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UNIT 12
TECHNOLOGY
Technical english 2

Alejandra Gutiérrez
Josué Huerta
Kevin Ponce
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TECHNOLOGY

Futuristic ambulance sphygmomanometer artificial hand

Cell division pacemaKer nanotechnology

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VOCABULARY

VOCABULARY. CHANGE
Which two adjectives in italics can you use together to complete each sentence?

Technology like computers has brought about structural / big /far-reaching change in
1 the provision of health care internationally

2 The first face transplant represented a diplomatic /medical / real breakthrough.

In recent years, some very dramatic / enormous / technological advances have been
3 made in medicine.

4 Throughout history, many important / recent / medical developments have been

curtailed out of fear and ignorance

5 Keyhole surgery was a(n) ingenious / modern /latest invention.

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VOCABULARY. CHANGE
Which two adjectives in italics can you use together to complete each sentence?

Society at large, not just the medical field, is undergoing a computing / complete /
6 technological revolution.

7 A radical / whole / sudden transformation occurred in the way patients were treated.

Stifling constant / scientific / important innovations in medicine through lack of

8 funding is indefensible

9 I'd like to find something tracing the constant / biological / technological evolution of
medical science

10 The government sponsored a pioneering / latest / joint initiative between the medical
schools.
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VOCABULARY

VOCABULARY. CHANGE
What are the verb forms of the nouns in bold in 1?

Technology like computers has brought about structural / big /far-reaching change in
1 the provision of health care internationally change

2 The first face transplant represented a diplomatic /medical / real breakthrough. breakthrough

In recent years, some very dramatic / enormous / technological advances have been
3 made in medicine. advance

4 Throughout history, many important / recent / medical developments have been

curtailed out of fear and ignorance develop

5 Keyhole surgery was a(n) ingenious / modern /latest invention. invent

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VOCABULARY. CHANGE
What are the verb forms of the nouns in bold in 1?

Society at large, not just the medical field, is undergoing a computing / complete /
6 technological revolution. revolutionize
transform
7 A radical / whole / sudden transformation occurred in the way patients were treated.

Stifling constant / scientific / important innovations in medicine through lack of

8 funding is indefensible innovate

9 I'd like to find something tracing the constant / biological / technological evolution of
medical science evolve

10 initiate
The government sponsored a pioneering / latest / joint initiative between the medical
schools.
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VOCABULARY
Alarming Beneficial Detrimental Harmful Hazardous

indefensible invaluable objectionable persuasive

1. A synonym of the word Hazardous

dangerous Beneficial
2. To do with being
advantageous persuasive
3. A synonym for
convincing
4. To do with causing Harmful
harm
5. To do with having great invaluable
worth
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VOCABULARY
Alarming Benefic Detrimental Harmful Hazardous

indefensible invaluable objectionable persuasive convenient

convenient
6. to do with being easy to use at
anytime Alarming
7. a synonym for
frightening
8. to do with not being able to support indefensible
something
9. A synonym for Detrimental
damaging objectionable
10. to do with
distasteful
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Alarming
VOCABULARY
compelling
indefensible
offensive
Benefic
shocking
Detrimental
helpful
Harmful practical

invaluable unjustifiable

objectionable incalculable
persuasive
risky
Hazardous unsafe
convenien
 LISTENING 2
Trying to persuade the doctor

Listen to the five short conversations between a doctor and a patient. Write down the
patient's first question in each conversation and Doctor´s replay.

Can't I just have the antibiotics I had the last time?

1.

Well, what you've got is different from the last time. This is a virus.
 Won't an MRI scan show if there's anything there or not?
2.

An MRI scan's not suitable here. It's clear from what you've said that
there's nothing sinister here.

Won't these steroids make me put on weight if I take them?

3.

They can make people add weight, but it's only a short course.
 Isn't that new stem cell treatment available for people with strokes?
4.

It's still at the trial stage, I'm afraid.

Wouldn't it be better if I just stayed on this treatment for my diabetes?

5.

You can, but you might find this is more convenient for you.
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A. UPSET
B. SURPRISED
C. ASHAMED
D. SECURITY
 Look at these statements made by patients. What feelings or thoughts could lie behind the
questions?

a You should have.

1 Couldn't I just keep using the same device?
b He's late.
2 Isn't this available on the NHS?
c I don't like this new one.
3 Wouldn't it be better for me just to continue with
d I can't afford to pay for it.
medication?
e It's missing.
4 Doesn't this device come with a cap on it?
f I want one.
5 Shouldn't my daughter be next?
g I feel angry because it's been
6 Won't I be having the operation today either?
cancelled.
7 Can't I have an MRI scan?
h I think you've left me off the
8 Hasn't the doctor arrived yet?
waiting list.
9 Haven't you done that referral letter yet?
I You've kept us waiting too long.
10 Didn't you say I could go home today?
j I don't want to stop.
11 Aren't I next on the waiting list?
k I think you've forgotten.
 Listen and decide which you would put into the categories
below. Some may fit into more than one category.

