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VII. Make up the definition of the term ‘invention’ from the scattered words.

Invention is new, creation, of, useful, in, objectives, human, accomplishing, devices, ideas, procedures.

VIII. Choose the most suitable variant:

1. … precede the process of invention.

a) one experiment b) one or more discoveries

2. Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered …

a) X rays b) the telephone

3. Benjamin Franklin invented ...

a) the lightning flash b) the lightning rod

4. Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell simultaneously applied for a patent on …

a) the radio b) the telephone

5. The English scientist and mathematician Sir Isaac Newton and the German philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz bitterly fought for the credit for the discovery of the …

a) the theory of gravity b) the calculus

6. It’s difficult to ascribe any single invention to one person because as a rule it’s a …

a) difficult process b) collective work

IX. Give three examples of accidental discoveries and three examples of induced discoveries.

For example: The lightning rod by Benjamin Franklin is an induced discovery and X rays by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen is an accidental one.

X. Continue the following sentences and use them in your brief summary.

1. Invention is …

2. Hard mental work and one or more discoveries precede …

3. Any discovery can be of two types …

4. Today most modern inventions and discoveries take place …

5. That’s why it’s difficult …

Text II

Serendipity. Serendipitous Discoveries

After reading this text you will learn:

- the difference between the term insight and serendipity;

- 6 serendipitous discoveries.

I. Here are two ways of discovering something new:

Insight – озарение, инсайт.

Serendipity – счастливая случайность (когда ученый пытается открыть одно, а случайно по ходу работы открывает другое, и это другое открытие становится сенсационным).

II. Answer the following questions:

1. What scientific discoveries or inventions have had great influence on our life? 2. What precedes every discovery? 3. Who and what are involved in the process of discovery something new? 4. What inventions can be called insight? 5. What inventions are considered to be serendipitous?

III. Learn the following words:

Word

Transcription

Translation

Absent-minded

["xbsqnt'mQIndId]

Рассеянный

Spread

[spred]

Распространение

Cause

[kLz]

Причина

To depend on

[dI'pend]

Зависеть

Safety

['seIftI]

Безопасность

Defence

[dI'fens]

Оборона

Non-stick frying pan

["nPn'stIk 'frQIIN pxn]

Непригораемая сковорода

Plastic coating

['plxstIk kqutIN]

Пластиковое покрытие

Equipment

[Ik'wIpmqnt]

Оборудование

Unaffected

[An'IfektId]

Неподверженный

Slippery

['slIpqrI]

Скользкий

Vehicle

['vJkl]

Транспортное средство

Pattern

['pxt(q)n]

Образец

To taste

[teIst]

Попробовать

By-product

["bQI 'prPdAkt]

Побочный продукт

Substitute

['sAbstItjHt]

Заменитель

Rubber

['rAbq]

Резина

Apparent

[q'pxrnt]

Очевидный

To chew

[CH]

Жевать

Available

[q'veIlqbl]

Доступный

Artificial

["RtI'fISl]

Искусственный

Stick-on note

["stIk"Pn 'nquts]

Стикер

Adhesive

[qd'hJsIv]

Склеивающее вещество

Glue

[glH]

Клей

Substance

['sAbstqns]

Вещество

To mark

[mRk]

Оставлять следы, помечать

Surface

['sWfIs]

Поверхность

Choir

[kwQIq]

Хор

Slip of paper

["slIpqv'peIpq]

Закладка

Similar

['sImIlq]

Подобный

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