Reading of the Week: Teacher Has Camera in Back of Head

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Teachers have always wanted eyes in the back of their heads. One professor is now a step closer to making that a reality. Wafaa Bilal, a photography lecturer from New York’s Tisch School of the Arts, has had a camera installed in the back of his head. It is part of an art project called “The 3rd I” from the Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, Qatar. The camera will take a snap shot every minute for one year of Professor Bilal's everyday activities. Bilal said: "I see myself as a mirror reflecting some of the social conditions that we ignore."

This project seems quite interesting, but it does raise questions about privacy. Many people will not want the photos taken by Professor Bilal’s camera to be put online. The question of having cameras in the classroom is also a sensitive one. His university has told students their teacher will need to cover the camera lens while he is teaching. A school spokesman said: “We take seriously the privacy issues his project raises.” Bilal’s work should result in 525,600 photos, if he takes one a minute. Maybe this idea will catch on and we will all have head cameras one day.

1) Match the following phrases from the article and translate the expressions.
Paragraph 1
1. eyes in the back a. closer
2 now a step b. a snap shot
3. making that c. of their heads
4. part of an d. as a mirror
5. The camera will take e. a reality
6. I see myself f. art project

Paragraph 2
1. raise questions a. Professor Bilal’s camera
2 photos taken by b. camera lens
3. The question of having c. about privacy
4. cover the d. raises
5. privacy issues his project e. on
6. this idea will catch f. cameras in the classroom


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