Unit11: ENGINEERS

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HỘI GIẢNG CẤP TỈNH

Năm học :2002-2003

Revision of the previous lesson:
Choose the best answer:
A scientific career is not only a duty but also an opportunity.

homework b housework
occupation d confusion
2. Science offers people the supreme pleasure of clear and complete understanding.
highest feeling of happiness
highest feeling of sadness
lowest feeling of happiness
lowest feeling of misery

3. My brother is interested in ____________ books on science.
read b. reading
c. to read d. reads
4. The young woman ____________ is in the laboratory is the vice-president of a science club in our city.

who b. whom
c. whose d. which
GUESS WHO
We have a word. It has 9 letters:
G
I
R
S
ENGINEERS

Reading Comprehension
(the first two paragraphs)
Saturday, February 22nd , 2003
Unit 11:
key figure /ki:’fIg(r)/ (n) :
:one who is important to others
= sunrise
 sunset
Ex: Peace marked a new dawn in the country’s history.
horizon /h ’raIzn/ (n)
heyday /’heIdeI/ (n) :
golden age
need /ni:d/ (v)
(n) : necessity
era / ’I r / (n) :
a period of time in history
 horizontal/ horI’zontl/ (adj)
Ex: The 21st century is the era of technology.
Vocabulary:
virtually / ’vз:t∫ulI/ (adv) :
almost
freeze – froze – frozen (v) :
become ice
frozen (p.p. used as adjective) :
(food) preserved by refrigeration below freezing – point (O0C)
know – how (n) :
knowledge of how to do something well
ingenuity /Indz’nju:tI/ (n) :
great ability
Vocabulary:
Global questions:

a. Who’s the lesson about?
b. Are engineers important in our modern industrial society?
2. Detailed questions:
a. Who have become key figures in our age?
b. What depends on the ingenuity of engineers?
KEY:
1. a. engineer.
b. Yes, they are.
2. a. The scientists and engineers have.
b. Better methods of refrigeration in transit, better ways of storing and freezing at home depend on the ingenuity of engineers.
Fill in the blanks:
needs
engineers
key figures
horizons
frozen food
opportunities
era
Multiple choice:
Choose the best answer:
1. Better methods of refrigeration depend on ____________.
teachers b. workers
c. engineers d. architects
2. Scientific progress can open up new __________ for us.
highways b. railways
c. horizons d. borders
3. __________ is the time of day when light first appears.
Sunset b. Dawn
c. Noon d. Night
4. Tom is a(n) __________________ in our group. He decides everything.
baby-sister b. assistant
c. bookbinder d. key figure
Synonyms:
Match the word with its meaning:
The beginning of the day :
Period in history :
Permanently :
Cleverness :
Necessities :
Skill, dawn, constantly, needs, era
1. What do you want to become in the future?
2. What will you be in the future?
3. What’s your plan in the future?
Free practice


Learn the new vocabulary and expressions carefully.
Practise the first two paragraphs.
Prepare the rest of the lesson.
Homework :

Thank you for your attendance!