Module 1 Geniuses
Unit 1 Wise men in history
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Reading
Archimedes and the golden crown
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One day in ancient Greece, King Hiero asked a crown maker to make him a golden crown. At first, he was very happy with it.
"It's a nice crown, isn't it?" he asked his men. Later, however, he began to doubt that it was a real golden crown. "Is it made completely of gold?" he wondered. He sent it to Archimedes and asked him to find out the truth.
"This problem seems difficult to solve. What should I do?" thought Archimedes.
Archimedes was still thinking about this problem as he filled his bath with water. When he got into the bath, some water ran over.
"That's it!" shouted Archimedes. "I know how to solve the king's problem!"
Archimedes went straight to the palace to see the king. First, he weighed the crown and asked the king for some gold of the same weight.
Next, he put two pots into two big bowls and filled both pots with water. He put the gold into one pot, and some water ran into the bowl. Then he put the crown into the other pot. This time, even more water ran into the bowl.
"Look at this," said Archimedes to King Hiero. "A crown made completely of gold displaces less water than a crown made of gold and another metal. This crown displaced more water than gold of the same weight, so I'm certain that it's not completely made of gold."
"The crown maker tricked me, didn't he? What a bad man he is!" shouted King Hiero. He then sent the crown maker to prison.
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Listening
The ancient Olympics
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A Listen to a radio programme about sports in the ancient Olympics. Match the descriptions with the pictures by writing the numbers 1–4 in the boxes.
Listening
Good evening, listeners. Welcome to "History for a minute"! This evening, I'm going to play a game with you. It's called "What's the sport?" You'll listen to me talk about sports in the ancient Olympics and decide which sport I'm talking about. Are you ready? Let's begin!
Number one:
You do this sport on your own. All you have to do is run as fast as you can. Do you know what it is?
Number two:
You need two men to play this sport. The men try to throw each other to the ground. What sport is it?
Number three:
Both men and horses take part in this sport. The men try to get their horses to run as quickly as they can. Do you know what it is?
Number four:
This sport needs two men too. The men have to hit each other. What sport is it?
That's the end of the game. I hope you had a good time. For more fun, join me next week at the same time. Goodbye!
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B Listen to the recording again and then complete the notes below. Write one word in each blank.
Listening
Good evening, listeners. Welcome to "History for a minute"! This evening, I'm going to play a game with you. It's called "What's the sport?" You'll listen to me talk about sports in the ancient Olympics and decide which sport I'm talking about. Are you ready? Let's begin!
Number one:
You do this sport on your own. All you have to do is run as fast as you can. Do you know what it is?
Number two:
You need two men to play this sport. The men try to throw each other to the ground. What sport is it?
Number three:
Both men and horses take part in this sport. The men try to get their horses to run as quickly as they can. Do you know what it is?
Number four:
This sport needs two men too. The men have to hit each other. What sport is it?
That's the end of the game. I hope you had a good time. For more fun, join me next week at the same time. Goodbye!
Number 1
It is done on one's (1) ______. You must run as (2) ______ as you can.
Number 2
The men try to (3) ______ each other to the ground.
Number 3
Both men and (4) ______ take part in this sport. The men try to get these animals to run as (5) ______ as they can.
Number 4
The men have to hit (6) ______ ______.
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Speaking
A Talk time
Asking for agreement or confirmation
Question tags can be used to ask for agreement or confirmation. We use a falling intonation when we are asking for agreement.
We use a rising intonation when we are asking for confirmation.
Read the conversation below and practise it in pairs. Pay attention to the intonation for the question tags.
Sam: Hi, Lily. You've got something new, haven't you?↗
Lily: Yes, I have. It's a gift from my uncle—a book about the ancient Greeks. It looks interesting, doesn't it?↘
Sam: Yes, it does. I love reading about people like Archimedes. I want to be a scientist like him in the future.
Lily: You're joking, aren't you?↗ You never liked science before.
Sam: I've started to like it. You like science too, don't you?↗
Lily: Well, a little. Oh, I have to go to my club meeting. Bye.
Sam: Bye.
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