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(1)GETTING STARTED
AT THE SCIENCE CLUB
Where are they?
What are they talking about?
Dr Nelson Dương
(2)Vocabulary:
- role /rəʊl/ (n) - field /fiːld / (n)
- enormous /ɪˈnɔːməs/ (v) - effect /ɪˈfekt/ (n)
- benefit /ˈbenɪfɪt/ (n)
: vai trò : lĩnh vực : to lớn
(3)Checking vocabulary:
- role /rəʊl/ (n) - field /fiːld / (n)
- enormous /ɪˈnɔːməs/ (v) - effect /ɪˈfekt/ (n)
- benefit /ˈbenɪfɪt/ (n)
: vai trò : lĩnh vực : to lớn
(4)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?
(5)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.
(6)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
(7)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.
(8)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)
(9)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.
(10)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.
(11)* 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-,
(12)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
Unlucky (Adj.) Not lucky
Unpopular (Adj.) Not popular
Unrelated (Adj.) Not related or not connected Unreliable (Adj.) Not reliable
(13)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
(14)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)
Preffixes Words Meaning
im + b imbalanced (n) Not balance
im + p impossible (a) Not possible
(15)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
(16)4 GAME: FIND SOMEONE WHO…
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HOMEWORK
- Learn the new words by heart. - Practice the dialogue again.
- Do exercises B1,2, in workbook (page 36, 37).
(18)Goodbye!
See you again!