For Week of 30 October 2007

For Week of  30 October 2007

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Go to the following page and locate the video, "Making Injuries Worse By Unnecessary Procedures." Then answer the questions below by Noon 29 October 2007. For the week of 30 October 2007, study the vocabulary following the questions, then prepare the class discussion questions.

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    1. What are many people seeking out?
    2. Are these the best options for everyone?
    3. What can they actually cause?
    4. How many surgeries has the seventy-three year-old patient had?
    5. How are these operations called?
    6. What happened after these operations?
    7. What three things couldn't the patient do following these operations?
    8. According to one doctor, what did the patient really need?
    9. What 3 points does a doctor recommend patients to consider when shopping for a cure?
    10. How many hours did the patient's operation take (last)?
    11. How many hours would it have taken if the patient had avoided the minimally invasive procedure?
    12. What illness does the doctor interviewed by the broadcaster after the report call a "cut-and-dried" medical problem?

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VOCABULARY
Study this vocabulary from the broadcast, then prepare the following questions for class discussion.

pros and cons
What are the pros and cons of the Internet? Living on campus? Eating fast foods? Studying abroad? Being an only child?

option
Discuss options you have if you drop out of college. Discuss options you're considering in your lifestyle.

minimally invasive
Name some operations you consider minimally invasive.

"whatever ails them"
Discuss some problems (social or medical) that have ailed you in the past. (Avoid private or sexual matters.)

touted
Which singers today are touted as King of Pop? Which stars are touted as Queen or King? Who are touted as heroes, icons, or superstars in Taiwan today?

orthopedic surgeon
Discuss the work of an orthopedic surgeon. Name and discuss the work of a doctor you've been to. (Avoid private or sexual matters.)

complicated reconstruction
Have you ever had complicated reconstructive surgery or known a person who has? Discuss. When might a person need such surgery?

surgery
What kinds of surgery are there? Discuss medical problems that might require that surgery.

enamored
Name people (famous or not) you've been enamored of?

epidemic
Discuss past or feared epidemics in Taiwan.

procedures
Discuss procedures you should take to open a bank account. Get a passport. Register to school or for classes. Make a doctor's appointment.
 
reputable
How would you insure your doctor or dentist is reputable? How would you determine your doctor or dentist was not reputable?

second opinions
Would you normally seek a second opinion from a doctor or dentist? Under what circumstances?

maximally invasive
Discuss some maximally invasive medical procedures.

minimally effective
What ways of solving problems do you consider minimally effective? What ways of learning a language do you consider minimally effective?

craze
Discuss some crazes in Taiwan or elsewhere in the world you know about.

pretty cut-and-dried
Discuss a traffic accident that you consider cut-and-dried. Give an example of a legal dispute you consider to be cut-and-dried. For example: if a man gives a woman an expensive engagement ring and the woman breaks off her engagement, should the woman return the ring? If you dog bites your neighbor, do you owe damages? Should the dog be killed? Discuss other examples you think of or that you know of from experience.

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