on him until he stops breathing, shouting "I hate you, I hate

y o u " T h e b r o t h e r d i e s T h e 6 - y e a r - o l d t o l d h i s parents he had had enough of his brother

D i s c u s s th e f o l l o w i n g as a class:

1 \ X / h e n a c h i l d k i l l s , w h o d o y o u think is most responsible? T h e p a r e n t s ? S o c i e t y ? T h e c h i l d ?

2 Are there any obvious ways to prevent such horrors? \What are they?

3 If you feel your country's situation is very different from or better than the one in the US, can

1 ' o u e x p l a i n w h y ?

4 \flhat is the worst story of child killers you remember reading about in the newspapers? 'What

m a k e s it the worst?

Gays and jobs

D i s c u s s i o n

Discuss these questions with a partner:

1 A r e t h e r e a n y w e l l - k n o w n g a y p e o p l e in y o u r c o u n t r y

2 A r c t h e r e m o r e g a y p e o p l e in s o m e p r o f e s s i o n s t h a n i n

t h a t i s ?

in the following areas:

the military the law

o t h e r s ? W h i c h o n e s ? W h y d o You think

Reading

Read the articles below and answer these questions:

1 W h i c h a r t i c l e is a b o u t s o m e o n e s t a r t i n g a j o b ? W h a t ' s t h e p r o b l e m ?

2 W h i c h o n e i s a b o u t s o m e o n e l e a v i n g a j o b ? W h y i s t h e p e r s o n le a v i n g ?

SECOND OFFICER RESIGNS

Another senior naval officer resigned last night as a

r e s u l t o f t h e G o v e r n m e n t ' s d e c i s i o n t o a l l o w

homosexuals to join the armed fbrces.

Commander James MacDonald,43 who fought in the

war in Bosnitr said of the Government's decision:

"There

are many good military reasons why

homosexuals should not be allowed into the armed

fbrces The Government however, has chosen to

make a decision for political and legal reasons."

Commander MacDonald's resignation came a day

after Brigtrdier Howard Jones,47, asked to retire early

fbr similar reasons Brigadier Jones said: "l have no

personal problem with homosexuals, but I do believe

strongly from both a moral and a military point of

view that there is no place for them in the army The

Government has reached its decision fbr no good

military reason."

ANGER OVER LESBIAN MAYOR

Janis Hewitt will be ready fbr some strong opposition when she becomes mayor of the small Welsh town of Llanforcl next week She announced yesterday that her lesbian partner will be mayoress.

Ms Hewitt points out that she has never made any secret of her relationship and she sees no reason to start doing so now "We have been together for 20 years," she said, "and we have never hidden the fact.

It really shouldn't be a problem There are more important issues, ltke getting a better life for people." Gareth James, chairman of the local Conservatives, disagrees strongly "This has come as quite a shock."

he said angrily "It degrades the position of mayor It

is not the sort of thing we associate with this town Things like this don't happen here."

True or false?

Read the articles again and decide if the following sentences are true (T) or false (F):

1 Both officers feel there are military reasons why gays should not be allowed in the armed forces.

2 B r i g a d i e r J o n e s h a s a p e r s o n a l d i s l i k e o f h o m o s e x u a l s

3 J a n i s H e w i t t ' s le s b i a n r e l a t i o n s h i p h a s b e e n a s e c r e t fo r 2 0 y e a r s

4 G a r c t h James is unhappy with the idea of Janis Hewitt's partner being the mayoress

D i s c u s s i o n

D i s c u s s th e s e q u e s t i o n s in s m a l l g r o u p s :

1 D o y o u t h i n k i t i s O K r o h a v e g a y p e o p l e in t h e a r m e d f o r c e s ? V h y ? ' $ 7 h y n o t ? W h a t ' s t h e s i t u a t i o n

i n y o u r o w n c o u n t r y ?

2 S h o u l d Janis Hewitt be allowed to choose her lesbian partner as mayoress? W o u l d i t b e a p r o b l e n - r

i n a n y w a y ? C o u l d t h i s h a p p e n in y o u r c o u n t r y ?

