2. Read the flowcharts given in the figure 1 and 2.
3. Read some information about creation of the flow charts in the Appendix 4-6 and create your own describing any experiment you made in the laboratory.
4. Create a list of rules related to the theme of the text given in the exercise 1. Share and compare the rules with your partners and think how they might be improved, choose the best ones.
5. Render the text given in the exercise 1.
Speaking
Read the information about Kurt Mislow. What prizes were given to him? Choose the lessons others can learn from this person and talk about what might have motivated him.
Kurt Mislow (1923- **)
M
islow
is the premier stereochemical theorist and experimentalist of the
second half of the 20th century, whose work has helped define modern
stereochemistry. His textbook "Introduction to Stereochemistry"
(1965) was built around the theme that the major principles of
stereochemistry rest on considerations of symmetry and group theory.
It introduced into chemistry the concept of topicity (enantio-,
diastereo-, chiro-). Among his "firsts" are a general
method for determining enantiomeric ratios by NMR spectroscopy, a
general method for establishing the absolute configuration of
optically active biaryls, the synthesis of a chemically achiral
compound composed exclusively of asymmetric conformations, and the
demonstration that conformational interconversion rates are affected
by steric isotope effects. He designed novel types of stereoisomers
among molecular propellers and molecular gears based on an analysis
of ring-flipping and internal gearingmotions.
He published well over 300 papers, mainly in the area of
stereochemistry.
Mislow was born in Berlin, Germany. He attended Tulane University (B.S. 1944) and obtained the Ph.D. degree with Linus Pauling at Cal Tech (1947). He then joined the New York University faculty, and in 1964 was appointed the first Hugh Stott Taylor Professor of Chemistry at Princeton University (1964). He became Professor Emeritus there in 1988. Among his many awards were Sloan and Guggenheim fellowships, the ACS James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry (1975), the William H. Nichols Medal (1987), and the Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award (1995). He was the first recipient of the Prelog Medal (1986) and the Chirality Medal (1993).
THE WORLD BEFORE AND AFTER: Think of and write down three ideas of what life was like before Kurt Mislowappeared and three changes that he has made to the world. Share and compare your ideas with partners.
THE SECRET LIFE OF…: Speculate on and develop a secret life for a character from the article. Share and compare secret lives with other students. Who thought of the funniest / craziest / weirdest… secret life?
INVITATIONS: talk about what might happen if you invited a person from the article …
to your lab
to the lecture on Stereochemistry delivered by your supervisor
on a fishing trip
to the supermarket, shopping for food
to a secret place for a blind date
BORING: Think of five reasons why the character in the text might complain about his life and job. Discuss these things and compare them to your own everyday life.
Listening
Presentations: body
1.After you have greeted your guests, you will begin to go through the main body of your presentation. It's very useful to have some visual aids - some slides, pictures or graphs that help explain what you are saying. Sometimes they can also help to keep your audience interested in your presentation! Imagine you are giving a presentation and using some visual aids. What phrases might you use to draw your audience’s attention to these slides?
