Exercise 1: True or False Statements about Marie Curie
Madame Curie was born in Paris, France.
False: Marie Curie was born in Warsaw, Poland, not Paris.She was brought up by her father.
True: Her father was a teacher, and he played an important role in her education.She was interested in experiments when she was at school.
True: Marie Curie showed a great interest in science from a young age.Marie was a bad student at school.
False: In fact, she was an excellent student and performed very well academically.After college, she began working in a laboratory.
True: After completing her studies, she worked in various laboratories, including one in Paris.Marie and Pierre Curie discovered radium.
True: They discovered radium and polonium during their research on radioactivity.Their work was never rewarded.
False: Marie Curie received two Nobel Prizes for her work in Physics and Chemistry.
Neighbour / Fortune / Inhabit / Science / Laugh / Child / Fashion
Here are the definitions corresponding to the words:
- Neighbour: A person who lives near or next to another.
- Fortune: A large amount of money or assets; luck or chance.
- Inhabit: To live in or occupy a place.
- Science: The systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.
- Laugh: The action of making the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement.
- Child: A young human being below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority.
- Fashion: A popular trend, especially in styles of dress and ornament or manners of behavior.
Exercise 5: Matching Information
- William Hogarth: D. Painted genre scenes. His most famous masterpiece is "Marriage a la Mode."
- Thomas Gainsborough: B. The best portraitist. His works are now in all European galleries. He was knighted for being the president of the Royal Academy of Arts.
- Sir Joshua Reynolds: F. Had to paint portraits but loved landscapes. Most works were found after his death.
- J.M.W. Turner: E. He painted more than 19000 watercolours. He is best known in the "romantic" genre.
- John Constable: C. He loved painting horses. His works were rediscovered in the 20th century.
Exercise 2: Fill in the Words from the List
- My packet has a hole in it. Do you have a needle?
- The most famous one was the Olympic Village.
- When I visited Scotland, I saw many beautiful places.
- I dropped the cup and it broke. What do I do? Mum will kill me.
- How much money do your parents give you?
- If you get to visit the Art, you'll see a lot of beautiful paintings.
- Her face looked so strange when she ate a lemon.
- How do Russians greet each other? They shake hands.
- How did you manage to do it? You didn't want to help me at first.
- What's the song that you are singing?
Fill in the Correct Preposition of the Phrasal Verb "to SET"
- On Sunday we will set off on our journey to St. Petersburg.
- My father always sets me off to go shopping.
- I downloaded a new programme. Now I need to set it up.
- The clothes are still wet. Set them out on the balcony to dry.
- We have a lot of work. Let's set to doing it.
- Where did you set out so early in the morning? I’m travelling to Vladivostok.
- Who set you up to do it? You didn't want to help me at first.
Exercise 4: Change the Word to Complete the Sentence
- My friend lives in a nice and friendly neighborhood.
- He didn't pass the exam and didn't get into university.
- All the inhabitants of Moscow have been to Red Square at least once.
- Albert Einstein was a famous scientist.
- When she heard a laugh, she thought something was wrong with her.
- What do you remember from your childhood? I can remember one moment when I was 4.
- I decided to change all my clothes. Now I look fashionable.
If you have any more questions or need further assistance with any other topics, feel free to ask!