Complete the collocates below by matching an adjective from A with a noun from B. Some can combine with more than one noun

UNIT 1

SCIENCE AND SOCIETY

SECTION I

Language Focus

Read the dictionary definitions of “science” and “technology” given below.

Science – 1) the study of the physical world and its manifestations, especially by using systematic observation and experiment. 2)a branch of science of a particular area of study. E.G. the life sciences

Technology – 1) the study, development, and application of devices, machines, and techniques for manufacturing and productive processes. E.G. recent developments in seismographic technology… 2) a method or methodology that applies technical knowledge or tools. E.G. a new technology for accelerating incubation…

Now look at the following list. In your groups, decide which you would include under science and which under technology and why.

	biology		machinery
	chemistry		mathematics
	electronics		mechanics
	geography		physics
	hydraulics		sociology

Find the word that does not belong in each horizontal group.

a	arithmetic	algebra	genetics	geometry	trigonometry
b	geography	psychology	economics	sociology	anthropology
c	geology	meteorology	mineralogy	geophysics	statistics
d	mechanics	thermodynamics	astrophysics	law	cosmology
e	physiology	astronomy	botany	zoology	anatomy

Match the following definitions to the groups of four words that you identified above.

a	The mathematical sciences - investigating the relationships between things that can be measured or quantified in either a real or abstract form.
b	The physical sciences - investigating the nature and behavior of matter and energy on a vast range of size and scale.
c	The earth sciences - examining the structure and composition of our planet, and the physical processes that have helped to shape it.
d	The life sciences - studying of living things:a principal branch of science concerned with plants, animals, and other living organisms.
e	The social sciences - exploring human society past and present, and the way human beings behave.

Make up English-Russian pairs of the words and word-combinations equivalent in meaning.

advance	a	вести научные наблюдения
applied science	b	достижение
belief	c	методический подход
endeavor	d	мнение, убеждение
instance	e	накапливать, собирать
systematic approach	f	отдельный пример, случай
systematic study	g	открывать, обнаруживать
to accumulate	h	получать, приобретать
to detect	i	попытка, старание, стремление
to gain	g	прикладная наука
to observe	k	проверять, тестировать
to test	l	проверять, подтверждать
to verify	m	систематическое изучение

Complete the collocates below by matching an adjective from A with a noun from B. Some can combine with more than one noun.

Example: practical application, purpose, gain, use.

A	basic	B	advances	knowledge
	common		analysis	method
	current		application	opinion
	important		approach	organization
	industrial		belief	part
	international		breakthrough	prediction
	objective		Bureau	property
	personal		corporation	research
	physical		Council	revolution
	pure		forum	role
	scientific		idea	science
	systematic		instrument	society
	technological		investigation	theory