VOCABULARY

1

Match the sentence halves. Pay attention to the words in bold.


1. Physical therapy is a set of exercises a. to being well and healthy.


2. Software is the word for b. who gets help from a doctor.


3. Recovery is when your body c. you do to get better after an illness
changes from being ill or hurt or injury.


4. You need to do certain movements d. to make your arm stronger.


5. A patient is a person e. programs you use on a computer.


6. Motivation makes you f. want to do something.

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VOCABULARY 2

Complete the paragraph with these words.

movements

physical therapy

software

motivation

recovery

patients

In his TED Talk, Cosmin talks about a time when he needed _______________

after he broke his arm. He didn’t have a lot of _______________ to do the

exercises because he thought they were boring. Many _______________ have the

same problem, so Cosmin created _______________ to help with their

_______________. People can do _______________ by copying their physical

therapist’s example on screen or by playing computer games.

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GRAMMAR 3

Complete the sentences with the correct verb tenses.

1. While they recovered / were recovering, they played / were playing the game.

2. The boy climbed / was climbing a tree when he played / was playing hide and
seek with his friends.

3. When we studied / were studying physical therapy, we learned / were learning
how to help patients get better.

4. He fell / was falling out of bed while he slept / was sleeping.

5. She rode / was riding her bike when she had / was having an accident.

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PROJECT

Think about Cosmin’s idea to use technology to make physical therapy fun.
Research one other use of technology that is helping people improve their
health and write a short (200 words) report about it. Use the questions to help
you.

1. What does the technology improve or who does it help?

2. What does the technology do?

3. Who will use the technology (a doctor, a physical therapist, a patient)?

4. Where is it used (in the hospital, at home)?

5. How is it delivered (on a separate machine, a computer, an app/mobile
device)?

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