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17. Are the sentences true or false? Correct the false sentences.

  1. First made available in the U.S. during the mid-1990s, genetically modified foods have become staples of American agriculture, though most consumers are aware of this.

  2. According to the non-profit Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology, the majority of corn, soy and cotton grown by American farmers today are from real natural seeds.

  3. The jury has found out that genetically modified food products are very good for people’s health.

  4. In one study, potatoes engineered to contain an insect-repelling gene to improve agricultural yield caused intestinal damage in the test subjects - some lab mice.

  5. The FDA not only approved the Flavr Savr for mass human consumption, but also claimed that all safety issues had been satisfactorily resolved.

  6. Flavr Savr is a sort of Italian potato.

  7. When the Flavr Savr hit store shelves consumers were not particularly impressed with its taste.

  8. Eventually the Flavr Savr - or “Franken tomato,” as some cynics dubbed it - was abandoned altogether.

  9. Many environmental advocates feel that the FDA’s nod on the Flavr Savr set the bar particularly high for approval of other genetically modified foods that may not cause health problems.

  10. Genetically modified food imports are allowed into European Union now and everybody is very happy about this matter.

18. Find the opposite in the text.

  1. Organic foods

Safety

  1. To know smth. very well

Genetically modified food

  1. Agreement

o allow

  1. To attract

Controversies

  1. Danger

to be steadfast

  1. Measured release

Non-profit

  1. To ban, to restrict

mass release

  1. capricious, variable

to repel

  1. profitable

to be unaware of smth

19. Find the synonyms in the text.

  1. customer

to repel

  1. to fight

Legacy

  1. chemical preparation for destroying plant

Controversies

  1. reliable, constant,

Consumption

  1. inheritance

Yield

  1. polemic, debate

Abandon

  1. ingestion, intake

to be steadfast

  1. Crop

Pesticides

  1. to give up or discontinue

Consumer

20. Find out in the text English equivalents of the following words and word-combinations:

  1. генетично модифіковані продукти харчування -

  2. більшість споживачів -

  3. насіння генної інженерії -

  4. наукові суперечки -

  5. кишкові ушкодження -

  6. трансгенна картопля -

  7. утримання аромату -

  8. промислові лобісти -

  9. споживач -

  10. низька врожайность -

  11. забруднення навколишнього середовища -

21. Write the question to the text and discuss it in the class.

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