Greetings, students. Now that you’re in Year 3 of your American English studies, you will be able to read, and listen to one of VOA’s “Science and Technology” articles, which explore new developments in science, space exploration, environment and technology in the United States of America as well as in countries all over the world. You are encouraged to carefully read the article and the vocabulary words, as well as listen to the article. Finally, you are invited to share what you learned by discussing why this article is important and meaningful in the comments section below.
Directions: Read the article and study the vocabulary below.
Directions: Listen to the audio recording of the article.
Directions: Share your insights about why this article is meaningful and important by writing in the comments section below.
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Lesson 3.45.4: Year 3
Science & Technology.
” Scientist Might Have Found Earliest Evidence of Animal Life on Earth.”
” Everything on Earth has an ancestor.” A MIT agrobiologist, Rojer Summons’s opinion on the finding of geologist Elizbeth, a Candan scientist’s presentation of her discovery regarding the earliest evidence of animal life on earth. Her presentation published in science publication, ‘Nature’ in late July, in the rocks of
Canada’s Northwest Territories. The area where she works has high mountains and can be reached by helicopter. This area was under the sea, 890 million years ago. She found the remains of Sponges preserved as mineral in rock.
Some scientists agreed the Elizbeth’s discovery, though they were not part of her research. Some were shocked the date of the sponge discovery. some of them will continue to examine and debate on her findings. Scientists believe life on earth appeared 3.7 billion years ago. The earliest animals appeared much later, but exactly when, is still debated.