Unit 4: Mind and body
Perfect people
genetic engineering
Gattaca
verbs and nouns with the same form
Einstein had an amazing mind
I don't mind if you disagree with me.
Just like real life?
hospital dramas
Doctor House
noun suffixes:
-ness
-ity
-ion
baldness, deafness, short-sightedness
obesity, disability, aggressitvity
depression addiction, imperfection
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley; horror story
fear of changes the Industrial Revolution will bring along
against misuse of knowledge
describing: perly white teeth, yellow sking, flowing black hair, watery eyes
future in past:
would write
was to write
was going to write
was about to write
A letter to newspaper
writing plan:
decide on your view
Paragraph 1: introduce your reason for writing, mention personal situation if relevant
Paragraph 2: present your first idea, with supporting arguments and examples
Paragraph 3: present your second idea, with supporting arguments and examples
Paragraph 4: conclusion - sum up your point of view
ethical problem of genetic engineering: it would be useful for prevention of certain disabilities, but it's unnecessary in other cases
I don't like hospital dramas, they're repetitive and I can't stand the sight of blood and operations.
Darija Gazdek, 3.d
The form of letter to newspaper gives a great opportunity for expressing your ideas in a systematized way.
I liked the excerpt from the novel, though I'm not sure if I'd be courageous enough to read it in whole.