The hospital wants to do more surgeries and make people wait less time. The doctor says it's hard to learn the robot, but it can help a lot. The robot makes small cuts and helps people feel better faster. The robot will help the hospital take care of more people who need help losing weight. They want to catch up on surgeries they missed because of the sickness.
Original news source: Luton and Dunstable Hospital surgeon uses new robot (BBC)
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Warm-up Activities:
– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs or small groups. One student acts out a word or phrase related to the article (e.g. robot, surgery, weight loss) without speaking, while the other students guess what it is.
– News Summary
Instructions: Ask students to read the article and summarize it in their own words. They can then share their summaries with a partner or small group.
– Word Association
Instructions: Write down key words from the article (e.g. robot, surgery, sickness) on the board. Have students take turns saying a word that they associate with each key word. Encourage them to explain their reasoning.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Give each student a word from the article (e.g. hospital, surgeries, weight loss) and ask them to draw a picture to represent it. Students can then take turns showing their drawings to the class, who must guess the word.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Ask students to think about and write down their opinions on the use of robots in hospitals to help with surgeries. Then, have them pair up and share their thoughts with each other. Finally, have a class discussion where students can share their opinions with the whole group.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
The robot is called "da Vinci Xi".
The doctor says using the robot is like flying a plane because you need to use your hands, eyes, and feet to control it.
The hospital wants to do more surgeries.
There were fewer surgeries at the hospital because of the sickness that was everywhere.
It is hard to learn how to use the robot.
The robot makes small cuts and helps people feel better faster.
The hospital wants to catch up on surgeries they missed because of the sickness.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A at a hospital has a new robot to help people lose weight. The robot is called "da Vinci Xi" and it's the first they are using it. The doctor says using the robot is like a plane because you need to use your hands, eyes, and feet. They the robot will make surgeries faster. There were fewer surgeries because of the sickness that was everywhere. The hospital wants to do more surgeries and people wait less time. The doctor says it's hard to learn the robot, but it can help a lot. The robot makes small cuts and people feel better faster. The robot will the hospital care of more people who need help losing weight. They want to catch up on surgeries they missed because of the sickness.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a robot?
2. How do you think the robot helps people lose weight?
3. Do you think it's important for hospitals to do more surgeries? Why or why not?
4. How would you feel if you had to learn how to use the robot?
5. Do you like the idea of a robot helping with surgeries? Why or why not?
6. How do you think the robot makes surgeries faster?
7. What do you think the doctor means when he says using the robot is like flying a plane?
8. How would you feel if you had to wait a long time for surgery?
9. Do you think the robot is a good way to catch up on missed surgeries? Why or why not?
10. What do you think the robot does to help people feel better faster?
11. How would you feel if you needed help losing weight and the robot was there to help you?
12. Do you think using a robot in surgeries is a good idea? Why or why not?
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