1) What is your major?
2) When and where did physics originate as a science? Say a few words about its history.
3) Name five most outstanding physicists who you think have made the greatest contribution to the development of physics as a science. Give your reasons.
4) List the key disciplines in your specialization.
5) How do you think physics in general and your specialization in particular will be developing as a science in the future? Which branches of physics do you think have the best prospects for the future?
Relevance of Your Selected Specialization in Todays Society
1) What is your major?
2) Say a few words about the history of physics: how have physicists been contributing to our lives throughout history?
3) Why do you think you specialization is still relevant today? What practical contribution are physicists in general and people with your specialization in particular making to our lives these days?
4) Is your specialization equally common in our country and abroad?
5) Is the demand for your specialization increasing or decreasing? Why?
6) How do you think the demand for your specialization will develop in the next ten, fifty and one hundred years?
7) Outline the range of jobs available for people with your degree today. Which of them appeals to you most?
APPENDIX A
KEY TO PRACTICE TESTS
Grammar Tests
Grammar Test 1: 1-B, 2-B, 3-A, 4-B, 5-D, 6-C, 7-D, 8-B, 9-C, 10-B, 11-C, 12-B
Grammar Test 2: 1-B, 2-D, 3-D, 4-C, 5-C, 6-B, 7-B, 8-C, 9-B, 10-D, 11-B, 12-A
Grammar Test 3: 1-D, 2-A, 3-C, 4-D, 5-B, 6-C, 7-D, 8-A, 9-B, 10-C, 11-D, 12-A
Grammar Test 4: 1-D, 2-C, 3-B, 4-D, 5-C, 6-A, 7-C, 8-B, 9-D, 10-B, 11-B, 12-A
Grammar Test 5: 1-A, 2-B, 3-B, 4-C, 5-C, 6-D, 7-C, 8-A, 9-B, 10-C, 11-B, 12-A
Grammar Test 6: 1-A, 2-C, 3-D, 4-B, 5-C, 6-A, 7-D, 8-A, 9-C, 10-A, 11-B, 12-B, 13-B, 14-D, 15-D
Grammar Test 7: 1-D, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A, 5-B, 6-C, 7-D, 8-D, 9-C, 10-C, 11-C, 12-D, 13-D, 14-A, 15-D
Grammar Test 8: 1-D, 2-C, 3-B, 4-A, 5-B, 6-B, 7-C, 8-D, 9-B, 10-C, 11-B, 12-B, 13-A, 14-B, 15-C
Grammar Test 9: 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C, 5-C, 6-C, 7-B, 8-C, 9-A, 10-B, 11-B, 12-A, 13-B, 14-C, 15-B
Grammar Test 10: 1-C, 2-B, 3-B, 4-B, 5-D, 6-B, 7-C, 8-D, 9-B, 10-D, 11-D, 12-C, 13-B, 14-B, 15-A
Grammar Test 11: 1-C, 2-D, 3-C, 4-C, 5-B, 6-A, 7-C, 8-B, 9-D, 10-B, 11-B, 12-A, 13-A, 14-C, 15-D
Grammar Test 12: 1-C, 2-A, 3-A, 4-B, 5-D, 6-C, 7-B, 8-C, 9-D, 10-A, 11-D, 12-B, 13-C, 14-A, 15-A
Grammar Test 13: 1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-D, 5-A, 6-B, 7-A, 8-B, 9-C, 10-D, 11-C, 12-D, 13-D, 14-B, 15-C
Grammar Test 14: 1-A, 2-B, 3-A, 4-B, 5-D, 6-D, 7-A, 8-A, 9-B, 10-D, 11-B, 12-C, 13-C, 14-A, 15-D
Grammar Test 15: 1-B, 2-B, 3-C, 4-A, 5-B, 6-D, 7-C, 8-C, 9-B, 10-C, 11-B, 12-A, 13-C, 14-D, 15-B
Vocabulary Tests
Vocabulary Test 1: 1-C, 2-D, 3-A, 4-B, 5-A, 6-D, 7-C, 8-D, 9-B, 10-D, 11-A, 12-A
Vocabulary Test 2: 1-A, 2-A, 3-D, 4-B, 5-A, 6-A, 7-D, 8-C, 9-B, 10-A, 11-D, 12-C
