по образцу: 1-d
1) to wish a) to work b) to go c) to move d) to want
2) plenty of a) much b) little c) enough d) few
3) to make a) to choose b) to do c) to win d) to wish
4) to believe a) to respect b) to deserve c) to consider d) to wish
5) to come back a) to leave b) to return c) to retreat d) to invent
6) to care about a) to use b) to worry c) to provide d) to call
about
2.8. Образуйте с помощью союза “but” предложения, которые доказывают, что жизнь великого ученого была полна контрастов,
по образцу: to be a millionaire but to live a simple life
He was a millionaire but lived a simple life.
a) to be an industrialist to remain an idealist
b) to be cheerful in company to be sad in private
c) to love all mankind not to have a wife or a family
to love him
d) to invent dynamite to improve to see it used as a weapon to kill
peacetime industries people
e) to be a patriot of his native to die alone in a foreign country
land but
f) to be a Swede to live more than 20 years in Russia
g) never to study at school to be a skilful chemist and excellent
or University linguist
h) to be a man of imagination to show great business and financial
sense
Продолжите предложения, выбрав вариант, соответствующий содержанию текста.
1. Alfred Nobel was a son of a
a) millionaire.
b) bankrupt.
c) clerk.
2. He made a fortune but
a) spent all his money at restaurants.
b) was prisoned.
c) lived a simple life.
3. He invented a new explosive, dynamite,
a) to kill and injure people.
b) to improve peacetime industries.
c) to get money (reward) for his invention.
4. He was born in Stockholm
a) but moved to Russia in 1842.
b) and never left his native city.
c) moved to Germany in 1842.
5. His greatest wish was
a) to see an end to wars.
b) to become famous.
c) to earn as much money as possible.
6. According to Nobel’s will the prize is given
a) only to Swedish candidates.
b) to candidates of any nationality.
c) only to a Scandinavian.
Прочтите текст снова и разделите его на 4 логические части. Выберите для каждой из них заголовок из тех, что предложены ниже.
1. Alfred Nobel’s will.
2. Contrasts and his life.
3. Alfred Nobel – priorities in life.
4. His way of becoming a scientist.
Ответьте на вопросы по тексту.
1. What kind of person was Alfred Nobel?
2. What was the most famous invention of A. Nobel?
3. Did he live in Sweden for all his life?
4. What did Nobel’s father invent?
5. How did A. Nobel spend his money?
6. What was Nobel’s contribution to development of Science and Art?
2.12. Прочитайте список людей, получивших Нобелевскую премию. За какие достижения присуждалась данная награда? Составьте предложения, используя пассивный залог,
по образцу:
P. and M. Curie were awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of radium.
или
The Nobel Prize was given to P. and M. Curie for the discovery of radium.
| Physics | ||
| Pierre and Marie Curie (France) | the discovery of radium | |
| Guglielmo Marconi (Italy) | the invention of radio | |
| Albert Einstein (USA) | the development of the theory of relativity | |
| Chemistry | ||
| Ernest Rutherford (Britain) | his work on radioactivity | |
| Elias Corey (USA) | his work in synthesizing chemical compounds | |
| Physiology and medicine | ||
| Ivan Pavlov (Russia) | his work on conditional reflex | |
| Sir Frederick Banting (Canada) | the discovery of the drug insulin | |
| Lord Florey (Australia) | discovering of penicillin | |
| Maurice Wilkins (Britain) | discovering the molecular structure of DNA | |
| Literature | ||
| M. Sholokhov (USSR) | writing novels of social realism | |
| Rudyard Kipling (Britain) | writing poems and children's stories | |
| Boris Pasternak (USSR) | writing poems and anti-revolutionary novels | |
| For the cause of peace | ||
| Andrey Sakharov (USSR) | his work on theoretical physics | |
| Theodore Roosevelt (USA) | his peaceful political activity while being President |
2.13. Составьте диалог по следующей ситуации:
St. A is a famous scientist (he might be any Nobel Prize winner, no matter if he is alive now or not) who is ready to give interview.
St. B is a graduate who is interested in scientific research and has an opportunity to interview scientist.
Во время беседы выясните следующее:
– where and when he/she was born and worked
– when and why he/she decided to become a scientist
– the field of science the scientist worked in
– the discoveries or inventions he/she made
– where the results if his/her work are used now
2.14. Прослушайте текст о пяти выдающихся ученых, дополните таблицу недостающими данными. Расскажите о каждом, используя эту информацию. Обсудите ваши ответы в парах.
| Inventor(s) | Invention | Date | Place | Notes |
GALILEO
| Telescope | ……. | Italy | – his largest telescope was 120cm long – he used it to study the ….. and Mars |
ALEXANDER
GRAHAM BELL
| ………… | …….. | USA | – telephones first used in US cities – by 1887, more than ….. phones in USA |
THOMAS EDISON
| Light bulb | …….. | USA | – Edison also invented the..... |
 
THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
| Aeroplane | USA | – first plane flew ….. feet in ….. seconds – Orville was the first person to fly an aeroplane | |
CARL BENZ
| Automobile | …….. | Germany | – first car had only ….. wheels, a steel frame and went ….. kph – by 1888 Benz had 50 workers building the 3-wheeled cars |
2.15. Подготовьте проект(презентацию), об одном из выдающихся ученых в области физики, химии, литературы (250-300 слов).
Придерживайтесь следующей композии, используя подходящие фразы:
Introduction
My goal today (now) is to present (to discuss, to inform, to report)…
I am going to …
I would like to … e.g. present information about a famous scientist
I am here to …
I have divided my report into 3 (4…) parts/section as follows…
My report will be in … parts…
Main body
To start with … e.g. some important events from the biography of…
Let's start with…
In addition…
Furthemore…
I'll move on to … e.g. his/her career of a scientist
This is important/necessary because… e.g. his/her invention(s)brough
him/her glory
It should be noticed/stressed that…
Conclusion
In conclusion I shall say that…
Summing up…
It is evident that…
