5: READING | Tiếng Anh 9 (Friends Plus) | UNIT 5: ENGLISH AND WORLD DISCOVERY - Lớp 9 - Giáo Dục Việt Nam

1 🔊1.33 Read and listen to the text. Write true, false or NG (not given).

1 English helps to record inventions and discoveries.........

2 English is the only language for the publication of books on world inventions and discoveries.........

3 All inventions and discoveries were carried out by English researchers.........

4 All books written by non-English speaking scientists were translated into English.........

2 Study the highlighted words in the text. What do they mean? Explain your answers using some of the key phrases.

3 VOCABULARY PLUS Find the noun form of  words 1-5 in the text. Which four suffixes can you identify?

1 explore (v).......................

2 develop (v).......................

3 advance (v).......................

4 invent (v).......................

5 communicate (v).......................

4 USE IT! Work in groups. Brainstorm some ideas for the role of English in your studies.

Let's think about how English widens our knowledge when we surf the internet.

We could find huge information written in English by experts worldwide.

English is often considered to be the international language of science. The spread of English never stops going hand in hand with many world-changing discoveries and inventions. English proves to stand the test of time and becomes an effective tool in communication, in the documentation and sharing of discoveries and inventions.

In communication, the use of English helps to promote international cooperation and aims to encourage significant scientific advancements. English enables scientists, engineers, explorers, and inventors worldwide to think of new ideas and to share their findings.

For ease of information storage and sharing, scientists like employing English to document and share the knowledge of inventions and discoveries, creating easy access to the development of various fields. The reaches of human thought are widened thanks to scientific publications (original or translated versions) on, for example, Isaac Newton's law of gravitation, Thomas Edison's key inventions including the light bulb and recorded sound, Christopher Columbus's and James Cook's explorations of new lands, etc. Therefore, translating a wide variety of books written by non-English speaking scientists into English allows the books to reach the masses.

It is hard to imagine life without the English language. If it were not for the English language, would there be another language to play the same role? Or do you wish you could invent a more effective alternative?