1 a I enjoy studying.
b I can’t stand studying.
2 a I can remember data like facts and formulas easily.
b I’m good with faces but I can’t remember numbers.
3 a Details are important to me. I need to discover exactly how things work.
b I avoid analysing things in too much detail. I prefer the big picture.
4 a I’d like to work in a laboratory one day.
b I want to work outside.
5 When the results in a Science class show my hypothesis is wrong,
a I try to think of a better one.
b I continue doing experiments.
1 Make a short presentation about a famous Jordanian scientist. Can you name somebody without researching them first?
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2 Match the scientists in pictures A–G with descriptions 1–7 below.
1 D A French chemist and biologist who gave his name to a process that kills microbes in food and drink.
2 G An American marine biologist and ecologist ; she transformed the way we think about the environment.
3 A An Egyptian physicist who contributed to the development of Quantum theory and the theory of relativity.
4 B Born in Baghdad, this geologist and mathematician introduced Arabic numerals and the concepts of algebra to the world.
5 F An Arab engineer and inventor who has been described as the ‘father of robotics’ and modern day engineering.
6 C An Italian astronomer , mathematician , physicist and the ‘father’ of science.
7 E A Polish physicist and chemist – the only person to win two Nobel prizes in two different sciences.
3 What qualities do you need to be a scientist? Discuss in pairs. Then do the quiz and check your score on page 75. Do you agree with the results?
Verb patterns: the infinitive and the - ing form
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4 Match sentences 1–3 with verb patterns a–c.
1 b I enjoy studying.
2 c You mustn’t make guesses.
3 a I want to work outside.
a verb + to + infi nitive
b verb + - ing form
c verb + infinitive without to
5 Study the Grammar box and Watch Out! Which verb patterns can you find in the quiz?
All three
6 Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Listen and check.
I want 1 to be (be) a scientist when I leave school. I’d really like 2 to become (become) an astrophysicist. I enjoy 3 working (work) in the laboratory and I love 4 watching (watch) the sky at night. The problem is I need 5 to pass (pass) Maths and it’s my worst subject. I keep on 6 failing (fail). My friends say I should 7 forget (forget) my dream and think about 8 studying (study) something else at university. But I can’t 9 do (do) that. So I’ve decided 10 to take (take) extra Maths classes at the weekend. I don’t mind 11 giving up (give up) some free time to try 12 to make (make) my dream come true.
7 SPEAKING Work in pairs. How many sentences about yourself can you say with verbs from the Grammar box and Watch Out! in one minute? Give your partner a point for every correct sentence.
A I’d like to work for the Society for Advancement of Science and Technology in the Arab World.
B Correct. One point.
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