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ffi Look at the photo. What can you see? What is
happening? Do you like the painting?
2 t.ft..tii$8, Read the text. Choose the best summary.
1 Neit Harbisson used to be colour-btind, but a special
device now means he can see cotours through sound,
atthough he stitt usually paints in black and white.
2 Cotour-blind since birth, Neil Harbisson can now paint
in colour. But he isn't very happy with his paintings and
thinks the device he wears is uncomfortabte and noisy.
3 Neit Harbisson used to paint in btack and white, but now
paints in cotour. He is colour-btind and wears a speciaI
device that makes sounds corresponding to the colour he
is [ooking at.
3 Read the text again. Match the headings (r-7) with the
paragraphs (A-F). There is one heading that you do not
need.
1 A tucky meeting
2 A more complex device 5 il'il E8f Read the information in the Learn this! box
3 The device is too noisy and find five more adjectives with prefixes in the text.
4 How Neit's tife has changed
5 Cotour-btind since birth Adiective prefixes
6 Some unexpected probtems We use the prefixes un-, dis- and in- to give an adiective
7 How the device works the opposite meaning.
uncomfortable dissatisfied incredible:
4 Answer the questions.
Before m and p, in- usuatty changes to im-: impossible
1 ls Neil comptetety colour-blind? Beforeir, in- usually changes to ir-: irresponsible
2 How did Neil meet Adam Montandon? Before /, rn- usualty changes to il-: illogical
3 What type of sound does the device make when the
camera sees (a) red tight? (b) viotet tight? D VOCRBULARY BUILDER 1.3: PAGE 727 @
4 How does the Eyeborg that Nei[ wears now differ from the
first device that Adam made for him? 6 W Discuss this question in pairs or small groups.
5 What else does Nei[ have to carry with him, apart from Brainstorm ideas first.
the camera?
What probtems does a person who is totatly colour-blind
6 How does the factthat Neitptayed the piano as a chitd
face in everyday life?
hetp him to use the Eyeborg?
7 What problems has the Eyeborg caused Neit? ffi Present your three best ideas to the class.
8 Unit 1 ,n Caught on camera
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