- •Шомахова т.Х.
- •Кумыкова Элина Тугановна, Безрокова Мадина Борисовна, Бориева Мархаба Курманбаевна, Абрегова Алла Владимировна
- •Unit I science and society
- •1. Listen to or look through the following text and say what ideas it contains.
- •2. Look through the text again and entitle it.
- •3. Look through the text once more and say what kind of passage it is:
- •4. Read the text thoroughly with a dictionary and answer the following questions:
- •5. Give Russian equivalents to the following words, word combinations and scientific terms from the text:
- •6. Complete the following sentences choosing the words, word combinations or scientific terms from the list below.
- •7. Find synonyms to the given words, word combinations and scientific terms in ex. 5;
- •8. Translate the following sentences into Russian paying attention to the italicized words:
- •1. Read the next text connected with science and give answers to the following questions:
- •How would you answer the questions?
- •Unit II … as a branch of science
- •1. Look through the text concentrating on the beginning and the end of each paragraph, and write an outline, either in Russian or in English (time limit — 10 min.).
- •2. Paragraph Study.
- •3. Read the whole text again and see if any corrections should be made in your original outline.
- •4. Write an abstract of the text in three sentences.
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Unit III modern achievements in electronics and nanoelectronics text 1 Graphene
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Text 2 Molecular scale electronics
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Unit IV outstanding scientists in nanotechnology text 1 Richard Phillips Feynman
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Text 2 Walter Schottky
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Unit V ethical problems of scientific research text 1 The cloning of humans is justifiable
- •Read and translate the text.
- •2. Answer the questions on the text.
- •3. Analyzing the content of a text
- •Text 2 Artificial Intelligence
- •Read the text 'Artificial Intelligence' and say if machines can be as clever as humans.
- •Complete each sentence (a—h) with one of the endings (1-8):
- •Give the definitions of the following words
- •Answer the questions:
- •Fill in the table
- •Read the quotations below. Choose any statement and comment on it
- •1) Read the text and be ready for a comprehension check-up.
- •2) Check up for comprehension.
- •Unit VI special texts text 1 Nanocomposites and their Applications
- •A survey of the applications of nanocomposites. The following survey of nanocomposite applications introduces you to many of the uses being explored, including:
- •Text 2 Synthesis of Nanomaterials by High Energy Ball Milling
- •Unit VII special texts text 1 Synthesis of Nanomaterials by Laser Ablation
- •Text 2 Chemical Vapor Synthesis of Nanomaterials
- •Unit VIII special texts text 1 Nanoelectromechanical system
- •Text 2 Nanocircuitry
- •Unit IX special texts text 1 Carbon nanotube
- •Text 2 Quantum computer
- •Unit X first steps in science
- •Look through the text and be ready to summarize its main ideas.
- •Read the text to find the answers to the following questions:
- •Read the text again to find the answers to the following questions:
- •Speaking
- •Answer the questions:
- •Complete the sentences which contain the words from the Active Vocabulary Section. Speak about your research problem.
- •Answer the questions:
- •Complete the sentences with the words from the Active Vocabulary Section. Speak about the historical background of your research problem.
- •Ask for and give information on the historical background of the research problems under study.
- •Act out the situation.
- •Complete the sentences with the words from the Active Vocabulary Section. Speak about the purpose of your current research and the method used.
- •Ask for and give information about your current research, namely its purpose and the methods you employ.
- •Act out the situation.
- •Answer the questions:
- •Complete the sentences which contain the words from the Active Vocabulary Section. Speak about your research results and conclusions.
- •Ask for and give information about your research results and conclusions.
- •Act out the situations.
- •List of materials used
Complete each sentence (a—h) with one of the endings (1-8):
There are more and more jobs which humans leave to robots such as
Computers can perform a lot of functions: they can
Artificial intelligence has successfully been used in a wide range of fields including
Industrial robots are also used for
Robots can
Some futurists believe that artificial intelligence will
Other futurists and science fiction writers have predicted that
The use of robots in industry leads to
medical diagnosis, stock trading, robot control, law, scientific discovery and toys.
fundamentally transform society.
packaging of manufactured goods, transporting goods around warehouses or hospitals or removing tiny electronic components.
exploring another planet, defusing bombs, exploring inside a volcano or just doing boring household chores like cleaning.
human beings and machines will merge into powerful cyborgs.
control cars and planes, give us the news, play chess and football or compose music.
unemployment as many jobs are performed by machines.
move around, sense and manipulate their environment, predict the actions of others and exhibit intelligent behavior.
Give the definitions of the following words
artificial intelligence (AI)
robot
cyborg
android
humanoid
Answer the questions:
Why do people make robots?
Why do some people believe that robots can be dangerous?
What are the real reasons to worry about robots?
Are there any limits to how intelligent machines can be?
What is the difference between human intelligence and artificial intelligence?
Can a machine have human feelings? Why?
What may happen if humans hand over important decisions to machines?
What science fiction books and films about robots do you know? What role do robots play in people's life in these books or films?
What is your personal attitude to robots?
Would you like to have a domestic robot? Why?
Fill in the table
The reasons to trust robots |
The reasons to mistrust robots |
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Read the quotations below. Choose any statement and comment on it
'The sad thing about artificial intelligence is that it lacks artifice and therefore intelligence.' (Jean Baudrillard)
'Some people worry that artificial intelligence will make us feel inferior, but then, anybody in his right mind should have an inferiority complex every time he looks at a flower.' (Alan Kay)
'No computer has ever been designed that is ever aware of what it's doing; but most of the time, we aren 't either.' (Marvin Minsky)
'Man has made many machines, complex and cunning, but which of them indeed rivals the workings of his heart?' (Pablo Casals)
'The greatest task before civilization at present is to make machines what they ought to be, the slaves, instead of the masters of men.' (Henry Ellis)
'As machines become more and more efficient and perfect, so it will become clear that imperfection is the greatness of man.' (Ernst Fischer)
'The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.' (B. F. Skinner)
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