Student 3 A member of the Students’ Union

I'm loving every minute of university life. So since last year I’ve been working for the Student's Union. In particular, I’ve been doing photography and sometimes news reporting for our university student-run newspaper. I usually do two shifts a week (that’s 10-20 hours a week with a flexible schedule), and as it is a student's union, I only work during term time. Well, I don’t earn much in this job, but my salary is enough for socializing and paying the rent.

In fact, members of the students union have a lot of responsibilities. We are concerned with students' rights, living conditions as well as giving help with personal, social or academic worries, in other words, we can provide information on all aspects of student life.

It is true that in this job you have to be prepared for lots of intense communication and having lots of fun as well. Actually, we are creating and supporting a great number of clubs and societies. There is a university newspaper, radio station, film society, university theatre and dance studio, windsurfers’ club and many others.

So if you like being in the thick of it then you should be really enthusiastic, cheerful, easy-going and creative person. It would be great if you are good at dealing with people, organizing and making decisions.

As for me, well photography has been my hobby since teenage years and I also developed skills in composing and word processing in my secondary school Poetry club.

Anyway, when you need money see if there are any jobs in the university bar, shop or any other facilities there.

Student 4 Pprogrammer

A good idea is to try and find a job related to the subject you're studying. It helps very much when you're applying for a job after you've got your degree; after all you show some vocational experience. It may be difficult, but at least when you're studying something technical, there are jobs available that are actually paid well.

As a student in Computer Science, I’ve recently found a job in a small company supporting the IT guys. So my job involves writing individual software for them. I am really well-paid, and it’s not just a summer job, it’s a part-time job throughout the year. So I work 20 hours a week.

Being a programmer is very challenging. You have to be very patient and careful with detail. It's pretty much impossible to do this job well unless you are

good at solving all sorts of problems, self-motivated, reliable and independent.

To tell you the truth, it’s sometimes really hard to combine work and study. I mean, I often face up to meeting deadlines both at work and university. But a good salary and the experience I’m getting in this job outweigh all the difficulties.

(Adapted from: www.aplus-ummerjobs.com)

 

Module 7 Unit 2

Interviewer

We’re on the university campus to talk to some of the young scientists working in the university labs and find out the myths and the facts about their jobs. Are they slaving in the lab 24 hours a day, or off down the pub at the earliest opportunity? How hard do some of young scientists really work?

 

Speaker 1

“I think I work hard - I know I do. I come to work from 9.30am till 9pm at night and I often work one day at the weekend. I mean you have to work long hours to get the result and to be able to show the outside world that you're publishing, and that you're at the cutting edge. I think you'll find that all scientists who enjoy what they are doing will work phenomenal hours.”

Speaker 2

“There is no typical pattern to the day of a research scientist. When you are working in the lab everything revolves around the experiment that you are doing. Sometimes you can be working from early morning right through to late at night. I don't think you ever stop working. You even have ideas in your sleep. I'm involved in a number of educational projects; apart from that, I write scientific papers. Anyway, I'm happy to work these long days. That's what I mean about a passion for research.”

Interviewer

What do you think scientists feel is the best thing about their job? What gives them greatest satisfaction?

Speaker 1

"It’s the excitement of discovering new things, of course, and the intellectual freedom. I can write articles about the science - about the research we do, about educational projects we lead. I love my job. I can't imagine other job where I would get as much satisfaction. Science is fun, challenging, exciting. I like the job satisfaction! You can find something new and exciting in a small way quite often. Mega things happen once in a lifetime."

Speaker 2

"There're so many different 'best things'! It’s great when you have an idea of how something works, and you make a prediction that turns out right. It's great when you do a popular talk, and people understand something that they've never got before - that's a lovely feeling. Every day there's a challenge - some reason to come in, and make a bit more progress on something YOU'RE interested in doing."

Interviewer

Science is sometimes seen as a race to be the first person to make that all-important discovery. If this is the case, how do scientists feel about sharing the results of their research along the way? Is there any competition in science between researchers?

