BOOK 1 - Unit 3 - - Listening Practice,Before you read Text A, we will tell you something about its author. Now listen to the recording. Write down your answers to the following questions according to what you have heard.,BOOK 1 - Unit 3 - - Listening Practice,1. Who is the passage about? Stephen Hawking. 2. What questions interest him? Big questions about the start of the universe and the way it works. 3. What makes his achievements so remarkable? The contrast between the strength of his mind and the weakness of his body.,Stephen Hawking.,Big questions about the start of the universe and the way it works.,The contrast between the strength of his mind and the weakness of his body.,BOOK 1 - Unit 3 - Text A - Comprehension,1. One of you asks the first six questions and the other answers. Starting from question 7, change roles. When you have finished, the teacher may want to put some of the questions to you for a check.,BOOK 1 - Unit 3 - Text A - Comprehension,1. What is the attitude of some people towards the changes brought about by science and technology? Theyd like to stop such changes and go back to what they see as a purer and simpler age. 2. What was life like before science and technology began to change our way of life? Life was nasty, brutish, and short. 3. What would happen if all government money for research were cut off? The force of competition would still bring about advances in technology.,Theyd like to stop such changes and go back to what they see as a purer and simpler age.,Life was nasty, brutish, and short.,The force of competition would still bring about advances in technology.,BOOK 1 - Unit 3 - Text A - Comprehension,4. Is it possible to prevent science and technology from further development? Why or why not? Its impossible to prevent science and technology from further development. Because the force of competition will bring about technological advances, and one cannot stop inquiring minds from thinking about basic science. 5. What does the author think we should do about science and technology? We should try to ensure that the changes they make are in the right direction. 6. Why is it necessary for the public to have a basic understanding of,Its impossible to prevent science and technology from further development. Because the force of competition will bring about technological advances, and one cannot stop inquiring minds from thinking about basic science.,We should try to ensure that the changes they make are in the right direction.,BOOK 1 - Unit 3 - Text A - Comprehension,science? The public having a basic understanding of science can make informed decisions and not leave them in the hands of experts. Now switch roles. 7. How does the public feel about science? It is in two minds about science. It has come to expect the steady increase in the standard of living that new developments in science and technology have brought to continue, but it also distrusts science because it doesnt understand it. 8. What does the author think of equations as a way of expressing,The public having a basic understanding of science can make informed decisions and not leave them in the hands of experts.,It is in two minds about science. It has come to expect the steady increase in the standard of living that new developments in science and technology have brought to continue, but it also distrusts science because it doesnt understand it.,BOOK 1 - Unit 3 - Text A - Comprehension,scientific ideas? They are a brief and accurate way of describing mathematical ideas, but they frighten most people. 9. How is science taught in schools? It is often presented in a dry and uninteresting manner. 10. What limited role can books and magazines play in popularizing scientific ideas? They can help put across new developments, but even the most successful popular book is read only by a small proportion of the population.,They are a brief and accurate way of describing mathematical ideas, but they frighten most people.,It is often presented in a dry and uninteresting manner.,They can help put across new developments, but even the most successful popular book is read only by a small proportion of the population.,BOOK 1 - Unit 3 - Text A - Comprehension,11. What is the responsibility of TV science programme producers? To educate the public, not just entertain it. 12. What does the author think of the future of human civilization? It will not destroy itself.,To educate the public, not just entertain it.,It will not destroy itself.,BOOK 1 - Unit 3 - Text A - Comprehension,3. In answering the question he brings up in Part Two, the author emphasizes two points. They are:,BOOK 1 - Unit 3 - Text A - Comprehension,1)The importance of the teaching of science in schools. 2)The role the mass media can play, especially what television can do.,The importance of the teaching of science in schools.,The role the mass media can play,