Almagest. At the age of 17 ibn Sino became interested
in
Medicine and considered it, as he used to say
himself, «not difficult». By this time, he was already
a practicing physician, mostly self-taught.
Ibn Sina is well known for his great contribution
to Medicine and Philosophy, he wrote about 450
works of which 240 are extant. His most famous and
important books were the Book of Healing «Kitab ash-
Shifa» and the “The Canon of Medicine” (al-Qanun fi
al-Tibb). It is considered to be the largest ever written
medical reference with more than one million words.
The canon remained the world’s most important
source on the subject, till the XVIIth century. It was
translated into Latin
by Gerard of Cremona in the
XIIth century.
Ibn Sino was able to diagnose cancer and used
surgical operations to remove it. He also attributed
stomach ulcers to psychological factors, such
as tension and depression,-^
and physical factory. wP
affecting the sto- ™
mach. He used to
ascribe infections on the air
to some diseases. This led
A
to the use of quarantines f l
to control the spread of 1
infectious diseases.
Many worldwide fa- '
mous doctors would refer
to
his works as the most
reliable source until XVII-
XVIIIth centuries. His portrait
hangs in the Hall of the
Faculty of Medicine in
the University of Paris.
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Tips for sufficient autobiography:
double-spaced and in standard font at least four pages
without a cover page no need for references since you are
writing about your own reflections
15 Put the names of sections A-С in ex.16 using options from ex.13.
16 Write paragraphs to cover the following.
A.
_ Your name
_ Educational experience
_ Experience with online classes
_ What kind of work you do
_ A bit about you and your family
_ What you
expect to accomplish
B.
_ Experiences in learning
_ Educational preparation for the workforce
C.
Jobs you had
Educational support
Support from family and friends
The job you were satisfied with
Talents for specific jobs
Barriers you encountered
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Look at the following photos
ONSIBI
and discuss them.
1 Look at the picture and answer the questions.
• How are the parts connected?
• What are the impacts of human involvement in
these areas? Think about human obligations in
the
community, environment, profession and
education.
• What are your social responsibilities as a student?
4 2 I
Scale Up
2 Guess what the song «Man in the Mirror» is
about.
a. The man becoming conscious of his deeds
b. The man having an eye on other lives
c. The man revenging for his past
d. The man feeling sorry for his community
3 (T8) In pairs guess the main message of the
song “Man in the Mirror” by Michael Jackson
and choose the best option: Listen and
compare your answers
Personal responsibility
Social responsibility
- Make it right
-
Make the world better
4 Listen to the song again and complete the
table.
Short form
Complete form
Gonna
going to
b
blowing
y-.....
you
w......
want to
g......
get to
Work in groups of three. Read and give solutions
to the case. Follow the steps below. Act out the
situation showing how you would behave in the
character’s position.
