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Listen and read the text Science is knowledge and theories about the world, which are based on facts, experiments and research. Technology is the use of scientific knowledge and discoveries to develop new machines and systems. Engineering means the activity of designing and building roads, bridges, machines, etc. High-tech means using the latest technology.
An invention is a new product, machine, system, etc., which someone has thought for the first time. A discovery is a fact or thing that someone has found out about, which was not known about before. A technological/scientific/medi- cal advance happens when smth. brings progress and makes it possible for people to do the things that they couldn’t do before.
Read and match the words (1-7) with their definitions (a-g). Science and Technology 1. Science a) The use of scientific knowledge and discoveries to develop new machines and systems 2. Technology b) The activity of designing and building roads, bridges, machines, etc. 3. Engineering c) Knowledge and theories about the world which are based on facts experiments, research 4. An invention d) When smth. brings progress and makes it possible for people to do the things that they couldn’t do before. 5. A discovery e) Using the latest technology. 6. A technological advance f) A new product, machine, system, etc., which someone has thought of for the first time. 7. High-tech g) A fact or thing that someone has found out about, which was not known about before.
Complete the sentences with the words from the vocabulary file Medical…..help people to live much longer. The….of the computer has revolutionized the business world. Many scientists don’t consider that…can give absolutely reliable knowledge. The telescope has allowed astronomers to make…. About the Galaxy. New communication…..have transformed the business world. He must study… if he wants to be involved in designing new bridges and machines.
Discuss the questions Which inventions can’t you live without? Why? Do you think that inventions are actually getting better or more complicated? Are you afraid of or excited about technology? Which of them do you like to use? Do you feel that we are more and more controlled by machines? Do you believe that we will live in computerized homes in the near future? How do you imagine your future home?