UNIT 11: GETTING STARTED

Science and technology also have enormous e ects on economic ff development.... Is it right, Dr?[r]

GETTING STARTED

AT THE SCIENCE CLUB

Where are they?

What are they talking about?

Dr Nelson Dương

Nick Chau

- role /rəʊl/ (n)

- field /fiːld / (n)

- enormous /ɪˈnɔːməs/ (v)

- effect /ɪˈfekt/ (n)

- benefit /ˈbenɪfɪt/ (n)

: vai trò : lĩnh vực : to lớn

: tác động : lợi ích

Checking vocabulary:

- role /rəʊl/ (n)

- field /fiːld / (n)

- enormous /ɪˈnɔːməs/ (v)

- effect /ɪˈfekt/ (n)

- benefit /ˈbenɪfɪt/ (n)

: vai trò : lĩnh vực : to lớn

: tác động : lợi ích

Duong, Nick, and Chau are talking with Dr Nelson after listening to his talk about the roles of science and technology in the 21st century.

1 Listen and read Dr.N = Dr Nelson N = Nick

C = Chau

D = Duong

Dr.N: Well, as you know, developments in science

and technology are greatly changing the way

we live, communicate, travel, everything … D: You mean science and technology are

changing our lives in every field?

Dr.N: Right.

D: For the better?

Dr.N: Mostly for the better Science and technology

also have enormous e ects on economic ff development.

N: Well, my dad told me that only robots would

work in factories and clean our homes in the future Is it right, Dr Nelson?

Dr.N: Sure And we’ll have flying cars and

spaceships so that we can travel faster and further than before.

C: So we won’t have traffic jams any more?

Dr.N: No, we won’t Science and technology are the keys

to development in other fields too They will certainly bring a lot more benefits to people.

C: And what about education? Our science

teacher said that there would be no more schools: we’d just stay at home and learn on the Internet.

Dr.N: That’s right Students won’t go to school like now … D: Wow! I hope that happens soon.

a Find the words in A in the conversation Then match

them to the words in B with similar meanings.

1 developments

2 field

3 enormous

4 economic

5 the keys

6 benefits

a the answers

b area

c progress (n)

d big

e money-making

f help

b Answer the questions

1 Where are Nick, Duong, and Chau?

They are at the Science Club.

2 What is the subject of Dr Nelson’s talk?

It is the roles of science and technology in the 21st century.

3 What fields are science and technology greatly changing?

Science and technology are greatly changing everything.

4 What did Nick’s dad tell him?

He told Nick that only robots would work in factories and clean our homes in the future.

5 What did Chau’s science teacher say?

He/ She said that there would be no more schools: they’d just stay at home and learn on the Internet.

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c Work with a partner What fields are mentioned

in the conversation which are affected by science and technology?

1 the economy (economic development)

2 the workplace (robots in factories)

3 the home (robots cleaning our homes)

4 travel (traffic jams)

5 education (school via Internet)

d Put a word/ phrase from the box in each blank.

the key

field economic development space

flying cars

1 Technology in the of telecommunications

has developed greatly over the last decade.

2 In the future, ordinary people may travel into

_ on spaceships.

3 He said he worked very hard and that was

_ to his success.

4 An international meeting on

took place in Singapore last week.

5 If we had now, we could solve

the problem of traffic jams

3 Put one of the words/ phrases from the box in

each gap There is one extra.

1 Her teacher said she was really good at

, but she was not very good at

English.

2 Advances in have improved crop

yields by over 30%.

3 Cancer have made great progress,

but many aspects of this disease need further study.

4 Scientists will be trying to invent _ to

teach children at home.

5 Thanks to _, our world will be

transformed greatly.

technique scientific progress

technology machines

science subjects

* GRAMMAR: Prefix un-; im

A prefix is a group of letters (affixes) added in front

of a word or a root of the word to change its meaning A negative prefix is a prefix which carries a negative meaning 'not' , 'opposite of'.

Common negative prefixes in English are un- , im- ,

in- , il- , and ir- , and di- Some of these prefixes are only attached to a noun or an adjective while some are only attached to a verb It is not possible to predict whether the negative prefix un-, in-, or dis- is used with a particular word The correct form must

be learned.

a) This prefix is normally attached to an adjective or a

noun to form an adjective or a noun, conveys a sense of being negative ; not

1 The negative prefix

un-Words Meaning

Unauthorized (Adj.) For which official permission has not been given Unbelievable (Adj.) Too difficult to believe

Uncountable (Adj.) Too many to be counted

Undamaged (Adj.) Not damaged or not spoiled

Undesirable (Adj.) Not wanted

Unemployment (N.) No work, job

Unforgetable (Adj.) That will stay forever in memory

Words Meaning

Unkind (Adj.) Not friendly

Unpopular (Adj.) Not popular

Unrelated (Adj.) Not related or not connected

Unreliable (Adj.) Not reliable

Unsatisfied (Adj.) Not satisfied

1 The negative prefix

un-b) It is important to distinguish the negative prefix

un- ' not ' from the prefix un- 'do the reverse of ' which is normally attached to a verb The resulting word remains a verb, which conveys a sense of being opposite ; denotes reversal.

Words Meaning

Undo (v) To cancel the effect of something

Undress (v) To remove one's clothes

Unroll (v) To open something that is rolled up

Untie (v) To remove somebody or something that is tied Unwrap (v) To undo the covering that wraps something

2 The negative prefix

im This prefix is normally attached to an adjective The

resulting word remains an adjective

- Normally this prefix goes before an adjective

beginning with b, p, m ( im + b / p / m )

im + b imbalanced (n) Not balance

im + p impossible (a) Not possible

im + m immeasurable (a) Not able to be measured

3 Give the opposite of the words in brackets,

using the prefix un- or im-

Example: necessary → unnecessary

1 This is a species of insect previously (known)

to biologists.

2 I don’t like science fiction novels much I think

they are (realistic) .

3 It is almost (possible) _ to keep up

with the latest developments in computing.

4 The teacher said that accurate measurement was

(important) _ in this experiment.

5 Fortunately, the river flowing through our town is

(polluted) _.

unknown

unrealistic

impossible

unimportant unpolluted

4 GAME: FIND SOMEONE WHO…

Ask your classmates Yes/ No questions, using do or will If they say ‘Yes’ to a question, write their names

in the box A name can be written down only once The first person to get a name in each box is the winner.

HOMEWORK

- Learn the new words by heart.

- Practice the dialogue again.

- Do exercises B1,2, 3 in workbook (page 36, 37).

- Prepare for Unit 11: A closer look 1.

See you again!

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!