Упр.1 Юнит 3 Step 5 ГДЗ Rainbow English 11 класс
1 Listen to the talk between Martin and Jeffand complete the sentences (1—6). 1) Jeff became interested in the Nobel prizes while working on the computer.
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1 Listen to the talk between Martin and Jeffand complete the sentences (1—6).
1) Jeff became interested in the Nobel prizes while working on the computer.
a) after he listened to an interview on the radio
b) when he heard some things about them on TV
c) while working on the computer
2) The Nobel prizes are given for great discoveries and inventions in different fields of human activities.
a) different fields of human activities
b) sciences
c) arts and sciences
3) The money for the achievements in economics comes from a Swedish financial institution.
a) Alfred Nobel’s fund
b) a Swedish financial institution
c) the Swedish government
4) Alfred Nobel, the founder of the Nobel prizes, was against wars.
a) was a sociable person
b) spent all his time on inventions
c) was against wars
5) Alfred Nobel tried to manufacture nitroglycerin together with his elder relative.
a) with his younger brother, Emil
b) together with his elder relative
c) alone
6) The Nobel prize winners are named by institutions situated in two countries.
a) by one and the same institution
b) by different institutions situated in one country
c) by institutions situated in two countries
Текст аудирования:
— Look, Martin, I’ve just seen a new list of the Nobel Prize winners on the Internet. And I suddenly realized that I don’t know much about Nobel Prizes. You know a lot more about sciences. Can you enlighten me?
— I’ll try to. As far as I know, these prizes are given not only for inventions or discoveries in physics, chemistry, physiology and medicine. People get the Nobel Prizes for literature and peace. There’s also the prize in economic sciences.
— Where does the money for these prizes come from?
— It was left by the Swedish engineer, inventor and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel who invented dynamite.
— When did it happen?
— Nobel died in 1896. He left nearly 9 million dollars to set up these prizes that now have his name.
— What’s known about him?
— Well, he made a lot of money through his invention of explosive dynamite the production of which brought Nobel his millions. He lived alone, avoided other people and was a pacifist.
— When did he invent the dynamite?
— In 1866. You know, there’s a sad side of this invention. In the sixties of the 19th century Alfred Nobel together with his father Immanuel, who was also an inventor, began to produce nitroglycerin in a factory near Stockholm. An accident in the factory killed five people including Nobel’s younger brother Emil.
— How awful.
— Yes, indeed. So Alfred began looking for a safer way of dealing with nitroglycerin, invented dynamite and patented it under this name.
— Was it his only patent?
— No. A skilful engineer, he introduced more than 350 patents.
— It’s strange, in my view, that there’s no prize for discoveries in mathematics.
— True. As a matter of fact Nobel established prizes for achievements only in five fields. Much later in 1969 the prize in economic sciences was introduced. It’s financed by the Central Bank of Sweden.
— And who makes decisions about the winners?
— Winners in physics, chemistry and economic sciences are named by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, those in physiology and medicine — by Caroline Institute, those in literature by the Swedish Academy, and those for contributing to peace by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The peace prize is awarded to individuals and to organizations.