Vocabulary: Science and medicine p. 115 #623852

STEP 3 Spot the mistakes in Layla's notes

In writing her notes, Layla made several mistakes in using some expressions related to science. Help her out by selecting the correct ones.

A: Based on his observations, the physicist came to a hypothesis about the disease.

B: Scientists in labs often spend hours carrying out research.

C: I was so excited to get the chance to analyse data on the computer.

D: I watched a biologist collect an experiment where they tested a new vaccine.

E: At the end of the day, the doctors performed a conclusion regarding the illness affecting the patient.

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STEP 2 Revise with Layla during her work experience

Layla is on her first day of her work experience in one of the labs of the local hospital. Choose the correct alternative to complete some of the notes she took.

________ are tiny germs that can make us ill. If these germs grow inside you, they cause ________. The team did an ________ to see which medicine worked best. They found that a particular type of ________ is the best way to kill these germs.
Doctors looked at a ________ of a patient's chest. The doctors used this image to give ________ of the problem. They saw that the patient had ________ in their heart. To save the patient, the doctors have to perform ________ to give them a new, healthy heart.

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STEP 4 Word formation: find the odd one out

Look at the word formation box on verb suffixes. Then check the list of verbs provided for each suffix and write the odd one out in the correct form.

1 -ate: identificate, vaccinate, formulate, consolidate          ________
2 -en: shorten, lengthen, justen, strengthen             ________
3 -ify: purify, validify, simplify, classify          ________
4 -ise/-ize: sympathise, neutralise, categorise, originise          ________

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STEP 1 Revise with word groups

Place the words given in the correct category in alphabetical order.

Jobs in science: ________, ________, ________, ________
The scientific method: ________, ________, ________, ________, ________, ________
Medical conditions: ________, ________
Healthcare and prevention: ________, ________, ________, ________, ________, ________, ________
Pathogens / germs: ________
Group of cells: ________

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STEP 5 Layla's lab notes: a word formation challenge

Complete the sentences Layla wrote when she was in the lab using some of the correct verbs from STEP 4.

1 If a dangerous acid spills in the lab, you must ________ it with a special base.
2 After the research study, the team needed to ________ all the evidence they had collected.
3 It is important to ________ the water before the experiment to make sure it is clean.
4 The biologists have to ________ the evidence they collect.
5 The data collected by the researchers seemed to ________ their theory on the patient's illness.
6 Any changes in the cell samples leads the researchers to ________ a hypothesis.

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