There are 5 senses; sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell.

The pictures
on the title page are of famous people who are, in different ways,
connected with a particular sense.

The composer, Ludwig Van Beethoven was deaf. The pop musician
Stevie Wonder is blind. The label ‘Chanel’ (created by fashion designer
Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, known as ‘Coco’ Chanel) also incorporates
perfume products as well as clothes. Finally, Gordon Ramsay is a
famous British chef.

The picture sets illustrate examples of the senses in our everyday lives.

Set 1. Issues connected with sight. Going to the opticians, different

reasons for wearing glasses (driving, reading etc.), wearing sunglasses
and contact lenses, other instruments to magnify images, binoculars,

THE SENSES
telescope etc.

Set 2. Issues connected with hearing with specific reference to music

and the dangers of high volume levels in noisy environments.

Set 3. Issues connected with touch, different types of physical/bodily

contact, feelings and emotions connected with them and the sense of
touch from natural phenomena (wind, sun etc.). Finally, the issue of
allergies where contact with different substances can cause health
problems.

Sets 4 & 5. Issues connected with smell (Set 4) and taste (Set 5),
different pleasant/unpleasant smells and tastes, personal preferences.

Set 6. Sensory loss - Speech/hearing and sight problems and ways of

helping people with these disabilities; braille, hearing aids, sign
language etc. What about the loss of feeling & touch, taste and smell?

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 SET 1. SIGHT

EYE TESTS WATCHING/LOOKING

8. 9.
1. 2.

10. 11.
3. 4.

WEARING GLASSES/CONTACT LENSES

5. 6. 7.

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 SET 2: HEARING

AUDIO

1. 2. 5. 6.

ALERTS & ALARMS

7. 8. 9.
3. 4.

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NOISY ENVIRONMENTS 14. 15.

10. 11.

16.

12. 13.

17.
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 SET 3. TOUCH

1. 2. 4.

3.
5. 6.

5
ALLERGIES

7. 10.

8.

11. 12.

9.

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 SET 4. SMELL 7. 8.
1. 4.

9.

2. 5.

10. 11.

3. 6.

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 SET 5. TASTE SET 6. SENSORY LOSS

1. 2. 3. 1. 2.

4. 5.
3. 4.

6. 7.
5. 6. 7.