The scientists who are going to revolutionise our lives in the course of the next 1000 years

After reading this text you will learn:

- perspective fields of scientific investigations;

- the names of future Nobel prize-winners;

- inventions that can shape the 21^st century.

I. Learn the following derivatives and fill in the blanks with the proper one:

To inspire – inspiration – inspiring – inspired;

1. Dreams can be a rich source of … for an artist. 2. Both poets drew their … from the countryside. 3. Her charity work is an … to us all. 4. It came to me in a flash of … 5. The actors’ enthusiasm … the kids. 6. The choice of décor … by a trip to India. 7. He is known to be an … leader. 8. As a general, he … great loyalty in his troops. 9. The book is less than …10. Be …!

II. Look: at, up, up to, after, for, through, forward to, out (for), down on smb;

a) Fill in the gaps with the right postposition:

1. Don’t worry! I can look … your children. 2. Mark was sitting in the living-room absent-mindedly looking … the pages of a magazine. 3. I’m not sure about the meaning of this word. I’d better look it … in the dictionary. 4. I’m looking … … your visit impatiently. 5. He was looking … the ball everywhere. 6. He was looking … the fire and did not answer my question. 7. Everybody looks … … him. 8. She looks … … people who haven’t been to college. 9. He looked … … Jim and thought he was not a good match for her daughter. 10. Look …! There is a car coming. 11. You should look … for pickpockets. 12. Look … for spelling mistakes in your work.

b) Translate into English:

С нетерпением ожидать выходных; искать ключи; искать слово в словаре; присматривать за детьми; просматривать утреннюю почту; посмотреть на картину; посмотреть значение слова; относиться к человеку с уважением; искать выход; с нетерпением ожидать поездки; просматривать статьи; присматривать за родителями; посмотреть на доску; с нетерпением ожидать перерыва; искать сведения; смотреть свысока (презирать); быть на стороже;

III. Learn the following words:

IV. a) Form the nouns using proper suffixes.

To invent, to identify, to restore, blind, to transmit, to transform, to create, to construct, to operate, to communicate, to recognize.

b) Translate the words with prefix fore-.

Foresee, forearm, forego, foreknow, foretell, foretaste, forefather, foremost.

V. Fill in the gaps with the proper verb from the table below.

1. The operation … his sight. 2. The government plans to … more jobs for young people. 3. They were … by the news. 4. We have … the business by opening two more shops. 5. I ... him as soon as he came into the room.

VI. Match the words in A-column with the words in B-column.

A B

1) Serendipitous a) cars

2) Little-known b) impact

3) Academic c) inventions

4) Autonomous d) voice

5) Permanent e) scientists

6) New f) institutions

7) Human g) generation

VII. Restore the word order in the following sentences.

1. Try / scientists / to expand / knowledge / the frontiers / of human. 2. This / independently / invention / will help / the blind / to walk. 3. Are developing / autonomous / inventors / and / cars / helicopters. 4. The help / is / it / computer / possible / to recognize / with / human voice / of?

VIII. Practice the reading of the following words:

Breakthrough, to revolutionise, scientist, engineer, frontier, via, machine, autonomous, helicopter, physician, surgeon, microchip, retina, to allow, to dial.

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