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§ 36. Project: Nobel Prize laureates
Textbook: p. 118
GoalPrepare a project on Nobel Prize laureates: collect information, write a short introduction and present it.
New words
лауреат · laureatпремия · mukofotоткрытие · kashfiyotпрезентация · taqdimot
Explanation
The Nobel Prize was established in the will of the Swedish chemist and inventor Alfred Nobel (1833–1896) and was first awarded in 1901. Prizes are given in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace; since 1969 there is also a prize in economic sciences. The award ceremony is held every year on 10 December. Project stages: 1) choose a laureate (for example Marie Curie, I. P. Pavlov, I. A. Bunin, L. D. Landau); 2) collect facts from reliable sources; 3) write 6–8 sentences; 4) present. Use this year’s constructions in the text: «который», clauses of time and cause, «чем…, тем…».
Worked examples
Sample text: «Мария Кюри — учёная, которая получила Нобелевскую премию дважды: по физике в 1903 году и по химии в 1911 году. Вместе с мужем она открыла полоний и радий. Её имя знают во всём мире, потому что её открытия изменили науку».
Planning: «1. Выберем лауреата. 2. Найдём факты. 3. Напишем текст. 4. Подготовим слайды».
Class activity
Presentation: each group introduces a laureate in two minutes; the class asks two questions.
Practice
1
Write one sentence about a laureate with «который».
For example: «И. П. Павлов — учёный, который получил премию в 1904 году».
2
In which year was the Nobel Prize first awarded?
1901
3
In which fields was it given at first?
Physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace.
4
Why is it important to name your source?
So that it is clear where a fact came from and so it can be checked.