Doctors say smartphones can help patients find out if they are sick and treat illnesses. New apps use smartphone features to help people who may be sick. Some apps use the phone's camera. Others use the microphone. 2. Shwetek Patel is a computer scientist. Patel says smartphones are becoming medical tools. They already do some of the things doctors' tools can do. Smartphones count how many steps you take. They can track what you eat. They can even count your heartbeats. Now smartphones can find illnesses, too.
3. For example, one smartphone app checks for asthma. People with asthma have trouble breathing. The app can tell if someone is not breathing well. It uses the phone's microphone. The person breathes into the microphone. Then the app gives a result.
4. Another app can say if someone has a blood problem. It can tell if there is enough hemoglobin in the blood. The app uses the phone's camera. First, a person puts one finger over the flash. They take a picture. The app reads the picture. It says how much hemoglobin is in the person's blood!
5. These apps are good for patients, Patel says. They help people care for themselves. They can learn about their health from home.
6. This is useful in poorer countries. In many places, health care is limited. It is not easy to get to a doctor. Some people cannot afford a doctor's visit. Others cannot travel far to see a doctor. Smartphones can help. They make it easier to stay healthy without going to the doctor. This saves time. It can also save money.
a) read a paragraph you want
b) answer the questions :
1. Select the sentence that BEST explains how smartphones can help people with diabetes stay healthy (What the text says).
2. Select the paragraph that suggests people can save money with healthcare apps (What the text Says).
3. What is the author’s purpose in this article?
A) to entertain
B) to persuade
C) to inform
D) to share feelings
Writing
Task 2. Write an article for your school newspaper. Choose ONE topic below to write it.
Topic 1. Giving advice and suggestions on the benefits of sports.
Topic 2. Giving advice and suggestions on the benefits of healthy eating.
The realization that developing education must be the foundation in teaching elementary school. Assistance to improve the environmental situation in the neighborhood. Formation of an active life position and ecological awareness of students on the basis of employment, spiritual - moral development through joint activities of students, parents, teachers, neighborhood residents formation in the younger generation of active citizenship and personal responsibility for the environment. Strengthening the regional focus of environmental education and the use of children to seek mechanisms for solving urgent problems of the local community through the development and implementation of social projects. The development of mental activity. Contacting the parents
1. 1) He can't talk to you right now. Come another day, please.
2) I have just eaten one apple. May I have another one?
3) Some birds can sing and others don't.
2. 1) He has been waiting for an hour and a half. Why are you coming so late?
2) I have been drawing since morning. I'm tired now.
3) Sue has been living in this place since 2003.
4) The child has been crying all day. He is ill.
5) Jane has been learning English for a year.
3. 1) The litters are so small, I can't make the words out.
2) He made off without saying a word.
4. 1) The Moon is the Earth satellite.
2) I need the soil for my flowers.
5. 1) [əˈnʌðər]
2) [twin]
3) [ ˈspi:ʃi:z ]
6. 1) wear — wore — worn.
2) blow — blew — blown.
3) draw — drew — drawn.
7. 1) How long has he been studying insects?
2) Since what year has she been living in London? (тут сомневаюсь, но надеюсь, что так.)
3) Narcissus is a symbol of Wales.