Speaker 1

"Well you always hope you are going to be the first one to discover something new. As soon as we find we have good results, the usual way we go about it is by writing a scientific paper and trying to publish it in a high priority journal, so people around the world, who are interested in that topic, can read about it. That takes time though, so if you have people you can trust who are working in the area and you know there's no competition, then you talk to them about your results. If it's an important research area then there's definitely more than one person working on a certain subject, but this can all add to the excitement."

Speaker 2

“You can never keep good news down. It always gets out, because everybody in this job is an enthusiast. Otherwise you wouldn't be doing it. If you're only going to make one great discovery in your life then it could probably annoy you, but if you think you're going to make another one and so on and so on, then it's fine. Some scientists don't like to share because they think that the work they are doing is going to be their 'one big chance', and so don't have the confidence to share the information or 'let it go' into the public arena.

As for me, I share my results with other scientists at conferences, or in papers, or at talks at universities. I quite enjoy sharing my results. Sometimes things do overlap, and either you'll get there first or not. But it can be quite nice to see an idea that you might have had, but not done anything about, getting developed in a paper by someone else. At least it's out there then."

(Adapted from: http://royalsociety.org/)

 

Keys

Module 1 Unit 1

Focus on language 2

Present Simple	Present Progressive	Present Perfect	Present Perfect Progressive
· every day	· now	· for	· for
· always	· still	· since	· since
· today	· at present	· just
· never	· today · nowadays	· so far · today
	· always	· never

 

Focus on language 3

a. doesn’t go	attends	usually has	is working
b. have you taken
c. is always studying	is doing	has just enrolled
d. often tutors	is helping	doesn’t understand	have worked/have been working
e. have been trying

 

Listening

The first speaker - a systems learner

The second speaker - a risk taker

The third speaker (a child-like unconscious learner

The fourth speaker - a teacher depender

The fifth speaker - a translator

The sixth speaker - a reader

Reading

Comprehension check 2

· fast	-	rapid
· to be successful	-	to succeed
· very important	-	essential
· to do your best	-	to strive
· saying	-	adage
· to get	-	to gain
· remove	-	delete/discard
· a lot of	-	plenty of

 

Module 1 Unit 2

Focus on Language 1

Goal: to set …, to write … down, to decide on …, to have …, to move towards …, to work towards …, to express …, to break … into …, to achieve ….

Listening 3

Identify your high and low periods of attention and concentration

Use the power times/high periods to study and the down times/low periods to do various routines.

Study in short time blocks with short breaks.

Make sure nobody/nothing will distract you.

Make room for social life, friends, students’ activities, sports.

Have enough time to sleep.

Try to use time spent in lines to refresh some material.

 

Module 1 Unit 3

2. is

absorb

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am planning

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§ language

§ teaching

8. a) etc.

b) e.g.

c) v.s.

d) i.e.

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f) et al.

 

Module 2 Unit 1

Reading 1

1) j

2) f

3) h

4) k

5) i

6) g

7) c

8) a

9) b

10) e

11) d

 

Comprehension check 2

a) degree b) diploma c) exam d) honour course e) mark f) course

g) training h) subject i) qualification j) finals

 

Listening 2

offer an opportunity, a course, a programme of study, the route of study,

modules

suit one’s interests/academic interests

transfer credit points,

cover modules, subjects

specify the route of study

gain qualification

design a programme of study, a course

take modules, subjects, a course

provide skills, an opportunity

develop skills, a course

pass modules

broaden interests, qualification

monitor progress

 

Listening 3

Description A modular course is made up of _a number of self-contained units of study or modules Course organization 1. A full-time programme will require 9-12 modules ______________each year. 2. Students have to take a number of __compulsory________ or “core” modules and optional subjects __ within the specialist area or in an associated field.3. A number of elective _______ modules are available. They focus on _ completely different subject areas ________________ Advantages 1. Flexibility: students can design a program of study, choose topics of professional and general interest, transfer credit points to other institutions___ 2. Easier to monitor the progress through end-of-module assessment __ Disadvantages 1. students have to make more decisions___________________________________________ 2. require a lot of planning_____________________________________________________ Questions 1. What is CAT? Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme____________ 2. Where can I study a modular course? At polytechnics, colleges of higher educations and some traditional universities_

