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And though she is still debating whether she’ll pursue music therapy or teaching, she knows that touching others with music will definitely be a part of her future.
Teen Scientist Gets High Honor from Obamas
Li Boynton, 18, a senior at Bellaire High School, says meeting the president and first lady in White House will top the stack of academic honors she has accumulated.
In the fifth grade, Li Boynton, inspired by the hardships of the shipwrecked protagonist of Yann Martel’s novel “The Life of Pi”, built a device that removed salt from seawater. In the 11th grade she created a cheap method of testing for water contaminants.
Along the way, the Bellaire High School senior racked up $50, 000 in college scholarships, won top honors in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, became a semifinalist in Intel’s Science Talent Search and was accepted to Yale University.
Biology teacher Anna Loonam, who taught Boynton as a freshman and again as a junior, called her “a top science student. ” Art teacher Jo Zider has described her as “one who looks deeply into the mystery of life. ” An entire class of younger science students appreciates her, too.
Boynton’s premier achievement as a young scientist was creation of a method to test for water pollutants by using light-generating bacteria. The student found that the microscopic organisms generated less light as the water’s toxicity grew.
By placing a bacterial culture in a light-tight box with a digital camera and processing the results through a free computer program, Boynton was able to reliably and cheaply test for half a dozen common pollutants. The technology, which won top science and engineering fair honors, has potential for testing water purity in developing countries where more costly testing procedures are not an option.
Boynton, who hopes to become a medical doctor or researcher or both, credits her mother, Laura Luo, a financial manager; her father, John Boynton, an aeronautical engineer; and her stepfather, Robert Pearson, a computer science expert, for supporting her academic interests.
Accepted by Yale, Boynton recently also applied to Harvard University.
Outside the classroom, Boynton enjoys socializing on Web social sites and shopping. Sports, she said, hold little charm. “I tried to make the tennis team, ” she said, grimacing. “Physical education is one of my worst classes. I failed pushups. ”
Вправа 3. Дайте відповіді на запитання про обох дівчаток-підлітків:
1. What is her name? 2. How old is she? 3. Does she go to school? 4. What is she famous for? 5. When did she begin her career? 6. Who does she live with? 7. What do her parents and other relatives do? 8. What are her achievements? 9. Is she a normal teenager? 10. What is she going to do in future? 11. What does she do in her free time? 12. Is she good at sports?
3.3. Письмові завдання
Вправа 4. Складіть розповіді про різних людей, користуючись інфор-мацією з таблиці. Наприклад: Jean Lacroi is a taxi driver. He comes from France and lives in Paris. He works...
NameJean LacroiTisato GreenwoodSean O’Ranfey
Age283446
Occupationtaxi driverdance teacherjournalist for “The Irish Examiner”
OriginFranceJapanIreland
TownParisBostonDublin
Place of workin the centre of Parishigh schoolin an office
LanguagesFrenchJapanese, English English, French, and German
Familya catmarried to an American, two sonsmarried, two daughters
Free timecomputer games and singingtravellinggolf, yachting
3. 4. Граматика. Типи речень. Дієслова to be, to have
3. 4. 1. Типи речень
Порядок слів в англійському реченні.
Прямий порядок слів у розповідному реченні в англійській мові зумовлений відсутністю відмінків.
Розповідне (стверджувальне) речення.
Прямий порядок слів розповідного речення означає:
Підмет (S) +присудок (P) +додаток (O)
HestudiesPhysics.
Розповідне (заперечне) речення.
Якщо присудком виступає сильне дієслово, то при утворенні заперечної форми допоміжні слова не потрібні:
Підмет (S) +присудок (P) +not +додаток (O)
Heisnotmy friend.
Сильні дієслова:
be (am, is, are, was, were) ;
have (has, had) – для Present та Past Perfect Tense;
will (shall) ;
should, would;
модальні дієслова: can, may, must.
Для інших дієслів (слабких) заперечна форма утворюється з викорис-танням допоміжного дієслова do:
Present Indefinitedo
does+ V (дієслово-присудок у формі інфінітиву без частки to)
Past Indefinitedid
Підмет (S) +do not +Присудок (P) +Додаток (O)
Theydo not speak English.
My frienddoes not speakEnglish.
Shedid not speakEnglish.
Питальне речення
Англійське загальне питальне речення для сильних дієслів утворю-ється без допоміжних дієслів. Порядок слів – зворотний.
Присудок (P) +Підмет (S) +Додаток (O)?
Isheyour friend?
Слабким дієсловам знову потрібна допомога: do (does – для 3-ї особи однини (Present Simple) і did – для минулого часу