ENGLISH EXERCISE

« court: legal emancipation for medical purposes,? I say. ?Then what?? ?There will be a hearing, and the judge will appoint a guardian ad litem[4], which is?? ??a person trained to work with kids in the family court, who determines what's in the child's best interests,? Anna recites.

?Or in other words, just another grown-up deciding what happens to me.? Jodi PICOULT, My Sister's Keeper (2004) TEXT 2 ? Savior sibling[5] Charlie Whitaker, who suffered a debilitating and extremely rare genetic condition, has been given the all clear by doctors and can now live a normal, healthy life, his parents, Jayson and Michelle, disclosed yesterday. Now aged 12, he was saved by stem cells transplanted from the umbilical cord of his brother Jamie, who was born by IVF specifically to provide a tissue match. In a case which prompted fierce debate, the Whitakers had to go to the United States for the procedure which was banned at the time in Britain. Last night Mrs.

Whitaker, 38, said: ?People would use the term 'designer' or 'harvest baby' to talk about Jamie, to make it sound like he was born for spare parts, but that is completely wrong.

I really like the term savior sibling because that is what he is. ?Charlie is now completely healthy, I know his little brother saved him and he knows that too, which is wonderful.? The Telegraph (May 7th 2011) COMPREHENSION DE L'ECRIT   TEXT 1   Explain in one sentence why and how Anna was conceived. What can you deduce about Kate's health?. »