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.