Unit 11: Science and technology

Vocab:

Noun

[Link] Sự phát triển [Link] Khoa học

[Link] Công nghệ [Link] Lĩnh vực

[Link] Tàu vũ trụ [Link] Lợi ích

[Link] Tiến bộ [Link] Vũ trụ

[Link] Máy móc [Link] Nhà nghiên cứu

[Link] thử nghiệm [Link] Đo lường

[Link] Viễn thông [Link] Sự thành công

[Link] Nhà khảo cổ học [Link] Nhà vật lý học

[Link] Nhà bảo tồn [Link] Người khám phá

[Link] Nhà hóa học [Link] Phần mềm

[Link] Mối liên hệ [Link] Thuốc

Verb

[Link] Giải quyết [Link] Biến đổi

[Link] Phát triển [Link] Xác định

[Link] Thay thế [Link] Thiết kế

[Link] Phát minh [Link] Ngưỡng mộ

[Link] To lớn [Link] Thuộc về kinh tế

[Link] Có tính thực tế [Link] Cập nhật nhất

Ex I: Choose a word that has different sound in the part underlined

1. A. excursion B. expensive C. exhausted D. expert

2. A. technology B. novel C. progress D. economic

3. A. identify B. invent C. link D. physics

4. A. patient B. space C. affect D. nature

5. A. transform B. confusion C. exhausted D. software

6. A. charming B. challenge C. chemist D. children

7. A. explored B. surrounded C. acted D. invented

8. A. experiments B. kicks C. develops D. examines

9. A. system B. psychology C. January D. carefully

10.A. software B. wonderful C. written D. whether

Ex II: Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others

1. A. technology B. impatient C. opportunity D. economy

2. A. experiment B. entertainment C. development D. environment

3. A. tomorrow B. scientist C. chemistry D. software

4. A. invention B. resources C. decision D. natural

5. A. computer B. unhealthy C. medicine D. enormous

6. A. explorer B. cleaner C. designer D. reporter

7. A. benefit B. flexible C. humorous D. intelligent

9. A. realistic B. telephone C. identity D. computer

10. A. latest B. replace C. invent D. decide

Ex III: Odd one out

1. A. polite B. mature C. patient D. engineer

2. A. chemist B. scientist C. explore D. archeologist

3. A. develop B. doctor C. invent D. identify

4. A. spaceship B. flexible C. important D. limited

5. A. literature B. biologist C. physics D. mathematics

6. A. decide B. support C. engineer D. replace

7. A. possible B. robot C. computer D. mobile phone

8. A. admire B. solve C. identify D. enormous

9. A. science B. industry C. explore D. technology

10. [Link] B. chemist C. scientist D. physicist

Ex IV: Label the picture

dentist biologist physicist software developer astronaut

chemist architect doctor archeologist engineer

1. A person who studies biology is a …………………………

2. A person who studies old objects, things or people is an………………………

3. A person who studies one or more of the natural sciences is a ……

4. A person who studies physics is a ………………………….

5. A person who designs buildings, engines, machines, roads is an…………….

6. A person who travels to unknown places in order to find about more about them is an…

Ex VI: Match

[Link] a. some useful advice

[Link] b. the space

[Link] c. songs

[Link] d. the link between diet and diseases

[Link] e. the problem of traffic jams

[Link] f. the birthday party

[Link] g. new machines

8. come to h. people’s lives

[Link] i. the final exams

[Link] j. modern houses

Ex VII: Circle the best answer

1. My son wants to become/work a robot designer in the future.

2. Do you wish to live/stay to be a hundred years old?

3. It is no good being impossible/impatient with very small children.

4. He was one of the greatest/fastest scientists in the world.

5. A person whose job is writing programs for computers/televisions is called software

7. Medical advances have helped to cure/reduce some severe diseases.

8. What are the benefits and drawbacks/advantages of that science and technology may bring
to human beings?

9. Future homes will be replaced/located on the ocean, in the air or even underground.

10. Robots will help us to do many boring or difficult/easy jobs.

Ex VIII: Choose the best answer

1. The ……………….of airplane is important because it has changed the way people travel and
transport goods around the world.

A. invention B. experiment C. explanation D. benefit

2. Science and technology have enormous ………………..on economic development.

A. benefits B. problems C. effects D. pressure

3. In the future, robots will work in factories and ………………..our homes.

A. explore B. clean C. develop D. prevent

4. Advanced technologies …………….a lot more benefits to human beings.

A. have B. carry C. help D. bring

5. What ………………are science and technology greatly changing nowadays?

A. fields B. factors C. things D. tasks

6. It is expected that even ……………people may travel into space on spaceships.

A. famous B. ordinary C. intelligent D. careful

7. An international meeting ………………place in Hanoi two days ago.

A. made B. happened C. took D. existed

8. It is possible to ……………..up with the latest developments in technology.

A. do B. keep C. take D. go

9. There has been much ……..…in providing equipment and facilities for education.
A. progress B. price C. benefits D. problems

10. Do you believe that the Internet will ……………..books in the future?

A. invent B. increase C. use D. replace

Ex IX: Fill in the gap with a suitable word given in the box

5-fly 7- technology 2-capacity 8- development

3- crowded 1- installed 6-computers 4-information

1. A new vending machine has just been ………………..in our school.

2. Escalators have the ………………….to move a lot of people at the same time.

3. The cities have become more……toward the beginning of the twentieth century.

4. Young people use the internet nowadays to get more …….or for entertainment.

5. Do you know the first person to ………………..into space?

6. Artificial intelligent known as AI is an area of study concerned with making

7. Science and ………….have been used in all corners of the world to meet people’s needs.

8. With the …………………of technology, many people may suffer from unemployment.
Ex X: Write the opposite of these words, using un- or im-

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Ex XI: Write the correct form of the verb given

1………………………he arrived home safely without any injury. FORTUNATE

3. This is a species of insect previously known to all………………..BIOLOGY

4. My brother has worked very hard to achieve his great………in this project. SUCCESSFUL

5. Human beings have benefited a lot from the …………of science and technology. DEVELOP

6. …………have worked together to invent advanced machines to improve our life. SCIENCE

7. Do you know which country is the world leader in space …………………? EXPLORE

8. Alexander Graham Bell was the …………………..of telephone in the world. INVENT

9. The …………………revolution has greatly changed our economy and our life. INDUSTRY

10. The invention of new medicines has saved lots of people’s ……………LIVE

11. For your own…………………., please step back from the cages. SAFE

12. My sister has suffered from a bad cough………………LATE

14. After losing her job, she was ………………….for another month. EMPLOY

15. Catherine …………….quickly and went to work by bus. DRESS

Ex XIII: Fill in the gap with a word from the box

4-discoveries 3-publish 7-contributions 5-example

2-mathematicians 8-important 1-interest 6-Satellites

Galileo was born in Pisa, Italy in 1564. In his time, many people thought that the sun resolved
around the Earth. Though he had an early (1)………………….in science and mathematics, his
father persuaded him to study medicine because doctors earned more than (2)………………... In
1608, Galileo heard of a machine that would later be called the telescope, which was being used
to observe objects far away. In 1633, Galileo was called to Rome to stand trial for a book. He
was found guilty and was ordered to never (3)……………….another book. He continued his
work in secret and went on to many important (4)……………………For (5)………….., he
figured out that Jupiter has its own (6) ……………. or moons. He made (7)………………….to
the fields of astronomy, technology, physics and mathematics. His work was (8)
………………….enough that Einstein once called him “the father of modern science”.