Find in the text English equivalents of the following words and word combinations:
Ошеломить, потрясти; пересадка ДНК; горячие споры; убедительный аргумент; перевешивать, быть более важным; бесплодный, неспособный к деторождению; рождать, воспроизводить; потрясти до глубины души; наложить запрет; исследования по клонированию человека.
Exercise 2
Complete the following sentences:
1. Dolly was created by....
2. When scientists at the Roslin Institute in Scotland produced Dolly scientists and ethicists have debated....
3. Many people are convinced that the cloning of any species is....
4. Cloning of human beings would result in...
5. Cloning would be probably used by...
6. Cloning may provide a way for.... to.....
Exercise 3
Answer the questions:
1. Why was the world stunned in late February 1997?
2. How was Dolly created?
3. What was the world media immediately filled with?
4. Why are many people convinced that the cloning is ethically and morally wrong?
5. What would cloning of human beings result in?
6. How many trial implants of nuclei were there? How many of them survived?
7. What are the worries about the psychological harms on cloned human children?
8. What could cloning create?
9. What are the benefits of cloning?
10. Is human-cloning research allowed nowadays?
11. What is your opinion about cloning?
Discussion
Do you agree or not? Comment on the following statements.
Caution is the parent of safety.
Children and fools must not play with edged tools.
3. Drowning man will catch at a straw.
4. Borrowed garments never fit well.
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Unit 4
Landscape and Gardening Design
Topical Vocabulary
Trees. Plants.
trunk, stem
stump, stub
root
twig
branch
bark
bough
log, block
leaf
wood, forest
grove
glade, clearing
bush, shrub
oak
acorn
chestnut
maple
willow
weeping willow
ash
arbor vitae
aspen
alder
beech
elm
juniper
hornbeam
birch
poplar
lime, linden
acacia
mountain ash, rowan
pine
sequoia
fir, spruce
larch
cedar
cypress
gardenia
moss
bamboo
liana
fern
cane, rush, reed
brier
Деревья. Растения.
ствол
пень
корень
веточка, прут
ветвь
кора
сук
бревно
лист
лес
роща
поляна
куст
дуб
желудь
каштан
клен
ива
плакучая ива
ясень
туя восточная
осина
ольха
бук
вяз
можжевельник
граб
береза
тополь
липа
акация
рябина
сосна
секвойя
пихта, ель
листвинница
кедр
кипарис
гардения, капский жасмин
мох
бамбук
лиана
папоротник
камыш
шиповник
Flowers.
aster
dandelion
daisy
daffodil
dahlia
gladiolus
Цветы.
астра
одуванчик
маргаритка
нарцисс
георгин
гладиолус
lilac
lily
lily of the valley
chrysanthemum
edelweiss
geranium
grape hyacinth
mimosa
morning-glory
nasturtium
umbrella leaf
begonia
camellia
chamomile
crocus
corn-flower
orchid
pansy
passionflower
phlox
poppy
primrose
forget-me-not
rose
snowdrop
tulip
violet
petal
stem, stalk