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Life <strong>and</strong> death Look at these phrases from the texts: He is no longer able to live a normal life, The doctor is surprised at Mike's sudden death. Add /ife or death to the following words. Five can use both. 1. a busy 2. an exciting .1. a horrible 4. instant -5. a natural 6. a peaceful 7. a prematurc 8. a full 9. a lor-rely Look again at the 5 expressions which take both life <strong>and</strong> death. Discuss the difference in meaning between them. For example, a horrible life <strong>and</strong> a horrible death. Discussion 10. a varied 11. a sudden 12. a tragic 13. a long 14. a hard 15. an unexpected 16. a rewarding 17. a slow 18. a violent Discuss the following questions in pairs or small groups: 1. A man has been in prison for murder for 30 ycars :rnd will remain there for the rest of his life. Hc refuses to eat <strong>and</strong> says that he wants to die. Should he be allowed to die? 2. The wife of a close friend has died recently. Your friend has been terribly upset since her deiltl-r. In a conversation with him you begin to suspecthat he is thinking of taking his own life. \7hat would you do? 3. A close friend is in hospital suffering from an incurable disease <strong>and</strong> in a lot of pain. He asks you to bring him in some pills from his home so that he can end his life with dignity. \ilhat would you do? Discussion 4. A woman terrorist was found guilty of planting a bomb which killed 20 people. She has been sent to prison for 20 years. She now refuses to eat <strong>and</strong> says that she is not guilty. Should she be allowed to die or should she be kept alive? 5. You are staying in a hotel with a rooftop swimming pool. You go up to the pool one morning <strong>and</strong> find a woman st<strong>and</strong>ing on top of the wall around the outside of the building, about to jump off. What would you do? 6. You are 85. You are starting to suffer from senile dementia. You watched your father die a horrible death from the same thing. Are you going to suffer in the same way or ... ? Work in pairs or small groups. Read the text <strong>and</strong> discuss the questions below: In British law, a person has the right to refuse treatment, provided he or she is fully competent to make that decision. If a patient is not able to ask for or refuse treatment (because, for example, they are unconscious) then a doctor can decide not to give treatment. If a doctor decides to do this. it is sood medical oractice to consult the patient's relatives. 1. Do you feel these laws are reasonable? 2. Are they the same in your country? Four types of euthanasia Suicide: killing yourself. In the UK it is illegal to help someone commit suicide. Voluntary euthanasia: when someone asks to die. They may not be able to commit suicide so they need help or thev may not be able to ask to die, but they have left instructions. Involuntary euthanasia: This is when someone has not actually asked to die. However, they are killed so that thev do not have to suffer any more. Non-voluntary euthanasia: killing someone who is not able to ask to live or die. For exarnple, they nrieht be in a long-ternr coma. Iaboos <strong>and</strong> /ssues The right to die
Old enough to be her gr<strong>and</strong>father! Discussion Which of these relationships do you think are OK? Discuss in small groups: 1. A 25-year-old rnan with a 4O-year-old woman. 2. A 17-year-old man with a 4O-year-old woman. 3. A 40-year-old man with a 17-year-old woman. 4. An 80-year-old man with an 18-year-old woman. Do you know anyone in a relationship with a much older or younger person? Can you think of any famous people in a relationship like this? Reading Read this letter to 'Beth's advice column' in a magazine. Decide what advice you would give before reading the reply. bera. Be,tk, l'm aotliag to a,t/" l* ry a&tice et n7lf,J/roz'a raalt aek/auaahlp. /l4r/ lFll"er tt 58 fr.,ut oU at4/ /4e/td i-d tt4arr,tbl a fi4l*tt uro.lna*t o/ al 'l/ai't nen'wt ru1 a'te@la i4 dpuarL @ W t/tc,*t. ne! S/.,p a (f/r loo re lfrt /""tt. l4? |f"f/"")r tez,*tt to le /4aff4 rrriJ/. /oel, l^J t'ru d"r,w l/,al alp'd. i-tJ "nil" /r"t" 1p4 t/n raurztT. 147 lFJJ"rrL tt a uz1 utee/J/4r/ tr.,- aa/ t dot4'l f/"irr./" /n cc,a 4pp /4a,u tdlry lh,r.l twttnn 4"alf,f tt. I cc,n'l i,or,tt l,/ah/4 rlJ ilra ""rA do ,"af/rJr4q. M4aJ d/4auld t lo? eure'taed Su 4 Now read the reply. Do you agree with the advice? Seat eue'zneX, 8u' 'l/au a/.nr/d aeeUtl frr? k 1* /r..ln4tl lorr r/n/, /pl/r"rL. J/n /r*t o c/'ta't"p a/ a ncrn 1+ "t il llid. "rotnr,n a /44il,uq /ti.t ttta]rp l/* /tal *1trffiffi-ffi*ffiiltp4'4't tz4alltuhl o/ a awrc,n kicp /4er r.?". ,4rA fn,f t4of h ilrir"/. "1, b ^ ,7n.n'tlzqz*athet' /tal opte ll/n o on rr rn"rolten al l/* la,44r/,?. 7rr/ atuwliat lptt a/4/,1nr:n2 ttote il4.r4jr,ltl /ph l/r.tt *t",r.rt aot"ne ol dd4'Lt ora/ a.aprtnttota ilnf t1u.rtt.lpt/r"r, /,nt i,n /"tL lr/p. BeJh Who do you side with - the son or the father? True or false? Write true (T) or false (F) after each statement below: 1. The marriage is a fairly new one. 2. The son has evidence that his father's wife is after his money. 3. Beth is in favour of giving the marriage a chance. 4. Beth is generally against marriages in which one person is much older than the other. 29 OId enough to be her gr<strong>and</strong>father! Iaboos <strong>and</strong> /ssues { 1 q { I q II a d hf I'l ,1 '1 A rf I a
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