Home task: Tell about one of the famous Russian scientist

3. Ответить на вопросы по тексту

1. Who is Russia’s first world-famed scientist?
2. What is he famous for? What famous places were named after him?
3. What is D. Mendeleev famous for?
4. How did he make his discovery according to the legend?
5. Who became the first female professor of mathematics in the world?
6. Who was the first Russian Nobel Prize winner? What studies did he make?
7. What is the name of the Russian inventor of the radio?
8. In what sphere did N. Basovwork?

4.Лексические упражнения по теме

Упражнение 1.Read the definitions of different branches of science and match them with the names of sciences:

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1. It is the science of the stars. It deals with celestial bodies such as our earth, its moon, the sun, the other planets.

2. It is the study of the way in which language works.

3. It is the science of mental life which studies human and animal behavior.

4. It is the science of life. It deals with great diversity of life forms.

5. It deals with the scientific observation and study of the phenomena of weather and climate.

Упражнение 2.From nouns denoting professions, dealing with different branches of learning, science, art. (Из данных названий наук образуйте специальность, относящейся к этой науке)

Science, chemistry , physics , biology , linguistics , psychology , mathematics , history , politics , music , astronomy , geography

Упражнение 3 Choose the correct variant.(выбрать один вариант)

1. Elizabeth II was …

a. An actress

b. The Queen

c. Princess

2. Diana was …

a. An actress

b. The Queen

c. Princess

3. Abraham Lincoln was …

a. The Prime Minister of GB

b. The President of the USA

c. The King

4. Alexander Graham Bell was …

a. A writer

b. A scientist

c. A minister

5. Jack London was …

a. An American writer

b. A British writer

c. A British actor

6. James Fenimore Cooper was …

a. A British writer

b. An American writer

c. A British engineer

7. Elvis Presley was …

a. A British writer

b. An American actor

c. An American singer

8. Fred Perry was …

a. A tennis player

b. A scientist

c. A pianist

9. James Hadly Chase was …

a. A musician

b. A writer

c. A sportsman

10. Eleanor Farjeon was …

a. An English author of children’s stories

b. An English author of detective stories

c. An American author of children’s stories

Упражнение 4 Match the names of the famous British people (1-10) with the information about them on the right (a-j).

1.Robert Burns

2. Agatha Christie

3. Sir Isaac Newton

4. Joseph Turner

5. Paul McCartney

6. Margaret Thatcher

7. William Shakespeare

8. Daniel Jacob Radcliffe

9. Horatio Nelson

10. Charles Darwin

a. A well-known scientist

b. A Scottish poet

c. The Prime Minister

d. A famous singer and musician

e. A writer of detective stories

f. A famous actor

g. A famous artist

h. An English admiral

i. A famous writer of plays and a poet

j. A famous biologist

Упражнение 5 Match the names of the famous American people (A-F) with the sentences

(1-5). One name is extra.

A. Walt Disney

B. Neil Armstrong

C. Martin Luther king

D. Henry Ford

E. Charlie Chaplin

F. Mark Twain

1. The American astronaut first stepped on the surface of the Moon.

2. His cartoon films are popular all over the world.

3. He was the leader of the Black civil rights movement in the USA.

4. He was a famous American actor called “The Little Tramp”.

5. He was the first to use an assembly line in car making, which made cars

Упражнение 6. Match the names of the famous British people (A-F) with the sentences (1-5). One name is extra.

A. William Shakespeare

B. Sir Isaac Newton

C. Princess Diana

D. Paul McCartney

E. Daniel Defoe

F. Horatio Nelson

1. All the British admire that man. He was a brave and skillful admiral. He won the battle of Trafalgar.

2. The British called her “the Queen of people’s hearts”. She was well-known for her charity; she helped people with dangerous diseases. At the age of 20 she married Prince Charles and they had two sons.

3. His name is well known all over the world. He acted at the London theatre called “The Globe” and wrote tragedies, historical plays, comedies and poetry. His plays are still popular – not only in England but in the whole world.

4. He is one of the greatest men in the history of science. He was born in a small village in England in 1642, studied mathematics and physics at Cambridge University. He discovered the universal law of gravitation.

5. He was a famous English writer of the eighteenth century. He wrote his famous book when he was nearly 60 years old. His book was based on the real adventures of a sailor, who had lived alone for four years on a desert island. For this book he was called “the father of English prose”.

Home task: Tell about one of the famous Russian scientist

1. What scientists do you know?

2. Why is your scientist famous?

3. How and where was your scientist educated?

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