Module 4 Great Scientists Listening and vocabulary

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Module 4
Listening and vocabulary
Discussion: Look at the picture and answer.
What is happening in the picture
What do you think the listening text is about
There’s a quiz show being on.
quiz: a competition or game in which
people try to answer questions
to test their knowledge
Vocabulary: Match the words with the meanings.
award discover equal measure radiation theory contestant round
award
equal
measure
discover
theory
1. a prize or money given to someone
or sth.
2. exactly the same
3. to find out how long, wide, heavy,
etc. sth. is
4. to find
5. an idea, esp. in science, that explains why or how sth. happens
6. a form of energy which comes
from a nuclear reaction
7. a person who takes part in a
contest
8. a stage in a competition
radiation
contestant
round
Listen and find out the following answers.
1. What’s the name of the quiz show
2. What round of the quiz is it
3. What is the subject of this round
Superquiz.
The second round.
Great Scientists.
4. Who are the contestants
5. How many questions are there in this round
6. How many points have they got before / after this round
Matthew and Rachel.
12.
Before this round, 36:36.
After this round 39:41.
Listen to the tape again, then complete the questions from the quiz.
1. When was Einstein ______
2. When was the special theory of
relativity ___________
3. What award was Einstein ______
born
published
given
4. What book is Stephen Hawking
___________
5. What is a “black ______”
6. Who _________ black _____
7. How are black __________________
famous for
hole
discovered
holes
holes measured
Listen to the tape again, then fill in the blanks.
Q.M: Boys and girls, we’re into the second round of “Superquiz”, and the subject of this round is “Great Scientists”. In this round, the first person to answer the question __________. If he’s wrong, he ____ a point, and the question
_________________________. At the moment, Matthew and Rachel are _____, with 36 points each.
gets a point
goes to the second contestant
loses
equal
First question: What is Einstein known for
(buzzer)
M: ________________________.
Q.M: Correct. When was Einstein born
(buzzer)
M: 1880.
Q.M: Wrong. Rachel
R: 1879
Q.M: Correct. The special theory of relativity ______________ in 1905.
was published
The theory of relativity
____________________
(buzzer)
M: Einstein.
Q.M: Correct. Einstein was given an
important award in 1921.
______________________
(buzzer)
M: Was he given the Nobel Physics Prize
Q.M: Yes, he was. Well done. Next question:
What book is Stephen Hawking famous
for
(buzzer)
Who was it written by
What award was he given
R: “_______________________.”
Q.M: Correct. When was it published
(buzzer)
R: 1988.
Q.M: Correct. What is a “__________”
(buzzer)
M: It’s a star that has collapsed in on itself.
Q.M: Correct. Who discovered black holes
(buzzer)
M: They ________________ Einstein.
were discovered by
A Brief History of Time
black hole
Q.M: No, they were not discovered by Einstein,
they were discovered by Fred Hoyle.
____________________________ (silence)
Rachel
R: Pass.
Q.M: Matthew
M: They’re measured by the __________
that come from them.
Q.M: Wrong, they aren’t measured by light
waves, they’re measured by the radiation
that comes from them.
How are black holes measured
light waves
______________________________
(buzzer)
R: Stephen Hawking
Q.M: _________ They were discovered by
Stephen Hawking. They’re called the
Hawking radiation. Now, Stephen
Hawking ___________another reason.
Does anyone know
(buzzer)
M: He can’t walk and he can’t talk except
with a machine.
Who was this radiation discovered by
Well done!
is famous for
Q. M: ___________. Do you know the name of the his disease
(buzzer)
R: Motor neuron disease. He sits in a ______________ and he speaks ____________________.
Q.M: Correct. And at the end of this round Matthew has thirty-nine points and Rachel has forty-one points!
That’s correct
special
wheelchair
through a
voice machine