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Topic: Animal Cruelty
(Topic for debate week)
Part 1: Video
Vocabulary:
torture: (n.) the action of causing someone extreme physical or mental pain
camp: (n.) (in this case) a place where people or animals are kept against their will in bad conditions
laying hen: (n.) a female chicken raised to lay (produce) eggs
roosting: (n.) a common bird behavior that involves finding a high place to rest
peck: (v.) using one’s beak to strike something
clip: (v.) cut off / barn: (n.) a room on a farm made for housing livestock
culling: (n.) the act of selecting and killing specific animals from a group
hatch: (v.) break free from an egg.
Part2: Reading
Vocabulary:
unfeasible: (adj.) not viable; can’t realistically be done
(test) subject: (n.) person or animal being studied in an experiment / transgenic: (adj.) with artificially altered DNA
rodent: (n.) rats and animals that are related to them, such as beavers and squirrels
epigenetics: (n.) an area of science that studies how DNA expressions changes according to outside influence or lifestyle
diabetes: (n.) a disease related to high blood sugar levels
molecular: (adj.) related to molecules, which are groups of atoms
surrogate: (n.) a substitute
yield: (v.) produce results
immunization: (n.) related to strengthening the immune system, which defends the body against viruses and bacteria.
