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So let me wish you luck and
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perseverance. I wish you all
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successes on you life path. I hope to hear about you well before the alumni party:
when I will be reading the
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newspaper article about a breakthrough in translating studies or
about the new Presidents
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interpreter, I will know whom to think of – one of us – graduates
2005.
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Good luck to us all
Adapted from www.speechguru.com
Activity 6
Good morning everybody. Thank you very much for giving me a
chance to inform you this matter. Did you know that during the first six months of
Chapter 5 Let’s Have a Debate
Activity 2
Wawan : So, why are you doing this, Susan?
Susan : I told you, it’s for charity.
Wawan : I know - it’s a ‘Save the dolphin’
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charity, isn’t it? Ratna
: No, it isn’t. Look, Wawan, it’s all written here.
Susan : It’s to raise money for a really old
temple in South America which was damaged by an
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earthquake last year.
Joko : You’re collecting money for an old
building Wawan :
What about collecting money for people or animals?
Joko : If you fasted for people I would
sponsor you, but an old place ... Wawan
:
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I agree , anyway, there are many people here in this country that
need help. Why South America? Joko
: Or what about the animals which were threatened by the drought in
Africa last month? Wawan :
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I think if we give to charity we should help people or animals.
Susan : I can see that, but the point is ...
Activity 4
Proponents of animal
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experimentation point to hundreds of years of medical advances
made possible by research on animals.
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Treatments for heart disease provide just one example, including open-heart surgery,
in which circulatory functions are temporarily controlled by a heart-lung machine;
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coronary bypass to improve blood
Á ow to the heart
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muscle; and valve replacement of a defective heart valve. Techniques and
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equipment for kidney dialysis were also developed through
animal experimentation. More than 30
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drugs for treating cancer,
6as well as anticancer radiation
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therapies, were
À rst tested on rats and
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mice. Vaccines for diphtheria, measles, smallpox, and many
other previously feared
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diseases were
developed through animal
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research. Organ transplants, blood transfusions, microsurgery
to
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reattach severed limbs—these and other
procedures that save thousands of lives an- were destroyed in attempt to stop the pandemic
of avian in Á uenza? Did you hear that United
Nations coordinator, Dr David Nabarro, estimated the number of possible human casualties as
5–150 million people? Are you aware that since its discovery in the 1990s the avian
Á u has been contracted by more than 100 people, and one half
of them died? The truth is that it wont cure an infected
individual, but it will prevent a disease. At the moment there is no treatment for the human
modi À cation of the avian Á u. The government
has already purchased some six million doses of vaccination, so if you apply for vaccination
at his very moment, you are most likely to be inoculated.
I highly advise that you take care of yourself right now. The global matters are actually in
the hands of every individual. If everyone will be immune to the disease, the pandemic wont
break in. You just need to be inoculated in order to prevent an infection that can kill 150 million
people. Your future and the future of the United States depend on your choice. Choose life before
it is too late. Choose vaccination. Thank you 2004, approximately 200 million birds died or
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nually—were made possible by work on ani- mals. And not just
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humans, but dogs, cats,
and other domestic and 14farm animals have bene
À ted from such research, with the devel- opment of treatments for
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distemper, rabies, anthrax, and other diseases of animals.
Taken from Microsoft Encarta Reference Library,2008
Activity 5
1. The Case for Using Animals in
Research The use of animal in medical research
has many practical bene À ts. Animal research
has enable researchers to develop treatments for many diseases such as heart disease and
depression. It would not have been possible to develop vaccines for diseases like smallpox
and polio without animal research. Every drug takes today was tried
À rst on animals.
2. The Case against Using Animals in
Research The fact that humans benefit cannot
be used to justify using animals in research anymore than it can be used to justify
experimenting on other humans. Animals suffer a lot during these experiments. Animals
have the same right as human do- to be able to move freely and not to have pain or fear forced
on them. There should be no animals in research laboratories at all.
Taken from Interchange Students Book 3 , 1991
Activity 6
Edy : Hello Fitri. Have you read the headline news today?
