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Session2-Natural Science (continued)

Reading Comprehension
Read the text carefully and answer the questions.

QUESTIONS
1°) How was natural science called before the 17th century?

2°) What brings about the natural science?

3°) Say whether the following statements are true or false: a-Physics is a natural science.

b-Biology is a natural science d-Chemistry is a natural science d-Geology is a natural science

4) How will you differentiate between Natural sciences and Social sciences?

5)-State the importance of Natural sciences in human beings' life

Grammar: Question Tags (Part 2)

4. Suggestions with Let's:
When making a suggestion, it is common to use let’s. Let’s stands for let us, for example:
Let’s go to the cinema. When we use let’s in a question tag we always use shall we,
regardless of whether let’s is affirmative or negative. So for example:

Let’s go to the cinema, shall we?

Let’s not go to the cinema, shall we?

5. Double positives
Double positives are possible. This is where the both the sentence and the question tag are
positive, for example:

You're going to become a pilot, are you?

Double positives are common when people are reacting to news, repeating something they
have just heard or reacting in an emotional way to something. For example:

Eg. - You’re getting married, are you?

- You've lost your wallet, have you?

6. Opinions
If you start a sentence with I think, don’t use the question tag do/don't I. Make the question
tag agree with the main information in the sentence. This does not apply in the second or third
person.

Eg. - I think it's a nice day, isn't it?

- I don't think that's a good idea, is it?
- You thought you'd be OK, did you? (second person)
- He thinks he's going to university, does he? (third person)
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However, in some situations, for example, when we're being sarcastic, we do make the tag
agree with I think.

A: Yes, yes. Well done. I know you think you are so clever.
B: Oh! So, I think I'm clever, do I? Not at all.

Mathematical tools: ALGEBRAIC SYMBOLS (Part2)

11- xc x sub c
12- xb x super b
13- l a – b l distance from a to b
14- lxl the absolute value of x
15- -x negative of x
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16- x
the reciprocal of x
n

17- ∑ xi Summation from 1 to n of x sub i

i=1

n
18- ∏ xi Product from 1 to n of x sub i
i=1

TRANSLATION: Translate the passage in italic into French

EXERCISES
Grammar : Question tag 2: Provide the tags for the following sentences:

1- Let's buy a new car.

2- Let's not go to the beach.

3- You passed your exams.

4- You're going to become a banker.

5- I think it is a good idea.

6- I don't think it is monday today.

Math tools

Write the following in words in English

1)- |3|

2)- 5|1|
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3)- |−6| 5)- z