Writing 2

1) i

2) d

3) g

4) c

5) a

6) e

7) b

8) f

9) h

 

Module 2 Unit 2

Reading 2

1. Pollution Science A

2. Ecology E

3. Environmental Management C

4. Environmental Chemistry D

5. Environmental Mathematics B

 

Listening 1

1) b

2) c

3) b

4) a

5) a

6) c

7) b

8) c

9) c

 

Listening 2

Who…?	John	Paul	July
got interested by educational TV programs	V	V
loved reading science fiction books	V		V
was encouraged by their parents	V
is fond of experimenting	V	V	V
is going to become a research scientist			V
has a particular career in mind		V	V
hasn’t decided yet what to do in the future	V

Comprehension check 1

a) 25 departments

b) majority of science graduates especially for those who have a particular career in mind

c) scientific journalism, IT specialists, medical and research managers, etc.

d) at least two science themes and one non-science theme

e) Combined Science tutor

 

Comprehension check 2

specialized: study, subjects, education, areas

current: study, requirements, interest, areas

wide: choice

personal: requirements, choice, interest

barriers between: subjects

wide range of: subjects, areas

programme of: study

provide: education, a means of

academic: excellence

forward: thinking

mature: student

 

Focus on language 2

a) -6

b) -3

c) -2

d) -5

e) -5

f) -1

g) -5

h) -5

 

Focus on language 3

a) consider

b) has

c) is

d) were

e) are

f) has

g) does

h) is

 

Module 2 Unit 3

Task 1

1 this

2 the former

3 the latter

4 that

5 they

6 which

7 which

8 who

9 such as

10 that

11 that

12 it

 

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Task 6

US	British	Russian
Associate of Arts	Bachelor of Science	Candidate of Science
Bachelor of Science	Master of Arts	Bachelor of Science (in…)
Master of Arts	Master of Philosophy	Master of Science (in …)
Bachelor of Arts	Bachelor of Arts	Doctor of Science
Master of Science	Master of Science	Bachelor of Arts (in …)
Doctor of Philosophy	Doctor of Philosophy	Master of Arts (in..)

 

Task 7

1) b 2) f 3) d 4) c 5) a 6) e

 

Module 3 Unit 1

Lead in 2

speak, read, write, count, solve, function, achieve, develop

Listening

1. The World Wide Web (WWW or the Web) is a part of the Internet; is a service on the Internet that enables simple retrieval of linked information, e.g.: a) retrieve documents, b) view images, animation, and video, c) listen to sound files, d) speak and hear voice, e) view programmes. 2. Got its name from the spider’s web. 3. The WWW consists of a set of linked documents known as webpages which can be viewed using a programme called a browser, e.g.: leading ones - Firefox and Internet Explorer and the other - Mozilla., Safari, Opera. 4. Finding the Web can be done by using different search tools. used to find the information you are looking for if you do not already know exactly where to look. 5. A search engine is a special web sites that provides a facility to search for other websites. 6. Uses special programmes to collect information about websites on the WWW and stores the information in a database. 7. The user can search the database to obtain a list of links to relevant websites. 8. Requires keywords. Once a keyword is typed into a search box, the search engine displays a list of website links that are relevant to the given keywords. 9. Use (a) keywords to form search phrases by putting quotation mark around the key words; (b) special logical operators such as AND, OR, NEAR which can be grouped by enclosing them in brackets; (c) symbols such as “+” or “-” can be used to represent the operators; (d) special symbols known as wildcards can also be used with keywords to represent certain characters or combination of characters, e.g.: asterisk (*) is often used to represent any combination of characters. 11. As well as keyword searches, search engines can be used for field searches, e.g.: the title field, or the web address. 12. Different search engines use various strategies to easify the search, e.g.: Google - the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button.

