英语：选修7-unit21-human-biology-communication-workshop课件(北师大版)

1.(Despite/Because of)taking lots of vitamin C,his cold hasn’t gone away. 2.(Therefore/Although)my dad rarely gets sick,he goes for a checkup every year. 3.People don’t like the taste of the medicine.(Even though/ Therefore)we give it to them by needle. 4.I’ve broken bones before,(however/furthermore),this is the first time I’ve broken my leg.
1.conclusion ( D ) 2.what doctors know and don’t know about comas ( B ) 3.introduction of the topic ( A ) 4.chances of recovery ( C )
Complete the text with these linking words and phrases.
although,despite, even though however,furthermore, therefore while
B
Coma patients may seem to be asleep all the time or they may sleep,wake up,move and make sounds.(1) the patient may seem to be “awake” sometimes,their brain remains unconscious and cannot be woken up.(2) ,they are not able to form a connection with other people or the world around them.(3) doctors don’t fully understand comas and the process of recovery,it is generally agreed that a patient’s chances of recovery decline the longer they stay in a coma. Patients who remain in an “awaken but unaware” state for more than three months after their recovery. (4) ,patients who have stayed this way for more than two years have never returned to their former mental state.
Answers:
1.Despite finding the idea of taking a person off life support machines terrible,some people don’t mind the idea if the patient doesn’t improve after many years. 2.Even though some people find the idea of taking a person off life support machines terrible, they don’t mind the idea if the patient doesn’t improve after many years. 3.Some people find the idea of taking a person off life support machines terrible. However, they don’t mind the idea if the patient doesn’t improve after many years
C
Even in less severe cases, doctors admit that they don’t know if or how well patients will progress. When there is a minimum of harm to the brain and the coma is brief, patients often return to normal but with some loss of memory or other brain function. When the harm to the brain is worse and the coma is longer, some patients recover slowly(5) others show little or no progress over a period of years.(6) treatment,they may never return to normal.
Now complete the sentences with the correct words from the brackets.
1.(Despite/Because of)taking lots of vitamin C,his cold hasn’t gone away. 2.(Therefore/Although)my dad rarely gets sick,he goes for a checkup every year. 3.People don’t like the taste of the medicine.(Even though/ Therefore)we give it to them by needle. 4.I’ve broken bones before,(however/furthermore),this is the first time I’ve broken my leg.
Exercise 2
Read the article. Match these headings with the paragraph A-D
1.conclusion ( ) 2.what doctors know and don’t know about comas ( ) 3.introduction of the topic ( ) 4.chances of recovery ( )
Exercise1 Rewrite the information below using these words and expressions to join the two sentences.
although,despite,even though, however,in spite of, on the other hand,therefore
Exercise 1
Look at the picture. What kind of programme do you think it is ?
a chat show a documentary a panel discussion a game show
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Exercise 2
Listen and check your answer to Exercise 1. Then put these topics in the order they are mentioned.
4.In spite of finding the taking a person off life support machines terrible,some people don’t mind the idea if the patient doesn’t improve after many years. 5.Some people find the idea of taking a person off life support machines terrible,on the other hand, they don’t mind the idea if the patient doesn’t improve after many years. 6.Whereas some people find the idea of taking a person off life support machines terrible,they don’t mind the idea if the patient doesn’t improve after many years.
1.Our knowledge of the human brain will change medicine . 2.There’s no doubt that it will help up . 3.This is very important because we could . 4.We will be able to cure many common diseases, like certain kinds of . 5.We can change processes,but . 6.We may be able to freeze certain body parts which . 7.By the year 2020,over 20 percent of the population .
D
I agree with the decision of the courts and medtates, that in the case of long-term coma states,close family members should be allowed to take their loved one off of life support machines.(7) ,in all cases, patients should receive the best treatment possible for as long as there is hope of recovery before such a decision is considered.
5.The older patients like to read in bed (while/besides) the younger ones like to play with toys. 6.You can’t take this medicine with meals or in the morning. (Although/Furthermore) you mustn’t take it with milk.
Order: Freezing dead bodies Knowledge of the human brain Long life 1.knowledge of the human brain 2.freezing dead bodies 3.long life
Exercise 3
Listen again. Complete each statement from Dr. Cartwright with a few words.
5.The older patients like to read in bed (while/besides) the younger ones like to play with toys. 6.You can’t take this medicine with meals or in the morning. (Although/Furthermore) you mustn’t take it with milk.