dateline: 14 March 2018
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Stephen Hawking Dies at 76
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- physicist: an expert in the study of matter and energy (e.g., heat, light, atoms)
- ALS: a motor neuron disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
- black hole: an invisible region in space with an intense gravitational force
- general relativity: the modern theory of gravitation, proposed by Einstein
- quantum theory: a theory explaining the basic behaviour of matter and energy
- cosmology: the study of the origin of the universe
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Stephen Hawking Dies at 76
Comprehension Questions
- Who was Stephen Hawking?
- What made Hawking famous?
- Why was Hawking’s birthdate and death date significant?
Discussion Questions
In his final months on earth, Stephen Hawking warned that the next 200 years would be crucial for humanity. He believed humans would need to spread out to other planets in order to survive as a species. Do you agree with Hawking’s warning and belief?
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2 comments
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Sang Phan says:
Hi Tara and everybody,
I liked this part-Listening to News so much for a long time but I haven’t written any comments until now.
I couldn’t fill in the blanks two words (origin, fields)although I listened many times.
I totally agree with Mr. Bijan that Stephen Hawking, a well-known British physicist, is a great man who studied the origin of the universe though he was not healthy like us.
I really appreciate what Mr. Hawking left for our generation nowadays.
Blessings,
Sang Phan from Vietnam. -
Bijan says:
Hi Tara,
First, thank you for this week’s news report.
Second, I could understand the text without seeing it, but couldn’t fill in the blanks the four words (told, origin, fields, publishing).
It’s the first time in one year that I have missed the four words for filling in the blanks and am so sorry for this subject.
Third, the life story of Stephen Hawking teaches us two important subjects:
A_ We don’t know about a wealthy that God has given us and it’s our healthy.
B_ We have a healthy body, but cannot do an important subject like Stephen Hawking.Stephen Hawking is one symbol of power who didn’t have the healthy, but did the most important subjects in the era.
I wish we could be like Stephen Hawking a bit, not a lot of.Best wishes and have a great weekend in nice Canada,
Bijan from the Persian Gulf