Science Videos for Graduate Students. Module 4.

Science Videos for Graduate Students

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Module 4. Recent achievements in my field of science.

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Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
Module 5
Module 6

Before watching
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Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
After watching

Recent achievements in my field of science

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Watch the video and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).

The first discovery was aimed at obtaining the detailed picture of the planet's surface.

True False

The technology which was used for recording the detailed images of Pluto's landscape is not suitable to explore other space objects.

True False

Due to the discovery made in South Africa scientists will be able to deeply understand the origin of the human species.

True False

There are some exoplanets that could be potentially used for living thanks to their natural resources.

True False

A new drug, developed by American scientists can be used to treat mutated resistant diseases.

True False

A new type of engine doesn't use any kind of fuel as a propellant to the propulsion system.

True False

A new type of engine is believed to break some basic laws of physics, that's why it doesn't actually work.

True False

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Watch the video again and complete the table. Use no more than 3 words and/or a number.

	Area of science	When it was made (month/year)	What was discovered
Discovery 1	astrophysics,	/	detailed of
Discovery 2	, antropology	/	previously unknown
Discovery 3	cosmology	July 2015	very similar to Earth
Discovery 4		/	the first new in 30 years
Discovery 5	engineering	---	EmDrive- an that doesn't use

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Sort out the words into 4 categories:.
Combine the words to make collocations (see Reference materials: Collocations),
e.g. to make amazing discoveries. Use your own words as well.

discover currently amazing ultimately inventions produce develop successfully viable incredible scientific breakthroughs breathtaking explore complete application revolutionize eventually invent find potentially possibly announcements

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Samoletova Maria Andreevna
Mail to: samoletova@sfedu.ru