L a n g u a g e

1 L o o k t h r o u g h t h e a r t i c l e s a g a i n a n d underline allthe expressions w i t h t h e w o r d ' r e a s o n '

2 O n e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g p a t t e r n s is w r o n g W h i c h one?

a I s e e n o r e a s o n t o w o r r y a b o u t i t

b I scc no reason not to employ her

c I s c c n o r e a s o n w h y h e s h o u l d n ' t w o r k h e r e

d I s e e n o r e a s o n o f c h a n g i n g m y m i n d

c I see no reilson for getting upset about it

3 P u t t h e s e e x p r e s s i o n s i n t o t h e s e n t e n c e s b e l o w :

the rettl rcdson some redson onc good rcdson no reason

l l c r r n ' t t h i n k o f w h y w e s h o u l d n ' t g i v e h i m t h e j o b H e ' s th e i d e a l c a n d i d a t e

2 N o b o d y k n o w s w h y h e d e c i d e d t o r e s i g n , b u t t h e r e a r e l o t s o f r u m o u r s a r o u n d

3 Yor-r can't sirck someone for If you do, you'll be breaking thc law

4 F o r h e t h i n k s g a y s c a n ' t d o t h e j o b p r o p e r l y , b u t h e c a n ' t e x p l a i n w h y

4 D e l e t e t h e w o r d o r p h r a s e w h i c h d o e s n o t f i t t h i s s e n t e n c e :

Sl-re had tcr lcave her job for personal, financial, medical, powerful, a number of reasons

D i s c u s s i o n

D i s c u s s th e s e q u e s t i o n s in p a i r s :

l D o y o u t h i n k t h a t there are any jobs which

h o m o s e x u a l s s h o u l d n o t b e a l l o w e d to d o ?

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2 D o y o u t l i i n k p e o p l e s h o u l d h a v e to d e c l a r e

t h c i r s e x u a l i t y w h e n a p p l y i n g fo r a n y o f t h o s e

i o b s ? If s o , w h i c h o n e s ?

3 T h i n k o f t h r e e r e a s o n s w h y a n e m p l o y e r

might not cmploy someone who is gay Are

a n y o f t h e s e g o o d r e a s o n s ?

4 Would you employ a gay person? Why? \7hy

n o t ?

5 C a n y o u t h i n k o f a n y j o b s w h i c h a g a y p e r s o n

w o u l d b e b e t t e r a t t h a n s o m e o n e w h o w a s

s t r a i g h t (h e t e r o s e x u a l ) ?

6 H a v e y o u e v e r w o r k e d w i t h s o m e o n e w h o

was gay? 'Was their sexual orientation a

o r o b l e r n ?

child minder politician

d o c t o r police officer

Animal rights

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FARM CLOSES

Protesters have finally fbrced

Shamrock Monkey Farm near

Henfield West Sussex to close.

Monkeys from the fhrm, set up

i n t h e 1 9 5 0 ' s w e r e u s e d in t h e

d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e p o l i o

vaccine and until recently were

still being used for research into

other diseases Animal rights

leader Justin Hodge said: "It's

about time the farm closed We

strongly object to places like

this and completely disapprove

o f w h a t t h e y ' v e b e e n d o i n g

here."

WARNING

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dangerous

Do not climb

over the rail

Do not feed

Remove all packaging from the meat Place

on a baking tray in the centre of a pre-heated oven at 200eC or Gas Mark 6 for 35 minutes

or until golden brown.

Serve immediately.

For Sale Six black and white

S p r i n g e r S p a n i e l p u p p i e s

4 male, 2 female, f300 each Must go to good homes Caf l 01235-783 936 - Mrs Rogers

R a f f e r t y ' s C i r c u s w i l l b e at Prospect P a r k

T u e s J u l y 1 7 t h - S a t J u l y 2 1 s r

T i c k e t s o n s a l e n o w * f 7 5 O a n d f 1 0

C l o w n s , P e r f o r m i n g D o g s , T e r r y the Tiger Tamer

J u m b o th e A m a z i n g C o u n t i n g E l e p h a n t

T h e F a m o u s H o r s e s o f H i n d u s t a n a n d m u c h m u c h m o r e

SEA TURTLES The sea turtle is a valuable catch for poachers and illegal traders

A l m o s t a l l o f i t c a n b e s o l d rn d u s e d T h e m e a r is a m u c h s o u g h t - a f t e r delicacy, the shell is made into jewellery and the body oil is used to

m a k e c o s m e t i c s I n M e x i c o alone, thousands a r e k i l l e d e a c h y e a r and exported to Japan Three species of sea turtle are now close to extinction

ln your opinion, which texts refer to the mistreatment of animals? Which one do you feel most strongly

a b o u t ?

Look at this sentence from the first text:

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strongly object to places like this and completely

disapproue of what they'ue been doing here."

