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The Eye is our ‘window to the brain’ – 30 Minute Worksheet

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Teacher Notes

  • Topic: The Eye is our ‘window to the brain’

  • Timing: 30 mins

  • Lesson Type/Focus: Reading

  • Level: B2-C1

Aims

  • Reading for detail

  • Vocabulary development (the eye/ eye conditions)

The eye

Part 1: Review the vocabulary terms: the stressed syllable is in bold.

age-related macular degeneration
foveal hypoplasia
glaucoma
nystagmus
ophthalmoscope
optic nerve
optical coherence tomography (OCT)
optician
photoreceptor
retinal dystrophies
retinal imaging
slit lamp
vision

Word part

Meaning

dys-

bad, imperfect, difficult

optic-

relating to the eye as an organ of vision

ophthalmo-

the eyes

photo-

light

-plasia

formation, growth, development

tomo-

slice

tropho-

nourishment, food

vis-

to see, view ( from Latin videre)

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