UNIT 11 Завдання 1. Прочитайте та перекладіть текст. MAN’S ACTIVITY AND NATURE The story of man’s civilization is the story of his cognition of nature and the application of his knowledge in his life. Primitive man was born, lived, and died with little change in his mode of from generation to generation. Little by little man learned to make and use tools, first of stones and later of metals and other materials. Still later the development of writing and counting were put into use. The progress was slow since rapid advances were possible until man began to gather data and think through theories. Only after man adopted the scientific method of studying his environment the development of civilization has become increasingly rapid in various fields of knowledge and technology. Science and technique have change human life unrecognizably. Never before in history have there been such rapid changes in our way of life as at the present period. Scientists are making new discoveries overnight. Our homes, our food and clothing, our sources of power, our means of travel and communication, our health facilities, are being affected by these discoveries. Using the discoveries of science man created thousands upon thousands of plants, factories and other industrial facilities for his “conquer” of nature. Human “achievements” in conquering nature have become so |