Decide whether the expressions below express an objection (O) or no objection (N):

1 I t h i n k t h a t ' s fi n e

2 I t ' s q u i t e O K t o

3 I e r n ' t s e y I r p p r o v e o f

4 I s t r o n g l y d i s a p p r o v e o f

5 I w i s h p e o p l e w o u l d n ' t

6 I ' v e g o t n o p r o b l c m w i t h

U s e t h e e x p r e s s i o n s a b o v e t o t a l k a b o u t

t h e l i s t y o u m a d e a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e

l e s s o n F o r e x a m p l e :

I strongly disdpproue of circuses

It's quite OK to keep rabbits in yctur

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I't,e got rto prcthlem tuith zoos

as long as the dnimals are treated

u,ell

There's notbing Lurong with people

hauing pets prouided they know how

to look dfter tbem

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these patterns

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8 I t ' s o u t r a g e o u s

9 T h e r e ' s n o t h i n g w r o n g w i t h

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1 2 I t d o e s n ' t b o t h e r m e

D i s c u s s i o n

A n s w e r th e s e q u e s t i o n s in s m a l l g r o u p s :

L Do y<;r,r eat meat? If not, why not?

2 l f s o , d o y o r - r o r w o u l d y o u e a t a n y o f t h e f o l l o w i n g ?

3 Do you htrve a pet? \i7hat kind? How much freedom does it have? Wcruld it be happier in a different

e n v i r o n m e n t ?

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5 l s i t O K t o h a v e th e s e a n i m a l s a s p e t s ?

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a b o u t k e e p i n g b i r d s i n a c a g e ?

6 D o y o u w e a r l e a t h e r s h o e s ? D o y o u o w n a n y t h i n g

difference?

tropical fish a terraPin made from animal fur? Is there an ethical

7 Reacl the opinion below How far do you agree or disagree with it?

"Let's get this straight Animals haue no rights at all I don't medn we should be

cruel to them fctr no redson I eat animals I wear dnimals I depend on drugs

tuhich haue been tested on them I medn, if testing medicines on animals helps to

saue human liues, I think that's fine And I'ue got no problems with testing

cosmetics on them either I mean, if I use an aftershaue or d deodorant, I want

to know that it's safe l'd rather a rabbit went blind - not me!"

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W o r k i n p a i r s D i s c u s s th e q u o t a t i o n s b e l o w W h a t d o y o u t h i n k t h e y m e a n ? W h i c h o n e s d o y o u a g r e e

w i t h ? W h i c h d o y o u d i s a g r e e w i t h ? W h i c h d o y o u f i n d a m u s i n g ?

Reading

R e a d th e s e t w o o p i n i o n s a b o u t d i v o r c e W h i c h o n e d o y o u a g r e e w i t h m o r e ?

L o v e c o n q u e r s a l l t h i n g s

Virgil

L o v e is b l i n d

Engli.sh proverlt

Marry in haste Repent at leisure

English prutverlt

fulia Casper - getting divorced for the sake of

the children

T h e o n l y s u r p r i s i n g t h i n g a b o u t d i v o r c e i s th a t

it doesn't happen more often What people

want from a marriage may be the same when

they get married, but, as we all know, people

c a n c h a n g e

What he wants may be very different from

what she wants five years down the line Very

often, men have the attitude of, "She looks

after me and she is there when I want her; but

I have my own life." Women, on the other

h a n d , t h i n k , " H e is my best friend; I want him

to share my interests, my emotions and my

life." One or both of the partners begins to feel

trapped They start to live separate lives, which

results in tension, arguments and battles,

which then also has a negative effect on the

children if there are any So, what is the point

of staying together? lt's better for children to

g r o w u p i n a r e l a x e d , l o v i n g e n v i r o n m e n t w i t h

one parent than in a tension-filled home with

both oarents

Of course it's better to avoid splitting up - it

hurts everyone, especially the children - but if

a marriage is over, it's best to accept the

situation and move on before more harm is

d o n e

When a girl marries, she exchanges the attention of many men for the inattention

o f o n e

H e L e n Rov' I ond Ante r ic ctn w' r il e r Marriage is like a dull meal wrth the dessert at the beginning

Henri, Comte de Toulouse-Lautrec

Sue Hardcastle - staying together for the sake

of the children Too many people see divorce as the easy way out I admit that in some cases it may be necessary - for example, if your partner was

p h y s i c a l l y o r m e n t a l l y a b u s i n g y o u C e t t i n g divorced should be absolutely the last option

It's not just a lifestyle choice

Part of the problem is that people seem to

h a v e a n i m p o s s i b l y i d e a l i s t i c v i e w o f m a r r i a g e They expect love, romance and excitement to

f i l l t h e i r li v e s a l l t h e ti m e B u t th e fa c t is , married life is not always perfect love and harmony There will be arguments and disagreements lt is boring at times and,

e s p e c i a l l y w h e n c h i l d r e n c o m e a l o n g , i t c a n

be hard work! You've got to be willing to make the effort to make a relationship work lt is this effort which makes marriage a rich and

satisfyi ng experience

And what example is it to children if you decide to split up? What message does it give?

