Countable and uncountable nouns:exercises կատարում ենք վարժությունները

Countable and uncountable nouns:exercises

1. I have seen some good films recently.
2. What’s wrong with you? Have you got a headache.
3. I know a lot of people. Most of them are _ students.
4. When I was a child, I used to be very shy.
5. Would you like to be an actor?
6. Do you collect _ stamps?
7. What a beautiful garden.
8. It’s a pity we haven’t got a camera. I’d like to take a photo of that house.
9. Those are _ nice shoes.Where did you get them?
10. I’m going shopping. I want to buy _ new shoes.
11. You need a visa to visit some countries, but not all of them.
12. Jane is a teacher. Her parents were _ teachers too.

The most powerful computer in the universe:brain.Տեքստը կարդալ, թարգմանել, բառերը գրել բառարանում, սովորել անգիր, կատարել հետազոտություն մարդու ուղեղի  աշխատանքի վերաբերյալ, գտնել հետաքրքիր տեղեկատվություն և հրապարակել բլոգներում։

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Man  still has a lot to learn about the most powerful and complex part of his body – brain.

In ancient times men did not think that the brain was the center of mental activity. Aristotle, the philosopher of ancient Greece, thought that the mind was based in the heart. It was until the 18th century that man realized that the whole of the brain was involved in the workings of the mind.

During the 19th century scientists found that when certain parts of the brain were damaged men lost the ability to do certain things. And so, people thought that each part of the brain controlled a different activity. But modern research has found that this is not so.It is not easy to say exactly what each part of the brain does.

In the past 50 years there has been a great increase in the amount of research being done on the brain. Chemists and biologists have found that the way the brain works is far more complicated than they had thought. In fact many people believe thatwe are only now really starting to learn the truth about how human brain works. The more scientists find out, the more questions they are unable to answer. For instance, chemists have found that over 100.000 chemical reactions take place in the brain every second.

Scientists hope if we can discover how the brain works, the better use we will be able to put it to. For example, how do we learn language? Man differs most from all the other animals in his ability to learn and use language but we still do not know exactly how this is done.

As long as the brain is given plenty of exercise it keeps its power. It has been found that an old person who has always been mentally active has a quicker mind than a young person who has done only physical work. It is now thought that the more work we give our brains, the more work they are able to do.

Other people now believe that we use only 1% of our brains’ full potential.They say that the only limit on the power of the brain is the limit of what we think is possible. This is probably because of the way we are taught as children. When we first start learning to use our minds we are told told what to do, for example, to remember certain facts, but we are not taught how our memory works and how to make the best use of it.

This century man hs  made discoveries about the universe  – the world outside himself. But he has also started to look into the workings  of that other universe which is inside himself – the human brain.

Vocabulary

brain- ուղեղ —  the organ of thought and the central control point for the nervous system

powerful – հզոր, զորեղ — having great power or strength

universe – տիեզերք — the cosmos

complex- բարդ, խճճված — consisting of many different and connected part

mental- մտավոր — relating to the mind

activity- գործունեություն — a thing that a person or group does or has done

mind- միտք — a person’s ability to think and reason; the intellec

to realize- հասկանալ, գիտակցել — understand clearly.

to be involved- ներգրավված լինել — to be involved

workings – աշխատանքներ — the action of doing work

to damage- վնասել — physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something

ability — կարողություն — possession of the means or skill to do something

to control- հսկել — the power to influence or direct people’s behaviour or the course of events.

research — հետազոտություն — Research is a process of systematic inquiry that entails collection of data

far more- չափից շատ — much more, a lot more

in fact-  իրականում, փաստորեն — used to emphasize the truth of an assertion

lifetime- կյանքի տևողություն — the duration of a person’s life

potential — ներուժ — latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness

Interesting Facts About Brain

1. Your brain takes up a lot of energy 

Despite the fact that your brain only makes up 2% of your body weight, it uses up 20% of your energy, just to keep it going. It uses this energy to maintain the health of your brain cells and to fuel the electrical impulses that create the connection between the neurons in your brain.

1. Your brain takes up a lot of energy 

Despite the fact that your brain only makes up 2% of your body weight, it uses up 20% of your energy, just to keep it going. It uses this energy to maintain the health of your brain cells and to fuel the electrical impulses that create the connection between the neurons in your brain.

4. The brain is fat!

The brain contains the highest concentration of fat, of any organ in the human body. About 60% of the human brain consists of fat and 75% of the total mass, is actually water. That’s why drinking too much or too little water can affect the way that you think and feel.

5. The myth that you use only 10% of your brain is untrue

It’s a commonly held myth that human beings only use 10% of their brain. This is completely untrue and it has now been proven that every part of our brain has a specific function that we make use of.

6. You need your calories, for your brain

A calorie controlled diet may be all well and good, for losing weight, but did you know that your brain consumes between twenty and thirty percent of your total calorie intake? That makes it even more important to be careful of what you eat and how many calories you take on board.

7. Most of your brain is devoted to language and to consciousness

The part of your brain that is responsible for language and consciousness is called the neo-cortex, and that accounts for about 75% of your total brain. That is the largest proportion given over to those functions that can be found in the kingdom of living beings, which accounts for many of the differences between us and animals.

8. Your brain contains around 100 billion neurons

It is the connections between your neurons that allow you to think, recall memories, have a personality and to develop ideas. Each neuron can be connected to thousands of other neurons and you have a total of approximately 100 billion neurons in your brain. That is about 14 times more, than the total number of human beings that live on our planet.

9. Size doesn’t matter…when it comes to your brain

The size and the weight of your brain make absolutely no difference to how clever you are. Albert Einstein’s brain weighed in at only 1,230 grams, which is actually less than the average weight of a human brain.

10. Reality is a subjective thing

The reality around you is only what your brain perceives it to be. Often, your brain fools you into believing things, by filling in the gaps for you. The best example of this can be found in optical illusions, where your brain makes you see something, that isn’t really there.

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