UNIVERSIDAD DEL GOLFO DE MÉXICO

CAMPUS CD. MENDOZA

 

 

 

 

 

MATERIA:

 

INGLES III

 

 

 

 

MAESTRA:

 

LIC. NOELIA JIMÉNEZ CHAMA

 

 

 

 

NOMBRE DEL ALUMNO:

 

AIDA C. SOSA ROSAS

 

 

 

 

GRUPO:

 

3ER. SEMESTRE ABIERTO

 

 

 

 

FECHA:

 

6 DE ENERO 2001

UNIT THREE

PART A

 

 

 

Science

I.                    Talking

 

A.        What are they?

            Where is the man?

            What is he doing?

            Where is the woman?

            Is she wearing something special?

            Why?

 

 

 

B.        How does science help us?

            What advances has science made in this century?

            Is science dangerous?

            What moral controversies in science have there been recently?

 

II. Reading and Understanding

  1. Read the questions and then the text.  Then mark the correct answer (a or b). With a circle.
    1. When was Piaget born?
    2. Where was Piaget born?
    3. When did Piaget become know outlide has ow country?
    4. Where did Piaget start an important academic center?
    5. when did Piaget die?
 
Jean Piaget

            Jean Piaget was born in Neuchatel, Switzerland on 9th August 1896.  He became Known to scientists outside his own country at the age of only fifteen, when he published a series of articles in scientific journals.   He worked at the University  of Neuchatel and then, in 1925, he became professor of child psychology at the University of Geneva.

 

            He began publishing his famous series of articles on child education in 1923, an influenced people’s ideas about child development for the next fifty years.   In 1955 he started an important academic center at the University of Geneva, and  became its first director.  He continued as director of this center when he retired from the university in 1971.   He was honored by bany universities, including Cambridge and Harvard, and won many scientific prizes.   The famous child psychologist died on 16 th September 1980,  when he was eighty-four years old.

 

 

Answers

  1. a) 9 th August 1896

b) 16 th September  1896.

  1. a) Neuchatel

b) Geneva

  1. a) In 1955

b) In 1911

  1. a) Geneva

b) Cambridge

  1. a) 1971

b) 1980

 

 

STRUCTURE MODULE 3.1

 

Regular Verb

 

 

I                       We He publish  ed a series of articles.                      Aff.

You                 You He did not publish a series of articles            Neg.

He, She, It            They Did he publish a series o articles                       Int.

 

 

Work-             He worked at the University of Neuchatel.

Influence-            He influenced people’s ideas about child development.

Start-              He started an important academic center.

Continue-            He continued as director of this center.

Retire-            He retired from the University in 1971.

Dic-                 He died on 16 th September 1980

 

Iregular Verbs

            The form of irrgular verbs in the simple past varies considerably.   Consecuently the simple past form of each irregular verb must be learni individually.

 

Some Examples:

Become _______ He became professor of chil psychology at the University of Geneva.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Begin  ____              He began publishing his famous series of articles on child education in 1923

Win    _____              He won many scientific prizes.

 

(The formation of the negative and interrogative is the same as for regular verbs.   See above).

 

 

 

B.    Read the following statements and the text.  Then mark each statement true (T) or false (F).

 

 

1.      Dr. Luttiger was Dr. Crocker's Colleague

2.      Dr. Crocker invented the new reactors.

3.      The new reactors are not as good as the old ones.

4.      Dr. Crocker is Scottish.

5.      Dr. Crocker’s uncle was a mechanic.

6.      Dr. Crocker always wanted to be a scientist.

7.      Dr. Crocker met Dr. Luttiger in Switzerland.

8.      Dr. Luttiger invited Dr. Crocker to work with him.

9.      Dr. Luttiger is dead.

10. Dr. Crocker thinks patience is very important.

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T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

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F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

 

An Interview with Dr. Adam Crocker

 

            Interviewer:  Good evening, tonight on “The World Now” program we have the eminent scientist Dr. Adam Crocker.   Good evening Dr. Crocker.

 

            Dr. Croker:  Good evening and thank you for inviting me to be on your program.

            Int. Thank you for coming.   You won the international Science Prize recently.  When exactly was that?.

 

            Dr. Two years ago, I won the prize with Dr. Heinz Luttiger.  It’was for our work in nuclear physics.

 

            Int.  I Know your work is very complex but can you tell us, in simple terms, why it won such and important prize?

 

            Dr. Well, it helped to produce the new generation of nuclear reactors.   You know, they are more efficient than conventional reactors.   Our work was theoretical but other people used it to produce the new reactors.

 

            Int. Yes, I see.  Now tell us about yourself; where were you born?   Did you want to be a scientist when you were at school?

