WALT: I can use a range of comprehension strategies that I use deliberately and flexibly, depending on my purpose for reading. (Eg: predicting, questioning, synthesising, locating main ideas, summarising…)
Complete both texts and write the answers in your own words.
TASK 1: Cold Water Survival
The purpose of this task is to read to retrieve information from a text. Read the text below and answer the questions in your own words
Cold Water Survival
A person who finds him or herself in cold water should not remove any clothing, except for a heavy item such as an overcoat.
A person wearing a life jacket can increase survival time by using the Heat Escape Lessening Position (HELP). This is where the knees are bent and drawn towards the chest, and the arms are pressed firmly against the sides of the chest. This position delays heat loss by protecting the most vulnerable areas: the head, the sides of the chest, and the groin.
In rough, cold water, an average swimmer without a life jacket should not swim a distance greater than one-tenth of his or her swimming ability. If the swimmer is close to the wreckage of a boat, he or she should attempt to climb onto the boat and should maintain warmth by tucking themselves into a ball.
The 'huddle' position is based on the same principle as the HELP position and was developed for groups of three or more people. The sides of the chest, the groin, and the lower body are pressed together. This formation is particularly useful if small children are involved, as they can be supported, protected, and warmed in the centre of the group.
If swimmers must stay in deep water without a life jacket for a long period, they should remain as still as possible, conserving energy and, if possible, staying in a tucked position. As the bodies core temperature drops, it will become increasingly difficult for swimmers to make sensible decisions. Purposeful muscle movements (e.g., swimming or holding onto a boat) become difficult, and people may be unaware of their situation.
A person with a extremely low body temperature (hypothermia) must always be handled very gently and re-warmed slowly. If the person is conscious, do the following:
Remove the person from the water.
Shelter him or her from the wind and rain immediately.
Create a sheltered, warm, dry place.
Remove wet clothing and wrap the person in blankets, space blankets, or a sleeping bag.
Huddle together for warmth so body temperature can rise gradually.
Give the person warm, sweet drinks.
Seek medical aid.
Do not do any of the following:
Apply excessive external heat (e.g., fire or an electric blanket) to the person's body.
Massage the person's arms and legs.
Give them alcohol.
Move them.
Questions:
Write the three areas of the body for which the "Help" position assists in delaying heat loss.
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1. Head
2. Groin
3. The sides of the chest
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Imagine your boat has capsized in rough sea conditions and you are by the boat and 200 metres from shore. What would be the best thing to do? I would try swim to the shore because [ A ] your 200 meters away from the shore and, [B] even though if you adopted the help position you would preserve heat but you would get carried out to sea.
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(A) Try to swim to the shore
(B) Climb onto the capsized boat
(C) Adopt the "Help" position
(D) Call for help
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Two advantages of the "huddle" position are:
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1. if there is a child they can be warm and safe in the middle of the huddle
2.it warms the groin sides of the chest and lower body
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Two key things to do if you are in deep cold water without a life jacket are:
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1. Stay as still as possible to preserve energy .
2. and stay in a tucked postition
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As hypothermia sets in two effects will be noted. These are
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1.Becoming unconscious
2. And becoming unaware of their situation.
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TASK 2: Sneakairs
TASK 2 - read the text about Sneakairs
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What I already know about navigating with maps?
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- You need to know your west, east , south and north.
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Who created “Senakairs?”?
| Easy Jet |
How do the “Sneakairs” work?
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- the smart shoes work by putting in a destination in the easy jet app that sets the destination in the sneakairs GPS and the Bluetooth module and a vibration motor that are encased in a plastic box and placed beneath the soles. In addition to protecting the electronic components, the box also enables the vibration to spread across the entire foot so that the user doesn’t miss his/her cue to change directions.
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How do “Sneakairs” help tourists visiting a new city or town?
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- It gives the tourist directions without looking at a map and they won't get lost.
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What challenge does easyJet need to overcome before “Sneakairs” can go mainstream?
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- Easy Jet needs to make the battery life of the GPS longer so tourist's can explore the more without worrying about the battery dying in three hours. Make smart insoles so people can use them in their own shoes. and tweak the prototypes.
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Can you think of any other uses for smart shoes like Sneakairs? - (give at least 2)
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- You could take out the GPS use the vibrator in the shoe to use for a foot massage.
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Can you think of a better invention than Sneakairs to help us navigate places? Why is that invention better than Sneakairs?
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- Phone that is a teleporter and you press a button and it takes you to your destination.
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