 

Focus on language 2

a) Put

b) To focus

e) to narrow

f) you have defined, you have chosen

c) first, then, next, finally

d) Having set

g) you find

h) you have linked

 

Reading

Comprehension check 1

a) a hypertext

b) a link

c) web page

d) web site

e) country code

f) URL

g) URL extension

h) URL address

 

Comprehension check 2

a) commercial

b) education and research

c) government

d) non-profit organization

e) individuals

 

Comprehension check 3

.info - informative/ general use

.museum - museums

.biz - business

.web - web-related

.firm - firm/agency

.mil - military

 

Focus on language 1

a) to

b) to

c) for

d) for

e) on

f) in

g) -

h) on

 

Focus on language 2

a) link together

b) to evaluate

c) to take time

d) to design a web page

e) to doublecheck

f) to advocate some points of view or an idea

g) to proofread

h) reliable

i) indicate

Focus on language 3

Information: reliable, relevant, falsified, true, available, free of error, current, commercial/business, secret, factual, etc.

 

In the Realm of Science 2

Country code/flag	Country name	Nationality
.us	The United States	American
.jp	Japan	Japanese
.cz	Czech Republic	Czech
.gr	Greece	Greek
.it	Italy	Italian
.fr	France	French
.ru	Russia	Russian
.de	Germany	German
.uk	The United Kingdom	British
.ua	The Ukraine	Ukrainian
.nl	The Netherlands	Dutch
.se	Sweden	Swedish
.su	Soviet Union (USSR former)	Russian
.dk	Denmark	Den
.sz	Switzerland	Swiss

 

Module 3 Unit 2

Reading

Comprehansion check 2

1) B

2) D

3) F

4) H

5) C

6) A

7) E

8) G

Listening 1

Type of Source	Popular Magazines	Scholarly Journals
Examples	New York Times, National Geographic, Scientific American, Discover, New Scientist, Popular Science	Journal of American Mathematical Society, Science, Nature, Physical Review Letters
Audience	for broad audience	for students, scholars, researchers
Language	language understood by any educated audience	specialized vocabulary of the discipline
Content	research as news items, feature stories, editorials, short articles with no bibliographies or references	original research, experimentation, long and in-depth articles, bibliographies, references, abstract
Appearance	attractive, in a newspaper format, highly visual, a lot of advertisments, color, photos, graphics and drawings	graphs, charts, few exciting pictures or advertisements

Reading

Focus on language 2

1) i 2) h 3) k 4) b 5) f 6) e 7) j 8) c 9) d 10) g 11) a

 

Module 3 Unit 3

1. c) d) e) a) b)

 

4.

§ library

§ periodicals

 

Module 4 Unit 1

Reading 3

1) g 2) d 3) j 4) f 5) h

6) i 7) a 8) e 9) c 10) b

 

Focus on language 2

Past Simple	Past Progressive	Past Perfect	Past Perfect Progressive
ago after before as soon as until during first when for	while when	before after as soon as	for since

Focus on language 3

a) had begun; got; took

b) were discussing; walked

c) was; had been studying; was getting tired

d) roamed; had become extinct; appeared

e) called; was; was studying

f) realized; was asking; couldn’t answer; had been daydreaming

g) had never seen; visited

h) left; collected

i) was writing; was vacuum cleaning; could not concentrate; got angry

j) had passed; got; felt

Listening 2

a) a frame b)rods c) beads

The abacus is a device, usually of wood (plastic, in recent times), having a frame that holds rods with freely sliding beads mounted on them.

 

Listening 3

1) to quantify	to determine or express the quantity of sth.
2) addition	the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers.
3) positional notation	a numeration system in which a real number is represented by an ordered set of characters where the value of a character depends on its position.
4) to count	to name or list (the units of a group or collection) one by one in order to determine a total; number.
5) symbol	a printed or written sign used to represent an operation, element, quantity, quality, or relation, as in mathematics or music.
6) subtraction	an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
7) to calculate	to perform a mathematical process
8) to compute	to determine an amount or number by mathematics, especially by numerical methods and the use of computer.

 

Listening 4

a) Man’s need to quantify, to count and to do mathematic calculations

b) First they used their hands and fingers, and then they collected small rocks and

pebbles in a pile.

c) The concept of positional notation that we use today.

d) It was developed about 5000 years ago. It was built out of wood and beads.

e) Yes, in some countries.

f) No, it’s not an automatic machine.

g) It iscalled the process of symbol manipulation.

