ENA5
Scientific solutions

Module 4:
Health Technology

class 1

MINI-PRESENTATIONS

Search for more information about the topics of the texts in "Future Living" using any sources you can find (future homes, future family planning, insects as food, space litter - check out ex. KK1 in section 4.1 for more help!). Work in groups and agree who's researching what, then present your work to each other (orally!).

When ready, fill out this form.
Everybody must present one subject as well as fill out the feedback form
for one person.

CHECK OUT THE FORM FIRST to familiarize yourself with the evaluation criteria!

Section 4.1

IF YOU MISSED THIS LAST TIME, YOU SHOULD DO THIS NOW!

When you've done this, mark KK1 (4.1) as done!

Which would be worse: having a prosthetic arm or a prosthetic leg? Why?
You can design your own robotic hand. What functions would you include? Money is no object.
Do you suffer from trypanophobia, i.e. fear of getting stung, by needles or bees, for example. Do you have any other phobias?
Do you ever suffer from iphoneitis, aka the swiper's thumb? What can you do to avoid this?
If someone is a quadriplegic, unable to move or communicate, would it be better for their life to be terminated or not?

Text 4.2

- read the text (use ex. 3 to translate difficult sentences)

- listen to it

- remember to write things in your notebook or mark them in the text

Practice the vocabulary: do exercises 2, 4, 8, 9, 12, 17 (LC AMR)

Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no one has gone before!