"When things get difficult, you can just quit."

It's no surprise that people whose parents divorce often get divorced themselves How can they believe in the possibility of a permanent relationship if the people they most trusted couldn't do it?

16 Marriaoe - for better or for worse Taboos and /ssues

Who believes what?

Mark the sentences below with 'S' if they are what

S u e s a y s a n d ' J ' i f t h e y a r e w h a t J u l i a s a y s :

1 P e o p l c e x p e c t to o m u c h f r o m m a r r i a g e

2 C h i l d r e n c a n e x p e r i e n c e n e g a t i v e t h i n g s

i n a b a c l m a r r i a g e

3 C h i l d r e n w h o s e p a r e n t s s p l i t u p c a n f i n d

i t d i f f i c u l t t o t r l r s t o t h e r p e o p l e la t e r in l i f e

4 L i v i n g w i t h o n e p a r e n t c a n b e b e t t e r th a n

l i v i n g w i t h b o t h

- 5 Y o u s h o u l d n ' t g i v e u p j u s t b e c a u s e a

r e l a t i o n s h i p i s d i f f i c u l t

Do you agree or disagree with the

the police stdrt dsking questions, I sball iust say that yctu packed your things one night and left me."

Language

Complete the text below with the correct form of these words:

last crsntest sign break split up break down work

I n r h e U S A c o u p l e s s o m e t i m e s ( 1 ) a c o n t r a c t b e f o r e th e y g e t m a r r i e d

c a l l c d a ' p r e n u p t i a l a g r e e m e n t ' , w h i c h p u t s i n w r i t i n g w h a t w i l l h a p p e n to t h e i r

m o n e y a n d p o s s e s s i o n s i f t h e m a r r i a g e (2 ) I t d o e s n ' t s u r p r i s e m e t h a t

s o m e o f t h e s e m a r r i a g e s d o n ' t ( 3 ) l o n g B e f o r e it h a s e v e n s t a r t e d , t h e

huppy cor-rple arc already planning what to do when the marriage doesn't

( 4 ) A n d , o f c o u r s e , a p r e n u p t i a l a g r e e m e n t o n l y w o r k s i f b o t h

p a r t n e r s a r e r e a s o n a b l e B u t w h a t h a p p e n s i f o n e p e r s o n d o e s n ' t w a n t t o

( 5 ) a n d ( 6 ) t h e d i v o r c e ? O r w h a t h a p p e n s i f s o m e o n e

rries ro (7) the contract? '$fell, what it really means is lots of work

- and money - for the lawyers!

D o y o u t h i n k p r e n u p t i a l a g r e e m e n t s a r e a g o o d i d e a ? W o u l d y o u h a v e o n e ?

D i s c u s s i o n

W o r k i n p a i r s o r s m a l l g r o u p s D i s c u s s th e s e q u e s t i o n s :

l W h a t e x p e r i e n c e d o y o u h a v e o f d i v o r c e ? Y o u r o w n ? Y o u r p a r e n t s ? O t h e r f a m i l y m e m b e r s ? F r i e n d s ?

2 C a n d i v o r c e e v e r r e a l l y b e a m i c a b l e ?

3 Research shows that the children of divorced parents are more likely to get divorced themselves

V h y d o y o l r t h i n k t h i s i s t h e c a s e ?

4 H o w e a s y d o y o u t h i n k i t s h o u l d b e t o g e t a d i v o r c e ? W h i c h o f t h e s e a r e y o u i n f a v o u r o f ?

a diuorce on demand - wbeneuer one pdrty wants it

b wttit frtr a year to see if the couple cdn get bdck together again

c t'omltulsory counselling for six months before a decision is taken.

.5 What do you think are sr.ritable reasons for getting divorced? Consider these:

He's been unfaithful to me

Life is so boring

'\Ye'ue iust grown dpdrt

He hits me

She doesn't sleep with me any more I uant my freedom back

'We

just hatte nothing m common I just married the wrong person It's ds simple as that!

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