Exercise 20. Insert the necessary word. Consult the text.
1. Technology is often … of science and engineering.
2. The … knowledge may be used by engineers to create … and machines.
3. Science is the reasoned … or study of phenomena, aimed at discovering enduring principles among elements of the phenomenal world by employing scientific … .
4. In immediate wake of World War II in the United States it was widely considered that technology was simply "… science" and that to fund basic science was to … technological results in due time.
5. The development of … may draw upon many fields of knowledge, including scientific, engineering, mathematical, linguistic, and historical knowledge, to … some practical result.
6. Technologies are not usually exclusively products of science, because they have to satisfy … such as utility, … and safety.
(achieve, technology, to reep, usability, method, consequence, applied,
new-found, requirement, tools, investigation).
Exercise 21. Find the meaning of each word.
1. способность | a) opportunity, b) ability, с) difficulty, d) property |
2.значение | a)understanding, b) beginning, c) meaning, d) opening |
3. повреждать | a) to injure, b) to kill, c) to explode, d) to abolish |
4. избегать | a) to threaten, b) to expect, c) to avoid, d) to deserve |
5. заслуживать | a) to respect, b) to encourage, c) to occur, d)to deserve |
6. выбирать | a) to choose, b) to offer, c) to develop, d) to install |
7. выигрывать | a) to grow, b) to need, c) to win, d) to build |
8. отмена, упразднение | a) consideration, b) education, с) competition, d) abolition |
9. шахта | a) site, b) mine, c) field, d) tube |
10. оправдывать | a) to justify, b) to threaten, c) to cause, d)introduce |
Exercise 22. Find the synonym of each word.
1. plenty of | a) much, b) little, с) enough, d) few |
2. to occur | a) to injure, b) to avoid, c) to happen, d) to justify |
3. to make | a) to choose, b) to do, c) to master, d) to win |
4. believe | a) to respect b) to abolish, c) to deserve, d) consider |
5. to care | a) to like, b) to encourage, c) to govern, d) to use |
6.to come back | a) to leave, b) to return, c) to retreat, d) to avoid |
7. too | a) while, b) almost, c) again, d) also |
Exercise 23. Find the words with similar meanings.
seldom | peace |
excellent | to open |
plenty of | now |
never | busy |
useless | to leave |
to come back | rich |
full | empty |
easy | difficult |
poor | often |
then | usefull |
war | always |
to close | bad |
free | little |
to offer | to refuse |
Exercise 24. Read and translate the following word combinations into Russian.
to care for children | to have an excellent opportunity |
while he was translating the article | to win victory |
scientific research work | to be injured at the car accident |
to be a famous scientist | to invest the capital into the new fields of industry |
it occurred during the war | to master two foreign languages |
to come back late | to choose the best translation |
to see something with one's own eyes | to avoid driving during rush hours |
to think about the meaning of life | the explosion occurred in the old mine |
to justify one's hopes | to use explosive materials for the experiment |
to find the meaning of the new word | to work in the mine |
to be seldom free | the threat of nuclear war |
to achieve excellent results | to encourage one's initiative |
to be a really good doctor | to respect old people |
to have plenty of tree time | to deserve a good mark for the answer |
to believe in progress | to win the first prize at the championship |
Exercise 25. Play the game.
Word Bingo
Look at the list of words given below. Write down any five words. The teacher is going to read the definitions of all the words in' random order. If you hear the definition of one of the words you have chosen, cross it out. The first student to cross out all the words he or she has chosen calls out “Bingo” and reads the words to prove his/her claim.
Words: foot, language, examination, physics, explanation, mathematics, traffic, invention, history, nature, achievement, time, steam coal, tunnel, sandwich, experience, experiment, speed, accident, clay, science, discovery, railway, problem.
Exercise 26. Read the text again and divide it into four parts. Give titles to these parts choosing the most suitable from the list below:
1. The childhood and youth of Alfred Nobel.
2. The career of Alfred Nobel's father.
3. The contrasts in the life of Alfred Nobel.
4. The life ideals of Alfred Nobel.
5. Alfred Nobel as a scientist.
6. Alfred Nobel's will.
7. Nobel prize winners.