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2 Bioethics and Demography

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Introduction
1.
a) 1; b) 2; c) 2; d) 1; e) 3; f) 2; g) 3.

PAGE 180
Lead-in
1.
a) high-variant
b) medium variant
c) low-variant

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Reading
2.
a) True. “In this book he pointed out that the human population tends to grow geometrically, while the
resources available to support it tend to grow arithmetically.” (ll. 3-5)
b) False. “Especially since 1960, several developments have dramatically reduced infant and child mortality
throughout the world …” (ll. 10-11)
c) True. “These population trends point to the urgency of supporting employment creation in developing
countries …” (ll. 29-30)
d) True. “… the number of persons aged 60 or over is expected to more than triple by 2100, …” (ll. 33-34)
3.
a) can reach 10.9 billion
b) the maximum population size of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely
c) we must keep biological diversity and preserve habitats as well as natural ecosystems

PAGE 183
Grammar
1.
a) 3; b) 1; c) 6; d) 4; e) 2; f) 5.
2.
a) giving an order
b) after a preposition
c) expression with “can't”
d) expressing purpose

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Grammar
3.
a) to promote
b) allowing
c) to buy
d) dropping
e) to adapt
f) to move
4.
a) The teacher told me to go to the library.
b) Correct
c) The teenager confessed to using too much water when having a shower.
d) He’s looking forward to buying green products.

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 e) The woman decided to emigrate to a less polluted country.
f) Correct
5.
Sugestões de resposta:
a) to buy food for his dog
b) convincing her mother to recycle all of her old magazines
c) feeling sorry for the homeless
d) to throwing the apple on the ground
e) to engage in a solidarity project

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Lead-in
2.
The poet describes old age as a time of tiredness and of reviving memories from the past.
3.
Sugestões:
Advantages: tighter family relationships caused by a different family structure, life experiences sharing.
Disadvantages: social security funding to support retired people, less employees due to retirement.

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Reading
2.
Sugestões de resposta:
Ageing in Portugal Project for the elderly
3.
a) False. “The phenomenon of demographic ageing extends to virtually all regions of the world and it is
estimated that the total of elderly people (> 60 years old) in 2050 will be around 2,000 million individuals …”
(ll. 1-3)
b) True. “elderly people (> 60 years old) in 2050 will be around 2,000 million individuals, representing over
20% of the world population.” (ll. 2-4)
c) True. “The Aga Khan Foundation in Portugal has commissioned a study to understand how it can address
quality of life issues and the needs of ageing populations.” (ll. 9-11)
d) False. “The main purpose of the study, named Study to Address the Needs of the Senior Population in
Portugal, was to ascertain the needs of the resident population aged over 55 in Portugal.” (ll. 21-23)
4.
a) the phenomenon of demographic ageing
b) seniors
c) the international markets

PAGE 187
Watching and Listening
2.
The expression “stop this train” refers to the passage of time, which is as quick as a train and it never stops.
Metaphorically the subject wishes time wouldn´t go by so fast.
3.
He is a bit scared. He feels that time is passing by very rapidly and fears the loss of his parents. He turned to
his father in search of answers, trying to understand how people cope with ageing.
4.
The father implies life is supposed to be lived and appreciated at each moment. To be old is to have
experienced many things that are a part of one’s journey and must be seized at the present time.

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 PAGE 188
Lead-in
1.
a) Godsend
b) The island
c) Oblivion
d) Womb
e) The 6th day

PAGE 189
Reading
1.
a) for a wide variety of diseased cells
b) unethical and scientifically irresponsible.
c) for cloning a baby
d) packs it instead with DNA from a donor.
e) donated their eggs anonymously
f) a ban on reproductive cloning

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Reading
2.
a) human embryos used to create stem cells
b) blood, skin, heart, brain, muscles, nerves and other diseases
c) is forbidden by the government
d) in Oregon therapeutic cloning with human embryos is not forbidden
3.
a) feat (l. 2)
b) surrogate (l. 8)
c) squarely (l. 9)
d) nurtured (l. 20)
e) rekindled (l. 28)
4.
a) 1; b) 3; c) 1.

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Reading and Listening
1.
a) draw
b) organ
c) immune system
d) dizziness
e) experimental treatment
f) overcrowded
g) outlaw
h) armies of clones

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