 

            Dr. Hmm. . . I was born in Dundee, Scotland.  My father was a car mechanic so I didnt want to be a scientist; I wanted to be a mechanic like him.   I wetnt to the local school and then to St. Andrew’s University.

 

            Int. Yes, interesting, but how did you become a scientist?

 

            Dr. I think I said I was interested in machines.   Well, from there I became interested in science.

 

            Int.  Really?  Now then, you mentioned your colleague Dr. Luttiger a few minutes ago.   How did you meet him and why did you decide to work together?.

 

            Dr. I met Luttiger at a scientific conference in Zurich, Switzerland.    Hi work was very similar to may own at that time.   So, when Cambridge University offered me facilities for my research, I invited him to work with me.

 

            Int. He died recently, didn´t he?

            Dr. Yes, he was older than me.

            Int. Finally, Dr. Crocker, what was the secret of your success?

            Dr. Patience, I think. A good scientist must have patience.

            Int. Dr. Crocker, thank you very much indeed.

 

  1. Now read the following, choose the correct answer (a, b, or c) and put a circle around it.

 

    1. Dr. Crocker is

a)     an interviewer

b)     a scientist

c)      a mechanic

 

    1. Dr. Crocker’s work is

a)     difficult to understand

b)     easy to understand

c)      impossible to understand

 

    1. When Dr. Crocker was young he was interested in

a)     cars

b)     science

c)      television

 

    1. Dr. Crocker and Dr. Luttiger worked together

a)     at St. Andrew’s University

b)     at Zurich University

c)      at Cambridge University

 

    1. Dr. Crocker thinks that a good scientist is

a)     impulsive

b)     anrgy

c)      patient

 

STRUCTURE MODULE 3.2

                                                                                                            Was/Were

I                                   My father  was a car mechanic

He, She, It                  My father was not a car mechanic

                                    Was my father a car mechanic?

We

You/You*                    They were car mechanics.

They

 

* (2nd person singular and plural = were)

D. Reference

 

  1. “it” in line 7 refers to

a)     Dr. Luttiger

b)     nuclear physics

c)     the prize

 

  1. “it” in line 11 refers to

a)     Dr. Crocker’s work

b)     an important prize

c)     simple terms

 

  1. “Him” in line 17 refers to

a)     scientist

b)     Dr. Crocker’s father

c)     a mechanic

 

  1. “Him” in line 23 refers to

a)     Dr. Crocker

b)     Dr. Crocker’s father

c)     Dr. Luttiger

 

  1. “I” in line 30 refers to

a)     Dr. Luttiger

b)     the interviewer

c)     Dr. Crocker

 

VOCABULARY

E. Read the following pairs of words and decide if the words in each pair have the same or a different meaning.

 

1. Eminent                 Famous                                                                                  S             D

2. Work                      Prize                                                                                       S            D

3. Theoretical             Practical                                                                                 S            D

4. Similar                   Like                                                                                        S            D

5. Offered                  Invited                                                                                     S            D

F. Read the text again, and find five words or phrases related to

Nuclear Physics.

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G. Undestanding

Read the following statemests and mark them true (T) or false (F).

1.      Dr. Crocker is an arrogant man.

2.      It is not easy to be an eminent scientist.

 

II.                  Choosing

A. Read The follogwing sentences and complete them with te correct word or phrase.

1.      Good evening and thank you for to invite me to be on your program.

Inviting me

Invited me

2.      You won the international science prize recently.

Winned

Win

 

3.      It were for our work in nuclear physics.

Won

Was

 

4.      Well, it helping to produce the new generation of nuclear reactor.

Help

Helped

 

5.      Our work was theoretical but other peopel was used it to produce the new reactor.

Used

Is using

 

6.      Where were you born?

Was

Did

 

7.      I were born in Dundee, Soctland.

Borned

Was born

 

8.      Are you want to be ascientist when you were at school?

Were

Did

 

9.      Yes, intereesting but how was you become a scientist?

Became you

Did you become

 

10. How did you met him?

Meet

Meeted

 

B.  Put the following words in their correct order, making five sentences.

1.     us yourself Now about tell

2.     mechanic him a be wanted like I to

3.     St. Andrew’s University school then I to local and went the to

4.     at my work own similar His was time very that to

5.     yes, he older was than me

 

D.    Read the following beginnings an endings, then make five sentences from them.

 

1.      Thank you for

2.      Now then, you mentioned

3.      I met Luttiger at

4.      He died recently

5.      Finally Dr. Crocker, what.

 

1. ___________________             a) and then to St. Andrew’s University

2. ___________________               b) was the secret of your success?

3. ___________________             c) didn’t he?

4. ____________________ d) your colleague.   Dr. Luttiger, a few minutes ago.

5. ____________________ e) coming.

                                                           f) a scientific conference in Zurich, Switzerland.

                                                           g) when exactly was that?

