Внеаудиторное чтение биологи 1 курс

1 семестр 2012-2013 уч.г.

Часть 1 чтение-перевод

UNIT 1

Прочитайте следующие слова:

threaten

fungus

fungi( pl)

allied

realm

desert

genetic

wonder

require

fascinating

virus

Why do we study Biology?

Students sometimes wonder how life science - the realm of fungi and fruit flies and DNA-relates to them and why they should work hard to study and understand it. In fact, biology is one of the most relevant subjects in a modern university. Here are just a few of the reasons why.

1. If youre reading this, you are alive! We humans are living mammals We are born, we eat, we grow, we have sex, we reproduce, we age, and die. We live in a range of the earths ecological zones, from deserts to polar caps, from mountains and prairies to forests and coastlines, and our bodies serve as habitats for a profusion of, bacteria, protozoa, fungi, and viruses. Studying biology allows us to understand our place in the earths environments, our unwitting hospitality to so many microorganisms, and our relationship to life forms here and perhaps elsewhere in the universe.

2. As conscious beings, we make daily choices about how to maintain our own life and health. Each of us decides what to eat; when and how much to sleep; how much and what types of exercise we need; whether or not to smoke, drink, or use birth control; and so on. A course in biology helps us understand the basic mechanisms and effects of eating, sleeping, exercising, smoking, and other common activities, and how to make the best choices for ourselves.

3. As finely tuned biological entities, we sometimes get out of balance and become ill. Biology focuses not only on normal life processes.

4. We live in an era of science and technology, with a constant stream of complex, sometimes confusing new developments modifying our lives in both large and small ways. Without a knowledge of biology, significant developments, such as gene splicing and genetic screening, would seem threatening rather than the positive tools they have already become for medicine, agriculture, and scientific research.

5. Finally, a solid background in life science is required for many careers, including work in the allied health professions, agriculture, food service, parks and recreation, and education. Whats more, occupations with scientific and technological component will be increasingly available in the future.

This list shows how important biology is to a college student in todays world. And beyond all these reasons, it is simply a fascinating subject. Lets dig in and see.

Abridged from Biology by John H Postlethwait

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Задание 1.

Дайте русские эквиваленты следующих cлов

to relate, reproduce, confuse, threaten, maintain, focus,

reason (n), habitat, profusion, hospitality, activity, entity, stream, knowledge, research, career;

modern (a), fascinating, important, allied, significant, complex, constant, common.

Задание 2.

Поставьте вопросы к следующим предложениям (один общий; один специальный) к каждому предложению.

1.They should work hard to understand it.

2. Biology is one of the most relevant subjects in a modern university.

1. We humans are living mammals.

2. We live in a range of the earths ecological zones.

3. This allows us to understand our place in the earths environments.

4. We make daily choices about how to maintain our own life.

Задание 3.

Образуйте пары синонимов из следующих слов 

surroundings, n; being, n wonder v, important, a rest n  large, a

wood, n

surprise, v environments, n big, a significant, a forest, n recreation, n

human, n habitat, n.

Задание 4.

Слова для запоминания

to relate, reproduce, require, include;

science (n) scientist scientific, fungus, subject, virus, environment relationship, activity, choice, reason, recreation;

human (a), conscious

Задание 5.

Ответьте на вопросы по тексту

1. Why is Biology one of the most relevant subjects in a modern university

1. Are we humans living mammals  If we are, prove it.

1. Do our bodies serve as habitats for a profusion of bacteria and viruses

1. What era do we live in 

1. Does Biology help us to understand the basic mechanisms of eating, sleeping

1. What does Biology focus on

Задание 6.

Подготовьте сообщение по одной из тем

• Why do we study Biology.

• The importance of Biology for man.

Unit 2

Прочитайте следующие слова 

irritability circulation

nutrition assimilation

digestion respiration

absorption excretion

environment reproduction