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DARWIN’S ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES 150 YEARS OLD

On this day in 1859, Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species was published. His book did not include the word, “evolution,” but it did imply that man and apes have a commom ancestry. Darwin was accused of heresy, but by his deathe in 1882, his theory was seen as scientically sound. (November 24, 2009)

CNN, English Express, 3/2010

New words

origin    гарал, үүсэл, эх           species зүйл

publish  хэвлэгдэх                     include орох, багтах

evolution хувьсал                      imply that гэж далдуур

ape мич                                     common энгийн,

ancestry анхдагч,                      heresy тэрс үзэл

theory онол                                scientifically шинжлэх ухааны

be sound үндэстэй

           

QUIZ

1 What happened on this day in 1859?

A)    The word “evolution” was coined.

B)    Charles Darwin died.

C)    Darwin’s book was published.

D)    Darwin’s theory was proved.

2 What controversial idea did Darwin introduce?

A)    The Bible is wrong.

B)    The word “evolution”

C)    Heresy

D)    The common origin of man and apes