Your Specialization as a Science

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 Today’s 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

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 [Теxt] / Gewirtz, Albert S. Tarendash. – Nashville, 2006. – 230 p.

2. Problems in Physics [Теxt] / Abhay Kumar Singh. – Philadelphia, 2007. – 170 p.

3. An Introduction to Nuclear Physics [Теxt] / W. N. Cottingham, D. A. Greenwood. – 2011. – 210 p.

4. Explaining Physics: GCSE Edition [Теxt] / Stephen Pople. – Berlin, 2007. – 180 p.

5. The New Physics: For the Twenty-First Century [Теxt] / Gordon Fraser. – Nashville, 2006. – 110 p.

6. Practical Physics [Теxt] / R K Shukla. – New Port, 2007. – 147 p.

7. Einstein and religion: physics and theology [Теxt] / Max Jammer. – London, 2002. – 250 p.

8. Introduction to Polymer Physics [Теxt] / M. Doi. – New York, 2006. – 210 p.

9. Let's Review: Physics: The Physical Setting [Теxt] / Miriam A. Lazar. – London, 2009. – 210 p.

10. Physics of Semiconductor Devices [Теxt] / S. M. Sze, Kwok Kwok Ng. – Denver, 2007. – 240 p.

11. The Cambridge Handbook of Physics Formulas [Теxt] / Graham Woan. – Austin, 2009. – 250 p.

12. New Understanding Physics for Advanced Level [Теxt] / Jim Breithaupt. – Cambridge, 2011. – 190 p.

Grammar and Vocabulary Books

1. Azar B. Fundamentals of English Grammar [Теxt] / Betty Azar. – Harlow : Longman, 2003. – 525 p.

2. Eastwood J. Oxford Guide to English Grammar Теxt] / Eastwood John. – Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1996. – 446 p.

3. Foley M., Hall D. Advanced Learner’s Grammar [Теxt] / Foley Mark, Hall Diane. – Harlow : Longman, 2003. – 384 p.

4. Murphy R. English Grammar in Use [Теxt] / Raymond Murphy. – Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1993. – 328 p.

5. Prodromou L. Grammar and Vocabulary First Certificate [Теxt] / Luke Prodromou. – Harlow : Longman, 2000. – 319 p.

6. Vince M. Macmillan English Grammar in Context [Теxt] / Michael Vince. – Oxford : Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2007. – 240 p.