JAG01 Unit 1 Task 1 Scientific disciplines Discuss these questions: Which of these subjects have you studied? Which subjects are/ were you good at? Which of them do you consider relevant to your future career? What is the subject of study and a person called who specialises in the subject? Which is the stressed syllable in the word? Science Subject of study Scientist Example: genetic engineering manipulation of DNA genetic engineer mathematics Equations, multiplication, division… mathematician history The past, past events, rulers historian geography Landscape, landforms – mountain, volcano.., people – demography, migration, industry… geographer physics Energy, power, temperature – physical quantities, phys. laws Physicist (physician) chemistry Properties and behavior of elements, structure of compounds, chemical substances chemist sociology societies sociologist philosophy Existential questions philosopher languages etymology linguist economics (economy) Trade - distribution of goods, services… economist statistics Data representations – graphs, processing data statistician biology Living thing… biologist psychology Behavior, minds - mindset psychologist Task 2 Vocabulary 1. Complete the sentences with one of these verbs in the correct form. skip attend revise resit do apply get study fail pass pay a) I hated maths at school. I didn´t do any of the homework, never …paid………… attention to the teacher and …skipped…………….. classes whenever I could. Of course, the first time round I …failed……… my exams and had to …resit……… them the following year. The second time round I …passed…………, which I was really pleased about. It boosted my confidence a lot and I decided to …apply………. to one of the better universities. To my amazement, I got in and I´m there now – studying maths! b) Marc´s a very bright student. He always …did………….. very well when he was at school. I´m sure he´ll …get……… a good degree, even though he doesn´t ……study……… hard. Of course, he hardly ever …attends……….. lectures or …revises……… the things we´ve done. I sometimes resent the fact he´s so clever! What sort of student are you? What are the good and bad things about your studies? Task 3 Learning preferences (infinitive and gerund) A) Complete the sentences with your own ideas: In this course I hope… In English classes I enjoy… In English classes I can´t stand … This semester I plan ……….…. to improve my English. B) Explain the difference: We stopped to talk. / We stopped talking. Try eating blueberries. / Try to eat the blueberries. Do you remember talking to him? / Did you remember to talk to him? C) Choose the correct answer: I really can´t afford/ stand to pay a university fee. Bill agreed/ admitted making a serious mistake. My parents decided / disliked to send me to a different school. Do you mind / want coming back in half an hour? The students refused / denied knowing about the deadline. We agreed / suggested to meet after the lesson. She will never manage / forget seeing the Himalayas.