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GLOSARY

READING NUMBER 1 “Do we need a Wolly Mammoth?”

WORD FUNCTION AND ENGLISH SENTENCES SPANISH SENTENCE

MEANING
When the egg Cuando el óvulo
Placa de petri
Petri DishQ had grown into se convirtió en
A small, clear, an embryo in a embrión en una
round dish with a petri dish, it was placa de Petri, se
cover, used in transplanted into trasplantó a una
scientific tests a female sheep hembra.
especially for
growing bacteria
The result was El resultado fue
Lamb Cordero Dolly a lamb Dolly un cordero

De Lana Scientist now Los científicos

Woolly believe they will ahora creen que
made of wool, or
soon be able to pronto podrán
made of
clone a woolly clonar un mamut
something that
mammoth lanudo .
looks like wool
SI The question is La pregunta no
Whether indicates what not whether es si los
the possibilities scientist will be científicos podrán
are able to clone clonar mamuts
mammoth
Efforts Esfuerzo We should focus Debemos enfocar
Physical or our efforts on nuestros
mental activity preserving our esfuerzos en
needeed to planet preservar nuestro
achieve planeta
something
Dubious Dudoso Proponents of defensores de
thought not to be dubious science ciencia dudosa
completely true
or not able to be
trusted

READING NUMBER 2 ‘’LIGER AND TIGON’’

WORD FUNCTION AND ENGLISH SENTENCES SPANISH SENTENCE

MEANING
Breeding Cria Only happens as Sólo sucede
the keeping of a result of como resultado
animals or plants de la
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in order to breed breeding in reproducción en

from them captivity in zoos cautiverio en un
zoológico .
Mane Melena Both ligers and Ambos ligers y
the long, thick tigons have the tigons tienen la
hair that grows mane of a lion melena de un
along the top of a leon
horse's neck or
around the face
and neck of a lion
And adult male el Liger macho
Weight up Subir de peso liger can weight adulto puede
up to almost 600 pesar hasta casi
KG 600 kg .
Serves Servir Many people feel Muchas personas
To provide food that it serves no sienten que no
or drinks useful purpose sirve para nada .

Captivity Cautividad Only happens as Sólo sucede

a result of como resultado
breeding in de la
captivity in zoo reproducción en
cautiverio en un
zoológico .

READING NUMBER 3 ‘’RELIGION AND CLONING’’

WORD FUNCTION AND ENGLISH SENTENCES SPANISH SENTENCE

MEANING
Beliefs Creencia Laws are not Las leyes no se
the feeling of based on basan en
being certain that religiuos beliefs creencias
something exists religiosas
or is true
Against Contra There are strong Hay fuertes
next to and relIgious argumentos
touching or being arguments religiosos en
supported by against the contra de la
(something) practice practica
Faith Fe, confianza Scriptures of Escrituras de
great trust or each faith cada fe
confidence in
something or
someone
Fertilized Abonar, Fertilizar Many human Muchos
to spread a embryos to get embriones
natural or one fertilized egg humanos para
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chemical obtener un óvulo

substance on fertilizado .
land or plants, in
order to make the
plants grow well
Instead En vez de eso, en If humans were Si a los humanos
su lugar allowed to se les permitiera
in place of choose the genes elegir los genes
someone or of their children de sus hijos en
something else instesd of leaving lugar de dejarlo
it up to god en manos de
Dios