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Unit 9 Human Biology
Topic Talk & Lesson 2
Warming up
Talk about the things your body and mind are capable of doing.
My body is capable of doing many things, such as …
running____________________——————————
My mind is capable of doing many things, such as …
running____________________——————————
Capabilities of the Human Body
running very fast, carrying heavy things, jumping high, dancing beautifully, doing gymnastics, running marathons
Read the text builder carefully. Then listen to the dialogue and complete it by underlining the expressions you hear.
Listening
Text Builder
Human Biology
The human body is capable of doing many things, such as ________.
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Capabilities of the Human Mind
making decisions, reasoning, justifying, memorising facts, predicting the future, thinking and making judgements, inferring meaning;
create, innovate, solve problems, calculate
Listening
The human mind is capable of ____________. We use our minds to ________.
I really admire people who use their minds for the betterment of mankind. For example, ___________ conduct research to _______.
What Scientists Can Do
physicists, medical researchers, information technologists;
discover the unknown world and the universe, find cures for diseases, make new inventions to better human life, create robots to do the work for human beings
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Listening
Listen to the dialogue. Write T (true) or F (false).
( ) 1 Dr. Millhouse has been doing research into how the human body reacts in
extreme conditions.
( ) 2 They trained the participants to do special breathing exercises and then had
them practise the exercises in extremely low temperatures outside.
( ) 3 After about twenty minutes, the participants’ bodies started to warm up on
their own!
( ) 4 When the participants started suffering from tiredness, they stopped doing
the exercises properly. Then their body temperature kept warm