Death in the Freezer

ACTwITTES: After Reading
ACrwtrtES : After Reading
Flere are two different newspaper stories about Ellen and
Al. Use the words to fill in the gaps in each story.
Now match these headlines with Story 1 or Story 2 in the
last activity. Which headlines can go with both stories?
SronY 1
criminals, dead, drug, electricity, froze, killed, prison, sick,
steal, switched, true, trusted
ROCK STAR DIES IN FREEZER
WHO KILLED ET SUONE,?
ELLEN sHoRE - cuu-rv!
NO FUTURE FOR AL
cRAZY cr.voNIcs!
SISTER MURDERS BROTHER
Ellen Shore didn't kill her brother Al. She
to the freezer, that's -,
when she did that. The people who
off the
but Al was already
the Futures. They gave a dangerous sleeping -
man, and
killed him. Poor Al Shore
must eo to
who wanted to -
Al Shore were
to a
his body to -t96"C. That's what
the Futures, but they are
a rich man's money. They
. and Ellen must be free!
Sronv 2
bacteria, cure, die, dying, fingerprints, freezer, guihy,
heahhy, medicine, murderer, saue
Ellen Shore is
brother with dangerous -
of murder. First she tried to kill her
in syringes - and her
were on those syringes. Poor Al Shore knew he was -
and he left a letter for us. 'In a hundred years' time,' he
wrote, 'there will be a - that can AIDS. Then I
can wake up and live a long,
wanted to -
life.'The Futures
Al's life, not to kill him. But Ellen wanted
Al to -, so she turned off the She is a -!
BE CAREFUL _ THE FUTURES
enn, conrNc!
Ho'{il To srEAL A RrcH MAN's
HOUSE
The story doesn't tell us what happens to Al's house and his
money. What do you think the lawyers said? Complete these
sentences.
1 The Futures' lawyer: 'The Futures must get Al's house
and his money, because
2 Ellen's lawyer: 'Ellen Shore must get Al's house and his
money, because
Is cryonics a good idea or not? Do you agree (A) or disagree
(D) with these sentences? Explain why.
L Only rich people can pay for cryorucs.
2 People like the Futures are criminals.
3 Cryonics will make a lot of people h"ppy.
4 We must only freeze important people.
5 'We must only freeze very ill people.
6 Cryonics is everybody's future.
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