Fitri : Not yet Edi. What’s on? Edy : Well, it’s about the regulation of capital
punishment. Do you approve of capital punishment, Fitri?
Fitri : Well, that’s depends. Edy : What do you mean? You are not sure about
this? Fitri : No, I’m sure. I mean. It depends on how bad
the crime is. If somebody does something really terrible, then, yes, I do approve of
capital punishment. Edy : So you agree with capital punishment, don’t
you? Fitri : Yes, I agree in certain cases.
Edy : Well, I’m sorry. I think I don’t agree with you.
Fitri : Why? Edy : I don’t think killing another person is ever
OK. Where is the sense of humanity? Fitri : So you don’t agree with capital punishment.
Edy : De À netely. I think it’s against human rights.
I’m against it. Fitri : Well, it’s a matter of opinion.
Activity 7
What Makes a Great Presentation
There are three
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elements to a great presentation, content, design and
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delivery. C o n t e n t i n c l u d e s t h e r e s e a r c h a n d
organization of
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materials. Design is the architecture of the sides and the graphical
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enhancements. Delivery is how you voice your
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message. To make the presentation great, there must be
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synergy of these three elements. Each of these elements caries equal
weight and
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importance. Your presentation will not be great unless you have all three of
these elements. There is a process to creating that great
presentation. First, you must
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create your content, then design for that content, then
create your delivery
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strategy and style. And
À nally, there’s the delivery. You need to know the
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logistics of your meeting and how to make the
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audience retain your message. You need to set clear
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objectives in the presentation as well as your
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expectations of your audience. They need to
À nd value in being in this presentation. Your presentation
needs to be such that what you
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present and how you present it causes a change in
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behavior of your audience.
Adapted from www.presentersuniversity.com.
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Activity 8
Good morning, everybody. Thank you for your coming today. Now,
I’m here to talk about the design proposal for our annual school day. My talk will be in three parts
followed by a 30 minutes discussion. I’m going to start with the background to each proposal-
something about our negotiations with the school foundation. Then in the second part, I’ll go over
the main characteristics of each proposal. In the third part, I’ll highlight some keys considerations
we have to bear in mind.
Review 1 Dialogue 1 Questions 1-5
1. Ita : Hi, Nadia. You look tired. Didn’t you
sleep very well last night? Nadia : I slept OK, but not enough.
Ita : .
2. Adi : Will you let me know if she has
returned the book? Dani :
. 3. Nadia : This book is interesting. The author
wrote it for teenagers. I suggest you read it.
Adi : .
4. Maya : The weather is bad. Would there be any possibilities of changing your plan.
Nisa : .
5. Adi : I’m doing a survey on homework. I
wonder if you would mind answering some questions for me
Nadia :
. of oppression, will be transformed into an
oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream today
Taken from http:www.pitt.edu
Listening text for questions 6–8 Martin Luther King Speech
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest
demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of
its creed: We hold these truths to be self- evident, that all men are created equal.
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with
the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat
Listening text for questions 9–10
Nike : I wonder what your opinion on abortion is.
Andi : Let me just say that I oppose it, for any reasons.
Nike : Why? I think it’s OK. Abortion is not a big deal for medical reason.
Andi : I don’t completely agree. Since when killing a human life is ever OK.
Nike : Since it deal with the human rights too. Everyone has their own right to have a
baby or not. Andi : Well, I think you are wrong. Clearly,
that an abortion is against the human right to live.
Nike : I see. So, is it why you voted for the president candidate who campaign
pro-life? Andi : Yeah. I do hope the government won’t
pass a law legalising abortion. Nike : But I heard the House are discussing
a bill to legalise abortion for medical reasons.
Chapter 6 It’s a Great Story
Activity 2
1. “Come on you can do it. Just this once.” 2. “How can I persuade you to participate in
the story writing contest?” 3. “Just believe in yourself. I know you can do
your best.” 4. “You’re not going to let me down, are you?”
5. “Don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll do better this time.”
6. “I don’t think it is a good idea.” 7. “I don’t particularly like your story.”
8. “I hope you will do it better next time.” 9. “I don’t think you should do that.”
10. “I wish all the best for you.”
