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Geneti3 modi4i3ation 3an 9i:e " ea ;!#eel oran9e $ 3an3er!4i9<tin9 tra=(errie and (l"e #otatoe 6 >"t i4 ;o" don7t =ant ;o"r 4ood ad"lterated$ 3an ;o" a:oid it? Science is using extreme methods for a good cause. Australian scientists have created a fruit with the convenience of an apple and the taste of a pineapple. The aim of the Snack Apple is to persuade children to eat more fresh food and vegetables and its just an illustration of how far science is prepared to go in pursuit of this worthy ideal. There is a variety of products that have children as the objective. First there was fro!en"food company #celand which came up with chocolate"flavoured carrots made by free!ing the vegetables with granules of chocolate sauce. And plant breeders have a range of mini"vegetables such as carrots broccoli and cauliflower which they hope will make them popular snack foods with youngsters and a healthier alternative to crisps. $ew techni%ues can improve the nature of crops. &ut science can now do much more than this and create new types of foods by means of genetic manipulation. A gene may be transferred from a different species in order to increase the nutritional value of the plant or to make it more resistant to pests and disease. #ncredibly scientists have used a gene from a fish to give antifree!e properties to tomatoes and so increase their growing season. Scientists are convinced of the advantages of genetic manipulation. 'espite the benefits however not everyone is in favor of genetically modified ()*+ foods or ,Frankenfoods- as the media calls them. &ecause there are no long"term studies to prove the safety of )* foods their long"term effect on human health is unknown. There is also a preoccupation with the environment with fears that )* crops might spread their genes by pollination to other plants growing nearby. This type of genetic pollution would be very difficult to clean up. *any consumers want to be able to choose. There is a particular controversy surrounding soya a common ingredient in processed foodstuffs. .ne of the problems is that imports of soya from the /S contain both )* and non")* beans because its not thought practical to separate them at their source. #t is therefore difficult to avoid )* soya because we dont know which products contain it and which dont. A large number of consumers object to this and have called for clearer labeling of )* products. .ne company has responded to consumer demand. As a result a spokesperson for #celand recently announced that the company would buy soya for its own"brand products only from &ra!il where the )* crop isnt grown. #celands *ichelle )ray explained that this was for reasons of both safety and consumer choice. ,0e reali!e that scientific opinion is divided on the safety of )* soya so we thought it is best to be on the cautious side and guarantee our costumers can have products without )* soya if they want them-. Some people are worried about the conse%uences of genetic manipulation. &ut should we reject all )* foods1 There are plans to introduce more appealing products2 peas which contain more vitamin 3 and broccoli strawberries and tomatoes with more of the anti"cancer compound sulphophane. 0e could also have blue potatoes. The genes that make one natural blue dye have recently been transferred from bacteria to flowers so why not to food plants1 Scientists are already working on blue roses using this technology. And if your principal objection to fruit is the unpeelable orange there are also plans for an orange that will practically peel itself.

$.44#S 4oy. #n2 Ready for FCE coursebook *acmillan 5667. )lossary2 8asy"peel2 f9cil de descascar #n pursuit2 em busca )rowing season2 tempo de crescimento Appealing2 atraentes /npeelable2 sem necessidade de descascar AT#:#'A'8S ;<S"=8#T/4A >. Sublinhe todos os cognatos semelhantes e locali!e 5 cognatos perfeitos (exatamente iguais ao e%uivalente em portugu?s+. 5. @ual A o assunto principal do texto1 B. 'e acordo com os par9grafos > e 5 %ual A o objetivo de empresas como a #celand ao modificarem o gosto dos alimentos1 7. @ual A a ra!Co por %ue muitas pessoas nCo sCo favor9veis aos alimentos modificados geneticamente1 D. Segundo o texto deverEamos rejeitar todos os produtos )*1 @ual A a posiFCo defendida pelo autor1 G. 8numere a segunda coluna de acordo com seus e%uivalentes da primeira2 a+ b+ c+ d+ e+ fro!en food plant breeders foodstuffs spokesperson environment ( ( ( ( ( + meio ambiente + alimentEcios + agricultores + comida congelada + porta"vo!

H. *ar%ue : (verdadeiro+ ou F (falso+ para as afirmaFIes abaixo de acordo com o texto. Justifi%ue as alternativas falsas. a+ A mEdia utili!a o termo ,Frankenfoods- para descrever os alimentos modificados geneticamente como forma de criticar tais alimentos ao compar9" los ao personagem ,Frankenstein- o %ual tambAm sofreu modificaFIes em sua forma fEsica. ( + b+ /m grande nKmero de consumidores se opuseram ao fato de a soja contida nos produtos alimentEcios advindos dos 8/A nCo estar especificada como )* ou nCo")*. ;or essa ra!Co reivindicam a retirada de tais produtos do mercado. ( + c+ 3om o objetivo de atender L demanda dos consumidores a empresa #celand optou pela produFCo de alimentos com soja nCo modificada. ( + d+ .s cientistas australianos estCo tCo preocupados com a alimentaFCo ideal %ue para garantir uma mudanFa no h9bito alimentar da populaFCo estCo investindo na criaFCo de produtos saud9veis %ue atraiam os pais para %ue estes possam ser os primeiros a experimentar tais inovaFIes e conse%uentemente transmitir bons exemplos aos filhos. ( +

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