Fascinating Insights from Reader's Bank Level 7 Unit 07: Animal Behavior, Genetic Modification, and Future Technology
Dive into the intriguing world of animal behavior as penguins use pebbles as tokens of love, explore the controversial realm of genetic modification in plants, and envision a future where AI may enable relationships beyond death. From mating rituals to scientific advancements, this unit offers thought-provoking perspectives on nature, technology, and humanity's evolving interactions with both.
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19 _1 / p.66 Reader s Bank Level 7 Like humans, some animals give each other gifts to show their love. The penguin is one of them. When a male penguin falls in love with a female penguin, he offers her a pebble as a token of his love. Penguins use pebbles to build stone nests. If the female accepts the pebble and places it in her nest, it means that she has accepted his proposal. If the proposal is successful, the two partners stand side by side and perform a mating song. After this mating ceremony, the couples remain faithful to each other for the rest of their lives.
19 _2 / p.66 Reader s Bank Level 7 Pebbles play a very significant role in the choice of a penguin s mate. For this reason, a male penguin will search the entire beach to find the smoothest pebble. Sometimes he may even attempt to steal the best-looking pebble from a neighbor s nest.
20 _1 / p.68 Reader s Bank Level 7 Today, scientists can change or modify the original genes of plants to create better crops. This is called genetic modification or GM. ( ) However, the idea of changing genes to develop new kinds of crops is not new. Traditionally, scientists have been practicing this method. ( ) Traditional breeding follows nature s way by combining genes between similar plants. On the other hand, GM can combine genes between completely unrelated organisms. ( ) For example, bacterial genes can be inserted into corn to prevent insect attack. This might never happen in nature.
20 _2 / p.68 Reader s Bank Level 7 GM creates plants that are like aliens from outer space. ( ) So some people call GM food Frankenfood. Just like the monster Frankenstein, it can cause a lot of problems. ( ) According to a report, 44% of butterfly larvae died when they ate pollen from GM corn. However, the side effects are not limited to animals. Since people started eating GM foods, allergies have rapidly increased, especially in children. More and more babies are born with defects. We still don t know what kinds of serious side effects GM foods can cause. But if we don t take action now, we might have to face a terrible disaster in the near future.
21 ?_1 / p.70 Reader s Bank Level 7 One day, your girlfriend dies in a car accident. You are heartbroken. At her funeral, you see her for the last time. This is the end of your relationship, right? In the future, this won t have to be the case. Thanks to AI, you will be able to maintain your relationship beyond death. You will still be able to text her on your phone, just like old times. I miss you, you can type. Her avatar will appear on the screen. I miss you too, she will reply. It will be like she never left.
21 ?_2 / p.70 Reader s Bank Level 7 How will AI make this possible? By uploading all of the information in your brain to a computer, you can create an avatar, a digital version of yourself who thinks, acts and responds exactly like you. In this way, your friends and family will be able to communicate with your avatar even after you re gone. Thus, .
