The Bionic Man - Worksheet

The Bionic Man

Worsheet

□ enable handicapped or sick people to live a normal life. □ lead to an upsurge [recrudescence] in crime. □ turn against citizens and their individual rights

STEP 1 - Vocabulary 6. After reading the last paragraph, say in your own words what Warwick’s vision of the future is. 1. After reading the first part of the text (l.1 to l. 45), use the context to fill in the crossword puzzle with the words corresponding to the French translations.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… STEP 3 - Working on the chronology of events 7. Fill in the chart by matching an event and its temporal link. Events : Brain implants may allow human minds to commune with each other directly. Implant technology can create a new form of man machine communication. Surgeons hammered a chip into Warwick’s arm’s main nerves. Amputees might use brain signals to operate prosthetic limbs. The world will be dominated by a master race of cyborgs. The chip was removed from his arm.

2. Now read the entire text one more time and pick out all the words related to computer and electronics (13 items). …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Temporal Links : 2050 Last March For the moment Down the road Someday In June Past ----------------------------------------
Present --------------------------------
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STEP 2 - General Comprehension 3. True or False? Say whether these statements are true or false and justify by quoting from the text. a/ T F It was the first time such an operation had been performed. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… b/ T F Professor Warwick believes communication is possible between man and a computer. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… c/ T F His previous attempts with electromechanical devices failed. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. In your own words, write what Professor Warwick’s idea consists in. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Tick the correct sentences. According to the text, Warwick’s experiments may one day : □ enable people to communicate without speaking.

STEP 4 - Grammar Time 8. Dans l’exercice 7, relève les trois modaux utilisés pour les évènements futurs. …………………………. ………………………….

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9. Selon le contexte, et selon ce que tu connais déjà de ces modaux, qu’expriment-ils (plusieurs possibilités possibles) ? □ l’impossibilité

□ la possibilité

□ la prédiction

□ l’interdiction

10. Range-les en ordre croissant selon ce qu’ils expriment. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

STEP 5 - Work on words

STEP 5 - Work on words

1. 1 - How would you translate the following words or expressions?

1. 1 - How would you translate the following words or expressions?

a.

two-hour operation …………………………………………………….

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two-hour operation …………………………………………………….

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human beings …………………………………………………………..

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human beings …………………………………………………………..

c.

nervous system …………………………………………………………

c.

nervous system …………………………………………………………

d.

superhuman powers ……………………………………………………

d.

superhuman powers ……………………………………………………

e.

brain implants ………………………………………………………….

e.

brain implants ………………………………………………………….

f.

electronic messages ……………………………………………………

f.

electronic messages ……………………………………………………

g.

master race …………………………………………………………….

g.

master race …………………………………………………………….

1. 2 - Explain the translation process. Which word do you translate first ?

1. 2 - Explain the translation process. Which word do you translate first ?

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1. 3 - How are these words built ?

1. 3 - How are these words built ?

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2 - How would you translate those expressions into English?

2 - How would you translate those expressions into English?

a.

gardien ……………………………………………………………………………..

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gardien ……………………………………………………………………………..

b.

Ministère de l’Intérieur …………………………………………………………….

b.

Ministère de l’Intérieur …………………………………………………………….

c.

télévision en circuit fermé ………………………………………………………….

c.

télévision en circuit fermé ………………………………………………………….

d.

Main de robot à trois doigts …………………………………………………………

d.

Main de robot à trois doigts …………………………………………………………

Quel élément de l’expression traduis-tu en premier ? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

Quel élément de l’expression traduis-tu en premier ? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………