Vocabulary 1: People’s jobs

Use the word
in capital letters at the end of each sentence to form the name of a job, as in
the example.

Example: Someone who sells medicine in a chemist's shop is a pharmacist (PHARMACY)

1.
1................................................................................... A person who repairs your car is
a………..
(MECHANISM)

2.
are people
who deal with business finances. (ACCOUNT)

3.
A………….is
type of doctor who performs operations. (SURGERY)

4.
A………is a person who studies and works with plants. (BOTANY)

5.
install
cables and sockets in buildings. (ELECTRIC)

6.
design and
plan buildings. (ARCHITECTURE)

7.    7............................................................................................... Most people agree that John Logie Baird was the       of television. (INVENT)

8.
is a general
word for someone who designs bridges, aeroplanes, cars, computers and many
other things. (ENGINE)

9.  Someone whose job involves working with different
kinds of earth and rocks is a………
(geology)

10.
are those
builders who construct outside walls. (BRICK)

Vocabulary 2: Weather and climate

Each
sentence contains a word connected with weather and climate but the letters
have been mixed up. Make the missing words, as in the example.

Example: A mixture of snow and rain is called sleet
(teles)

1. A period of time when it
is exceptionally hot is a.............
(wevthaea)

2. are pieces of ice that
fall like rain, (senhsloati)

3.  A............. climate
is one that is hot and wet. (imduh)

4.  A..................................... is
a fairly strong wind that often comes from the sea. (zerebe)

5. Another name for a snowstorm is a...............
(zabdilrz)

6.  Cloudy weather is sometimes called ..............  (travosec)

7.  Violent storms in the Caribbean are known as.............. - (icearhnusr)

8.  A period of no rain is a........................................
(hugtord)

9.  A........................................ is
a strong circular wind that can suck things into the air. (dontora)

When the climate is not too
hot or too cold, it is ..................  (patremete)

Vocabulary
3: technology

Use
the words in the box to complete the article about technology, as in the
example

wheel  hybrid   appliances  time travel  typewriter     fire     modern     internet  jet packs
genetics
mobile phone

Technology is a key word
in (Example:) modern culture.
We live in an age of rapidly changing technology. It was not long ago that the
1……………was considered important
in every office but these have been replaced by computers. Everyone who can
afford it has a 2
…………and
these are rapidly taking on the functions of computers themselves. Happily,
books and libraries are still with us but we have instant access to information
through the 3 ………… .

In
the home, there are more and more household 4...... to
make our lives easier. In the field of transport, there are 5..................................................................................... cars
which can use either petrol or electricity. But perhaps the greatest
developments have been in the field of medical technology, particularly in 6
………… .

Who
knows what the future will bring? Recent talks by scientists have stated that
7……………will be possible one day. Perhaps my
great-grandchildren will get 8………for birthday presents and fly around the living room! It is a long, long
way since our ancestors learned how to control 9
……………and invented the 10
………… .

Vocabulary
4: PHRASAL VERBS

Put a verb from the
box into each sentence in the correct form, as in the example

сut
tune   print   give   come   break   catch   blow   rush   key   wire

Example: Mick
gave  up smoking three years ago and hasn't had
a cigarette since.

1. A lot of old trees................................... down in the storm last
night.

2. To lose weight you need to......... out all sugary and fatty foods.

3. Take your time and don't........ into accepting the job unless you're sure.

4. You need to…………in
your password before you can log on.

5. New mobile phones........ onto the market every day.

6. We bought a plasma screen TV when our old
television....... down.

7.
When bicycles were first invented people laughed and said they would never
………. on.

8. We always........ into 'The Science Show' on Radio Six on Monday nights.

9.
I'll ask Magda if she ………… out copies of the report
for next week's meeting.

10.
In our 'Basic Technology' class yesterday we learned how to
……….up a plug correctly.

Vocabulary 5:
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

You’re probably familiar with the traditional branches of science,
e.g. chemistry, physics, zoology, etc. What about the newer fields? Match the
science with its description.

genetic
engineering

the
study of the way nuclear power can be made useful

molecular
biology

the
study of the artificial manipulation of living things

cybernetics

the
study of technology related to transfer of information

information
technology

the
study of the structure and function of organic molecules

bioclimatology

the
study of physical systems at t less than 183º c

geopolitics

the
application of physical laws to stars and galaxies

nuclear
engineering

the
study of the way geographical factors influences the power of nation states

cryogenics

the
study of climate as it affects humans

astrophysics

the
study of the way information is moved and controlled by the brain or
machinery