Fill the gaps by using these key words from the text

Is it ethically and morally right to recreate dangerous diseases for the purposes of 
research? Make a list of the points for and against such research. 
Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2005
Taken from the
Magazine
section in
www.onestopenglish.com 

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1.T;2.F;3.T;4.F;5.T;6.F 
Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2005
Taken from the
Magazine
section in
www.onestopenglish.com 

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Topical news Lessons 
Level 
Vocabulary and 
grammar 
Discussion 
Giving power to the people 
 
Elementary 
Word building 
 
Intermediate 
Verb to noun 
Prepositions 
word building 
 
Advanced 
Collocations 
Are boycotts an 
effective means 
of protest? 

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Topical news Lessons 
Level 
Vocabulary and 
grammar 
Discussion 
Working the land to feed the people (The MST in Brazil) 
 
Elementary 
Word building 
 
Intermediate 
Word building 
Prepositions 
 
Advanced 
Collocations 
The suffixes 
less 
and 
full 
In Brazil a 
popular 
movement is 
battling against 
big business 
farming and GM 
crops. 

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Working the land to feed the people 
LEVEL ONE
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ELEMENTARY 
Pre-reading 
Key Vocabulary 
These words are important for understanding the text. Match the words with the definitions. 
solution
someone who is expected to be in a place but is not there. 
reform
a plant grown for food, usually on a farm. 
to occupy
a small hard part produced by a plant that can grow into a new plant. 
absentee
to improve a situation by correcting things. 
landowner
empty or finished, because a supply of something has all been used. 
peasant
a way to solve a problem or deal with a bad situation. 
to oppose
the substance in which plants grow. 
Crop
to be in control of a place that you have entered by force. 
fertiliser
a natural or chemical substance which helps plants to grow. 
pesticide
a person who owns land. 
exhausted
someone who works on another person’s farm or their own small farm 
soil
a chemical used for killing insects. 
seed
to disagree with or disapprove of a plan or policy.