Comprehension+ "Fairly safe" Andalucía 2008

FAIRLY SAFE

USE OF ENGLISH

TRUE - FALSE

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT, OR USE YOUR OWN WORDS.

3 Gene therapy might cure many patients.

• TRUE: "Replacing defective genes offers great promise to people suffering from certain diseases" (lines 3-4)

4 Gene therapy is the only advance used by athletes that causes controversy.

• FALSE: "What is natural about electric muscle stimulation, or running in special shoes made of carbon fibre?" (lines 9-10)

5 Technology is already at the disposal of wealthy countries.

• TRUE: "But that is already happening nowadays" (lines 12-13).

6 Athletes in general aren’t concerned at all about the side effffects of doping in the long run.

• TRUE: "Many athletes seem willing to face the risks of long-term effects on their health as a result of their vocation" (lines 16-17).

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