1 Couldn't I just keep using the same device?

2 Isn't this available on the NHS?
3 Wouldn't it be better for me just to continue with a) a strong criticism
medication? b) a mild criticism
4 Doesn't this device come with a cap on it? c) a reminder
5 Shouldn't my daughter be next? d) avoiding criticism
6 Won't I be having the operation today either? e) showing shock I surprise
7 Can't I have an MRI scan? f) persuasion I a demand
8 Hasn't the doctor arrived yet?
9 Haven't you done that referral letter yet?
10 Didn't you say I could go home today?
11 Aren't I next on the waiting list?
 Listen and decide which you would put into the categories
below. Some may fit into more than one category.

1 Couldn't I just keep using the same device?

2 Isn't this available on the NHS?
3 Wouldn't it be better for me just to continue with a) a strong criticism 5-6
medication? b) a mild criticism 4-8
4 Doesn't this device come with a cap on it? c) a reminder 9
5 Shouldn't my daughter be next? d) avoiding criticism 2
6 Won't I be having the operation today either? e) showing shock I surprise 10-11
7 Can't I have an MRI scan? f) persuasion I a demand 1-3-7
8 Hasn't the doctor arrived yet?
9 Haven't you done that referral letter yet?
10 Didn't you say I could go home today?
11 Aren't I next on the waiting list?
 One patient is insisting on having each of the procedures or items in the photos and
the other is reluctant to have them. Decide what the patient might say in each case.

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r r

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 Reading

A newspaper

A website for
patients

A specialist
website on
stem cell
research
A newspaper

A website for
patients
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ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS

1 Why is it important for scientists to understand the signals in a mature organism that cause a
stem cell population to proliferate and remain unspecialized until the cells are needed for repair
of a specific tissue?
Such information is critical for scientists to be able to grow large numbers of
unspecialized stem cells in the laboratory for further experimentation.
2 Why has the Edinburgh trial not had a negative response to its work?
Edinburgh uses stem cells from voluntary adult donors, harvested after
their death. to treat cornea I blind ness.
3 What difference is mentioned between normal chemotherapy and that used in stem cell transplants?
The chemotherapy is higher than conventional chemotherapy and also kills
the stem cells in the bone marrow that would normally make blood cells
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SPEAKING
Look at the picture and describe what is happening

Stem cells are extracted, separated,

and grown in the laboratory, and then
injected into the patient's artery where
they repair the damaged heart muscle.
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Is each statement for or against stem cell therapies?

1. Stem cell research is the breakthrough that sufferers of illnesses and

paralysis have been waiting for.

2. The best way to approach the issue is to clarify how the procedure works
to make people feel at ease with stem cell research. Once it has been de
mystified, people are more likely to accept it.

3. Stem cell research and therapies are indefensible because they interfere
with nature.

4. Many people are apprehensive about harvesting stem cells

from embryos to use in any kind of treatment.
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Is each statement for or against stem cell therapies?

5. I can understand the faith people have in stem cell therapy, but I think it is
a step too far both ethically and scientifically.

6. Provided there are sufficient safeguards in place, stem cell research is

surely a welcome development

7. A development like stem cell research is scientifically complex and has

such dangerous consequences that it's impossible to allay people’s fears.

8. Stem cell research and therapy give hope to thousands of sufferers.

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WRITING
Look at the text on stem cell therapy. Complete the text by inserting these phrases.
a) these innovations
b) not just objectionable, but dangerous
c) a major breakthrough in medical science
d) the knock-on effect e and other important medical advances
c which offers new hope for stroke victims as well as for sufferers of many other
Stem cell therapy is 1 _____
conditions. However, the benefits are not just limited to the patient, but extend to the carer, often a family
member, and the health care system. From the family's point of view the patient would be given their lives back
and would possibly even be able to lead an active life and work again. For the carer, there is the release from the
burden of care and the possibility of finding work.

The cost of medical care will be brought down with a reduction in community support, the supply of medications
and equipment like hoists, and home modifications. The time spent in hospital will also be reduced. So in a short
time the research will soon pay for itself. Then there is 2 ______
d of being able to use the money saved to pay for
other areas of treatment. It must be emphasized that the health care system will only gain from 3 ______ a if any
changes are well managed and the benefits spread around. Some people, however, have reservations about this
4 _______
e that have taken place in recent years, primarily from the ethical point of view. They feel that stem cell
research is . 5 ________
b