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The Nobel Prize and its Laureates
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Vocabulary
a prize – винагорода, премія
to/an award – присуджувати/нагорода
an achievement – досягнення
physiology – фізіологія
physics – фізика
chemistry – хімія
literature – література
peace – мир
medicine – медицина
to found – засновувати
a foundation – організація
a founder – засновник
a medal – медаль
a diploma – диплом
a cash award – грошова винагорода
a festival day – день урочистості
an anniversary – річниця
award ceremony – церемонія
a committee – комітет
previous – попередній
a laureate – лауреат
to submit – подавати на розгляд
to win (won, won) – вигравати
lack of – брак, нестача
a fund – фонд
Exercise 1. a) Translate the following combinations:
отримувати грошову винагороду, лауреат Нобелівської премії миру, подавати на розгляд комітетам, присуджувати винагороду у галузі фізики/фізіології/медицини, найвище досягнення.
b) Make up sentences using the new words and word combinations:
e.g.: Taras Shevchenko is the Ukrainian outstanding poet.
Exercise 3. Read and translate the article:
Alfred Bernhard Nobel, born in 1833, is the man behind the Nobel Prize.
Languages: Spoke 5 languages fluently at the age of 17.
Professions: Swedish chemist, inventor of dynamite, engineer, business man.
Fortune: In his will he left 31 million SEK (today about 265 million dollar) to fund the prizes.
Every year since 1901 the Nobel Prize has been awarded for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace. The Nobel Prize is an international award administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden. Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been awarded to men and women from all corners of the globe for outstanding achievements. In 1968, economic sciences added to the list of fields.
Between 1901 and 2012, the Nobel Prize and the Prize in Economic Sciences were awarded553 times to 863 people and organizations. With some receiving the Nobel Prize more than once, this makes a total of 835 individuals and 21 organizations.
Since 1901, the Nobel Prizes have been presented to the Laureates at ceremonies on 10 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death. As stipulated in the will of the Swedish-born inventor and international industrialist Alfred Nobel, which was opened after his death in 1896, the Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine and Literature are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, while the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway. Since 1969 an additional prize has been awarded at the ceremony in Stockholm. The Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm has taken place at the Stockholm Concert Hall since 1926.
Vocabulary
laureate – лауреат
Nobel Prize – Нобелівська премія
dynamite – динаміт
will – заповіт
SEK – шведська крона
fund – фонди, кошти; гроші
field – галузь, поле діяльності
individual – особа, індивідуум
anniversary – річниця
to stipulate – обумовлювати, ставити за умову
Exercise 4. Complete the sentences according to the text:
1. The Nobel Prize has been awarded for achievements in …
2. Each prize consists of …
3. The Nobel Prizes and the Prize in Economic Sciences were awarded...
4. The Nobel Prizes have been presented …
5. Since 1969 an additional prize …
6. The Prize Award Ceremony …
7. In 1990 the event moved to …
Exercise 5. Answer the questions according to the facts from the text:
1. When was Alfred Nobel born?
2. How many languages did Alfred Nobel speak?
3. What was Alfred Nobel?
4. How much did he leave in his will?
5. What has the Nobel Prize been awarded for?
6. What is the Nobel Prize?
7. How many times were the Nobel Prize and the Prize in Economic Sciences awarded between 1901 and 2012?
8. What do you know about the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony?
Exercise 7. Match the words with their definitions:
Anniversary to demand or specify (a requirement)
Outstanding a thing done successfully with effort or skill
Achievement a document giving directions
To stipulate exceptionally good
Will the date on which an event took place
Laureate a sum of money for a particular purpose
Fund a person who is honoured with an award
*Exercise 8. Read and translate the text:
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