Unit 1: Brave New World (1ère AMC)

 (At the follwing of what we did last time)

Nevertheless, her husband was angry with her, besides, he was confused and asked a lot of questions. On top of that, he was afraid of how people in their village would react. In addition, he was scared about the impact of Sarrita’s decision on their family.

Indeed, despite the fact that becoming a surrogate in India can be easy however there are a lot of consequences for Indian women who decide to follow this path: they will be discriminated against, they risk to be rejected/ostracized from their social groups and to be treated as outcasts. Moreover, this decision may create gossip about them and jealousy.

Part 2

We have learned that Sarita is carrying a baby for a Western couple. She will receive a fixed sum of money. Besides, all the pregnancy expanses (diet and medical care) will be paid by the foreign couple. Additionally, Sarita had to sign a contract for her to give them their baby after birth.

They all got on very well. The couple was very generous and helpful with Sarita. When the baby was born they were all overjoyed.

Sarita decided to leave her village and live with her sister in the city up until the birth, first because there were better doctors, secondly to avoid being ostracized by the people from her village.

To conclude, on one hand, surrogacy is a good way to help a couple who cannot have a baby naturally. In addition, for people like Sarita this situation is also a good way to make money. On the other hand, this can be as a sort of human trafficking because this Western couple is using the body of someone else for their own benefits. 

Homework: Learn the lesson.

Monday, September 30th 

Be ready for the Reading Comprehension on the theme of the chapter. Review the vocabulary.