B2 – Upper Intermediate
Several studies have been conducted on and have proven how a person’s voice holds key information about their health.
A team of 45 investigators from Europe and North America are working together to collect human voices as data. They hope to use this information to help identify a variety of medical conditions in patients just by analyzing their voices with the help of AI computer softwares.
Watch the video to know more about how one’s voice could help diagnose illnesses.
https://www.voanews.com/a/logon-could-your-voice-help-diagnose-your-next-illness/6941387.html
Vocabulary Questions:
- What does “tackle” mean, “The study is one of four data generation projects funded by the National Institute of Health bridge to artificial intelligence program designed to use AI to tackle complex biomedical challenges.” Use this word in your own sentence.
- What does ”gap” mean here, ”They realized that there were such a big gap between the technology that we had available and the clinical knowledge and what we use in clinical care in our hospitals.”? Give two synonyms and use these words in sentences.
- What does the word “enroll” mean? “The study will start enrolling participants in the coming year.” Use this word in your own sentence.
Discussion Questions:
- What are your thoughts on this study?
- In your own opinion, is our voice a good indicator of our underlying or imminent disease or condition? Explain your point.
- How would you like your voice to be used to diagnose an illness that you might have?
- What might be the good and bad things about using our voice to help diagnose some medical conditions?
- Would you be willing to participate in such a study? Why or why not?