Unit 8 science in daily life lead - in activity

Task 1. Short discussion.

1. How can you determine the word ‘science’?

2. Is the science the greatest blessing or the biggest curse?

3. What role does the science play in our daily life in your opinion?

4. How well are we informed about the latest science news?

Task 2. Look at the pictures showing some inventions of the science. Wh at are their main advantages and disadvantages?

A	B
C	D	E

READING

Task 3. Read the following words and find their Ukrainian equivalents. Try to explain their meanings:

mankind, wisdom, luxury, to serve, purpose, deaf, wireless, turbulent, prosperous

Task 4. Read and translate the text:

Science in daily life

Science has relieved mankind from sufferings, ignorance. It is a systematized body of wisdom and knowledge which can give greater and greater inventions.

Science brought changes in every sphere of our daily life. It has made goods cheap and available to everyone. All gadgets for listening music, entertainment and communication have been brought to us with the help of Science. The modern life differs from what it used to be few years ago. Science has given ears to the deaf, eyes to the blind and limbs to the crippled.

In nowadays we have to communicate with friends and relatives, officials and for general purposes. Time and distance both have been conquered by Science. Whether we want to communicate or travel, both are possible within seconds. For communication, we have telephones, mobiles, wireless, E-mail, VSATs and internet etc., Railways and airplanes have made journeys swift, safe and comfortable, modern ships have conquered turbulent waters and are perfectly safe for traveling and transportation of goods.

Health is wealth. This has been made possible with modern machines. Science has invented ways to peep inside the human body to tackle diseases of human beings through X-ray machines. Diseases can easily be detected and various tests conducted within a matter of few seconds. Complicated operations are possible and are successful with the help of equipment and machines invented with the help of Science.

A big contribution of science in our daily life is electricity. Without it, there would have been complete darkness after evening hours and no industry could function without electricity. We can control weather change with electrical energy, all fans, coolers and air-conditioners in summer and all kinds of heating gadgets in winter. Cinema is one of the greatest inventions of science. It provides us cheap and enjoyable pastime in daily life. Television and radios are the fastest medium of mass communication.

The world would have come to a standstill without inventions of Science. There is shortage of space everywhere, high – rise buildings are constructed both for commercial and residential purposes. Inventions of lifts working in these buildings have made life easier. A housewife can cook with the help of electricity run kitchen machines. Thus she saves a lot of time and can devote that time in many other activities. The washing of clothes for her has become really an enjoyable game of few minutes. Even drying wet clothes is possible with the production of fully automatic washing machines.

Science can be utilized to make our daily life more prosperous and comfortable.