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5C Technology and ethics

A Complete the text by choosing the correct words. Circle a, b, c or d.

Organ donation on Facebook®


Since its launch, Facebook® has [1] highly effective at generating opportunities for Internet users to create
campaigns that reach a mass audience. Most recently, such opportunities have extended to organ donation.
[2] demand for healthy organs for transplantation growing worldwide, Facebook® has already become a
popular channel for people soliciting kidneys, livers and other potentially lifesaving organs.

Researchers at a university in the US have recently been tracking how [3] social network is being used as
a tool for connecting potential donors with those in need of an organ. The team studied almost a hundred
Facebook® pages [4] kidney donations and of these, twelve percent reported receiving a kidney transplant
and thirty percent stated that potential donors had stepped [5] to be tested for compatibility.

The research findings have also raised ethical concerns, [6]. Three percent of the pages received offers to
sell kidneys, mostly from people in developing countries. Would-be donors typically [7] for US$30,000 to
US$40,000, even though selling organs is illegal in most countries. In addition, very few pages [8] the risks
of organ donation.

1 a shown b proved c demonstrated d testified


2 a As b Since c Because d With
3 a the b a c its d one
4 a looking b searching c hunting d seeking
5 a ahead b back c  forward d behind
6 a but b yet c  however d still
7 a requested b demanded c  asked d inquired
8 a talked b mentioned c commented d remarked

B Discuss the questions in groups. Give reasons and examples to support your opinions.
1 How do you feel about people using Facebook® as a channel for requesting organs for donation?
2 Do you think people should have the right to sell their organs?
3 Would you consider donating one of your kidneys to …
a  a family member?    b  a close friend?   c  someone you didn’t know?
4 For what reasons might a person refuse to have an organ transplant?
5 Should everyone donate their organs after their death?

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5C Technology and ethics

Aims  To give students practice in completing a guided gap-fill


task. To encourage students to share and justify their opinions.
Time  10 minutes
Materials  1 handout for each student
• Give each student a handout and tell them to complete task
A. Check answers as a class, eliciting in each case why the
other options are incorrect.
Answer Key
1  b  2  d  3  a  4  d  5  c  6  c  7  c  8  b
• Divide the class into groups of four and tell them to discuss
the questions in task B. Get feedback on any issues which
caused particular disagreement.

Solutions 2nd edition  Upper-Intermediate © Oxford University Press

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