For Cancer Treatment Invention

by Good News Network - December 10, 2011

You can't put a price on the importance of medical innovation, but $100,000 will do nicely for a Monta Vista High School senior.

Angela Zhang of Cupertino won a $100,000 scholarship for her cancer fighting research in the 2011 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology, one of the top competitions for young scientific minds. Zhang's prize-winning research studied the use of nanotechnology to eradicate cancer stem cells.

Zhang was among the top scientific students in the nation during the finals last weekend at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She was among a mere six individuals and six teams that competed.

Competition judges compared Zhang's created microscopic nanoparticle to a "Swiss Army knife of cancer treatment" that can seek out cancer cells and then destroy them. The nanoparticle system can be triggered to release drugs at the site of a tumor while also allowing for non- invasive imaging.

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Unit 9

Tenses in time clauses and time adverbials

9.1. Board game (GW)

Material: worksheet for every group of 3-4 students, dice

Students throw the dice and follow the rules on the worksheet: either complete the sentence or state if the sentence is correct or not (and corrects the wrong ones).

The winner is the one who finishes first.

Keys:

I went jogging after I’d finished lunch.

Terry is playing hockey tomorrow afternoon.

I’ll give a call as soon as I arrive.

Chen didn’t learn to drive until he was thirty.

Martina can’t bear people interrupting while she’s talking.

Passengers are always eager to leave the plane as soon as it stops/had stopped.

When he finished/had finished the race, he was given a medal.

He said down to write the report when he’d collected enough data.

He said down to write the report when his secretary arrived.

I did my homework while I waited for the train.

I twisted my ankle while I was jogging last Saturday.

I’ll call you when I get home.

As soon as I get to Milan, I’ll book into a hotel.

I’ll do the shopping while Marina cleans the house.

I’ll call you when my train is arriving at the station.

I’ll call you when I finish/have finished my homework.

Time adverbials: when, while, during or meanwhile?

9.2. Am I correct? (PW)

Material: worksheets for each student

Students are given the cards with sentences. They have to decide if the sentence is correct. If not, they correct the mistake. They shouldn’t pay attention to sentences in italics yet.

Their partners have the right answer in their cards, so they do peer check in turns. Make sure they do it orally, not just putting the cards together and comparing them.

Keys:

Student A Three players were given a red card during the match. I was studying at university when I first went to the US. Jane is going to attend photography courses during/inautumn. When the USSR collapsed, a lot of people went abroad. During our walk we met our friend, Helen. Anna spent two hours looking for a red bag matching her new shoes. Meanwhile her boyfriend watched a film in the mall cinema. Whenthe robber pointed a gun at the shop assistant, she fainted.

Student B When I was a child, the ice-cream cost 4 roubles. Two students gave presentations during the seminar. George was working on his diploma paper. Meanwhile his groupmates had already defended their own ones and graduated from the university. During the boss’s talk Mark managed to fall asleep. I hope to go snowboarding during/inwinter. I first went to the US when/whileI was studying at university. When Martin saw his test result he regretted not studying harder.

Prepositions in time expressions

9.3. Throw the toy and guess the preposition (GW)

Material: a toy/ball, a sheet with all words

Students throw the toy to each other choosing one word from the list (the list with the words can be in the middle of the table; you can make several copies if your group is big). The student with the toy gives the preposition used with the word. The other students listen attentively and agree or disagree. Teacher keeps the track of students’ correct answers on the board. The one with the biggest amount of correct answers wins.

at	in	on
Four o’clock Dawn Midday The end of the month Lunch Weekend (Am: on the w.) Christmas Easter Night (in general, not particular night)	March Autumn Morning The night (during the particular night) 20 min (when 20 min will pass)	July 22^nd Occasion Monday Saturday morning

Right or wrong? Correct wrong one

Board game: tenses in time clauses and time adverbials

I’ll call you when I will get home.  

He said down to write the report when his secretary had arrived.  

Move back one space

I’ll call you when my train is arriving at the station.  

Move ahead 2 spaces:)  

He said down to write the report when he collected enough data.  

Skip one turn  

Hurray! Skip forward!  

I give a call as soon as I will arrive.  

I went jogging after I’d finished lunch.  

Am I correct?

Student A 1. Three players were given a red card during the match. When I was a child, the ice-cream cost 4 roubles. 2. I was studying at university while I first went to the US. Two students gave presentations during the seminar. 3. Jane is going to attend photography courses during/inautumn. I first went to the US when/whileI was studying at university. 4.While the USSR collapsed, a lot of people went abroad. George was working on his diploma paper. Meanwhile his groupmates had already defended their own ones and graduated from the university. 5.During our walking we met our friend, Helen. I hope to go snowboarding during/inwinter. 6. Anna spent two hours looking for a red bag matching her new shoes. When her boyfriend watched a film in the mall cinema. During the boss’s talk Mark managed to fall asleep. 7.Whilethe robber pointed a gun at the shop assistant, she fainted. When Martin saw his test result he regretted not studying harder.

Student B 1.While I was a child, the ice-cream cost 4 roubles. Three players were given a red card during the match. 2. Two students gave presentations meanwhile the seminar. I was studying at university when I first went to the US. 3. I first went to the US when/whileI was studying at university. Jane is going to attend photography courses during/inautumn. 4.George was working on his diploma paper. While his groupmates had already defended their own ones and graduated from the university. When the USSR collapsed, a lot of people went abroad. 5. I hope to go snowboarding during/inwinter. During our walk we met our friend, Helen. 6. During the boss’s talking Mark managed to fall asleep. Anna spent two hours looking for a red bag matching her new shoes. Meanwhile her boyfriend watched a film in the mall cinema 7.While Martin saw his test result he regretted not studying harder. When the robber pointed a gun at the shop assistant, she fainted.

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