1) SPEAKING Read and listen to the first paragraph of the article. Does it describe positive or a negative experience?
a negative experience
(clues anxious; lighis are too bright really loud; so anxiety)
2) Read the rest of the article and check your ideas. What other experiences are desc the article?
Other experiences:
• having problems at school or holding down a job;
• & VR experience to help neurotypical people fully take in what sensory overload feels like (People can watch the video using special 3D glasses, which take them more fully into the experience.)
• In another experiment, some people went through the virtual experience of chopping down a tree.
3. Read the article again and choose the correct answers.
1. Why does the writer start by describing an experience of going shopping?
a. to explain exactly why some people suffer from ASD
b. to demonstrate why having ASD can cause someone to get upset
c. to emphasise the social problems created by large shopping malls
2. Which of these statements best reflects what the writer says about ASD?
a. Many people feel upset or angry about having ASD.
b. Different people will experience ASD in different ways.
c. Public places should be better designed for people with ASD.
3. The writer cites Chris Milk to illustrate that
a. VR can also be a way for people to communicate over a distance.
b. video may actually separate us from the people we see onscreen.
c. VR has the potential to alter how we interact with each other
4. What do the examples in Paragraph 4 indicate?
a. that it is relatively easy to trick people into doing something
b. that many people are inspired to visit the places they see through VR
c. that VR can stimulate people's willingness to lake action
5.What attitude towards VR is expressed by the writer in the last paragraph?
a It has some value but should be treated with caution.
b. It is fairly pointless compared with real life experience.
c. It is a passing fashion that will fade away
4. Replace the underlined parts of the sentences with the correct forms of the highlighted phrasal verbs from the article.
1. You can't expect to keep a job if you're always late! → hold down
2. I have never really felt part of the group at school. → fitted in
3. Every time she thought about il, the anxiety made her feel very bad. → ate away
4. He stopped what he was doing to talk to his friend. → broke off from
5. The noise was too much for her and she finished by running from the room. → ended up
6. I didn't expect to see you here. → bump into
7. Experiencing something difficult can help you to grow as a person. → Going through
8. Relax - it's going to be OK. → Calm down
9. I you encounter any problems, let me know. → come up against
5. SPEAKING In pairs, discuss the questions.
1 What would you include in a VR experience to help people understand what it is like to have a disability or to be homeless?
Answers Students’ own answers
2 Apart from VR, how else could technology help people with disabilities?
Answers Students’ own answers
