3. Tick the information that is included in the article.

1. There are some pieces of evidence for the bushy nature of the human family tree.

2. Humans do not evolve in blind response to random changes in their environment.

3. Our present status as the only living hominine was only recently acquired.

4. The evolution of humans gives a possibility to acquired knowledge and passed it on from generation to generation.

5. One of the most exciting discoveries in human evolution was announced to the world.

6. The accumulation of knowledge is becoming faster and faster.

7. Up till now, scientists had understood there to be only two hominine species in Asia.

8. The human species change the environment to meet their requirements.

9. Man and his mind are both part of nature.

10. Man is able to initiate and direct his mental action only in accordance with the nature (the identity) of his consciousness but he does not have the power to alter the nature.

4. Complete the following sentences with the information from the article.

1. Humans are capable of changing their ____________ to fit their needs.

2. By creating cultures, _________ have built, shaped, and carved out their own environments.

3. Then industrialization put a dizzying __________ on cultural change.

4. With people rooted in one place, cities grew and ___________.

5. The accumulation of __________ has gathered speed – from a slow swell to a meteoric rise.

6. As humans __________, we acquired knowledge and passed it on from generation to generation.

7. We change today primarily through _________ evolution.

5. Translate into Ukrainian.

1. For example, we've made some astonishing accomplishments in the past 10,000 years or so, ever since we developed language.

2. The accumulation of knowledge has gathered speed — from a slow swell to a meteoric rise.

3. Whatever one generation learns, it can pass to the next through writing, word of mouth, ritual, tradition, and a host of other methods humans have developed to assure their culture's continuity.

6. Translate into English.

1) на відміну від усіх інших видів тварин; 2) біологічна еволюція нашого виду триває; 3) її впливом можна знехтувати; 4) за зареєстрованими даними про скам’янілі рештки; 5) це знання, яке від початку вчило людей полювати, робити інструменти і спілкуватися; 6) процес накопичення знань набрав швидкість; 7) у той час як люди пускали коріння в одному місці, міста росли і процвітали; 8) життя залишалося відносно незмінним протягом поколінь; 9 з приголомшливою швидкістю; 10) залежить від милості природи.

7. A) Make a short summary of the article in writing. Make use of the phrases below.

1. The article is about... 2. The author of the article says that... 3. He points out that... 4. The author goes on saying that... 5. The article ends with... (The author concludes that...)

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