Английский язык для аспирантов и соискателей. Минакова Т.В. - 28 стр.

government and industrial research is secret, and therefore of no value to science. For
science means knowledge.
     The British Association is able to spare a few hundred pounds yearly for grants
in aid of research. But its main function now is discussion. New results are generally
announced at meetings of smaller societies, and the public hears very little of them.
Both in Russia and in Scandinavia the press has far better scientific news than in
Britain.
     If science is to advance in this country as it should, we need more democracy in
the laboratories, also more democratic control of expenditure on research. This will
only be possible if the people are educated in science, and they are at present
deliberately kept in the dark. For a knowledge of science leads to a realization of the
huge amount of knowledge which could be applied to the public benefit if industry,
agriculture and transport were organized for use and not for profit.

     2.2.1 Answer the questions:

     1 Who belonged to the British Association for the Advancement of Science in
the 19th century?
     2 Were there many scientists there at that time?
     3 It merited title of “Parliament of Science”, didn’t it?
     4 Has the situation changed since then?
     5 Whom does the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural knowledge
include?
     6 What issues is the British Association concerned with?
     7 It has fallen away from its former scientific spirit, hasn’t it?
     8 Do the scientific societies have the money to subsidize research?
     9 There is no organization of research on a national scale, is there?
     10 Does the public hear much of the research results?
     11 What is necessary for the science to advance in Britain?

     2.2.2 Give some facts from the text to prove the following:

     The British Association is concerned with matters other than science.

     2.2.3 Define the main idea of the text

     2.2.4 Do you agree that “Science means knowledge”? Speak on the issue

      2.3 Read the text for the information on a scientific institution in England.
Use the information when doing the assignments that follow

                                 Imperial College, London
    The Imperial College of Science and Technology is one of the oldest and most
important scientific institutes in England. It now forms part of the University of

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