Exercise 1

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.

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