Prime Time 7, Coursebook plus Semester Self-checks

90 95 100 peel themselves off the sidewalk and keep going? Well, I never once believed in that. How could I, when we practically set a place for Death at the dinner table? Kate has acute promyelocytic leukemia. Actually, that’s not quite true – right now she doesn’t have it, but it’s hibernating under her skin like a bear, until it decides to roar again. She was diagnosed when she was two, she’s sixteen now. Molecular relapse and granulocyte and portacath – these words are part of my vocabulary, even though I’ll never find them on any SAT. I’m an allogenic donor – a perfect sibling match. When Kate needs leukocytes or stem cells or bone marrow to fool her body into thinking it’s healthy, I’m the one who provides them. Nearly every time Kate’s hospitalised, I end up there, too. (From: Jodie Picoult, My sister’s keeper ) Discussing the text a) What made the child try to kill her sister? What do you think of the father’s reaction? b) What does Anna say about the way “she was made” and the effect this has had on her own life? c) Analyse the way in which Anna views having babies and the specific role she has in her family. Listening: Saving his sister’s life You are going to listen to a text about how parents saved their daughter. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, match the beginnings of the sentences (1–6) with the sentence endings (A–I). There are two sentence endings that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. 0 Nowadays it is possible to create … D ✔ A is legal in the US and in the UK. 1 The only chance for Molly to survive was … B to want to have a healthy baby. 2 Molly was suffering from a disease which would have killed her … C to select the right embryo to treat Molly. 3 It took more than ten experiments … D a baby with specific genetic features. 4 It was not Mrs Nash’s intention … E to use such techniques. 5 Some scientists believe it is not right … F had she not received help in time. 6 This procedure to screen embryos for genetic reasons … G who turned to advanced medical technologies. H to create a sibling without Molly’s gene defect I to force other people to follow their example. 2  3  2.3 71 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eig ntum des Verlags öbv