Unit 11: Science and technology – Getting started
 
Vocabulary
Science (n); Scientific (adj): khoa học
Technology (n); Technological (adj): kĩ thuật, công nghệ
Develop (v); Development (n): phát triển
Field (n): lĩnh vực
Enormous (adj): to lớn
So ... That (conj): để
Transform (v): thay đổi, biến đổi
Economy (n); Economical (adj): kinh tế
Progress (n): sự tiến hóa
Technique (n); Technical (adj): kĩ thuật
Research (v): nghiên cứu
Researcher (n): nhà nghiên cứu
Yield (n): sản lượng
Realistie (adj): thực tế
Lemefit (n, v): lợi ích
1. Listen and read.
At the Science Club
Dr. Nelson: Well, as you know, developments in science and technology are greatly changing the way we live, communicate, travel, everything... 
Duong: You mean science and technology are changing our lives in every field? 
Dr. Nelson: Right. 
Duong: For the better? 
Dr. Nelson: Mostly for the better. Science and technology also have enormous effects on economic development. 
Nick: Well, my dad told me that only robots would work in factories and clean our homes in the future. Is it right, Dr. Nelson? 
Dr. Nelson: Sure. And we`ll have flying cars and spaceships so that we can travel faster and further than before. 
Chau: So we won`t have traffic jams any more? 
Dr. Nelson: No, we won`t. Science and technology are the keys to development in other fields too. They will certainly bring a lot more benefits to people. 
Chau: And what about education? Our science teacher said that there would be no more schools: we`d just stay at home and learn on the Internet. 
Dr. Nelson: That`s right. Students won`t go to school like now... 
Duong: Wow! I hope that happens soon. 
a. Find the words in A in the conversation. Then match the to the words in B with similar meanings
1 – c
2 – b
3 – d
4 – e
5 – a
6 – f
b. Answer the questions.
1. Where are Nick, Duong, and Chau?
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2. What is the subject of Dr.Nelson’s talk?
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3. What fields are science and technology greatly changing?
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4. What did Nick’s dad tell him?
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5. What did Chau’s science teacher say?
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They are at the Science club.
It is the roles of science and technology in the 21st century.
Science and technology are greatly changing everything.
He told Nick that only robots would work in factories and clean our homes in the future.
She said that there would be no more schools, they’d just stay at home and learn on the Internet.
c. Work with a partner. What fields are mentioned in the conversation which are affected by science and technology? 
Example:
1. the economy (economic development)
2. the workplace (robots in factories)
3. the home (robots cleaning our homes)
4. travel (trafc jams)
5. education (school via the Internet)
d. Put a word/ phrase from the box in each blank
1. Technology in the of telecommunications has developed greatly over the last decade.
2. In the future, ordinary people may travel into on spaceships.
3. He said he worked very hard and that was to his success.
4. An international meeting on took place in Singapore last week.
5. If we had now, we could solve the problem of traffic jams.
field
space
the key
economic development
flying cars
2. Put one of the words/ phrases from the box in each gap. There is one extra.
1. Her teacher said she was really good at , but she was not very good at English.
2. Advances in have improved crop yields by over 30%.
3. Cancer have made great progress, but many aspects of this disease need further study.
4. Scientists will be trying to invent to teach children at home.
5. Thanks to , our world will be transformed greatly.
science subjects
technology
researchers
machines
scientific progress
3. Give the opposite of the words in brackets, using the prefix un- or im-
Example: necessary → unnecessary
1. This is a species of insect previously (known) to biologists.
2. I don`t like science fiction novels much. I think they are (realistic) .
3. It is almost (possible) to keep up with the latest developments in computing.
4. The teacher said that accurate measurement was (important) in this experiment.
5. Fortunately, the river flowing through our town is (polluted) .
unrealistic
unknown
impossible
umimportant
unpolluted
4. GAME: FIND SOMEONE WHO ...
Ask your classmate Yes/No questions, using do or will. If they say "Yes" to a question, write their names in the box. A name can be written down only once. The first person to get a name in each box is the winner.