Proceedings of the International scientific and practical conference ―Oxford 2026: Science and Education Today‖ (March 9-11, 2026) / Publisher website: www.naukainfo.com. - Oxford, United Kingdom, 2026. - 239 p.

59 Answer the questions: 1. Who was Alfred Nobel? 2. What did he invent? 3. Why did he create the Nobel Prize? 4. When were the first prizes given? 5. What categories exist today? Відповідайте на запитання: 1. Хто такий Альфред Нобель? 2. Що він винайшов? 3. Чому він створив Нобелівську премію? 4. Коли були вручені перші премії? 5. Які категорії існують сьогодні? VI. Grammar Focus – 7 хв Topic: Past Simple (biography) Past Simple (biography) – short explanation We use Past Simple to talk about finished actions in the past, especially when we describe a person‘s life or biography. Form:  Positive: Subject + V2 / -ed He was born in 1833. He invented dynamite.  Negative: Subject + did not (didn‘t) + V1 He didn’t want to be remembered only for dynamite.  Question: Did + subject + V1? Did he create the Nobel Prize? Time words: yesterday, last year, in 1833, in 1901, ago. Use in biography: We use Past Simple to speak about birth, inventions, achievements, and important events in a person‘s life. Past Simple (біографія) – переклад