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Прочтите текст снова и разделите его на 4 логические части. Выберите для каждой из них заголовок из тех, что предложены ниже.

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.

1. Alfred Nobel’s will.

2. Contrasts and his life.

3. Alfred Nobel – priorities in life.

4. His way of becoming a scientist.

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:

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