1.

Warmer

What does bionics stand for? What disciplines does it comprise?

What does it mean to feel prowess?

2. Key words. Match the words that appear in the speech with their definitions.

1 emulate a) resistance
2 anticipate b) a long, thick, sharp-pointed piece of wood or
metal
3 malleable c) enlargement, expansion
4 spike d) obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a
submissive way
5 rampant e) to imitate in an effort to equal or surpass
6 impedance f) swelling of the skin that contains watery fluid
and is caused by burning or irritation
7 artisan g) capable of being shaped or formed, as by
hammering or pressure
8 blister h) to weaken or become weak; reduce in size,
strength, density, or value
9 compliant i) a long narrow opening; a crack or cleft
10 attenuate j) a skilled workman; craftsman
11 augmentation k) unrestrained or violent in action or spirit;
raging; furious
12 fissure l) to foresee and act in advance

3. Now watch the ted speech and infer whether the statements below are true or false.

https://www.ted.com/talks/hugh_herr_the_new_bionics_that_let_us_run_climb_and_dance

1 Hugh Herr lost his legs due to bomb blast in Afghanistan T/F

2 Bionics entails three engineering of extreme interfaces. T/F

3 Where the body is stiff, the synthetic skin should be soft, where the body is soft, the synthetic skin
is stiff. T/F

4 BiOM have been fitted to nearly 100,000 patients, 400 of which have been wounded U.S. soldiers.

T/F

5 Adrianne lost her left leg in the Boston terrorist attack. T/F