Nova terapia dá confiança a deficientes visuais:jogo que paga para jogar

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It looks like Philip is enjoying the lights. But doctors don’t know if he can see them at all.

A new type of jogo que paga para jogar therapy - called Lightscores - helps jogo que paga para jogar visually impaired children become more active.

jogo que paga para jogar Sensors are placed on different parts of his body. They trigger sounds as Philip moves. This helps his jogo que paga para jogar coordination and confidence. After just five minutes, he’s much more jogo que paga para jogar adventurous.

Transcriçãojogo que paga para jogarportuguês:

Parece que Philip está curtindo as luzes. Mas, na verdade, os médicos não sabem se ele pode vê-las.

Um novo tipojogo que paga para jogar jogo que paga para jogar terapia - chamadojogo que paga para jogarLightscores - ajuda crianças com jogo que paga para jogar deficiência visual a se tornarem mais ativas.

São colocados jogo que paga para jogar sensoresjogo que paga para jogardiferentes partes do seu corpo. Eles produzem sons à medida que Philip se movimenta. Isto ajudajogo que paga para jogar jogo que paga para jogar coordenação e confiança. Depoisjogo que paga para jogarapenas cinco minutos, ele já se mostra muito mais jogo que paga para jogar atirado.

Vocabulary:

jogo que paga para jogar therapy - treatment for a physical or mental problem

jogo que paga para jogar visualy impaired - not able to see well even with glasses

jogo que paga para jogar sensors - devices that react to light, heat or pressure

jogo que paga para jogar coordination - (here) the ability to control your body’s movements

jogo que paga para jogar adventurous - willing to try new things and take risks

Exercise:

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from news reports. Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.

jogo que paga para jogar therapy / visually impaired / sensors / coordination / adventurous

1. A new type of fingerprint __________ said to be able to read prints through glass, metal and plastic smartphone covers has been unveiled at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade fair.

2. "Not all lynxes are this __________. They tend to stay close to where they were born."

3. The desire of a group of __________ young people to travel independently on the London Underground, rather than rely on friends, has contributed to the development of a ground-breaking app which they can use to guide them.

4. Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Gregory Porter speaks to the BBC about the importance of music as __________ in his own life - starting with tough beginnings in Bakersfield, California - where his family suffered racial abuse.

5. There is new evidence to suggest that people with Parkinson's disease can improve balance and __________ skills, through dance and movement.

Answers:

Source: Fingerprint sensor revealed by Qualcomm at MWC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31692988

2. "Not all lynxes are this adventurous. They tend to stay close to where they were born."

Source: Spain: Rare Iberian lynx tracked in Madrid region http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-31819357

3. The desire of a group of visually impaired young people to travel independently on the London Underground, rather than rely on friends, has contributed to the development of a ground-breaking app which they can use to guide them.

Source: Technology helps visually impaired navigate the Tube http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31754365

4. Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Gregory Porter speaks to the BBC about the importance of music as therapy in his own life - starting with tough beginnings in Bakersfield, California - where his family suffered racial abuse.

Source: Gregory Porter: Music is my therapy http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31659826

5. There is new evidence to suggest that people with Parkinson's disease can improve balance and coordination skills, through dance and movement.

Source: Ballet helps tackle Parkinson's disease http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21767149