Speaking 1

A) thermometer B) telescope C) metric system D) microscope

 

Speaking 2

Microscope: to contain, concave, angle, magnification, to focus, image

Thermometer: to contain, liquid, volume, mercury, to measure, to expand

Telescope: concave, to observe, constellations

Compass: direction, to determine, component

Metric system: to multiply, decimal, unit

 

Speaking 3

a) A microscope is a device that uses lenses to magnify very small objects

and scientifically examine them.

b) A magnetic compass is a tool for finding direction which has a freely suspended needle which always points to a magnetic north.

c) A thermometer is a device that is used for measuring temperature of the air, water or people’s body. It is usually a graduated glass cylinder with a line of mercury or some other coloured alcohol that moves up when the temperature rises and moves down when it falls.

d) A telescope is a cylindrical instrument which contains lenses and curved mirrors to enlarge and observe distant stars and planets/ for making distant objects look nearer and larger in order to study them.

 

Focus on language 2

International words	“False friends”
lecture battery lamp menu system	control accurate example sodium
detail form focus category location	magazine intelligent original data
technology massive priority	general argument paragraph mixture
fact logic pioneer nature affect	prospect actual technique probe
problem metal type vibration	transparent list activity clay physician
material lava encyclopedia	application physician phenomenon
guarantee industry unique	repetition correspondent fabric
combination	speculate cabinet

 

 

Reading 2

 

Name	Country	Field of science	Accomplishments
Lomonosov	Russia	physics, geology, geography, chemistry, astronomy	Development of Natural Sciences; founded physical chemistry, atomic-molecular theory of matter, molecular- kinetic theory; new discoveries in astronomy, geology and mineralogy.
Pascal	France	mathematics	The foundations of the modern treatment of conic sections; theory of probability; Pascal’s Triangle.
Edison	The USA	applied research	Incandescent light bulb, phonograph for sound recording, experiments in wireless technology.

Module 4Unit 2

Focus on language 7

Size: semi- mini- micro- mega

Location: inter- super- extra- trans- peri- sub-

Time and order: pre- fore- post- tri- multy- oct-

Number:mono- bi- dec-

Other: auto co- hydro- photo- aero- tele-

 

Focus on language 8

1) f

2) g

3) j

4) h

5) a

6) c

7) e

8) d

 

Reading 2

 

1) c	2) k	3) j	4) a	5) g	6) n	7) d
8) i	9) e	10) m	11) l	12) h	13) b	14) f

 

Listening 3

a) F

b) T

c) F

d) T

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Module 4 Unit 3

Task 2

a) invention	b) theoretical	c) scientist
d) development	e) chemical	f) observation
g) mathematician	h)exploration	i) measurements
j) discovery	k) application	l) accomplishment
m) multiplication	n) investigating

 

Task 7

The answer is 5

Module 5 Unit 1

Reading

Comprehension check 1

a) huge b) affected by c) tiny d) dissolve e) major

f) contamination g) damage h) contributes to i) neutralize

j) extent k)exhausted l) grave m) total n) extensive

o) consequences p) issue q) cramble

 

Focus on language 2

a) developing b) increasing c) endangered d) extinct

e) contaminants f) harmful g) declining h) reactive i) damaged

Focus on language 4

a),which	d), which	g) what
b) that	e) what	h),which
c) what	f) which/that	i), which

 

Listening 2

Debris is the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

Trash is worthless material that is to be disposed or a worthless or contemptible person

Litter objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish

Waste any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted (especially left over after the completion of a process)

 

 

Module 5 Unit 2

Reading

Comprehension check 2

a) improving

b) worry

c) waste

d) manufacturers

e) encourage

f) reduce

 

Comprehension check 3

a) throw out

b) dangers

c) persuade

d) lack for

e) burning

f) supports

g) discard

 

Focus on Language 1

VERB	NOUN
to recycle	a recycler, recycling
to environ	environment
to generate	generation
to pollute	pollution
to encourage	encouragement
to combine	combination
to introduce	introduction
to develop	development
to require	requirement
to produce	production
to equip	equipment

