UNIT

4 Vocabulary

Jobs in science Describing products

1 Complete the sentences with the words in 3 Complete the table with the opposites of
the box. the adjectives using the prefixes, suffixes
 doctor engineer entrepreneur  and the words in the box.
 inventor researcher scientist   badly hard im- in- 
 -less low un-(x2) 
1 My cousin is a researcher . She collects
information and facts for a TV company.
Positive Negative
2 The did some experiments in
the laboratory.
comfortable 1 uncomfortable
expensive 2
3 Kieran’s dad is an , and he
started three businesses before he was 25. reliable 3
4 When I broke my ankle, the well made 4
told me I couldn’t walk for six weeks! easy to use 5
5 The had lots of ideas for new practical 6
products and gadgets. high quality 7
6 Marta wants to be an because useful 8
she likes working with machines and
building things. 4 Complete the review with the correct
words. The first letter has been given to
help you.
Science: verb and noun collocations
2 Complete the sentences with the phrases Don’t buy!
in the box.
  come up with a solution  design a device  I bought these wireless headphones to
  discover the reason why  use with my phone. I wanted a simple
  do an experiment  product which would be 1 easy to use. I’ve
  investigate how  had products from this company before,
and I thought they were 2 i ,
1 The chemists decided to
new and different. Well, I was wrong!
do an experiment in the laboratory These are the problems I have had
to find out what happened. with them:
2 Did you to help you with
• They are 3 b , and the colour
your problem?
is already coming off.
3 My uncle managed to
that people can wear on their arms to • The sound is terrible because they are
measure air pollution. cheap and 4 l .
4 Experts were hoping to • They are totally 5 i because
dinosaurs disappeared from the Earth. they are too heavy and fall off my head.
5 We’re going to gravity works • They are very 6 h . I had to
in our science class. read the instructions three times to
understand how to use them.
• They are 7 u . Sometimes they
work, and sometimes they don’t!
Don’t buy these headphones – don’t
waste your money!

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