Vocabulary Test 3: 1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-D, 5-C, 6-D, 7-B, 8-C, 9-D, 10-A, 11-D, 12-A
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Vocabulary Test 4: 1-C, 2-C, 3-B, 4-D, 5-C, 6-D, 7-B, 8-C, 9-D, 10-A, 11-D, 12-A
Vocabulary Test 5: 1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-B, 5-C, 6-C, 7-A, 8-B, 9-C, 10-D, 11-A, 12-C
Vocabulary Test 6: 1-C, 2-D, 3-A, 4-A, 5-B, 6-A, 7-D, 8-C, 9-C, 10-B
Vocabulary Test 7: 1-C, 2-C, 3-B, 4-A, 5-B, 6-C, 7-B, 8-D, 9-D, 10-A
Vocabulary Test 8: 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C, 5-B, 6-C, 7-A, 8-C, 9-B, 10-D
Vocabulary Test 9: 1-B, 2-B, 3-D, 4-A, 5-C, 6-D, 7-A, 8-C, 9-C, 10-A
Vocabulary Test 10: 1-C, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B, 5-A, 6-B, 7-B, 8-D, 9-C, 10-A
Vocabulary Test 11: 1-D, 2-A, 3-C, 4-D, 5-D, 6-A, 7-C, 8-A, 9-B, 10-D
Vocabulary Test 12: 1-C, 2-A, 3-B, 4-D, 5-A, 6-D, 7-C, 8-B, 9-B, 10-D
Vocabulary Test 13: 1-A, 2-D, 3-C, 4-A, 5-B, 6-D, 7-B, 8-A, 9-C, 10-A
Vocabulary Test 14: 1-C, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D, 5-D, 6-A, 7-C, 8-D, 9-A, 10-B
Vocabulary Test 15: 1-C, 2-B, 3-B, 4-A, 5-B, 6-D, 7-A, 8-C, 9-D, 10-B
APPENDIX B
LITERATURE
1. Physics: The Physical Setting [xt] / Gewirtz, Albert S. Tarendash. Nashville, 2006. 230 p.
2. Problems in Physics [xt] / Abhay Kumar Singh. Philadelphia, 2007. 170 p.
3. An Introduction to Nuclear Physics [xt] / W. N. Cottingham, D. A. Greenwood. 2011. 210 p.
4. Explaining Physics: GCSE Edition [xt] / Stephen Pople. Berlin, 2007. 180 p.
5. The New Physics: For the Twenty-First Century [xt] / Gordon Fraser. Nashville, 2006. 110 p.
6. Practical Physics [xt] / R K Shukla. New Port, 2007. 147 p.
7. Einstein and religion: physics and theology [xt] / Max Jammer. London, 2002. 250 p.
8. Introduction to Polymer Physics [xt] / M. Doi. New York, 2006. 210 p.
9. Let's Review: Physics: The Physical Setting [xt] / Miriam A. Lazar. London, 2009. 210 p.
10. Physics of Semiconductor Devices [xt] / S. M. Sze, Kwok Kwok Ng. Denver, 2007. 240 p.
11. The Cambridge Handbook of Physics Formulas [xt] / Graham Woan. Austin, 2009. 250 p.
12. New Understanding Physics for Advanced Level [xt] / Jim Breithaupt. Cambridge, 2011. 190 p.
Grammar and Vocabulary Books
1. Azar B. Fundamentals of English Grammar [xt] / Betty Azar. Harlow: Longman, 2003. 525 p.
2. Eastwood J. Oxford Guide to English Grammar xt] / Eastwood John. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. 446 p.
3. Foley M., Hall D. Advanced Learners Grammar [xt] / Foley Mark, Hall Diane. Harlow: Longman, 2003. 384 p.
4. Murphy R. English Grammar in Use [xt] / Raymond Murphy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. 328 p.
5. Prodromou L. Grammar and Vocabulary First Certificate [xt] / Luke Prodromou. Harlow: Longman, 2000. 319 p.
6. Vince M. Macmillan English Grammar in Context [xt] / Michael Vince. Oxford: Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2007. 240 p.
