English for maths
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INGLES PARA MAT./FIS. SEGUNDA PRUEBA PARCIAL
STUDENT’S NAME: Maya Taborga Contreras……………..
VOCBULARY
award = premio
achievements = logros
became = llegó a ser, se transformó
bestseller = la cosa (generalmente un libro) más vendido o leído
brief = breve
colleage = colega
develop = desarrollar
device = dispositivo
draw (part. pasado drawn) = extraer, sacar
framework = armazón, marco, estructura
has won = ha ganado
layman = persona lega, persona sin conocimientos específicos sobre una materia
minds = mentes
submit = presenter, someter a consideración de
widely = ampliamente
READING COMPREHENSION SECTION
STEPHEN HAWKING
Stephen Hawking is widely recognized as one of the best minds in physics today and has won
many titles for his achievements, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian
award in the United States. Of his many notable theories, Hawking is most famous for developing the
theory that black holes emit radiation (known as Hawking radiation) and his work on gravitational
5 singularity theorems in developing the framework for general relativity. Hawking also wrote the
book explaining many important concepts of cosmology in layman’s terms, called A Brief History of
Time, that became an international and NewYork Times bestseller. He was the subject of the 2014 film
The Theory of Everything.
CONTEXTUAL REFERENCE. What does the underlined word (or phrase) refer to? (10 points)
1. ….. for his achievements, ….. (line 2) Stephen Hawking’s achievements…….
2. Of his many notable theories, ….. (line 3) the theories of Stephen Hawking………………
3. …..and his work on gravitational ….. (line 4) Stephen Hawking’s work on gravitational singularity
4. …., that became an international ….. (line 7) the book A Brief History of Time
STUDENT’S NAME: ………………………………………….
5. He was the subject of the ….. (line 7) Stephen Hawking
GRAMMAR SECTION
THE STRUCTURE OF THE NOUN PHRASE. In the reading about Stephen Hawking, identify
five (5) Noun Phrase similar to the ones learned in Study Guide N° 6. (10 points)
1. one of the best minds in physics……………………………………………..
2. many titles for his achievements
3. the highest civilian award in the United States
4. many notable theories………………………………………………………………
5. many important concepts of cosmology…………………………………………………………………
THE STRUCTURE OF THE VERB PHRASE, ACTIVE VOICE. Decida si el verbo entre parenthesis debe incluir “do” o “does”. Escriba la oración completa. (8 points)
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