 

Focus on Language 2

discover

upload

disconnect

enlarge

recycle

overnight

resource

upgrade

disable

subassemblies

dismantle

encourage

discourage

overcome

subscribe

 

Focus on Language 4

1) f

2) e

3) b

4) h

5) a

6) g

7) i

8) c

9) d

 

Listening 1

1) e

2) f

3) d

4) i

5) b

6) a

7) h

8) g

9) c

 

Listening 2

 

 

Unit 3 Review

Task 1

a) A lot of rubbish is floating in the sea, which is a real danger to health.

b) The problem of soil erosion that has occurred ever since the man began

destroy forests is discussed in this chapter.

c) Nuclear energy comes from the energy stored within the nuclei of atoms that

are the basic building blocks of all matter.

d) The best things in life we often take for granted such as water and air are

free.

e) The manufacture of one PC requires 28kg of liquid chemicals that have to be

neutralized by a further 11 kg of sodium hydroxide.

f) An average PC consumes 100 watts of electricity which is equivalent to a bright light bulb when switched on but not in use.

g) New machines that use no more than 30 watts are given the Energy Star Logo.

h) In 1993 the USA introduced the Energy Star Logo that eliminated the need to build 10 extra power stations.

i) In the USA computers use 5 % of commercial power which could rise to 15 %, or 100 billion kilowatt-hours per year by 2010.

j) Some factories had developed manufacturing processes that considerably cut the amount of wastes produced.

(other options are acceptable)

Task 2

g) European countries formed a work group to work out the measures that will limit computer dumping.

h) In order old computers can be used in schools and college they must be dismantled and adapted.

i) Manufacturers are encouraged to make a lot of changes to their products so that they are more easily recycled.

j) Hewlett-Packard takes back old computers, faxes, printers, etc. for disassembling the office equipment and reconditioning its components.

k) Hewlett-Packard disassembles old computing equipment, reconditions its subassemblies so that they are used as spare parts for customer’s existing equipment.

l) Manufacturers spend a lot of time and money for various retraining programmes in order to retrain designers, engineers and assembly workers to perform environmentally friendly computer design and manufacturing.

(other options are acceptable)

 

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Module 6 Unit 1

Comprehension check

Task 1

important - key, essential, crucial, major, vital, significant, main,

indispensible, momentous

 

 

Focus on language 2

a) both … and …/as well as …

b) neither … nor …

c) either … or …

d) not only … but also …/as well as …/both … and …

e) in addition to

f) due to

g) because of

 

Listening

field of science	Physics	Molecular biology	Earth sciences
achievements	a)new particles; experimental demonstration of the existence of antimatter; b)development of the atomic bomb; d) lasers; e) semiconductors	DNA structure Cracking genetic code	Analysis of sedimentary records and ice cores from Greenland; Theory of plate tectonics
practical application	a)particle accelerator; b)reactors to produce energy; c) high resolution microscope; scanning tunneling microscope; d)various measuring instruments: detectors for air pollution, high-speed photography, mass storage devices for computers (CD_ROM), surgical instruments; e) faster computers with vastly expanded memory; photo-voltaic cells	Novel therapies; Genetically engineered crop plants; Therapeutic and diagnostic pharmaceutical products; Somatic gene therapies	Methods to predict of natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, etc.;

 

Reading 2

1) c 2) e 3) a 4) b 5) d

 

In the Realm of Science 1

Artificial intelligence	Virtual reality
Genetically modified	Global positioning system
High definition television	Hypertext markup language
Deoxyribonucleic acid	Research and development

 