 

 

III.                Interaction

 

A.     Guess the person:  A student makes five statements about a famous person and the rest of the class has to guess who he was.

 

Example:

1.      I was born in 1917

2.      I was American

3.      I went to Harvard University

4.      I became President of the US.A. in 1960.

5.      I was assassinated in 1963.

 

Answer:   John F. Kennedy

 

 

B. Practice asking and answering these questions:

1.      When were you born?

2.      Where were you born?

3.      When did you begin to walk?

4.      When did you begin to talk?

5.      Who was your frist friend?

6.      When did you meet him/her?

7.      When did you start school/college/your present job?

8.      Who did you meet on the first day?

9.      When did you begin to study English?

10. Where did you begin to study English?

 

 

V.  Organizing

 

            Read  the following sentences and organize them to make a composition.   The first sentence has been chosen for you.

 

a)   I began to study English in secondary school when I was twelve.

 

b)   I was born in Cuernavaca, Mexico

 

c)    She like to paint and so did I.

 

d)   My first friend was Gloria Ramírez

 

e)   I remember I met Miss Martínez, my teacher, and of course, Gloria.

 

f)      I was born in 1962.

 

g)   My family lived there for many years.

 

h)    And ware still friends now.

 

i)      I started school when I was four years old.

 

j)      I met her at kindergarden.

 

1.__b__ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ 5._____

6._____ 7._____ 8._____ 9._____ 10._____

 

VI. Writing

            Use exercise V as a guide and write a short paragraph about yuorself

 

I. Viewpoins - Discussion

 

Warm up questions

1.      What do you think have ben the most impaortant advances in medicine during the last 50 years? Why?

 

2.      Which are the drugs mos commonly used to cure infection?

 

3.      Do you know how penicillin was discovered?

 

4.      Do you Know how sulfa drugs were developed?

 

 

II. Reading and Understanding

 

            Read the following  questions, then read the text “The seach for new drugs” before you answer them.

 

1. Louis Pasteur discovered that infections were caused by “viruses”            T            F

2. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.                                      T            F

3. Doctor Fleming was a German scientist.                                                        T            F

4. Sulfa drugs were derived from  a red dye.                                                    T            F

5.Sulfa drugs kill mice.

 

 

The Search for New Drugs

 

1          After Louis Pasteur discovered that infections were causes by bacteria, many scientists began to study these tiny organisms.  Soon they were able to identify many kinds of bacteria that caused diseases.   Much later, an even tinier kind of infective agent called a “virus”  was discovered.  All this information about bacteria and viruses helped scientist find out more about the cause and cure of infectious disease.

 

 

2          One of the most powerful killers of bacteria and viruses was discovered quite by accident in the fall of 1928.  At taht time, in his basement laboratory in London, a bacteriologist, Dr. Alexander Fleming was looking for a substance that would kill bacteria.   In order to observe their growth, he had spread some small plates containing the bacteria on his laboratory desk.   One evening he accidentally failed to place a cover on one of the plates.

 

 

3          When Fleming arrived the next morning, he saw that the plate had gathered mold during the night.   This did not surprise him, for the basement was damp and ventilated only by a partly opened window.   But what he saw next did surprise him.   Around the outside of the unvocered plate the bacteria were still flourishing, while in the area close to the mold there were none.   Tehy had somehow disappeared.  He transfered the mold, which he named penicillin, to a clean plate and let it multiply for two weeks.   Then he began to experiment with penicillin and found it would destroy bacteria in a test tube.   Would it, he wondered, do the same to bacteria in the human body?.

 

 

4          In 1929, Fleming wrote a report on his laboratory experiments, presented it at a medical  meeting, and had it printed in scientific journals.    But for ten years, while he continued to experiment with penicillin, this importan news was largely ignored by the scientic world.

 

 

5            Meanwhile, another powerful killer of bacteria and viruses was also discovered by accident.  In Germany a group of scientists were working on the improvement of dyes that were used for colors in the textile industry.   One of the scientists, whose name was Gerhard Domagk, injected a small amount of one of the red dyes into some mice thar were dying from an infection.   The mice recovered quickly.   After further experiments, Domagk derived a drug from the red dye that became know as the first of the sulfa drugs.

 

 

From:             English for Today, p. 96

                        Book four, “Our changing Technology”.

                        William R. Slager, William E. Morris.

                        Christina Bratt Paulston, William

                        R. Slager

                        McGraw-Hill, 1975.

 

 

III. Comprehension

 

            Choose the correct answer.

 

1.      When did scientists begin to make studies of bacteria?

a)     In 1928.

b)     After Louis Pasteur discovered that infections were caused by bacteria.

c)     When Fleming discovered that penicillin would destroy bacteria.

 

 

2.      A virus is

a)     A tiny infective agent.

b)     A Killer bacteria.

c)     The cure for infectious disease.

