Unit 11 Conflict and compromise Reading Club1 Comas 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第四册

Should People in Comas Be Kept on Life Support Machines Pre-reading What are life support machines? Life support machines enable patients to survive for a period of time while their body is recovering from a specific illness or injury. The organs continue to receive oxygen-rich blood flow to keep them functioning. Pre-reading Questions 1. What was the legal battle mentioned in the text? 2. What are the causes of a coma? 3. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why. Sometimes, coma patients wake up, with their brains knowing what happened. 4. Why is it hard to decide whether we should end the life of long-term coma patients? Find evidence in the whole text. Read and Explore Pre-reading 1. What was the legal battle mentioned in the text? To have her taken off life support machines after she spent 15 years in a coma-like state. Read and Explore The battle is whether Terri Schiavo should be taken off life support machines after spending 15 years in a coma-like state. The battle is whether life support machines should be taken off Terri Schiavo who spent 15 years in a coma-like state. Exposed the many sensitive legal and medical issues that surround the care of coma patients. Post-reading 2. What are the causes of a coma? A heart attack robbed her brain of oxygen, causing permanent harm. People can also fall into comas due to terminal illnesses like cancer and head injuries. Read and Explore A heart attack robbed her brain of oxygen, causing permanent harm. A heart attack that robs the brain of oxygen, or terminal illnesses like cancer and head injuries. Post-reading 3. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why. Sometimes, coma patients wake up, with their brains knowing what happened. Read and Explore Even though they seem to be awake at times, their brains remains unconscious. Post-reading 4. Why is it hard to decide whether we should end the life of long-term coma patients? Find evidence in the whole text. Read and Explore First, this is a medical issue. Even doctors don’t fully understand comas and the process of recovery. So we don’t know what to do. Second, this is an ethical issue. Some say life is sacred, which no one has the right to end. We can’t determine the life and death of coma patients. Post-reading Read and Explore Host: Hello, hello. I’m…, and you're listening to CONSIDER THIS from NPR, a podcast that helps you make sense of a major news story and what it means in 10 minutes. Guest: … Cues 1. What’s happened in the court? 2. What were the controversies? 3. What are the causes of a coma? 4. What are coma patients like? 5. Why do we find it hard to decide whether we should end the life of long-term coma patients? $$