Communication. Science. Учебно-методическое пособие

UNIT 1: STUDIES

2. Complete the definitions to the words in the table.

1recruit

2measure

3cognitive

4flair

5onset

6scan

7spatial

8degree

9perform

10multilingual

3.Look through the text of the article and find the words for the following definitions. You can check your answers in the Answer key section.

1a degenerative brain disease of unknown cause that is the most common form of dementia, that usually starts in late middle age or in old age, that results in progressive memory loss, impaired thinking, disorientation, and changes in personality and mood

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2to explain the meaning of (something); to understand (something) in a specified way

3able to speak and understand two languages

4the speed at which someone or something moves; the speed at which something happens

5a natural ability/talent to do something

6related to space and the relationship of objects within it

7investigator

4.Quiz: choose the correct definition for each word of phrase. You can check your answers in the Answer key section.

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5.Complete the words. You can check your answers in the Answer key section.

At the Swedish Armed Forces Interpreter Ac__________my, young recruits learn a new language at a very fast p ___ce. By measuring their brains before and after the language training, a group of re_______chers has had an almost u_____que opportunity to observe what happens to the brain when we learn a new language in a short period of time. At the Swedish Armed Forces Interpreter Academy in the city of Uppsala, young people with a f______r for languages go from having no knowledge of a language such as Arabic, Russian or Dari to speaking it f______ly in the space of 13 months. From morning to evening, weekdays and weekends, the recruits study at a pace unlike on any other language course. As a control group, the researchers used medicine and cog__________ve science students at Umeå University – students who also study hard, but not languages. Both groups were given MRI scans before and after a three-month period of intensive study. While the brain structure of the control group remained unchanged, sp________fic parts of the brain of the language students grew. The parts that developed in size were the hip________pus, a deeplying brain structure that is involved in learning new material and spatial navi_______tion, and three areas in the cerebral cortex. “We were surprised that different parts of the brain developed to different degrees depending on how well the students per_______ed and how much effort they had had to put in to keep up with the course,” says Johan Mårtensson, a researcher in ps___________gy at Lund University, Sweden. Previous research from other groups has in_________ed that Alzheimer’s disease has a later _____

set in bilingual or multilingual groups. “Even if we cannot compare three months of intensive language study with a lifetime of being bilin_____, there is a lot to suggest that learning languages is a good way to keep the brain in shape,” says Johan Mårtensson.

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PART 5

Project work. Choose any topic below, study it and prepare a presentation to the group.

“Why Study a Second Language” “Efficient language learning strategies” “My friend is a polyglot: a story of success”

“Modern technologies in studying foreign languages” “Language learning: benefits to your professional development” “The next language I want to learn is…”

“Measuring second language proficiency”

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UNIT VOCABULARY LIST 1

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UNIT 2: STRESS

PART 1

1. Discuss the questions.

1)What are the health risks associated with modern lifestyles and environment?

2)Are you a health-conscious* person?

3)How much stress do you have in your life?

4)When you are stressed out*, how do you feel physically?

5)What do you do to release stress*?

* Check the meaning of underlined words and include them into Unit vocabulary list.

2.What recommendation can you give to someone who wants to have a healthy lifestyle and resist stress? Write down your ideas in the

box below.

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3.Discuss your ideas in pairs and share them with the group.

4.Think about the impact stress has on people’s lives, enlarge the phases below to make statements and discuss them in small groups.

…Stress has a bigger impact on your health …

…stress affects* the immune system …

…worrying about the danger of stress is definitely …

…a lazy Sunday …

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5.Look at the title of the article “The Danger of Stress”. Do you know the most typical consequences* of stress? Discuss them in groups.

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PART 2

1.Look at the words and their short meanings below, if necessary, enlarge the definitions and add transcription to the words.

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2. Read the abstract from the article “The Danger of Stress”.

(reference: Melinda Wenner “The Danger of Stress”. August 15, 2008. https://www. scientificamerican.com/article/stress-dangers). If necessary, leave notes on the margins next to the passages.

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