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Practice:

1. Find the names of the inventors who gave their names to the things they created using different sources of information. Put them down in the table.

Inventor

Invention

Year of invention

Country

2. Find in the text the famous words of Edison proving his idea of a genius. Do you agree with him ?

9. What inventions, electronic and other devices would you call the most sophisticated ones that were invented in the 20th century? Try to find the information about the inventors. Suggest your own variants.

Radar: It is an electronic device for locating objects by means of shoft-wave radio echoes. It is very useful at war-time to know the position of aircrafts or ships engaged by enemy.

Radio: It is an instrument for wireless communication. It was invented in 1895 by Mr. Marcony, an Italian scientist.

Television: It is a kind of wireless machine on which we can see the distant objects with the help of its radio-action.

Transistor: It is an instrument which is fitted to radio-sets to make them workable.

X-Ray machine: It is quite useful for medical and surgical purposes. Because it can photograph the inside of the body.

Chloroform: It is kind of anesthetic. It is used in surgery for conducting painless operation. It is a thing which puts a person into a kind of sleep so that he feels nothing at the time of the surgical operation going on.

Rocket: It is the engine of the space-craft. The first rocket could travel round the earth at a speed of 18000 miles per hour.

Atomic power: Atomic power was used in making bombs for large-scale destruction in the world war II. Atomic power is now experimented to be used for peaceful purposes.

Use the plan below:

1) the invention you consider to be one of the greatest in the world; 2) the name of the person it was designed by; 3) the country this invention was made in; 4) what this thing was made for; 5) how it is used now; 6) how it influenced our life.

5. Make a list of the Seven Wonders of the 20th century. Write them in the order of their importance.

6. Name the spheres of our everyday life and human activities where the progress of science and technology is most keenly felt.

7. Science can be neither good nor evil. Are you of the same opinion ? Give your reasons.

UNIT 8. YOUTH AND EMPLOYMENT.

TEXT 1. THE CAREER LADDER

Active vocabulary to remember

apply for a job

trainee

to earn

prospects

pay rise

to promote

in charge of /responsible for

employee

to resign

to quit

give the sack

to dismiss

unemployed

a part-time job

stall

to retire

подавать заявление о приеме на работу

практикант, стажер

зарабатывать, получать доход

перспектива; виды, планы на будущее

повышение заработной платы

выдвигать; продвигать; повышать в чине/звании

оответственный, несущий ответственность, отвечающий (за что-л.)

служащий; работающий по найму

уходить в отставку, подавать в отставку;

оставлять пост увольняться

уволить кого-л.

увольнять (for; from); освобождать от обязанностей

безработный

неполная занятость, неполный рабочий день

ларек, палатка, прилавок

оставлять, увольнять(ся); уходить в отставку