 

3.      What was Dr. Alexander Fleming looking for?

a)     bacteria.

b)     A virus

c)     A substance that would kill bacteria.

 

4.      Fleming discovered penicillin because.

a)     he placed mold on some plates containing bacteria.

b)     He accidentally failed to place a cover on a plate containing bacteria.

c)     He opened the window of the laboratory.

 

5.      The bacteria dissappeared

a)     in the area close to the mold.

b)     Around the aoutside of the uncovered plate.

c)     In all the plates.

 

6.      The report Fleming wrote in 1929

a)     Was very successful.

b)     Was about the sulfa drugs.

c)     Was ignored for ten years.

 

7.      In Germany a group fof scientists were working on

a)     bacteria

b)     dyes in the textile industry

c)     mice

 

8.      Gerhard Domagk discovered

a)     penicillin.

b)     the mold

c)     a sulfa drug.

 

 

IV. Choosing

 

A. Fill-in the blanks with suitable verbs from this list, in their correct form:

a) in the affirmative:                 to discover            to begin

                                                to be               to cause

                                                to help            to fail

                                                to arrive  to write

                                                to find             to derive

                                                to become

 

 

b) in the negative form:  to surprise

 

            After Louis Pasteur 1) _______________ that infections were caused by bacteria, many scientist 2)________________ to study these tiny organisms.   Soon they  3) ___________________ able to identify many kinds of bacteria that 4)__________________ diseases.   All this information 5)______________ scientists find out more about the cause and cure of infectious disease.  One evening, Fleming 6)_________________ to place a cover on one of the plates.   The next morning he 7)_________________ that the plate had gathered mold.   It 8)___________________ him, for the basement was damp.   In 1929 Fleming  9)________________ a report  on his laboratory experiments.   Then he 10)_______________ to experiment with penicillin and 11)_______________ it would destroy bacteria in a test tube.   Domagk 12)_________________a drug from the red dye and it 13)__________________ know as the firs of the sulfa drugs.

 

 

V. Marked of Ideas.

 

A. Can you find the rignt ending?  (Some endings do not match.) Place the letter corresponding to the appropriate ending of the sentence in the brackets.

 

 

1. Louis Pasteur discovered that (   )

2. An infective agent tinier than bacteria called. (   )

3. Gerhard Domagk injected red dye into. (   )

4. A drug derived from a red dye. (   )

5. Fleming began to experiment with penicillin and found. (   )

a)     it would destroy bacteria.

b)     Became know as the first of the sulfa drugs.

c)      He accidentally failed to place a cover on one of the plates.

d)     Infections were caused by bacteria.

e)     Some mice that were dying from and infection.

f)        A “virus”  was discovered.

g)     In the area close to the mold there was no bacteria.

 

 

B. In which paragraphs can you find the following ideas and information?

 

1.      Dr. Alexander Fleming was looking for a substance that would kill

bacteria and he discovered it by accident.            Paragraph  No.__________

 

2.      Gerhard Domagk was working in Germany with some other scientists on the improvement of dyes and he derived the first of the sulfa drugs from a red dye

Paragraph No.____________

 

3.      Fleming saw that an uncovered plate containing bacteria has gathered mold.

Paragraph No.____________

 

4.      In the area close to the mold in the plate there was no bacteria.

Paragraph No.____________

 

5. Many scientists began to study bacteria after Louis Pasteur discovered that bacteria caused infections.                                          Paragraph No.____________

 

 

VI. Active Recognition

 

            According to you, which summary reflects the main ideas contained in the text “The  discovery of  Penicillin and sulfa Drugs” better:  A or B? Justify your choice with evidence from the text.

 

            Summary A.   Louis Pasteur discovered that infections were caused by bacteria, and many scientists identified numerous kinds of bacteria.   In the fall of 1928.   Dr. Alexander Fleming left some plates containing bacteria on his laboratory desk.   But, one evening he did not cober one of the plates.   The next morning he found penicillin in  that plate.   Meanwhile sulfa drugs were discovered in Germany by Gerhard Domagk.   He injected  a red dye into some sick mice.  Tehy recovered.  The red dye was the beginning of sulfa drugs.

 

            Summamy B.  After Louis Pasteur discovered that infections were caused by bacteria, another infective agent called a virus was discovered.  In 1928 Dr. Alexander Fleming accidentally discovered a powerful killer of bacteria:  penicillin.  He failed to cover a plate containing bacteria in his damp laboratory.   There was mold on the plate, and the bacteria had disappeared.  Fleming called  this mold “penicillin”.   Meanwhile, in Germany, Gerhard Domagk discovered, also accidentally, another killer of bacteria and viruses, when he was working on the improvement of dyes.  He derived sulfa drugs from a red dye.

 

 

 

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