After reading this text you will learn:
- perspective fields of scientific investigations;
- the names of future Nobel prize-winners;
- inventions that can shape the 21st century.
I. Learn the following derivatives and fill in the blanks with the proper one:
To inspire inspiration inspiring inspired;
1. Dreams can be a rich source of for an artist. 2. Both poets drew their from the countryside. 3. Her charity work is an to us all. 4. It came to me in a flash of 5. The actors enthusiasm the kids. 6. The choice of décor by a trip to India. 7. He is known to be an leader. 8. As a general, he great loyalty in his troops. 9. The book is less than 10. Be !
II. Look: at, up, up to, after, for, through, forward to, out (for), down on smb;
a) Fill in the gaps with the right postposition:
1. Dont worry! I can look your children. 2. Mark was sitting in the living-room absent-mindedly looking the pages of a magazine. 3. Im not sure about the meaning of this word. Id better look it in the dictionary. 4. Im looking your visit impatiently. 5. He was looking the ball everywhere. 6. He was looking the fire and did not answer my question. 7. Everybody looks him. 8. She looks people who havent been to college. 9. He looked Jim and thought he was not a good match for her daughter. 10. Look ! There is a car coming. 11. You should look for pickpockets. 12. Look for spelling mistakes in your work.
b) Translate into English:
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; (); ;
III. Learn the following words:
| Word | Transcription | Translation |
| Breakthrough | ['breIkTrH] | |
| Unexpected | ["AnIks'pektId] | |
| To stun | [stAn] | |
| Community | [kq'mjHnqtI] | |
| To expand | [Ik'spend] | |
| Frontiers | ['frAntIqz] | |
| To restore | [rI'stL] | |
| Blind | [blaInd] | |
| Via | [vaIq] | |
| Helicopter | ['helIkPptq] | |
| Surgeon | ['sWG(q)n] | |
| Capable | ['keIpqbl] | |
| Physician | [fI'zIS(q)n] | |
| To spearhead (.) | ['spIqhed] | |
| To dial | [dQIl] | |
| Stem cell | [stem sel] | |
| Supply | [sq'plQI] | |
| Spare | [spFq] | |
| Draw on | [drL] | () |
| Emergency | [I'mWG(q)nsI] | |
| To suffer | ['sAfq] |
IV. a) Form the nouns using proper suffixes.
To invent, to identify, to restore, blind, to transmit, to transform, to create, to construct, to operate, to communicate, to recognize.
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b) Translate the words with prefix fore-.
Foresee, forearm, forego, foreknow, foretell, foretaste, forefather, foremost.
V. Fill in the gaps with the proper verb from the table below.
| To stun to expand to restore to recognize to create |
1. The operation his sight. 2. The government plans to more jobs for young people. 3. They were by the news. 4. We have the business by opening two more shops. 5. I... him as soon as he came into the room.
VI. Match the words in A-column with the words in B-column.
A B
1) Serendipitous a) cars
2) Little-known b) impact
3) Academic c) inventions
4) Autonomous d) voice
5) Permanent e) scientists
6) New f) institutions
7) Human g) generation
VII. Restore the word order in the following sentences.
1. Try / scientists / to expand / knowledge / the frontiers / of human. 2. This / independently / invention / will help / the blind / to walk. 3. Are developing / autonomous / inventors / and / cars / helicopters. 4. The help / is / it / computer / possible / to recognize / with / human voice / of?
VIII. Practice the reading of the following words:
Breakthrough, to revolutionise, scientist, engineer, frontier, via, machine, autonomous, helicopter, physician, surgeon, microchip, retina, to allow, to dial.
