The Nobel Prize
"If I Have 300 Ideas in a Year and Just One Turns Out to Work I Am Satisfied";. (Alfred Bernhard Nobel) Alfred Bernhard Nobel,born in 1833, is the man behind the Nobel Prize. Languages: Spoke 5 languages fluently at the age of 17. Every year since 1901 the Nobel Prize has been awarded for achievements in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and for Peace. The Nobel Prize is an international award administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden. In 1968, Sveriges Riksbank established The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize. Each prize consists of a medal, personal diploma and a cash award. Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been awarded to men and women from all corners of the globe for outstanding achievements. In 1968, Economic Sciences were added to the list of fields. Between 1901 and 2012, the Nobel Prize and the Prize in Economic Sciences were awarded 553 times to 863 people and organizations. With some receiving the Nobel Prize more than once, this makes a total of 835 individuals and 21 organizations. Since 1901, the Nobel Prizes have been presented to the Laureates at ceremonies on 10 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. As stipulated in the will of the Swedish-born inventor and international industrialist Alfred Nobel, which was opened after his death in 1896, the Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine and Literature are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, while the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway. Since 1969 an additional prize has been awarded at the ceremony in Stockholm. The Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm has taken place at the Stockholm Concert Hall since 1926. In Oslo, the ceremony was for many years held at the Nobel Institute. From 1947 till 1990, the setting was the auditorium of the University of Oslo. In 1990 the event moved to the Oslo City Hall. Ukrainian Nobel Prize winners: 1. Ilya Mechnikov - Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine in 1908. Parents were born in Ukraine.
Notable Ukrainian Poets:
Pavlo Tychyna, Mykola Bazhan and Vasyl Stus are Ukrainian Nobel Prize winners. When Pavlo Tychyna and Mykola Bazhan, both remarkable world-class poets, were nominated for the Nobel Prize, the Soviet Authorities forced them to write letters of refusal. The third poet, Vasyl Stus, the greatest Ukrainian post-war poet, who was imprisoned under Brezhnev, was nominated for the Nobel Prize in 1985 but died in a prison camp that same year.
Exercise 3. Make up your own sentences using the new words and word-combinations: Example: Taras Shevchenko is the Ukrainian outstanding poet. Exercise 4. Finish the sentences according to the text: 16. In 1968, Sveriges Riksbank established … 17. The Nobel Prize has been awarded for achievements in … 18. Each prize consists of … 19. The Nobel Prizes and the Prize in Economic Sciences were awarded... 20. The Nobel Prizes have been presented … 21. Since 1969 an additional prize … 22. The Prize Award Ceremony … 23. In 1990 the event moved to … 24. Pavlo Tychyna, Mykola Bazhan … 25. The third poet, Vasyl Stus, the greatest Ukrainian post-war poet … Exercise 5. Answer the questions: Ø When was Alfred Bernhard Nobel born? Ø How many languages did Alfred Bernhard Nobel speak? Ø What was Alfred Bernhard Nobel? Ø How much did he leave in his will? Ø What has the Nobel Prize been awarded for? Ø What is the Nobel Prize? Ø How many times were the Nobel Prize and the Prize in Economic Sciences awarded between 1901 and 2012? Ø What do you know about the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony? Ø Where did the event move to in 1990? Ø What are Ukrainian Nobel Prize winners in? Ø What interesting facts do you know about Pavlo Tychyna, Mykola Bazhan and Vasyl Stus? Exercise 6. Match the words with their definitions: Anniversary - to demand or specify (a requirement) Outstanding - a thing done successfully with effort, skill, or courage Achievement - a document giving directions To stipulate - exceptionally good Will - the date on which an event took place Laureate - a sum of money saved for a particular purpose Fund - a person who is honoured with an award
Exercise 7. Complete the sentences with the words from the box:
1. Since 1901 the Nobel Prize has been awarded for achievements in Physics,..., Physiology or Medicine, Literature and for.... 2. The Nobel Prize has been awarded to men and women from all corners of the globe for outstanding.... 3. In 1968,... were added to the list of fields. 4. The Nobel Prizes have been presented to the Laureates at ceremonies on 10..., the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's.... 5. The Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine and Literature are awarded in...., Sweden. 6. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in.... Exercise 8. Translate the following combinations: в пам’ять Альфреда Нобеля, отримувати грошову винагороду, лауреат Нобелівської премії миру, подавати на розгляд комітетам, присуджувати винагороду у галузі фізики/фізіології/медицини, найвище досягнення. Exercise 9. Before reading task: Answer the following questions share your knowledge about the Nobel Prize: ¨ What is the Nobel Prize? ¨ Who is Alfred Nobel? ¨ What spheres is the prize given in? ¨ What Nobel laureates and winners do you know? Exercise 10. Read the following information and translate it. Discuss after reading: ¨ What didn’t you know? ¨ What is surprising/strange/new for you?
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