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Joanna: Well, we (8) _____ (have) a meeting next week to finalise all the plans, and of course I (9) _____ (let) you know what
we decide. Anyway, you don't have to worry.
Greg: Oh?
(coffee arrives)
Joanna: Well, as I was saying, you don't have to worry. We (10) _____ (offer) you a new job. You (11) _____ (have) more
responsibility, and the salary (12) _____ (be) much better.
Greg: That's wonderful, thank you very much. What exactly (13) _____ (the new job/involve)?
Joanna: Well, we (14) _____ (expand) the whole customer services area. If you accept the job, you (15) _____ (be) responsible
for the new team. Um, it (16) _____ (mean) a lot more work, of course. What do you think?
Greg: It sounds great, but I (17) _____ (need) a day or two to think about it.
Joanna: Of course, no problem. Look, I (18) _____ ((not/be) in the office for the next few days – I (19) _____ (visit) our
subsidiary in Hungary. (20) _____ (you/have) an answer for me by next week?
Greg: Yes, I (21) _____ (give) you my decision on Monday.
E x e r c i s e Fi v e
. Alan is talking about his first job. Complete what he says with the best form of the verb in brackets.
Choose between the past simple, past continuous or past perfect.
Interviewer: So, Alan, why did you quit your last job?
Alan: Well, at the time I (1) _____
was working
_____ (work) as a financial officer for an International Accountancy firm in
London.
I (2) _____ (be) in the same company for three years.
Interviewer: How (3) _____ (you/get) the job?
Alan: Just after I (4) _____ (finish) university I (5) _____ (go) to a job fair. I still (6) _____ (decide) what I wanted to do and I
was interested to see what kind of jobs there (7) _____ (be) at the fair. While I (8) _____ (look) at information on one of the stands for
a large international accountancy firm, someone (9) _____ (give) me an application form to fill in. I thought this might be a good
career opportunity for me as I (10) _____ (already/take) some accountancy exams for my degree. So I (11) _____ (complete) the form
and (12 _____ (send) it off. They (13) _____ (interview) me the following week and I got job. At first, I (14) _____ (feel) satisfied
with the job, but as time went by, things (15) _____ (change) and I began to hate working there.
Interviewer: So what (16) _____ (go) wrong?
Alan: Well, the situation was this: I (17) _____ (work) for a person who was very difficult, er _____ very demanding _____
never satisfied. What's more, my job (18) _____ (become) too repetitive and I really wanted to do something more creative. So, that's
why I resigned I (19) _____ (not have) another job to go to, but I knew I (20) _____ (have) to make a change.
U n i t F o u r
THE PROBLEMS OF GENETIC ENGINEERING AND THE GM FOOD
T a s k O n e. Read and translate the following article
The Uncertainty of Genetic Engineering
.
E x e r c i s e O n e
. Define which paragraph (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) each statement (A, B, C, D, E) refers to.
A. People’s fears are described here.
B. There are good and bad sides in genetic engineering.
C. Background information concerning the development of the subject is identified.
D. Potential positive effects are explored.
E. The progress of genetic engineering is impressive.
The Uncertainty of Genetic Engineering
1. In many ways, our grandparents had a harder life than we have today. Typing letters on clunky manual typewriters, canning
their own vegetables, and sharing the telephone with neighbors on "party lines" were a few of the inconveniences they faced that we
don't. However, in one area, at least, we have it harder than our grandparents did. The present generation has to live with uncertainty
about the effects of genetic engineering.
2. What is genetic engineering? According to an educational leaflet by the Australian Biotechnology Association distributed on
the World Wide Web, genetic engineering is a revolutionary new form of biotechnology. Scientists have learned how to manipulate
genes-the chemical information inside living cells that tells the cells how to reproduce. They can copy a gene in one cell and transfer
it to a cell in a different species, such as a mouse. Then the receiver cells start producing the desirable trait in the new species.
Scientists can also take genes out of a cell and put them back in different combinations. Using genes, they have discovered how to
clone cells, making exact duplicates of an original organism. Twenty years ago, such scientific achievements were only a dream.
3. If this sounds exciting, it is-up to a point. Animal and plant breeders used to take decades to develop improved species by
mating subjects, trying to match up desirable traits. Even then, they couldn't guarantee that a cross between a dwarf, sweet tomato and
a tall, bitter tomato would produce a tall, sweet tomato. It could produce a dwarf, bitter tomato. But now, using genetic engineering
techniques, scientists can cut the development process down to two or three years, and better guarantee their results. For the first time
in history, it is possible to talk seriously about designer vegetables. It is also possible to use the body of one animal as a "factory" to
manufacture a chemical that another species needs. New animals created in labs can be patented, bringing substantial profits to the
creators. It is not even hard to imagine that soon scientists will be able to clone human beings.
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