Module 7 EARTH IN THE UNIVERSE

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III. Explain the notion of Enlightenment. How did the principles of Enlightenment manifest themselves in Catherine's policy?

II. Make a list of Catherine's achievements in the field of arts and culture patronage. Give details on each point.

IV. Find and present the information about Journey from Saint Petersburg to Moscow by Alexander Radishchev. Why was the author exiled to Siberia?

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Modal verbs of probability

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Modal verbs can be used to express degrees of probability. Which of these sentences from the text Contact: the Day After do this? Which don't?

1. My guess is that the number of detectable civilizations in our galaxy right now must be 10 000.

2. If you and I speak different languages, and we're in the same room, I can point at a table, and I can say ‘table'.

3. Constructing such an instrument might require international collaboration and funding, with no guarantee that the message could ever be deciphered.

4. Some scientists may be too conservative.

5. They couldn't verify the precise origin of the signal with a separate telescope as lightning had recently struck that telescope and fried its hard drive.

6. Some SETI researchers assumed that the language of science could provide common ground for communication.

7. Errors can take place right at the get-go.

8. The astronomers who made the discovery must send an International Astronomical Union telegram-now delivered as an e-mail- to observatories around the world.

9. Some SETI proponents suggest we should do more than passively wait for a signal.

10. There is no reason why an extraterrestrial civilization couldn't spot Earth.

11. Aliens who have a mere 1,000-year head start on us could be listening to our conversation right now.

12. May I make a suggestion?

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