6A article 2 Heart Transplant

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

Article 2

"Maryland doctors transplant pig’s heart into human patient in medical first"

Read through the article together

And discuss the content of the article. Make sure you understant the vocabulary.

Ask any unfamiliar vocabulary!

You will get some words

These are from the article. Choose the correct translation or synonym..

last-ditch effort

1. a huge effort
2. a first effort
3. a small effort
4. a final effort

ineligible

1. not qualified
2. not necessary
3. not clear
4. not allowed

faring

1. survive, weather
2. repair, heal
3. grow, increase
4. manage, cope with

prior

1. easier
2. first
3. privious
4. last

rapidly

1. mean
2. fast
3. slow
4. good

cautioned

1. carefully
2. warning
3. reckless
4. brashness

tentative

1. hesitant
2. independent
3. progressive
4. fast paced

remarkable

1. prominent
2. striking

recipient

1. donor
2. ontvanger
3. bezorger
4. slachtoffer

magnitude

1. importance
2. puniness
3. triviality
4. insignificance

Are you an organ donor?

yes

no

Discuss the following questions

1.  What are your reasons for (not) being an organ donor?

2.  How do you feel about using animal organs? Why?

3. Would you accept an animal organ if you needed one? Why (not)?

4.  What are other possible solutions?

5. The recipient turned out to be a criminal, should there be rules on who can receive a new organ? If so, what rules?

6.  What are the possible effects of using animal organs?

7.  What are ethical questions surrounding animal organ transplants?

  

Let's hear your answers

2. How do you feel about using animal organs? Why?

3. Would you accept an animal organ if you needed one? Why (not)?

4. What are ethical questions surrounding animal organ transplants?