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LISTENING
A 6.1 Listen to a radio podcast about the Faraday cage and its uses. Choose True or False.

1 Most people have never seen a Faraday cage. True / False

2 A Faraday cage is usually a metal box that protects things inside it. True / False
3 A Faraday cage won’t protect a car from a lightning strike. True / False
4 A microwave is a simple, ordinary type of Faraday cage. True / False
5 Some people use Faraday cages to protect them from the effects of modern life. True / False

VOCABULARY
A Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences.

1 The data has been checked and is absolutely / completely accurate.

2 Kim is a highly / totally successful businessman and is worth millions.
3 The meal we had at the new restaurant was absolutely / highly perfect.
4 I’m totally / highly amazed that he did so well in all his science exams.
5 It’s absolutely / highly unlikely that we will publish the results before the end of the year.

B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in parentheses.

1 He was a (benefit) of the fund devoted to stem cell research.

2 What would you say was the greatest (science) breakthrough of this century?
3 JJ Thomson is credited with the (discover) of electrons.
4 Do you have any (medicine) knowledge?
5 It’s her (curious) that makes her a good scientist.

C Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box.

atom ​compass ​hammer ​magnet ​wire

1 The is showing us where north is so that we don’t get lost.

2 Do you have that so I can bang this nail into the wood?
3 Each contains protons, neutrons, and electrons.
4 Wrap the thin strip of around the metal rod.
5 I used a to pick up all the metal pins that had fallen on the floor.

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GRAMMAR
A Check (✓) the correct sentences. Rewrite the sentences that have mistakes. There is at least one
correct sentence.

1 She didn’t find the error if she hadn’t checked the figures again.

2 If the experiment works, our theory is correct.

3 If we didn’t have to prove our hypothesis, our task will be easier.

4 They wouldn’t have won the prize if they don’t deserve it.

5 I’m sure you’ll get the scholarship, if you make the application.

B Complete the sentences with the correct conditional form of the verbs in parentheses.

1 If I (be) rich, I’d give all my money to scientific research.

2 She wouldn’t have eaten the mushrooms if she (know) they were poisonous.
3 If you boil water, it (evaporate).
4 We (learn) more about the marine environment if we use a submarine.
5 If my teachers hadn’t helped me, I (not pass) my exams.

C Complete the email with the correct words from the box.

case ​long ​provided ​since ​unless

Hi Nadine,

How are you? Everyone’s fine here.

I thought it would be a good idea to drop you a quick line just in 1 I don’t
get to speak to you before you travel. First of all, I’ll come and meet you at the airport
2 that your flight arrives on time. Otherwise, my father will wait until you get
there and call him.

If you like, you can come straight to the lab to meet my colleagues, as 3
as you’re not too tired after the journey. But don’t worry, you don’t have to come
4 you want to. We can always pay a visit on Thursday if you prefer.

Well, I’ll end the email here 5 I need to get on with some work now. But do
give me a ring if you need me to do anything else before you arrive. Can’t wait to see you!

All the best,

Piers

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READING
A Read the text and choose True, False, or NS (not stated).

Great women in science

You might be among those who think that scientists have always been white, middle-aged men and that
little of scientific value has been produced by women. But you would be wrong. Perhaps you have heard
of a few female scientists, such as Marie Curie or Rosalind Franklin. Well, here are some snapshots of a
few more unsung heroines of the scientific world—women who have defied the stereotype and gone on
to be brilliant scientists.

Our first candidate is research engineering technician Betty Love who began working for NASA in
California in 1952. Back then, calculations for the development of space flight weren’t done as they
are today using high-powered computer programs. They all had to be done on paper by hand. These
calculations were laborious and time-consuming, so the job of being a human computer was mainly
given to women, Betty Love, among them. At first, she worked under harsh conditions with few breaks
and no recognition of her incredible work, but eventually the value of her work was recognized and she
is a legend at NASA to this day.

Another awe-inspiring scientist was Stephanie Kwolek. While working as a chemist at DuPont in
Delaware in 1965, she invented a material that is stronger than steel. That material is called Kevlar, and
it is what is used to make body armor and bulletproof vests that help to protect soldiers in battle and
police officers on duty. The material has many other applications, too, such as for making things like
bicycle tires and sails for yachts.

And if it was hard to make it in the scientific club if you were a woman, then it was even harder if you
were a black woman having to cope with racism as well as sexism. But that was never going to hold back
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson. She studied physics at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) and became the first African American woman to earn a PhD there. The pioneering work she did,
while working as a researcher in telecommunications technology at Bell Laboratories, lead to fiber-optic
cables, solar cells, as well as caller ID on our phones. So think of Dr. Jackson every time you make or
receive a call!

1 Curie and Franklin are among the few women scientists people know about.   True / False / NS
2 The work Betty Love did would probably be done by computers today.     True / False / NS
3 When Betty Love was at NASA, they had no computers there at all.       True / False / NS
4 Kevlar is only used to protect people from injury.              True / False / NS
5 Dr. Jackson wrote her PhD thesis on telecommunications technology.      True / False / NS

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WRITING
A All scientific research findings should be available for free to all. Write a for/against essay explaining your
opinion. Write at least 300 words.

SPEAKING
A Read the thought experiment below and explain which course of action you would take and why.

The tram dilemma

You find yourself standing by the switches of a tram track. Ahead of you, you can see a runaway tram
racing down the track toward five unsuspecting workers. You know that if the tram hits the men, they
will be killed, but if you press the switch, you can change the direction of the tram so that it goes down
another track where there is only one lone track worker working. If you do nothing, five people will be
killed. If you act, and press the switch, only one person will be killed. What do you do?

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