- •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
Read the text again to find the answers to the following questions:
What are you?
What is your special subject?
What field of knowledge are you doing research in?
Have you been working at the problem long?
Is your work of practical or theoretical importance?
Who do you collaborate with?
When do you consult your scientific adviser?
Have you completed the experimental part of your dissertation?
How many scientific papers have you published?
Do you take part in the work of scientific conferences?
Where and when are you going to get Ph.D. degree?
Make a list of the most important points for you in the text
Speak about your research work using the chosen points
Learn and dramatize the dialogue. Make up your own dialogue on the same subject
A: Next Monday there'll be an extra department meeting. Peter Smirnov has finished his doctoral thesis and we are going to discuss it.
В: I like him. He is a talented scientist. He has been working hard for his doctorate for 5 years and showed remarkable ability as a researcher.
A: He deserves a high academic degree.
Make up dialogues on the following situations. If possible use the terminology of your own field of research.
The scientific adviser and his post-graduate are discussing the new idea that young researcher has put forward (выдвинул). The post-graduate is very talented and the prominent scientist is eager (очень хочет) to support and stimulate him.
Speaking
I. Field of Science and Research
Active Vocabulary
to do/to carry on/to carry out/to conduct research
to contribute to/to make a contribution to
to influence/to affect / to have an effect on/upon
to study/to make studies/to investigate/to explore
to put forward an idea
to suggest an idea/a theory/a hypothesis
to advance/to develop/to modify a theory
to predict/to forecast/to foresee
to accumulate knowledge
field of science/research
a new area of research
current branch/field of research
latest/recent achievements/developments/advances
a(an) outstanding/prominent/world-known scientist/researcher
Tasks
A. Answer the questions:
What is your field of science/research?
What are the current issues in your field of science/research?
Have new areas of research appeared in recent years?
What is your particular area of research?
What are the latest achievements in your field of science/research?
Have many fundamental discoveries been made in your field of science/research?
Can you name some outstanding researchers in your field of science? What contribution have they made?
Do achievements in your branch of science/research influence everyday life? In what way?
What further developments can you predict in your field of science/research?
B. Complete the sentences which contain the words from the Active Vocabulary Section. Speak about your field of science/research.
I do research in the field of....
It is the science/a comparatively new branch of science that studies...
The field of science/research that I'm concerned with gathers knowledge about...
Major developments include advances in ....
Remarkable advances have been made in....
The branches of science contributing a lot to progress in my field of research are ....
My current field of science/research is ....
It's difficult/not difficult to foresee/forecast/predict....
Work in pairs.
C. Ask for and give information on your field of science and research.
D. Act out the situation.
Two students are discussing the progress made in their fields of science and its influence on life today.
II. Research Problem
Active Vocabulary
to be due to
to arise from
to increase considerably
to be the subject of special/particular interest
to be studied comprehensively/thoroughly/extensively
to be only outlined
to be mentioned in passing
to be concerned with/to be engaged in the problem of to deal with/to consider the problem of
to be interested in
to be of great/little/no interest/importance/significance/value/use to take up the problem to work on the problem
to follow/to stick to the theory/hypothesis/concept to postulate
to differ/to be different from a lot of/little/no literature is available on the problem the reason for the interest in the problem is ...
Tasks