1、Should People in Comas Be kept on Life Support Machines?To read and talk about people in comas and life support machines To read for understanding and critical thinkingWhat are life support machines?Life support machines enable patients to survive for a period of time while their body is recovering
2、from a specific illness or injury.They benefit patients who only need them for a short time,as well as people who are attempting to maintain quality of life for the long term.Life support machines are also beneficial in the event that the patient is deemed“brain dead”.In these circumstances,the orga
3、ns continue to receive oxygen-rich blood flow to keep them functioning.Read the passage quickly and discuss:What is a coma patient like?In the case of long-term coma states,should close family members be allowed to take their loved one off life support machines?What was the legal case mentioned in t
4、he text?What were the controversies raised in the case?The legal battle is whether the life support machines should be taken off a coma patient Terri Schiavo who spent 15 years in a coma-like state.The controversies were that Terris parents still believed that the coma was only temporary while Terri
5、s husband believed that Terri would not have wanted to live on in this state.Some people claimed that life is sacred,which no one has the right to end,while many people thought it was the right thing to have Terri taken off life support machines.Should people in comas be kept on life machines?Whats
6、your opinion?Give your reasons.I believe the matter is not as simple as it seems to be.We need to consider not only the feelings of the family but also the laws before making the decision.1.The recent case of an American woman,Terri Schiavo,whose husband won a legal battle to have her taken off life
7、 support machines after she spent 15 years in a coma-like state,has exposed the many sensitive legal and medical issues that surround the care of coma patients.that引导的定语从句引导的定语从句句子主干结构，主语：句子主干结构，主语：case，谓语，谓语has exposedwhose引导的引导的非限制性非限制性定语从句定语从句 have sb./sth done结构结构 after引导的时间状语从句引导的时间状语从句2.Althou
8、gh doctors dont fully understand comas and the process of recoveryrecovery n.1)the process of getting better after an illness,injury etc 恢复恢复健康，健康，康复康复e.g.Doctors expect him to make a full recovery.2)the process of returning to a normal condition after a period of trouble or difficulty恢复恢复;复苏复苏e.g.T
9、he economic recovery has started.【拓展拓展】-y(suffix)1)构成构成形容词形容词 2)构成名词构成名词full of eg dusty 集满灰尘的集满灰尘的tending to eg sticky 黏性的黏性的the action or process ofeg inquiry 询问询问 recovery 康复康复showing affectioneg doggy 小狗；小狗；daddy 爸爸爸爸Should people in comas be kept on life support machines?Write down your opinion based on your discussion.
