Unit 3 - Lesson 1: 16C

C. In pairs, make up and act out dialogues about the great scientists from part A.

1) — Do you know when Isaac Newton lived?

— He lived in the 17th and the early 18th century.

— Was he French?

— No, he lived in England.

— What was he famous for?

— He was famous for the discovery of three laws of classical mechanics, and for the discovery of the law of universal gravitation.

2) – Do you know when Thomas Edison lived?

– He lived in the 18^th and the early 19^th century.

– Was he Spanish?

– No, he lived in the USA

— What was he famous for?

— He was famous for the invention of the phonogaph and a light bulb. He earned patents for over 1000 inventions

3) – Do you know when Archimedes lived?

– He lived in 287 BC – 212 DC.

– Was he Italian?

– No, he lived in Greece

– What was famous for?

– He was famous for the discovery of the formula for the volume of a shape and he is considered to be the greatest mathematician of antiquity.

4) – Do you know Leonardo da Vinci?

– He lived in the 15^th and the early 16^th century.

– Was he Spanish

– No, he lined in Italy

— What was he famous for?

— He was famous for detailed drawings of the human anatomy, and for his prototypes of the helicopter and miliyary tank.

5) – Do you know Galileo Galilei?

– He lived in 16^th and 17^th century

– Was he Greek?

– No, he lived in Italy

– What was he famous for?

– He believed that the Earth goes round the Sun and he constructed the first astronomical telescope.

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