Unit 3. People's background

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Isaac Newton
Michael Faraday
Bill Gates
Marie Curie
Famous
people
Famous People
Marie Curie
general education (n)
scientific training (n)
brilliant = intelligent (adj)
mature (adj)
harbour = harbor (v)
impossible (adj)
Vocabulary:
Unit 3: People’s background






tutor (n, v)
They are getting married


living condition (n)
earn a degree (v)
with flying colors (expr)
Ph. D = doctor of philosophy (n)
tragic death (n)
determine (v)
atomic weight (n)
suffering (n)
humanitarian (n)
Nobel prize
Nobel prize in chemistry
Nobel prize ceremony
Exercise 1: True or False?
Marie went to school in Warsaw
Her dream to become a private tutor
At the Sorbonne, she studied very well
She married Perrier Curie in 1894
She was the first woman professor at the Sorbonne
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Exercise 2: Answer the questions
Where and when was Marie born?
 She was born in Warsaw on November 7th, 1867.
Was she a brilliant student?
 Yes, she was.
Why did she work as a tutor?
She worked as a tutor to save money for a study tour abroad.
Was she the first female professor in France?
 Yes, she was.
Was she awarded a Nobel Prize in literature?
No, she wasn’t. She was awarded a Nobel Prize in chemistry.