VIII. Fill in the blanks with the verb in the right tense-form.
1. Alexander Fleming (find) some mould growing on a laboratory dish which he absent-mindedly (leave) on a window-sill.
2. Millions of lives every year (save) thanks to modern antibiotic drugs based on penicillin.
3. British military scientists (discover) the radar during the war while they were trying to find a death ray.
4. Teflon (use) in non-stick frying pans and space vehicles.
5. Scientists (do) another experiment and they happened to taste one of the by-products of one substance which they found to be sweet.
6. He always (chew) gums!
7. Du Pont scientists discovered that a plastic coating (form) on their equipment and this (be) unaffected by heat and it (be) also very slippery.
8. Stick-on notes already (use) by us for some years.
IX. Fill in the blanks with the right prepositions.
1. Most important discoveries … the world … science and technology came … by some sort of lucky accident.
2. Alexander Fleming found some mould growing … a laboratory dish which he had absent-mindedly left … a window-sill.
3. Now all the sea and air transport depends … radar … navigation and safety –and armies depend … it … defence.
4. Radar was discovered … the war.
5.Teflon is a substance which is used … non-stick frying pans.
6. Teflon was discovered … accident … a laboratory … DuPont scientists, who were doing research into gases to use … refrigerators.
7. Some of artificial sweeteners are thousand times … sweet … sugar.
8. Chewing gum was discovered while scientists were looking … a substitute … rubber.
X. Translate the words in brackets into English.
1. Most important (открытий) in the world of science and technology (появились) by some sort of (счастливого случая).
2. Alexander Fleming (по рассеянности) left some mould on a window-sill and later found that it stopped the spread of bacteria, which is the cause of illness like pneumonia.
3. Radar was discovered during the war while British (военные ученые) were trying to find a death ray, which was some sort of radio wave that could be used to kill people.
4. Teflon was discovered by accident in a laboratory by DuPont scientists, who were doing (исследования) into gases to use into refrigerators.
5. Scientists were doing another experiment and they happened (попробовать) one of the (побочный продукт), which they found to be sweet, so artificial sweeteners appeared.
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6.Chewing gum was discovered while scientists were looking for (заменитель) for rubber.
7. A researcher was doing into adhesive and glue, and discovered (вещество) that was quite sticky but it wouldn’t (приклеиваться) permanently to anything and it didn’t (оставлять следы) on the surface.
XI. Ask special questions to the following statements.
1. Alexander Fleming is a famous bacteriologist. (What?)
2. All the sea and air transport depends on radar for navigation and safety. (What?)
3. Radar was discovered during the war. (When?)
4. Scientists didn’t find a death ray, but they found a technique. (What)
5. Teflon is a substance which is used in non-stick frying pans. (Where?)
6.Artificial sweeteners were discovered by accident. (How?)
7. Serendipity made chewing gum. (What?)
8. We use little yellow stick-on notes in the office and for leaving phone messages. (What … for?)
9. There will be lots of serendipitous discoveries. (Why?)
XII. Give a brief summary of the text.
Text III
The scientists who are going to revolutionise our lives in the course of the next 1000 years
After reading this text you will learn:
- perspective fields of scientific investigations;
- the names of future Nobel prize-winners;
- inventions that can shape the 21st century.
I. Learn the following derivatives and fill in the blanks with the proper one:
To inspire – inspiration – inspiring – inspired;
1. Dreams can be a rich source of … for an artist. 2. Both poets drew their … from the countryside. 3. Her charity work is an … to us all. 4. It came to me in a flash of … 5. The actors’ enthusiasm … the kids. 6. The choice of décor … by a trip to India. 7. He is known to be an … leader. 8. As a general, he … great loyalty in his troops. 9. The book is less than …10. Be …!
II. Look: at, up, up to, after, for, through, forward to, out (for), down on smb;
a) Fill in the gaps with the right postposition:
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1. Don’t worry! I can look … your children. 2. Mark was sitting in the living-room absent-mindedly looking … the pages of a magazine. 3. I’m not sure about the meaning of this word. I’d better look it … in the dictionary. 4. I’m looking … … your visit impatiently. 5. He was looking … the ball everywhere. 6. He was looking … the fire and did not answer my question. 7. Everybody looks … … him. 8. She looks … … people who haven’t been to college. 9. He looked … … Jim and thought he was not a good match for her daughter. 10. Look …! There is a car coming. 11. You should look … for pickpockets. 12. Look … for spelling mistakes in your work.
b) Translate into English:
С нетерпением ожидать выходных; искать ключи; искать слово в словаре; присматривать за детьми; просматривать утреннюю почту; посмотреть на картину; посмотреть значение слова; относиться к человеку с уважением; искать выход; с нетерпением ожидать поездки; просматривать статьи; присматривать за родителями; посмотреть на доску; с нетерпением ожидать перерыва; искать сведения; смотреть свысока (презирать); быть на стороже;
III. Learn the following words:
| Word | Transcription | Translation |
| Breakthrough | ['breIkTrH] | Прорыв |
| Unexpected | ["AnIks'pektId] | Неожиданный |
| To stun | [stAn] | Ошеломлять |
| Community | [kq'mjHnqtI] | Сообщество |
| To expand | [Ik'spend] | Расширять |
| Frontiers | ['frAntIqz] | Границы |
| To restore | [rI'stL] | Восстанавливать |
| Blind | [blaInd] | Слепой |
| Via | [vaIq] | Посредством |
| Helicopter | ['helIkPptq] | Вертолет |
| Surgeon | ['sWG(q)n] | Хирург |
| Capable | ['keIpqbl] | Способный |
| Physician | [fI'zIS(q)n] | Врач |
| To spearhead (зд.) | ['spIqhed] | Возглавлять работу над |
| To dial | [dQIl] | Набирать номер |
| Stem cell | [stem sel] | Стволовая клетка |
| Supply | [sq'plQI] | Запас |
| Spare | [spFq] | Запасной |
| Draw on | [drL] | Привлекать (использовать) |
| Emergency | [I'mWG(q)nsI] | Крайняя необходимость |
| To suffer | ['sAfq] | испытывать |
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