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Discuss these questions.

Read the text and think of the word which

best fits each gap. Use only one word in each
gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Read the complete text again. Find short

phrases that mean the same as:

What do you think of science? ls it interesting or

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boring? Why?
Did you study science at school? Did you enyoy it?
Why?A//hy not?
ls scrence a popular sublect in schools?
Do you think everyone should study science?

Why?Atuhy not?
Do you think that science is important for you

1 produced unexpectedly
2 to reach an understanding of something
3 separate something into smaller parts
4 on the whole.

persona lly?

title of the text below. What do

you think it will say? Read it quickly to find out.
Look at the

4 Do you agree with the writer that scientific

knowledge has the potential for both good and
bad? Why?Al/hy not?

What does the writer say makes science

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for trying to maximise the (13) ---------r-- at the expense of the latter.
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Pushing the boundaries

Vocabulary 3: collocations, fixed

Fixed phrases

phrases and idioms

A fixed phrase is a combination of words that

are always used togethel e.g. a matter of
opinion.

Collocations
A collocation is a combination of words that
are usually used togethel e.g. catch a cold.

1 The verbs in the following sentences have

similar meanings, but only one will collocate with
the following noun. Choose the best verb to
complete the sentences. Then underline the full
collocation.
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Some people can hold

Footballers are at risk of injury, and often bend /

curl / twist their ankle or knee.
Athletes can pull / drag / haul a muscle if they
don't warm up properly before they run.
Scientists can get / make / have a good living,
especially if they write books.
People hack / probe / /ook into computers to get
personal information illegally.

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/ maintarn / keep their

breath under water for a long time.

lf you use the Internet a lot, you should always

note / bookmark / book your favourite web pages.
lts importanllo prioritise / rank / order your work
so that you can make the best use of your time.
Screntists conduct / control / check experiments on
animals before trying new drugs on humans.

You have every right to express your own point

may be an accident, a twist

Children should be encouraged to develop a sense

2 Everyone has to provide proof

3 Everything she said was a pack
4 When something goes wrong in the science lab it
a) of lies, and I didn't believe a word of it.
b) of view, but I am entitled to disagree with it.
c) of identity when they set up a mobile phone
contract.
d)

of curiosity,

as this

will help them develop

scientific skills.

e) of fate or just an unforeseen chemical reaction.

ldioms
An idiom is a group of words that has a
different meaning from the usual meaning of
the separate words, e.g. a piece of cake =
something that is easy to do.

2 Choose the adverb which collocates best

with the adjectives in these sentences.
1 The play was utteily / marnly hilarious - | couldn't

4 Look at what people have said. Which

sentence answers the questions below? They are
not in the same order.

Example:

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stop laughing.
She was bitterly / completely disappointed with his
reactron to her news.
The project was hugely / greatly successfur, ano
changed the company's approach to sales.
He felt totally / deeply grateful for having been
given the opportunity to do the job.
He was absolutely / enormously impressed by her
knowledge of technology.
She was cornpletely / exactly absorbed in her work
and hated taking holidays.

TIF! When you learn new vocabulary" write

down all possible collocations. This will rnake it
easier to remember and use correctlr,r.

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3 Match the sentences halves. The expressions

in bold make fixed phrases which follow the
pattern noun + of+ noun.

d) Designing a website isn't rocket science.

'1 l'm sorry | just don't think that designing

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website is that difficultl

I've just bought a new computer and l'm hoping
that my father wjll pay for it!
| hadn't heard from her for years, so her email was

totally unexpected.
| think that the way they talk to each other

real issue.
You're always taking a risk with advertising - it's
impossible to be precise with your predictions of

prof it.

a) Whats at the root of the problem?

b) What came out of the blue?
c) Who will have to foot the bill?
d) What isn't rocket science?
e) What isn't an exact science?

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