Cloned dogs in training to sniff for drugs

ANSWERS

HOMEWORK

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.

1.	(a)	from	(b)	by	(c)	with	(d)	for
2.	(a)	total	(b)	all	(c)	very	(d)	so
3.	(a)	on	(b)	at	(c)	to	(d)	for
4.	(a)	make	(b)	do	(c)	mark	(d)	fail
5.	(a)	tiny	(b)	little	(c)	short	(d)	small
6.	(a)	genre	(b)	genie	(c)	jeans	(d)	genes
7.	(a)	moved	(b)	carried	(c)	shifted	(d)	conducted
8.	(a)	of	(b)	at	(c)	to	(d)	by
9.	(a)	fall	(b)	drop	(c)	dive	(d)	tumble
10.	(a)	bus	(b)	coach	(c)	train	(d)	ferry
11.	(a)	who	(b)	which	(c)	whom	(d)	whoever
12.	(a)	parted	(b)	parts	(c)	partly	(d)	apart

WRITING:

Write about cloning for 10 minutes. Correct your partner’s paper.

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1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out about South Korea’s Toppies. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. CLONING: Make a poster about the pros and cons of cloning. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?

4. CLONED: Write a magazine article about two people - one is the clone of the other. Include imaginary interviews with them.

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).

5. LETTER: Write a letter to a scientist involved in cloning. Give him/her three pieces of advice on what (s)he should do to make sure cloning is safe. Ask him/her three questions about cloning. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

6. DIARY / JOURNAL: You have a clone. Your clone is 13 years old. Write your diary entry for one day you spent with him/her. Include the conversations you had and the advice you gave him/her. Read your entry to your classmates in the next lesson.

TRUE / FALSE:

a. T

b. F

c. T

d. F

e. F

f. T

g. F

h. T

SYNONYM MATCH:

1.	canines	a.	dogs
	drugs	b.	narcotics
3.	selected	c.	chosen
4.	make the grade	d.	succeed
5.	expert	e.	specialist
6.	carried out	f.	conducted
7.	half	g.	fifty per cent of
8.	drop out	h.	withdraw
9.	complete	i.	finish
10.	baggage	j.	luggage

PHRASE MATCH:

1.	The world’s first purpose-	a.	cloned dogs
	the cloned canines will become experts	b.	at finding explosives
3.	dogs selected for training actually make	c.	the grade
4.	Cells were taken from their Labrador	d.	retriever father
5.	the clones will be easier to	e.	train than ordinary dogs
6.	The $300,000 project was carried	f.	out by Lee Byung-Chun
7.	half	g.	the cost
8.	one had to drop out	h.	with a bad leg
9.	I really can't tell	i.	the puppies apart
10.	start work sniffing baggage	j.	in the nation’s airports

GAP FILL:

The world’s first purpose -cloned dogs have started training for their future careers. South Korea’s customs service ordered clones of its very best sniffer dog last year. It hopes the cloned canines will become experts at finding explosives and drugs at its airports. The cloning will reduce the costs involved in the months of training normal dogs. Only thirty per cent of dogs selected for training actually make the grade and become a sniffer dog. The seven cloned puppies, all named Toppy (short for Tomorrow’s Puppy), were born in October and November 2007. Cells were taken from their Labrador retriever father, called Chase, to clone them. Project manager Lim Jae-Yong believes the clones will be easier to train than ordinary dogs, because of their genes from expert sniffer Chase.

The $300,000 project was carried out by Lee Byung-Chun, who cloned the world’s first dog from a three-year-old Afghan hound. Each Toppy cost $60,000, which is half the cost of training a normal sniffer dog. All seven Toppies have been in training since they were born. They have successfully passed their first round of sniffer-dog tests, although one had to drop out with a bad leg. The dogs train together and all come running when their name is called. Their trainers only know who’s who via a microchip in each puppy’s ear. Lead trainer Kim Nak-seung said: "The differences [between them] are so small that I really can't tell the puppies apart. " The Toppies should complete their training by early 2009 and start work sniffing baggage in the nation’s airports soon after.

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