INTERESTING IMPORTANT USEFUL PRACTICAL LESSON - QUIZ INTERESTING IMPORTANT USEFUL PRACTICAL
Great Minds Inventors Discoverers Scientists Musicians Engineers Artists Biologists … Their creations have given a great impact on our life
Prominent People of the World
Famous People Alexander Fleming Alexander Bell Leonardo da Vinci Claude Monet Pablo Picasso Wolfgang Mozart Marie Curie James Watt Isambard Brunel Will and John Kellogg Ivan Pavlov Dmitry Mendeleev Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Michael Lomonosov Orville and Wilbur Wright
Famous People James Cook George Stephenson Ghristopher Columbus Bill Gates Henry Ford Walt Disney Steve Jobs Winston Churchill Albert Einstein Margaret Thatcher Isaac Newton Charles Darwin Frencis Drake
Christopher Columbus – an Italian explorer (discovered America) Leonardo da Vinci – an Italian architect, musician, inventor, engineer, painter (painted“The Mona Lisa”)
Frencis Drake – a British explorer and sea captain James Cook – a British explorer (made maps of Australia and New Zealand)
Isaac Newton – an English mathematician Michael Lomonosov – a great Russian scientist (founded the Moscow State University)
Alexander Bell – a Scotish scientist (invented a telephone) George Stephenson – a British engineer (founded British steam Railways)
Alexander Fleming – a Scotish biologist (discovered penicillin) Ivan Pavlov – a Russian physiologist (studied nervous system) Alexander Fleming – a Scotish biologist (discovered penicillin)
Albert Einstein – a German physicist (made scientific laws) Dmitry Mendeleev – a Russian chemist (created the periodic table of chemical elements)
Charles Darwin – a British biologist (created the theory of evolution) Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur – American aviation pioneers (built the first airplane)
Henry Ford – an American engineer (founded a motor company) James Watt – a Scotish engineer (invented a steam engine)
Winston Churchill – a British politician (a prime minister) Margaret Thatcher – a British politician (a prime minister) Winston Churchill – a British politician (a prime minister)
Claude Monet – a French painter (created impressionist paintings) Wolfgang Mozart – an Austrian composer
Pablo Picasso – a Spanish artist (created famous paintings) Marie Curie – a Polish physicist and chemist (researched on radioactivity, got 2 Nobel Prizes, discovered polonium)
Isambard Brunel – a British engineer (founded Great Western Railway, built steam ships) Konstantin Tsiolkovsky – a Russian rocket scientist (started space exploration)
Will and John Kellogg – founders of an American food company (Corn Flake cereal) Walt Disney – an American film producer (founded theme parks, a film company)
Bill Gates – an American inventor, co-founder of the famous Microsoft corporation Steve Jobs – an American inventor, the co-founder, chairman of Apple corporation
Which People were… explorers – engineers – scientists – politicians – painters – businessmen – 7) inventors -
Great People of the World Explorers – F.Drake, C.Columbus, J.Cook Engineers – I.Brunel, J.Watt, H.Ford Scientists – A.Einstein, I.Pavlov, M.Lomonosov, A.Fleming, M. Curie Politicians – W.Churchill, M.Thatcher Painters – L.da Vinci, C.Monet, P.Picasso Businessmen – B.Gates, S.Jobs Inventors – A. Bell, the Wright brothers
Which of these Prominent People were from … America – Great Britain – Russia – Germany – France – Italy -
Who was from… America – W. Disney, H. Ford, the Kellogg brothers, the Wright brothers, B. Gates, S. Jobs Great Britain – A. Fleming, A. Bell, J. Watt, I. Brunel, G. Stephenson, I. Newton, C. Darwin, F. Drake, J. Cook Russia – D. Mendeleev, M. Lomonosov, I. Pavlov, K. Tsiolkovsky Germany – A. Einstein, Austria – W. Mozart France – C.Monet Italy – L. da Vinci, C. Columbus Poland – M. Curie Spain – P. Picasso
Let’s Remember Who invented penicillin? Who made maps of far oversea lands? Who was a famous chemist? Who started space exploration? Who invented the airplane? Who painted great pictures? Who discovered America? Who founded a film company? Who composed music? Who got two Nobel Prizes? Who was a Prime minister? Who invented the telephone?
Who was this person? In 1730 he went to Moscow on foot because he wanted to study. Then he studied at Slavic Greek Latin Academy and lived on three kopeks a day, but he did a lot of progress in studies. In 1739 he became a student of Saint Petersburg State University and then got a two-year grand to study in Marburg, Germany.
Who was this Person? He was born in Chicago in1901. When he was four his family went to a farm in Missouri. There he developed his love for drawing. Then in Kansas he attended Grammar School and got interested in theatre and motion pictures. In 1919 he began his artistic career. Working for Kansas Ad Company he decided to become an animator and open his own business.
Who was this Person? Being a child he had a taste for natural history, liked watching the nature. After graduating from Cambridge University he went on an expedition to investigate the sea life of South America. Then he developed and continued his scientific studies. Later he became famous for his theory of evolution and natural selection.
Inventions in our Everyday Life a camera a microwave oven a mobile telephone a TV set a vacuum cleaner a sewing machine a dishwasher a talking alarm clock a washing machine a computer a TV remote control unit a mower a cordless phone a fax machine an e-book the Internet an iron a printer
Modern Inventions Which do you use?
How have the great men’s inventions, discoveries and investigations influenced our modern lives? 1. We can easily and quickly get from one place to another. 2. We can travel to different parts of the world. 3. We spend less time doing housework. 4. We have more time to spend on our hobbies. 5. We can find information and communicate without difficulties. 6. We have a great choice of films and cartoons to see. 7. We can discover the world without leaving our homes. 8. There is a developed system of healthcare and medical treatment. 9. Technical progress is an important part of modern life. 10. There are lots of beautiful paintings and music for us to enjoy.