In 1895 Albert failed the entrance examination to a technical college in Zurich. A year later, however, he managed to pass the exam and entered the college.
After graduating from the college, Einstein started to work at the Swiss Patent Office in Bern. In 1905 he wrote a short article in a science magazine. This was his 'Special Theory of Relativity', which gave the world the most famous equation relating mass and energy (E = mс2), the basis of atomic energy.
Later, he became a professor in several European universities and in 1914 moved to Berlin as a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. After ten years of hard work he created his 'General Theory of Relativity'.
In 1921 Einstein received the Nobel Prize for Physics.
A Jew, and a pacifist, he was attacked by the Nazis, and when Hitler came to power in 1933 he decided to settle in the United States.
In 1939 Albert Einstein wrote a letter to President Roosevelt, at the request of several prominent physicists, outlining the military potential of nuclear energy and the dangers of a Nazi lead in this field. His letter greatly influenced the decision to build an atomic bomb, though he took no part in the Manhattan Project. After the war he spoke out passionately against nuclear weapons and repression.
Einstein died in 1955. The artificial element einsteinium has been named in his honour.
В ) Ответьте письменно па следующие вопросы.
1. Why is Einstein generally thought of as being the greatest scientist of the 20th century?
When and where was he born?
What did his parents and relatives think of his mental abilities?
Did he manage to pass his entrance exams at once?
Where did E work after graduating from college?
When did he create his special Theory of Relativity? Why is it considered to be one of the greatest discoveries ever made?
How long did it take him to form his” General Theory of Relativity”?
Why did Einstein leave Germany?
Why did he write a letter to President Roosevelt? What was it about?
Did he take part in the Manhattan Project?
What do you know about nuclear weapons? Why are they dangerous?
What other outstanding physicists do you know?
С) Напишите 10 предложений об основных фактах биографии Эйнштейна.
D) Напишите 10 предложений о любом известном ученом или изобретателе.
Задание 3
Закончите предложение, используя подходящее слово из рамки только один раз. В рамке есть лишнее слово, которое не нужно использовать.
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Garbage
Collection Goes High Tech
The city of Barcelona is putting microchips in its 18, 000 litter bins to try and make garbage collection easier. By installing microchips in the ____________of the bin Barcelona’s ___________collectors with a hand-held computer can read how full a bin is, the last time it was emptied, and if it needs a lick of_______________. “As far as I know this is the first project of this kind in Spain if not in the world,” said a spokesman for the Barcelona city___________ about the &113,000___________. “The aim of the specially designed software is to optimize cleaning___________ and litter collection routes,” he said.
Задание 4
Прочитайте вопросы 1-6. Найдите соответствующие ответы в текстах A-K. Помните, что текстов больше, чем вопросов.
This is an insect with wings which is similar to a butterfly.
This is a group of animals that live and feed together.
This is a house where the US people can live.
This is a very deep hole.
This is a large insect with wings which flies from place to place.
This is a small jumping insect without wings that feeds on blood of humans and animals.
A abyss— a bottomless depth.
В brownstone— a house with a front soft reddish brown stone, common in New York City.
С council house— (in Britain) a house or flat (council flat) owned by the local town, for which a family living in it pays rent.
D feeler— one of the two thread-like parts of the front of the insect's head with which it touches things.
F flea— a wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap.
F flock — a group of sheep, goats or birds.
G herd— a group of domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans.
H locust— an Asian and African migratory insect which flies in large groups and destroys crops.
I moth— an insect related to the butterfly, but usually not brightlycoloured, that flies mainly at night.
J nutriment— a source of materials to nourish the body.
К swamp— a large group of insects moving in a mass.
Задание 5
Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста.
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Down House, Home of Charles Darwin
If you want to discover the 1)_______________________ life
and works of one of the greatest scientific think
ers through a 2)_____________________ of intriguing pres
entations, exhibits and interactive displays, come to this 3)_______________ refurbished home.