PARAGRAPH ONE:
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Researchers from an institute |
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disaster |
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a special gene |
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painful memories |
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It could help people forget |
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thoughts and feelings |
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crime |
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in mice |
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natural |
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victims |
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an illness called post-traumatic |
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of people with PTSD |
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replace them with nice |
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of technology |
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This would help millions |
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stress disorder |
PARAGRAPH TWO:
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tests to make mice |
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feelings |
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electric |
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of the cage |
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The mice became afraid |
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old memories |
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The mice no longer |
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shocks |
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good |
e. |
of the mice |
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the brains |
f. |
brains |
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a gene that erased |
g. |
forget their fear |
8. |
human |
h. |
feared the cage |
LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS
Researchers from an (1) ___________________ found a special gene in mice. It could help people forget (2) ___________________. Many soldiers, crime victims and natural disaster survivors have memories that (3) ___________________. They have an illness called post-traumatic (4) ___________________. Scientists will use their research to erase painful memories. They want to (5) ___________________ nice thoughts and feelings. This would (6) ___________________ people with PTSD.
Scientists did tests to make mice (7) ___________________. They put the mice into a cage (8) ___________________ electric shocks. The mice became (9) ___________________. They had "cage shock". The mice went into the cage again but with no electric shock. The mice (10) ___________________ the cage. Their fear changed to good feelings. The scientists looked at the brains of the mice. They found a gene that (11) ___________________. They will now try to find this gene in (12) ___________________.
PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE
Researchersfromaninstituteoftechnologyfoundaspecialgeneinmice.Itcouldhel
ppeopleforgetpainfulmemories.Manysoldiers,crimevictimsandnaturaldisaster
survivorshavememoriesthatmakethemstressed.Theyhaveanillnesscalledpost
-traumaticstressdisorder(PTSD).Scientistswillusetheirresearchtoerasepai
nfulmemories.Theywanttoreplacethemwithnicethoughtsandfeelings.Thiswoul
dhelpmillionsofpeoplewithPTSD.Scientistsdidteststomakemiceforgettheirfear
.Theyputthemiceintoacageandgavethemelectricshocks.Themicebecameafrai
dofthecage.Theyhad"cageshock".Themicewentintothecageagainbutwithnoel
ectricshock.Themicenolongerfearedthecage.Theirfearchangedtogoodfeelings
.Thescientistslookedatthebrainsofthemice.Theyfoundagenethaterasedoldme
mories.Theywillnowtrytofindthisgeneinhumanbrains.
WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)
Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).
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WRITING
Write about bad memories for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.
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