Collocations

1. To be under strict someone’s rule \control -

2. To break into -
3. To follow rules
4. Follow in the footsteps of someone
Maria followed in the footsteps of her parents
5. Something plants the seeds in someone’s mind
Her childhood curiosity for her father’s old lab equipment had
planted the seeds of another certainty in her mind.
6. No matter what
7. To face hardship
8. To ind peace in something
9. Well-to-do family
10. Overcome with sadness
11. To suffer the loss of someone
12. Put on a brave face
13. Shaking the hand of someone
14. Take someone’s advice
15. Longed to attend
16. Obstacle in someone’s path
17. To be allowed to
18. Make a pact
19. Fed up with
20. Take matters into their hands
21. Popped up
22. Fall in love with someone
23. Share many of the same interests
24. A struck of luck
25. To it into
26. To make things harder
27. To swim before someone’s eyes
28. To become prone to fainting from tiredness
29. Caught up with someone
30. Something paid off
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32. Had found an equal
33. Apply yourself to motherhood
34. To juggle her work with tasks as a mum New words

Adjectives
Untouchable
Curiosity
Withdrawn
Preventable
World - renowned
Available
Intelligent, handsome
Weary
Bustling (Hustle-bustle)
Chattering
Dingy
Inseparable
Heartfelt
Modest
Plain
Invisible

Verbs
To afford
To avoid
To refuse
To approve
To forbade
To dedicate
To conduct (she conducts scienti ic experiments at home)
To remain behind
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To affect
To urge
To be determined
To be drawn - to be involved
Encourage
To be ired
To be devastated
To be awarded
To be cramped
To be experienced
To be appointed

Nouns
Well-paid job
Recuperatin
Interruption
Distraction
Peers
Tuition fees
Newlyweds
Dedication
Resilient
Nervous exhaustion
Inconvenient location
Travel fare
Like-minded

Adverbs
To make things harder
Luckily
Unfortunately
Fortunately
Feeling torn
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Incredibly

Quotes
‘‘Life is not easy for any of us. We must have perseverance and above
all con dence in ourselves…’’

‘‘First principle: never to let one’s self be beaten down by persons pr by

events’’

‘’Giving up my scienti c renunciation would have been painful to me’’

Reading tasks
Quiz
What was Marie’s nickname as a girl?
What was the name of the secret university at which
Marie studied in Warsaw?
In which city is the Sorbonne University?
How did Marie meet Pierre?
Collocations

Can you give me the de inition of these phrases?

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and become a scientist.
She was instantly drawn to the
equipment.
-was brought;
-was attracted;
-was engaged;
-was involved
Maria’s father, had encouraged his
children’s scienti c curiosity from an early
Unit 1 age.
Maria followed in the footsteps of her
parents - she became determined to show
pride in her country, against Russian rules.
Her childhood curiosity for her father’s
old lab equipment had planted the seeds
of another certainty in her mind.
- Self-con dence;
- Surety;
- Assurance
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realized they might not be able to a ord
the things they had previously enjoyed.
-Wealthy;
-A uent;
-Rich
She put on a brave face - determined
Unit 2 not to let heartbreak interfere with her
studies.
- take courage ·
- grin and bear it (informal) ·
- look cheerful ·
- keep your chin up (informal) ·
- not show your disappointment.
- hinder

There was a major obstacle standing in

her path. Women were not allowed to
study at the University of Warsaw.
- barrier
The two planned to get married - but
Unit 3 the Zorawski family did not approve of
their son marrying a poor relative such as
Marie.
- endorse, - indigent
There was a stroke of luck.
- blessing, happy accident, luck, uke
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 The crowd around her was chattering
in the unfamiliar language of French. She
realized she had a long way to go to t into
this new world.
-Talkative, easy-going, out-going
The fact that she was not a native
speaker added to Marie’s insecurity that
Unit 4 she was not as good as her peers.
- fellow, mate
- helplessness, powerlessness
Her once-rosy cheeks became ghostly
pale, and her stomach often growled its
complaint. She became prone to fainting
from tiredness and hunger.
- inclined/to tend

All those hours spent studying alone in

her attic paid o .
- bear fruit
Word had traveled of Marie’s
outstanding talent in the eld of physics.
- eminent
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Unit 5 - Word will spread like wild re.
- the rumor spread
But in Pierre, Marie had found an equal
- someone who shared her goals, interests,
and intellect.
He promised he will wait patiently for
her return to Paris, but that he would
respect whatever decision she made.
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 Not fazed by the challenge of looking
after a baby, Marie applied herself to
motherhood with the same dedication she
applied to her study.
- devote e ort to something. apply
Unit 6 oneself to. attend to. concentrate on.
devote oneself to.
- Many husbands at the time expected
their wives to remain at home, but Marie
had the complete support of Pierre to
continue her scienti c work.

Still, Marie began her work with steely

determination, eager to nd out the
secrets of uranium.
- purposefulness

Unit 7 Pierre, too, was fascinated by Marie’s

ndings. The two joined forces to continue
her work, a team once again.
- delighted, impressed, amazed,
charmed
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 Pierre had been studying crystals, but
he put this work on hold to help Marie
research the exciting new science of
radioactivity.
- put (something) on hold
This would take many more hours of
work, while fumes from the experiments
burned her eyes
Unit 8 -time-consuming, energy-consuming,
-keep her nose to the grindstone
-works her socks o
Marie would nd herself “broken with
fatigue” when she got home in the evening.
fatigue \She was su ering from fatigue.
-shattered
-be dead on your feet idiom

Only days before, the two had been

excitedly discussing their lives together—
Unit 9 the places they would travel to and their
future discoveries.

The demands of her work as a scientist

and mother meant she had to keep her
Unit 10 pain inside, away from the prying eyes of
the public and the curiosity of her young
daughters.

Marie o ered to donate her gold Nobel

Unit 11 Prize medals to the French government to
help raise money for the war.

One never notices what has been done,

Unit 12 one can only see what remains to be done
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Discussion
1. "What Is Your Dream Job?"
2. Role of women
3. About our regrets
4. How would you describe Marie, Wladyslaw Skladowski,
Pierre ?
5. Write adjectives that best represent THEM.
6. What have you learnt from them?

Example: “My dream job would allow me to make a

positive impact on people every day. I would love to work
for a company like yours that makes time-saving and life-
enriching products that thousands of people use every day.
I would love to be part of a team that nds innovative ways
to make products more e cient and e ective.”

“Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and

grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy.”
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