Science and Technology

Listen about three scientists and decide whether the statements are correct or incorrect. Don't forget to listen to the text twice.

Galileo Galilei made his first scientific discovery at the age of 19.

He became Professor of Mathematics at the university when he was 60.

As a boy Isaac Newton built a model of a telescope.

The sails of the model could turn only when there was a wind.

Albert Einstein was very hard-working and attentive at the lesson in school.

Einstein is a founder of "The Theory of Relativity".

Read the article and match the title to each paragraph. There are two extra choices you don't need to use.

There exist       [lots, many, much, most] different kinds of computer games. Usual games are quick and easy to play. People can choose and play the game          [whenever, soon, while, during]they have a spare minute or two. You can find them on your mobile phone, on your computer and even on your television. They include popular games like Solitaire and Spider.           [Another, Other, Different, One]type of games is serious games. These games are designed to teach players something useful. One of               [the longest, the most long, longer, more long]running serious games are the Microsoft Flight Simulator. It was made in 1982 and since then, many            [poets, stewards, pensioners, pilots]have used it to learn to fly planes. Other games teach police and fire fighters what to do in a(n)               [emergency, security, safety, disadvantage] case.

Language learning software does not typically fall into this        [game, group, system, way]however. These are edu­cational games. In recent years, an               [increase, increasingly, increasing, increases]number of games have been created to improve the player's skills and knowledge. They help younger kids learn to count and spell, and teach older kids mathematics and technology.