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Book to Study English for Chemistry

Satisfactory Essays

UNIVERZITA PAVLA JOZEFA ŠAFÁRIKA V KOŠICIACH Filozofická fakulta
KATEDRA ANGLISTIKY A AMERIKANISTIKY

Autor: Mgr. Božena Velebná Názov: English for Chemists Rozsah strán: 77 Elektronický vysokoškolský učebný text pre Filozofickú fakultu UPJŠ v Košiciach. Za odbornú a jazykovú stránku tohoto vysokoškolského učebného textu zodpovedá autor. Rukopis neprešiel redakčnou ani jazykovou úpravou.

Vydavateľ: Umiestnenie: Dostupné od:

Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach http://www.upjs.sk/public/media/3499/English-for-Chemists.pdf 20. 2. 2009

ISBN:

978-80-7097-732-3

Poďakovanie
RNDr. Samuelovi Velebnému, CSc., za pomoc a nákazlivé nadšenie pre chémiu.

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CONTENTS Introduction Unit 1 SCIENCE
What is Science? Branches of Science Word …show more content…

II. Physical science - examines the nature of the universe

III. Life science - also called biological sciences or biology, the study of living organisms

IV. Social sciences - deal with the individuals, groups and institutions that make up human society.

5. Where would you put e.g. history, literature, religion, philosophy?

6. What is the main difference between sciences and humanities? 7. How do we call the scientists who specialise in the following fields of study? How are the names formed? ecology psychology anthropology chemistry

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linguistics biology physics economy astronomy

meteorology sociology political science mathematics

history philosophy theology

Are there any other words that can be formed from these words?

Word Formation
1. Combine the words in brackets with suitable SUFFIXES to complete the sentences. Choose from the following suffixes:

-er, -or, -ing, -ion, -ness, -ity 1. A __________________ (boil) is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated. 2. ________________ (compress) is the reduction in size of data in order to save space or transmission time. 3. In chemistry, the ____________________(dense) of many substances is compared to the______________ (dense) of water. 4. _______________________(transmit) is the act of passing something on. 5. _________________ (hard) is the characteristic of a solid material expressing its resistance to permanent

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