Vocabulary

advanced

approach

approximately

atomic

biomaterials

device (v)

electronics

evolve (v)

impact

issues

manipulate (v)

molecular

molecular recognition

nanoelectronics

nanoionics

nanomaterials

nanomechanics

nanometre

nanophotonics

nanotechnology

observe (v)

phenomena

raise (v)

scientific foundation

toxicity

2. Find Russian equivalents to English and study the vocabulary. Make your own sentences with any 5 of them.

Atomic and molecular scale, vast range of applications, toxicity, environmental impact, potential effects, engineering of functional systems, in its original sense, by comparison, cellular life-form, by convention, upper limit, "bottom-up" approach, molecular recognition, "top-down" approach, atomic-level control.

3. Translate these sentences

1. Журнал  "Нано Дайджест" собрал наиболее интересные достижения ученых в сфере нанотехнологий.

2. Нанометр — единица измерения длины в метрической системе, равная одной миллиардной части метра.

3. Токсичность оказывает вредное действие на организм человека, животных и растений.

4. Огромный вклад  науки в духовную жизнь общества бесспорен.

5. В настоящее время развивается такая область химии, как молекулярный дизайн.

6. Одним из преимуществ интернет – исследования является высокая эффективность.

7. Наблюдать за нано-объектами можно различными способами.

8. Чтобы подтвердить эту теорию необходимо научное обоснование.

4. Are the following statements true or false? Correct the false ones.

1. Nanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on only molecular scale.

2. Generally, nanotechnology deals with structures sized between 10 to 100 nanometre.

3. Nanotechnology may be able to create many new materials and devices with a vast range of applications.

4. Nanoelectronics is the engineering of functional systems at the molecular scale.

5. Nanotechnology refers to the projected ability to construct items from the bottom up.

6. One nanometer (nm) is one billionth, or 10⁻⁹, of a meter.

7. Nanotechnology is taken as the scale range 1 to 100 nm.

8. The upper limit is set by the size of atoms.

9. Four main approaches are used in nanotechnology.

10. Only nanoelectronics have evolved during the last few decades to provide a basic scientific foundation of nanotechnology.

5. Write out the sentences expressing the main ideas of each logical part of the text.

6. Be ready to speak about nanotechnology. Use this text and enlarge it with your new information.

7. Take word (toxity) from the text. Use a dictionary to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

For example: nanomaterial

Nanomaterial – molecular scale – nanometer – DNA douple – helix.

8. Look in your dictionaries to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms for the word ‘nano’.

• Share your findings with your partners.

• Make questions using the words you found.

• Ask your partner / group your questions.

9. Look at the words below. With your partner, try to give definitions of these words:

- silver nanoparticles

- stress response

- nano-titanium dioxide

- carbon nanotubes

- organic food

10. Make an information sheet about the implications of nanotechnology.

11. Revision. Choose the correct variant.

1) My mother _____________in a very big hospital in London.

a) work b) is working c) works d) are working

2. What ____________this evening?

a) do you do b) are you doing) you do

d) were you doing

3. Have you ever _________ the portrait of Mona Lisa?

1. Seenb) seeс) seeingв) saw

4. The children will call you if they __________ anything.

1. Need b) will need c) needed

2. d) have needed

5. “Your mother was here a minute ago”. “Oh, _______?”

1. did she b) has she c)was she

2. is she

6. Alice is_______than her sister.

1. Taller b) more taller c) tallest

2. more taller

7. 6254_____________

1. six thousand and two hundred fifty-four

2. six hundred two thousand and fifty-four

3. six thousand two hundred fifty-four

4. six thousand two hundred and fifty-four

8. There isn`t________butter in the fridge.

1. Some b) no c) any d) a

9. How___________ water is there in the cup?

1. little b) much c) many d) big

10. This house was built______ the 18^th century.

1. In b) on c) at d) by

11. Talk________me, please!

1. With b) to c) for d) on

12. Christmas is__________popular holiday in Great Britain.

1. Most b) the most

c) most of all d) very

13. _____I come in?

1. Can b) should c) may d) am

14. I`m sorry, I___________go.

1. ought to b) must

c) need to d) have to

15. You_______come to school in time.

1. ought to b) should

c) need d) may

16. She is likely to help them._____________

1. Ей нравится помогать им.

2. Она, вероятно, поможет им.

3. Она вряд ли поможет им.

4. Ей нравится, когда они ей помогают.

17. She was born___________19 May, 1950.

1. In b) On c) At d) By

18) You are angry with me, ________you?

1. aren`t b) shall c) won`t d) will

19) Let me give you_____________.

1. an advice b) the advice

c) some advice d) some advices

20) We would like_________you a present.

1. Give b) giving

c) to give d) to giving

21) We have very_______money left.

1. Few b) little c) a few d) a little

22) The______ pens and pencils are on the desk.

1. Childrenb) childrens

c) children`s d) childrens`

23) The mice________the cheese.

1. have eaten

2. have been eaten

3. has eaten

4. has been eaten

24) I wonder where _________.

1. he did go b) he went

c) did he go d) went he

25) Don`t touch this ball! It`s________!

1. Her b) mine c) my d) your

26) ____________the more you get fat.

1. When you eat more

2. Eating more

3. The more you eat

4. More eaten

27) Can you look_________the baby for 10 minutes?

1. Out b) to c) for d) after

28) It was ______yesterday!

1. such nice weather

2. too nice weather

3. so nice weather

4. such a nice weather

29) I want one and_______of pears, please.

1. half kilo b) a half kilo

c) half kilos d) a half kilos

12. Read and translate the text