After reading activity

Task 5. Answer the following questions:

1. How have time and distances become harnessed by science?

2. How does science help us to feel healthier?

3. What devices invented with the science make lives of disabled people easier?

4. How has the advent of electricity influenced our life?

5. What gadgets became available for everyone with the help of science?

6. Why is science important for modern life?

7. Which branch of science is the most interesting? Why?

8. How does science effect culture and society?

Task 6. Decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F):

1. Advances of science have brought most important advents in human life.

2. Science has changed lives of crippled and disabled people.

3. One of the greatest contributions of science was the improvement of medicine.

4. Nowadays due to the advances of science people can use a lot of gadgets without power supply.

5. All the spheres of our society depend on science and all the developments would stop without it.

6. People fill disappointment because of some scientific developments, one of such is lift.

1	2	3	4	5	6
T	T	T	T	T	T
F	F	F	F	F	F

Task 7. Match the English words from the column A with their Ukrainian equivalents from the column B:

A	B
1. ignorance 2. turbulent 3. entertainment 4. various 5. swift 6. advent 7. suffering 8. utilize 9. medium 10. standstill	a) розваги b) швидкий c) використовувати d) відсутність інформації e) поява f) стан спокою, затримка g) різноманітний h) засіб i) страждання j) бурхливий

Task 8. Choose the appropriate synonym for each word in bolds:

1. Mass media is used by anti-social elements to spread rumors and false information.

1. whispers

2. talks

3. screams

2. It is certainly up to mankind to utilize the benefits of Science for welfare of all or to indulge in making mass destruction weapons for miseries of future generations.

1. pleasure

2. ignorance

3. torture

3. Science can further be utilized to make our daily life more prosperous, comfortable and full of happiness.

1. miserable

2. successful

3. tolerant

4. Man’s life span has been increased with the advancement of the medical science.

1. progress

2. downfall

3. prosperity

5. They managed to prevent the spread of avian influenza.

1. extention

2. shortage

3. appearance

6. Science has invented ways to peep inside the human body to tackle diseases of human beings through X-ray machines.

1. determine

2. find

3. attack

7. Communication satellites moving in their orbits above the earth’s atmosphere can forecast weather reports.

1. produce

2. predict

3. hidee

Task 9. Complete the definitions with the terms:

1. __________ – a device or container for keeping things cool, in particular (noun).

2. __________ – a state or situation in which something needed cannot be obtained in sufficient amounts (noun).

3. __________ – the health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group (noun).

4. __________ – allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of (verb).

5. __________ – give all or a large part of one's time or resources to (verb).

6. __________ – an apparatus with rotating blades that creates a current of air for cooling or ventilation (noun).

7. __________ – an act of traveling from one place to another (noun).

8. __________ – an arm or leg of a person or four-legged animal, or a bird's wing (noun).

9. __________ – able to be used or obtained; at someone's disposal (adjective).

10. __________ – the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise (noun).

Task 10. Finish the following sentences using the information from the text:

1. The world would have come to a standstill

2. It has made

3. Science has given

4. Science can be utilized to make our daily life

5. Diseases can

6. Complicated operations

7. A housewife can

Task 11. Fill the gaps in order to complete the expressions. Translate them into Ukrainian:

1. systematic_ed bod_;

2. g_n_ral p_rpose;

3. t_rb_lent wat_rs;

4. to t_c_le dis_ases;

5. en_o_able p_stime;

6. ki_c_en ma_hine.

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