Module 6 Unit 2

Reading 1

1) B 2) D 3) C 4) A

Focus on language 3

a) the others; b) another; c) others; d) another;

e) other; f) another; g) another; h) the other; i) others

Focus on language 5

a) is going to f) will be studying

b) will g) is going to be

c) is having; will be helping h) is going to

e) will have checked i) will be using

j) will have patented

Listening 1

	Speaker 1	Speaker 2	Speaker 3
What will computers be like?	Computers will change; They will have voice recognition, fuzzy query input systems; Everything will be run by AI	They will become smaller, as piece of furniture, or a household appliance; May be they will take control over our lives	Shopping, work, etc. will be done over computer
How will we communicate with computers?	By voice input for most applications bigger role ofVR	Everything will be done via voice recognition	By voice-recognition, or perhaps neural-stimulus; Common interface will support for all languages
Are we going to spend our whole time in Cyberspace?	It depends upon the development of nanotechnology; Possibility to scan the entire brain into a computer, and make it operate there	People will use the net more; Will watch TV less	Computers won’t substitute people
Will computers be intelligent?	They won’t resemble human intelligence	Computers will be more intelligent than humans in specific areas	Computers will become Thinkers by 2020 but they will not be intelligent until 2050

 

In the Realm of Science 2

a) planet b) mercurial c) atom d) formula e) nucleus f) guinea pig

 

Module 6 Unit 3

Task 2

a) other b) the others c) another d) the other

e) the others f) another g) the other h)another

 

Task 3

a) benefit

b) evolution

c) gizmos

d) impacts

 

Task 5

a) trial and error

b) to blind us with science;

c) it isn't rocket science; cutting edge

d).on the same wavelength

Module 7 Unit 1

Reading 1

1) b, 2) a 3) d 4) c

Focus on language 1

1) h

2) e

3) a

4) g

5) c

6) d

7) f

8) b

Focus on language 2

1) b, e 2) c 3) g 4) d, e 5) d 6) b 7) b, f

 

Focus on language 4

to work your way through	to do something from beginning to end, especially when it takes a lot of time or effort
to come by	to manage to get something
to go out	to leave your house to go to a social event
to come back	to return
to build up	to create or develop something
to work out	to find out by reasoning or calculation
to check out	to find out if something is correct or to investigate
to take over	to become bigger or more important than something else or to replace something
to look into	to examine something
to end up with	to be finally in a particular place or situation

 

Focus on language 5

a) pick up (L)

b) check out (L)

c) be fed up with(I), put up with (I)

d) find out (L)

e) come across (I)

f) work out (L)

g) work out (I)

h) drop out of (I)

i) fall back with sth (I)

j) break down (I)

k) catch up with sb (I)

 

Listening 2

Student 1 Flight Attendant

Student 2 Barman

Student 3 Member of the Students’ Union

Student 4 Pprogrammer

 

Listening 3

	Student 1	Student 2	Student 3	Student 4
Job responsibilities	· not only to serve tea and coffee · to instruct passengers how to use emergency equipment · to answer questions about the flight · help children or disabled people · to give first aid	· to provide bar services · to do shift work	· to do photography, news reporting · to do shift work with a flexible schedule · to support students and help them with information on all aspects of student life.	· to write individual software
Special training or skills required	· to take up a flight attendant training course. · to speak a foreign language · to have skills in: customer service, first aid, child care	· bar skills · to have good communication skills · to be aware of hygiene and personal cleanliness · to be good with numbers	· to be good at dealing with people, organizing and making decisions · to have skills in composing and word processing	· to be the subject studied at university · to be good at solving problems
Personal qualities and abilities	· you must be 18 or over · to be patient, calm and good at dealing with people · to be attentive and helping · to be very self-diciplined	· to be an strong and energetic · to be able to lift and move heavy items · to be a friendly type of person · to get along with most people · to be able to work in a team	· to be enthusiastic, cheerful, easy-going, creative	· to be very patient and careful with detail · to be self-motivated, reliable, independent
Hours	xxxxxxxxx	10 hours per week	two shifts a week (that’s 10-20 hours a week)	20 hours a week
Salary	excellent source of money	pretty high	not big, enough for socializing and paying the rent	a well-paid job, a good salary

Module 7 Unit 2

Comprehension check 2

make valuable contacts	work on research problems
try out academia or industry	offer students a chance
sign contracts	provide a window into research culture
analyze data	present the fruits of their labours
inspire the next generation of explorers	give presentation

Focus on language 2