Outstanding People of Russia and English-speaking Countries: Scientists

Outstanding People of Russia and English-speaking Countries: Scientists

Functional Language

Biography

He was born in…

He studied…

He worked in the field of…

He discovered/developed…

Contribution

His most important contribution was…

His discovery changed…

His work influenced…

His scientific legacy is important because…

Argumentation

In my opinion…

According to the source…

The evidence shows that…

I consider this achievement important because…

Comparison

Both scientists…

While Mendeleev…, Newton…

Unlike Newton, Mendeleev…

One similarity/difference is…

Grammar / Language Focus

1. Past Simple

Mendeleev developed the Periodic Law.

Newton studied mathematics and natural philosophy.

2. Passive Voice

The Periodic Law was discovered by Mendeleev.

Newton’s works are studied around the world.

3. Relative Clauses

Mendeleev was a scientist who made an important contribution to chemistry.

A scientific law is a principle which describes a natural phenomenon.

4. Cause and Effect

• because

• therefore

• as a result

• because of

• this led to…

Passive Vocabulary

1. Periodic Law

2. periodic system

3. gravitation

4. mechanics

5. optics

6. scientific heritage

7. scientific progress

8. scientific community

9. primary source

к 9" /Warm-Up.

• What can you see?

• What person connects all these words?

• Why do we remember scientists hundreds of years later?

• Which Russian scientists can you name?

Vocabulary

Exercise 1. Match

Join the ideas with because / therefore / as a result.

Mendeleev discovered an important scientific law. His work influenced the development of chemistry.

a) information which helps prove something

b) something important that somebody succeeds in doing

c) careful study to discover new information

d) finding something previously unknown

e) a rule explaining something in nature

f) to give something that helps produce a result

1. Discovery

2. Research

3. Evidence

4. Achievement

5. Contribute

6. scientific law

Exercise 4. Cause and Effect

Reading.

What do you already know about Mendeleev?

Complete:

I know…

I think…

Dmitri Mendeleev: A Scientist Who Changed Chemistry

Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev was an outstanding Russian scientist. He was born in Tobolsk in 1834.

Mendeleev is best known for discovering the Periodic Law of chemical elements. However, his scientific interests were much wider than chemistry. He also worked in physics, meteorology, geology, instrument making, economics and other fields.

His work helped organise knowledge about chemical elements into a scientific system. The Periodic Law became one of his greatest contributions to science.

Mendeleev’s legacy is not limited to one discovery. He was also involved in the development of metrology in Russia and had a wide range of scientific and practical interests.

Today his works, correspondence and documents connected with his scientific, educational and public activity are preserved and studied. They allow new generations to learn not only about his discoveries but also about the history of Russian science.

scientist – discovery – research – contribution – elements

1. Mendeleev was an outstanding Russian ______.

2. He conducted scientific ______.

3. The Periodic Law was an important ______.

4. His work helped scientists understand chemical ______.

5. He made an important ______ to world science.

From a Fact to a Scientific Biography

Mendeleev was a scientist. – This is a fact. Make it more complicated.

Mendeleev was a Russian scientist who made an important contribution to chemistry.

Mendeleev discovered the Periodic Law. → The Periodic Law was discovered by Dmitri Mendeleev.

1. Mendeleev was born in:

a) Moscow b) Tobolsk c) St Petersburg

2. He is best known for:

a) discovering the Periodic Law b) discovering electricity c) inventing the telescope

3. Mendeleev was interested:

a) only in chemistry b) only in chemistry and physics c) in many scientific fields

4. Documents connected with Mendeleev help us learn about:

a) only chemical elements b) Russian scientific history c) British science

Exercise 5. Choose the correct answer

1. Newton was a scientist.He worked in mathematics, mechanics and optics.

→ Newton was a scientist who worked in mathematics, mechanics and optics.

2.Mendeleev developed the Periodic Law.

→ The Periodic Law ____________________________.

3.Newton wrote Principia Mathematica.

→ Principia Mathematica ________________________.

4.Mendeleev was a scientist.His work influenced chemistry.

→ Mendeleev was a scientist ____________________

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Language support:

Both scientists…

While Mendeleev…, Newton…

One important difference is…

I believe…

My main reason is…

Exercise 7. Complete Profile

Listening

Isaac Newton: A Scientist Whose Ideas Changed Physics

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