Over 30 years ago, in 1978, the world's first "test tube baby" was born. The baby's mother became pregnant using process called "artificial insemination", where an embryo of her egg and her husband's sperm was implanted in her womb after it had been fertilized in a laboratory.
Since that time, many women have successfully become pregnant and had healthy babies using this method.
Talk About It
- What is your general opinion about fertility treatments?
- Do you think there should be an age limit regarding women who can receive the treatment? If yes, what should be the maximum age? Should there also be a minimum age?
- If you were unable to have children naturally, would you have fertility treatment? Why or why not?
Listening Comprehension
- Why did the man and woman want to have children?
- Why has the doctor been criticised? How does he respond to the criticism?
- How does the female doctor feel about the situation?
Watch the Video
Language
artificial = fake; not real
insemination = man's sperm put into a woman to make her pregnant
justify = give reasons to support some action
sleep deprived = unable to get enough sleep
sore = in some pain
triplets = three babies born at the same time
heirs = people who take over the property of another person when they die
conceive = become pregnant
fertility clinic/unit = a kind of hospital which helps women get pregnant
fertility treatment = a medical process to help women get pregnant
procedure = way of doing something
implanted = put inside (the body)
uterus = the organ inside a woman where babies grow [=womb]
embryos = women's eggs that have been fertilized
sperm = cell produced by a male that is able to join with a female egg
criticise = express disapproval about something
bash = crash; knock into
destination = a place where someone is going to
impregnating = making a woman become pregnant
critics = people who criticise
life expectancy = the number of years someone is expected to live for
undeterred = keep doing something, even though it could be bad
medically fit = healthy
display = show or put (sth) in a place where it can be seen easily
boast = speak too proudly about something
insane = mad, crazy, out of your mind
publicity = noticed by a lot of people
on what basis = how
fragile = easy to break
premature = too soon or too early
Post Listening Discussion
What is your opinion of the doctor in the news report?
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