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Retell about Marie Curie basing on the following information. She was born in………….[r]

A B

Questions:

1, Who is she?

2, Where and when was she born?

3, What is her husband’s name?

Task 1: Match the words or

phrases in A with their meanings in B

A

1 with flying colours determine

3 mature ease

5 harbour

B

A, Having a fully developed mind B, Keep in the mind

C, Very well, with a very high mark/grade

D, Make less severe E, Find out exactly by

KEY 1 – C

Vocabulary:

Science (n) scientific (adj.) scientist (n)– – brilliant (adj.) = intelligent(adj.)

interrupt(v-ed)= stop/ to stop sb when he is speaking

PhD( abbre.) = Doctor of Philosophy Radium(n):

Atomic(adj.):

Humanitarian(adj.) =

Task 2:

Task 2: Decide whether the statements Decide whether the statements

are true (T) or false (F).

are true (T) or false (F).

Task 2:

Task 2: Decide whether the statements Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

are true (T) or false (F).

1 Marie went to school in Warsaw.Marie went to school in Warsaw

2 Her dream was to become a private Her dream was to become a private tutor

tutor

3 At the Sorbonne, she studied very well.At the Sorbonne, she studied very well

4 She married Pierre Curie in 1894.She married Pierre Curie in 1894

TASK 3: Answer the questions

1 Where and when was Marie born?

- She was born in Warsaw on November 7th ,1867

2 What kind of student was she?

- She was a brilliant and mature student. 3 Why did she work as a tutor?

- Because she had to save money for a study tour abroad.

1

4 For what service was she awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

-> She was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for determining the

atomic weight of radium.

5 Was the prize her real joy? Why? Why not?

After you read

Strong-willed (adj.) Ambitous ( adj.)

Hardworking (adj.) Intelligent (adj.)

Consolidation

1 Retell about Marie Curie basing on the following information

She was born in………… on………….

When she was a student,……… In 1894 she met ………

In 1903, she became ……….

2.Fill in the blanks with missing words

Marie Curie was born in on

November 7th , _ She went to school

in her hometown When she was a student, she was very and mature She

_ the dream of a scientific career She went to Paris to study in Sorbonne

university She met Pierre Curie in the School of Physics in After her husband’s death in 1906, she continued their research She was awarded a

Prize in Chemistry for

determining the atomic weight of .