Science. Pre-reading task

Science

Science is important to most people living in the modern world for a number of reasons. In particular, science is important to world peace and understanding, to the understanding of technology, and to our understanding of the world.

Science is important to world peace in many ways. On one
hand, scientists have helped to develop many of the modern tools of
war. On the other hand, they have also helped to keep the peace
through research which has improved life for people. Scientists have
helped us to understand the problem of supplying the world with enough energy; they have begun to develop a number of solutions to the energy problem - for example, using energy from the sun and from the atom. Scientists have also analyzed the world's resources. We can begin learning to share the resources with the knowledge provided to us by science. Science studies the Universe and how to use its possibilities for the benefit of men.

Science is also important to everyone who is affected by modern technology. Many of the things that make our lives easier and better are the results of advances in technology and, if the present patterns continue, technology will affect us even more in the future than it does now. In some cases, such as technology for taking salt out of ocean water, technology may be essential for our lives on the Earth.

The study of science also provides people with an understanding of natural world. Scientists are learning to predict earthquakes, are continuing to study many other natural events such as storms. Scientists are also studying various aspects of human biology and the origin and developments of the human race. The study of the natural world may help to improve life for many people, all over the world.

A basic knowledge of science is essential for everyone. It helps people to find their way in the changing world.

TEXT 2

Pre-reading task

1. What role have scientific and technological developments played in human's life?

2. What proves that science and technology are closely related today?

3. Read the text “Science and Technology” and discuss the following questions in group:

1. What does the term «technology» refer to?

2. What does the term «industrial technology» mean?

3. How is scientific activity in the 1970s estimated?

4. What facts prove that the scientific revolution in the 16th century was the time that science and technology began to work together?

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