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)
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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