Decide if the sentences are True (T), False (F), or if the information is Not Given (NG) in the text.

1. Ms Rashbrook became pregnant after one treatment of IVF.

2. Dr Antinori treated Ms Rashbrook in his clinic.

3. Ms Rashbrook wanted a child because her other children had left home.

4. Ms Rashbrook and her husband believe they will have a long life.

5. Ms Rashbrook and her husband have not decided what will happen to the child if they die.

Paragraph В

 

Which three reasons are given against older people having children?

a) thechild's embarrassment

b) the child's potential health problems

c) the early death of the child's parents

d) the lack of energy the parents have

e) the money problems older people face

f) the selfishness of the parents

 

What point is being made in the final sentence?

a) It is difficult to say what the upper age limit should be for parenthood.

b) Many people could be affected if there was a law to stop people having children.

c) People should have the freedom to make their own decisions in life.

UNIT XXXVII

Head off for Your First Work Experience!

 

Looking for a useful and enjoyable way to try out your new degree or just putting off a nine-to-five job? Why not take a year out to think about it and sign up with VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas), an organization that sends volunteers to help out with community projects in Africa (Poverty Alleviation, Sustainable Livelihoods), Asia (Environment, Health and Education), and The Pacific (Rural Development and Empowering Women). If you are seeking adventure and want to do some good at the same time, working alongside an excellent team of like-minded people could be just the experience you are looking for. Both the work and the camaraderie can be extremely rewarding. Accommodation / flights / and visas are provided. Volunteers should be adaptable, open to new cultures and be prepared to work in basic conditions. For more information, come and see Steve Dunn in the Student Union from 9am-12pm Mon-Thurs.

 

 

Attention Law Students

 

The Innocence Project was first established in the United States. It aims to re-examine criminal cases in which a wrongful conviction may have occurred. Participating students are expected to thoroughly analyze witness statements and take a fresh look at evidence, searching for details that the original attorney may have missed. It can be painstaking work, but the Innocence Project has helped people gain both their freedom and compensation for wrongful imprisonment. Furthermore, through studying these cases, you will learn to identify injustices in current legal procedure and see how to correct them. This is unpaid work that requires a commitment of about 16 hours a week, but it is a chance to gain your first real practical experience in the Held of law. Talk to Jane Andrews in the Student Law Office if you are interested.

Post-reading tasks

Which of the following statements applies to which advertisement? Write A for the first advertisement, В for the second advertisement, or A/B for both advertisements.

1. You will be able to recognize how the system could be improved.

2. You don't mind working without modern facilities.

3. You will work with other people who are similar to you.

4. You will have to work slowly and carefully.

5. You will have the opportunity to do something useful, while deciding what kind of jobyou want.

6. You will not earn a salary for the work you do.

Which of the words in bold in the text means

a) friendship and trust between a group of people?

b) something that is done very slowly and carefully? a duty or responsibility that you have accepted?

c) giving you satisfaction and pleasure?

d) money that someone receives because something bad happened to them?

e) able to change ideas or behaviour easily in order to deal with new situations?

UNIT XXXVIII

The Haunted House

For me, most paranormal phenomena can be, or will someday be, explained by science, and I'm extremely sceptical when it comes to ghosts. When people report a haunting, I think they probably experienced a form of hallucination or a hoax. Having said that, when I was about 13 years old, my brother, my mother, and I went to stay with my aunt Christine. Her family lives in a huge country mansion that they bought very cheaply after it had been abandoned for many years. At the time, they lived in one wing of the house and guests stayed in the opposite wing. In between the wings was the middle part of the house, which was just room after dusty room, filled with odd things that my uncle had brought home, like old pianos, broken statues, and rusty clocks. You could explore for the whole day and not bump into anyone else, apart from the occasional peacock that had jumped in through an open window, or a rat that my cousins had tamed. Anyway, the room where I was staying was at the end of a long corridor, and I have to admit that I did feel the atmosphere was a bit spooky. The floors creaked and there was a rocking chair in the room which you always see in horror films! But one night, I suddenly woke up and opened my eyes, thinking my brother had come into the room and was sitting on my legs. I could feel an incredible weight on both of them, but the room was filled with moonlight and I could see nobody was there. I was petrified and just closed my eyes tight and waited for what seemed like an eternity before I felt the weight lift. In the morning, I told my brother, who thought it was absolutely hilarious. My aunt's brother, however, who happened to be visiting, thought differently. He had had exactly the same experience in the same room, and was also at a loss to explain whal had really happened. I know it's not rational, but nothing could persuade me to sleep there again!

 

Post-reading tasks