3 ** Look at the fact file about Marie
Curie. Use the phrases in the list to
write sentences about her, as in the
example.
• on 7th November, 1867 . As a child
• In 1891 • When she was 30 . In 1903
• 8 years later at the age of 66
FACT FILE
Name: Marie Curie
Where/When born: Warsaw, 7th November, 1867
Early years: very good at Mathematics and Physics,
1891 - went to study at Sorbonne University in Paris
Achievements: 1898 - discovered polonium and
radium, 1903 - won Nobel Prize in Physics, 1911 -
won Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Later years: 1906 - first woman professor at the
Sorbonne, promoted X-ray machines during First
World War
Where/When died: Savoy, France, 4th July, 1934
Marie Curie was born on 7th November, 1867
1. Where do you work? I work for Microsoft. I am a programmer.
2. Birds can fly but I can't fly.
3. Is there any wine left?
4. Where do you think you will go on your next holiday? I'm not sure yet but I would like to visit SE Asia.
5. What's the difference in size between Odessa and Kyiv? Odessa is smaller than Kyiv.
6. There are four students in the room.
7. Oh no, I can't find my keys. I think I have lost them!
8. I didn't know you were coming. If I had known you were coming then I would have cooked a meal for you.
Russia is the largest country in the world by area. Its area is about 17 million square kilometers. The population of Russia is 144,5 million people; 85% of them are Russian. Russia is a constitutional republic, the head of state is the president (Vladimir Putin). In Russia there are a lot of plains, mountains, forests, steppes, rivers and lakes. Here is the deepest lake in the world - Baikal, 1,600 meters deep. The climate in the northern part of Russia is arctic, in the central part is continental, in the southern part is subtropical. Russia is very rich in minerals and substances. It produces oil, natural gas, coal, iron, gold, copper and much more. In addition to industry, agriculture is well developed in Russia.
Задать к тексту 5 типов вопросов
общий вопрос
Is Russia the largest country in the world by area?
специальный вопрос
Which country the largest country in the world by area?
вопрос к подлежащему
What is about 17 million square kilometers?
разделительный вопрос
The population of Russia is 144,5 million people, isn't it?
альтернативный вопрос
Is the population of Russia 144 or 244 million people?