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The whole of my remaining realizable estate shall (must
mustmust
must) be dealt with in the following way:
the capital, invested in safe securities by my executors, shall constitute a fund, the interest on which
shall be annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during the preceding year, shall have
conferred the greatest benefit on mankind. The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts,
which shall be apportioned as follows: one part to the person who shall have made the most
important discovery or invention within the field of physics; one part to the person who shall have
made the most important chemical discovery or improvement; one part to the person who shall have
made the most important discovery within the domain of physiology or medicine; one part to the
person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal
direction; and one part to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity
between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion
of peace congresses. The prizes for physics and chemistry shall be awarded by the Swedish Academy
of Sciences; that for physiological or medical work by the Caroline Institute in Stockholm; that for
literature by the Academy in Stockholm, and that for champions of peace by a committee of five
persons to be elected by the Norwegian Storting. It is my express wish that in awarding the prizes no
consideration whatever shall be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy
shall receive the prize, whether he be a Scandinavian or not
.
3. Read and translate the information below in writing.
Try to exchange some verbs into modal verbs where it possible.
On November 27, 1895, in Paris, Alfred Bernhard Nobel signed his will. After his death in
December 1896, many people tensely awaited the publication of the contents of the will, since
it was widely known that Nobel had left one of the world's largest private fortunes. To the great
disappointment of some of his relatives and friends, he declared the following last will:
Some of the relatives sought to have the will declared invalid, and to begin with they had the
support of King Oscar II, who held that family claims could not be set aside on the grounds of the
aging Alfred Nobel's fanciful ideas. There were moreover many among Sweden's conservatives who
hoped to see the realisation of the will prevented because it was "unpatriotic" – the prizes ought to have
been reserved for Swedes. But following long and difficult negotiations, in which the Swedish
Government was also involved, the executors Ragnar Sohlman and Rudolf Lilljequist finally
succeeded in untangling the legal knots. On June 29, 1900, King Oscar II approved the statutes of the
newly established Nobel Foundation. That meant that Alfred Nobel's grand vision could finally come
to fruition. On December 10, 1901, the first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm and Oslo.
4. What would you do with your money if you were Alfred Bernhard Nobel?
Make up your will, using the given information.
The Nobel Prize is awarded for outstanding contributions in Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace,
and Physiology or Medicine. The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded 104 times to
189 Nobel Laureates between 1901 and 2010. John Bardeen is the only Nobel Laureate who has been
awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics twice, in 1956 and 1972. This means that a total of 188 individuals
have received the Nobel Prize in Physics.
5. Make up a list of people who have won the Nobel Prize for Physics.
Check your answers in
http://www.google.ru/#sclient=psy&hl=ru&newwindow=1&source=hp&q=the+nobel+prize+wikipedia&aq=
8&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&psj=1&fp=9ff7f26ea45dbfb3&biw=700&bih=608
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