2AS/ U4/ BUDDING SCIENTIST/ PART ONE: DISCOVERING LANGUAGE

Writing on famous individuals’ contributions.

A. Match the famous Algerian scientists (1-2-3) with their main contributions (A-B-C)

1 2 3
ELIAS ZERHOUNI BELGACEM HABA YOUCEF TOUMI

A B C

- The Development of 3D Advances in CAT The Fastest Robot in the World

Technologies Scanning and MRI

B. Read the text, then do the tasks that follow:

History is rich of many important people like scientists, inventors, philosophers,

mathematicians and others who have contributed positively in making huge improvements in
different fields. Elias Zerhouni is an Algerian-born American scientist, radiologist and
biomedical engineer. He was born in a small village called Nedroma in western Algeria on April
12, 1951. When he was a kid, Zerhouni was influenced by both his father was a math professor
and by his maternal uncle, a well-known radiologist. Zerhouni chose radiology as his field, and
after receiving his medical degree in 1975 from the University of Algiers, he moved to
the United States at the age of 24. Zerhouni wanted to achieve his dreams in Algeria but he
faced many obstacles like the negligence of scientific research and the lack of financial support.
After immigrating to the U.S, he has become a leader in the fields of radiology and medicine.
Zerhouni held the positon of Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of the United
States of America from 2002 to 2008. In November 2009, Dr. Zerhouni was appointed one of
the first presidential U.S. science envoys by President Obama. His many contributions include
promotion of genetic research, support for advances of biodefense research and helping raise
awareness of women's heart disease. All in all, Algeria should be proud of all the Algerian
talented individuals in all fields.
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A. Fill in the table with information from the text:

Name Place of Birth Date of birth Field of Obstacles in his native Contributions
study/research country

B. Write it Right: Use the following notes to write a short paragraph about the famous Algerian
Scientist Dr. Haba Belgacem’s contributions. Use the paragraph above as a sample.

Name Place of Birth Date of Field of Study Obstacles in native Contributions

Birth country

Dr. El - Meghaier, 1957 - Scientific researcher. - It was difficult to find - One of the top
Belgacem El - Oued, a job. inventors in the world.
- He received his
Habba Algeria.
Bachelor and Master - Most universities did - The development of
degrees in physics not accept Haba’s 3D technologies for
from Beb Ezouar application. mobiles.
University in Algiers.
- there were no research - Improving the
- He holds a PH. D in labs in universities. applications of lasers in
materials science and microelectronics.
engineering from
- He has more than 200
Stanford University. inventions…

Start like this: Brilliant minds have shaped science. Their ground-breaking discoveries and inventions have
fundamentally changed our view of our surrounding. Thanks to them, we have a completely new understanding
of space, time, communication, medicine, trade and education. They have greatly expanded the boundaries of
our knowledge and profoundly altered the way we live. Their relentless pursuit of knowledge by these visionary
thinkers has propelled humanity forward in ways that were once unimaginable.
The Algerian exceptional genius, Belkacem HABBA is one of them. ................................................
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2AS/ U4/ BUDDING SCIENTIST/ PART ONE: DISCOVERING LANGUAGE

1. Consider the NOUNS given in column A below then join them appropriately with their SUFFIXES in B.
A. NOUNS B. SUFFIXES C. ..............................
a. Technology ...........................
b. Impossibility ...........................
c. Danger ial ...........................
d. Essence ful ...........................
e. Use ical ............................
f. Reason ic .............................
g. Electricity able ..............................
h. Benefit ous .............................
i. Availability ible ............................
j. Automation ..............................

A.Now, complete the blank spaces below with information from the table.
Words in column (C) are ...................... formed by adding a .................... (B)
like: ............, ..........., ..........., ........., .............., ........., or ..................... to a ..................... (A).

B.Read the following paragraph, then supply each blank with its appropriate missing adjective.

In today’s life, we can’t live without gadgets like mobiles, laptop, computer, Wi-Fi and
many other devices which are very …….... and …......... . Moreover, these devices are
……....... in all shops and markets with …......... prices. I believe that life without them
would be ……........ . I like the ……...... dishwasher because it is ……..... and self-
starting. ...........……. devices are very ….............. ; however, overusing them can be
unhealthy and …….......... .

2.Complete the chart as shown in the example.

VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE
To invent Invention Inventive
........................ Creation ........................
........................ Knowledge ........................
........................ Thinking ........................
To search ........................ ........................
........................ Contribution ........................
........................ Impact ........................
......................... Revolution ........................
To progress ............................. ........................
............................ ............................ Various
............................ ............................ Effective

3.Divide the following words into roots and affixes.

 Negligence financial discoveries discomfort discuss various impact impartial

PREFIX ROOT SUFFIX

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2AS/ U4/ BUDDING SCIENTIST/ PART ONE: DISCOVERING LANGUAGE

A. Put the words given in the table below according to their endings.
Realistic Solution Democracy Philosophy Ability Economy
Psychology Physics Conclusion Technological Telepathy.

-------gy/ cy/ phy/ my/ thy/ my -------ical --------tion/ sion/ -----ic/ ics

B. Now, listen to your teacher reading the words then mark the primary stress (‘) on the appropriate syllable.

C. Complete the pronunciation rules below with information learnt above.

1. Nouns ending in -cy, -phy, -ty, -gy, -thy,-my and -ry are stressed on the................ syllable from the end or
the ........................ syllable.
Similarly

2.Adjectives ending in –ical are also stressed on the....... syllable from the end or the ................... syllable.

1. Nouns ending in –tion/ sion/ ssion/ ion or –ics are stressed on the.............. syllable from the end or the .................
syllable.
Similarly

2. Adjectives ending in –ic are similarly stressed on the.......... .....syllable from the end or the ....................... syllable.

C. Circle the stressed syllable in the following examples.

Authority geological Sympathy sarcastic

politics education possession economical accuracy

creativity phonology autonomy academics inquiry.

D. Classify the words below according to their stressed syllable.

STRESS on FIRST syllable STRESS on SECOND syllable STRESS on THIRD syllable
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 Consider the visual then answer the questions that follow.

A. The eight sounds presented in the visual are: a. short vowels b. diphthongs c. long vowels.

B. These sounds are: ............./ .................. / ................/ ............../ ................./ ............../ ................./ .............

C. In phonetics, a diphthong is a ................ that contains two different ................. in one syllable.

D. Classify the following words in the table below according to their diphthongs
Time Here Rose House Joy Fair Play Sure
Chair Say Fear Toy Fur Now Like Eight
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